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IMPLEMENTING CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE AND ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION PROJECTS

PROJECT GOAL: A multidimensional program initiated to strengthen technical skills among youth, promote access to renewable energy, raise environmental awareness among villages and support rural communities in sustainable land management (climate resilience)

>NATIONAL TREE PLANTING CAMPAIGN: PLANT TREE TO SAFE THE ENVIRONMENT

OVERVIEW: An annual nationwide event where the government, schools, communities and NGOs were mobilized to plant trees. The 2024 edition was launched on June 1st in Ebolowa under the theme “Tree, symbol of resilience and preservation of ecosystems for a Cameroon without deforestation”.
This event was characterized with a large-scale planting of native species to restore degraded lands, create community forests and bolster carbon sinks. Under the distinguished guest and supervision of Presidency of the Republic and the Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection (MINEPDED), the activity brought together stakeholders and NGOs for the purpose of protecting the environment.
In commemoration of the event, a high-impact tree planting project was launched by MO…

SHELTER WORKSHOP FOR THE BLIND: SAFE DRINKING WATER ACESS & PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Mitigating waterborne disease vectors and protecting public health through direct community sensitization and clean water distribution network monitoring.

This workshop was organized to commemorate the World Water Day which focused community attention on the critical importance of freshwater and to advocate for the sustainable, equitable management of freshwater resources.


Attention was drawn across four core areas:
1. Tackling the Community Water Crisis
The foundational goal was to sound the awareness on the scale of the community water emergency. The workshop served as a mass educational platform to remind the community that majority of the population still live without safely managed drinking water facilities and services.
2. Driving the Achievement of SDG 6
The workshop acted as a check-in drive and catalyst for Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), which legally commits the global community to achieving water and sanitation for all by 2030. The 2-days were used to mobilize the technical, financial, and community tools needed to accelerate infrastructure expansion, upgrade hygiene frameworks, and protect natural aquatic ecosystems.
3. Informing Decision-Makers
The workshop wasn’t just only a public awareness activity but also an active policy driver. For more than a decade, the Yoke community has been mobilizing for safe drinkable water but all to no avail. The workshop provided the community water committee localized data, solutions, and technical frameworks tailored to achieving Safe Drinking Water Access.
4. Inspiring Decentralized Grassroots Action
The objective included empowering the community, ordinary individuals, civil society organizations, and local networks to take localized action. It provided a unifying anchor for:
• Local stream, wetland, and river-basin cleanups.
• The deployment of autonomous green utilities (like community-scale, solar-powered water pumps).
• Participatory citizen-science campaigns to run basic safety tracking and water risk-mapping in vulnerable human settlements.
Conclusively, the workshop was a multidimensional program initiated to strengthen technical skills among youth, promote access to renewable energy, raise environmental awareness among villages and support rural communities in sustainable land management (climate resilience) and Safe Drinking Water Access.

GRAAAROOTS INFECTION CONTROL & HAND HYGIENE CAMPAIGN

OBJECTIVE: The workshop on Grassroots Infection Control & Hand Hygiene Campaign was a localized public health initiative organized by MOCAHO to reduce the spread of transmissible diseases by transforming basic sanitation habits at the household and neighborhood levels. The workshop was organized after an allege outbreak of The Common Cold (Rhinoviruses) and Influenza (The Flu) in Ikata village. The workshop’s primary objectives included:
1. Breaking the Chain of Fecal-Oral Pathogen Transmission
The foundational objective is to eliminate the primary pathways through which waterborne and gastrointestinal illnesses spread. The workshop systematically trains community members on the Five Critical Moments for Handwashing:
• Before preparing or handling food.
• Before eating or feeding a child.
• After using the latrine or toilet.
• After changing a baby or cleaning a child who has used the toilet.
• After handling animals, livestock, or agricultural waste.
2. Standardizing Low-Cost, Localized Handwashing Infrastructure
In rural or resource-constrained settings where running tap water is unavailable, a core objective is teaching the community to build autonomous sanitation tools. This includes:
• Constructing “Tippy Taps”: Teaching households how to set up foot-operated water containers hung from wooden frames, allowing individuals to wash their hands thoroughly without touching a shared plastic container with contaminated fingers.
• Promoting Local Soap/Ash Alternatives: Ensuring that if commercial soap is too expensive or scarce, families use clean wood ash or local detergents, which are highly effective at breaking down the lipid membranes of viruses and bacteria.
3. Promoting Cross-Contamination Awareness in Public Spaces
The workshop aimed to educate the public on “fomites”—inanimate objects or surfaces that can easily transport germs from one person to another. It drives community action to:
• Regularly sanitize shared surfaces in crowded neighborhood areas, such as market stalls, school desks, and public transport drop-offs.
• Train community vendors, market women, and food handlers on strict hygiene measures to prevent local food supply contamination.
4. Cultivating Sustained Household Behavioral Change
Rather than relying on one-off lectures, the objective is to anchor hand hygiene deeply into daily cultural and family habits.
• School-Led Outreaches: Using peer-to-peer youth networks, school health clubs, and songs to make handwashing a fun, natural habit for children, who then carry those vital behaviors back to their parents.
• Empowering Local Health Advocates: Training local volunteers to continuously monitor household compliance, dispel local myths about disease transmission, and serve as an early warning network against regional outbreaks.

LAND MITIGATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT
Project Title: Community-Led Land Mitigation, Restoration & Climate Resilience Campaign

Implementing Agency: Mother Care 4 Hope Outreach (MOCAHO) – National Coordination Desk (DRC)

Target Geography: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (e.g., Mai-Ndombe / North Kivu / Peri-Urban Kinshasa)

Reporting Period: Sept. 2025

Primary Framework Alignment: UNCCD Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 15 (Life on Land)

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This project report details the execution and outcomes of MