Quarterly Performance Report: Building Resilience in Eastern Chad (BREC)

The program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) under Grant No. AID-OFDA-G-14-00081. During the quarter from October 1 to December 31, 2014, WCDO achieved significant progress in various sectors. In the Agriculture and Food Security sector, 30 farmer groups received dry season seeds, tools, and training, with a total of 168 participants attending the training sessions. The groups also received toolkits valued at $500, with each group contributing 20% of the total amount. The System of Crop Intensification (SCI) activities focused on harvesting test plots of millet and sorghum, with a preliminary yield increase of 29% over traditional methods. In the Economic Recovery and Market Systems sector, the Rotating Saving and Credit Association (ROSCA) group members received training on setting up and running ROSCA groups, with a total of 457 women trained. The program also supported microfinance activities, with 331 women receiving financial services, representing a 102% progress towards the target of 324 women. Assessment visits to villages and SCI plots evaluation by ONDR technicians revealed encouraging results, with 70 households in 13 villages interviewed to assess harvest yield. The SCI crops evaluation gave a positive result, with a yield of 2575kg/ha, compared to the expected 2000kg/ha. WCDO remains an active member of humanitarian coordination meetings at the regional level and has collaborated with other organizations to implement the program. Despite challenges, including intense harvest activities that prevented many beneficiaries from fully attending training sessions, WCDO has made significant progress in implementing the BREC program. The program team is confident that with proper implementation of SCI activities, yields will be much better. A revised plan was approved to distribute remaining "rainy season" peanut and sesame seeds to two tontine groups, who will press them into oil and sell them as an income-generating activity. The BREC program has a cumulative target of 3500 beneficiaries, with 2100 IDPs targeted. As of December 31, 2014, a total of 3500 beneficiaries had been reached, with 2100 IDPs among them. The program aims to increase the number of months of food self-sufficiency due to distributed seed systems/agricultural input for beneficiary households, with a target of 3 months. As of December 31, 2014, the cumulative progress towards this target was 0%. The program has also made progress in increasing yield per hectare in SCI plots, with a preliminary yield increase of 29% over traditional methods. The program aims to increase the number of people benefiting from seed systems/agricultural input activities, with a target of 3500 people. As of December 31, 2014, a total of 3500 people had been reached, with 1390 females and 2110 males among them. Overall, the BREC program has made significant progress in implementing its activities and achieving its targets. The program team is committed to continuing its efforts to support vulnerable rural populations in Sila Region to become increasingly self-sufficient.