Trans Sahara Project engages stakeholders in Tindongo through planning and design workshop

The Trans Sahara Challenge has engaged stakeholders in Tindongo via a collaborative co-design workshop aimed toward fostering inclusive agricultural improvement.

The workshop, a part of the venture’s inclusive strategy to group improvement, was designed to interact native stakeholders in figuring out key issues and collaboratively exploring sensible options.

Talking on the occasion, Ms. Rosina Lamisi Musa, Nabdam District Coordinating Director, highlighted that the co-design workshop demonstrates the venture’s dedication to discovering options that really work.

“We’ve seen tasks come and go. We’ve seen researchers arrive with options to issues they suppose now we have. However you may have referred to as us, you may have requested us in regards to the issues we face, and you’ve got noticed for your self. Most significantly, you may have requested us in regards to the options we consider we want, and you’ve got given us skilled recommendation to assist refine them. This tells us that you’re prepared to seek out out what actually works for our group.

The Trans-Sahara Dwelling Lab is a community-led initiative that applies the Water-Power-Meals-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus strategy to revive degraded landscapes, improve water and power safety, and construct climate-resilient livelihoods via co-created, sustainable options.

The venture focuses on creating modern strategies for establishing an agroforestry plot known as a dwelling lab. This plot will function an illustration website for assessing and selling sustainable practices in land use, water administration, and renewable power.

The Regional President for Individuals with Disabilities famous the inclusive nature of the venture, highlighting the consideration of the wants of individuals with disabilities.

“It’s not widespread to see tasks or researchers come to us to actually hearken to our voices when designing options for our group. This doesn’t occur usually. That’s the reason we’re so excited that this venture has taken the time to listen to our ideas, worth our views, and invite us to recommend options that may form the way forward for our communities,” he stated.

Principal Investigator, Dr. Ing. Alexander Boakye Marful defined that the planning and design workshop was a chance to work hand in hand with the group to create options that mirror their realities and aspirations.

“This planning and design workshop is about greater than concepts on paper it’s about constructing options collectively. By listening to the group, understanding their realities, and mixing their insights with our experience, we will design interventions which are sensible, inclusive, and really sustainable,” he stated.

The workshop introduced collectively a variety of stakeholders, with establishments such because the Ghana Nationwide Hearth Service, the Forestry Fee, the Discussion board for Pure Regeneration (FoNAR), the Nabdam District Meeting, representatives of the Tindana, and NEDCo additionally in attendance.

To help efficient coordination and make sure the integration of water, power, meals, and ecosystem concerns, a WEFE-Nexus Committee was established. This committee brings collectively representatives from the collaborating establishments, group leaders, and technical specialists to information the implementation of the venture.

Founder and Crew Lead of the Discussion board for Pure Regeneration (FoNAR), Mr. Sumaila Saaka Seidu, spoke in regards to the uniqueness of the venture, noting that it goes past typical interventions.

“For us at FoNAR, regeneration is not only about planting tree it’s about restoring hope, dignity, and productiveness to our lands and our individuals. What makes this venture distinctive is the truth that it places communities on the heart. We aren’t simply beneficiaries; we’re co-creators of options. That’s the solely approach to make sure that when the venture ends, the practices and improvements will proceed to thrive in our communities,” he stated.

The Trans-Sahara Challenge is a consortium led by Technische Universität München (TUM), beneath the management of Dr. Daphne Gondhalekar, and funded by the European Union via the Horizon Europe Framework Programme. The venture goals to advance agroforestry administration within the Higher Northern African Area utilizing a Water-Power-Meals Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus-based strategy.

The Assemblyman of the Tindongo group, Mr. John Nagrouge expressed his pleasure about what the venture seeks to contribute to the group.

The venture is applied by the Kwame Nkrumah College of Science and Expertise (KNUST) via the Expertise Consultancy Centre (TCC) beneath the management of the Director Common Prof. Francis Davis.

The venture is predicted to run for 3 years, giving sufficient time to check, refine, and scale up the proposed options for sustainable farming and land administration.