Nexus Projects
Project: Livelihood, Development, Cooperation and Peace (LDCP)
Approach: Development
Donor: BMZ
Local partners: SSFD and BFD
Budget: 10,000,000 EUR
Beneficiaries: 500,000
Duration: 2021-2024
Sustainable development cannot exist without resilience, peace, and security.
In Yemen, VHI is partnering with government agencies and the Yemeni NGOs BFD and SSFD to implement a cross-sectoral LDCP program to rebuild the economy and infrastructure and help Yemen to recover from crises in eight rural districts in eight governorates spread over North and South Yemen.
The program aims to rebuild the economy and infrastructure, facilitating Yemen‘s recovery from multiple crises.
The implementation in 2022 follows the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Triple Nexus approach, which emphasizes collective outcomes, reduced vulnerability, enhanced risk management capacities, and addressing conflict root causes. Local authorities, civil society, and VHI established a planning and dialogue mechanism to promote community participation. This approach seeks to integrate and synergize resilience, peace, and security to achieve sustainable development goals.
Output 1: Strengthen local civil society structures and capacities.
The capacity building component aims to empower communities and local structures to serve as the voice of the people and promote development.
Facts
- Two Steering Committees were established.
- 8 District Integrated Development Committees (D-IDCs) were established in eight districts, and 120 members (30% women) were trained to communicate the communities‘ voices to the authorities.
- 40 Community Development Committees CDCs were formed, and 200 members (20% women) were trained to coordinate project activities in their village and mobilize the target group
Output 2: Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion.
The YemenArtBase online platform has been reactivated, providing a space for artists to showcase their work. Five platform operators have received training on managing the artist platform, creating strategies, and facilitating on platform activities. Additionally, YemenArtBase has produced the initial draft of a peace song titled „Unleash Your Art.“ For more information, the website for YemenArtBase can be visited at yemenartbase.org/en.
Technical consultants have been engaged to initiate the process of integrating peacebuilding principles into project activities.
Output 3: Improving livelihoods and building resilience – energy.
In eight districts, energy supply is ensured by means of solar systems for communities of smallholders, at schools, health facilities and offices of local authorities.
The maternity and childhood hospital – Al Ensha‘at area in Aden was equipped with a solar system.
Five schools (see output 5) were equipped with solar power for lighting and water pumps.
Three communities (see output 5) were equipped with solar-powered water pumps.
Output 4: Improving livelihoods and strengthening resilience – agriculture.
Water supply infrastructure has been restored and expanded for smallholder farms in the eight target districts.
Protecting the Agricultural Lands from Erosion in Sharas Valley, Hajja Governorate
Contract Amount in Euro: 165,776 Euro
Planned Beneficiaries: 3,990
In the Wadi Sharas, over the length of about 1 km, 7.3 hectares of agricultural land are now protected against destruction from regular flooding. The protective small dams with an average height of 3.5 m around the fields in the valley were completed as part of the LDCP project. In total, 3,990 people benefit from this measure. The community contributed with labor for excavation work and provided stones and sand for the construction.
Baer Valley Dam, Saada Governorate
Contract Amount in Euro: 576,000 Euro
Planned Beneficiaries: 12,040
The Baer Valley Dam in Sa’ada was almost completed in 2022, with only minor work on the crest and the water overspill to be completed in 2023. The dam began to fill during the rainy seasons. It has a length of 82.5m on the crest, and at the bottom a width of 15.6m. The storage volume of 197,000 m³ will partly be used for household usage (~20%), and mainly for irrigation of a total of 60 hectares of agricultural land for the beneficiaries in the surrounding 36 villages. In order to further increase the impact, donors have been approached for follow-on projects. These can contribute to improved irrigation techniques and agricultural practices, for efficient usage of the water provided.
Output 5: Reconstruction of basis infrstructure and services in eight districts.
Health Sector:
Completion of construction work for the maternity and childhood hospital – Al Ensha‘at area in Aden Governorate
Contract Amount in Euro: 485,463 Euro
Planned Beneficiaries: to be defined
The maternity and childhood hospital construction in the Al Ensha‘at area of Aden Governorate has been successfully completed. This three-floor hospital comprises 41 rooms and 13 bathrooms. Although the funds for this project were limited to covering the construction costs, the partner organization, BFD, has diligently followed the Nexus approach and secured
additional funding for additional projects from various other organizations and the Yemeni government. These projects will be utilized to furnish the hospital and support the salaries of healthcare workers. The hospital will offer a range of vital services, including maternal health care, pre- and postnatal care, as well as nutrition services for malnourished children. The comprehensive healthcare facility is a significant step forward in improving healthcare access for the local community, particularly for expectant mothers and vulnerable children.
Education Sector:
Rehabilitation Alsalam School in Hajja Governorate
Contract Amount in Euro: 65,195 Euro
Planned Beneficiaries: 145 boys, 120 girls;
15 school staff
Construction of two new classrooms
Rehabilitation of nine existing classrooms
Rehabilitation of four other rooms
1 solar system
Rehabilitation Alshabakah School in Hajja Governorate
Contract Amount in Euro: 54,198 Euro
Planned Beneficiaries: 106 boys, 64 girls;
13 school staff
Construction of three new classrooms
Rehabilitation of three existing classrooms
Rehabilitation of four other rooms
1 solar system
Rehabilitation Bab Mons School in Hajja Governorate
Contract Amount in Euro: 24,080 Euro
Planned Beneficiaries: 88 boys, 58 girls;
9 school staff
Rehabilitation of three existing classrooms
Rehabilitation of two other rooms
Rehabilitation of three toilets and a water reservoir tank
1 solar system
New Construction Alshaab School in Hodeidah Governorate
Contract Amount in Euro: 110,766 Euro
Planned Beneficiaries: 84 boys, 93 girls;
5 school staff
Construction of two new classrooms
Construction of three new classrooms
Construction of two other rooms
Construction of three toilets and a water reservoir tank
1 solar system
New Construction of Almustaqbal School in Hodeidah Governorate
Contract Amount in Euro: 115,484 Euro
Planned Beneficiaries: 73 boys, 67 girls;
5 school staff
Construction of three new classrooms
Rehabilitation of two other rooms
Construction of three new classrooms
Construction of two other rooms
Construction of three toilets and a water reservoir tank
1 solar system
Water Sector:
Construction of water schemes for Al-Lakma and Al Harja in Marib Governorate
Contract Amount in Euro: 159,839 Euro
Planned Beneficiaries: 800
The water schemes for Al-Lakma and Al Harja focus on developing efficient and sustainable water supply systems for 113 households in the two villages. Around 800 beneficiaries are provided with access to clean and safe drinking water. The schemes encompassed the installation of pipelines, water storage tanks, and distribution networks, effectively addressing the basic necessity of clean water for households in the area. Solar-powered pumps provided from two wells an average of 56.000 liters per day.
Bani Alshweshi Water Project in Mahweet Governorate
Contract Amount in Euro: 269,109 Euro
Planned Beneficiaries: 7,800
The Bani Alshweshi Water Project focuses on developing efficient and sustainable water supply systems for 1,100 households in 15 villages, ensuring beneficiaries have access to clean and safe drinking water. The project included the installation of 7,710 meters of pipelines, rehabilitation of two water storage tanks, and the construction of a room for solar power equipment. These efforts effectively address the basic necessity of providing potable water to households in the area. Thanks to a solar powered pump, the well yields an average of 189.000 liters per day, providing each of the 1,100 households with 171 liters of water daily.
Bani Alshadeed Water Project in Mahweet Govenorate
Contract Amount in Euro: 52,646 Euro
Planned Beneficiaries: 3,850
The Bani Alshadeed Water Project aims to develop efficient and sustainable water supply systems for 542 households across five villages, ensuring beneficiaries have access to potable and safe drinking water. The project included rehabilitating a water pumping room, a storage tank, constructing a room for solar power equipment, and the installation
of 108 meters of distribution networks. This initiative effectively provides for the fundamental need for clean water in the area. Thanks to a solar-powered pump, an average of 100,800 liters per day is provided, equating to 186 liters of water for each of the 542 households.
LDCP integrated
Various sectors of project activities are currently being implemented in the same intervention areas, ensuring a comprehensive approach that links humanitarian actions with development, peacebuilding, and social cohesion. Multiple stakeholders are involved in these efforts,
promoting collaboration across the Nexus.
Other organizations are also implementing humanitarian projects, such as the Vision Hope food assistance distribution project funded by World Food Programme. As part of the LDCP program, 58 construction measures have been identified, and tender documents have been prepared by the partners.
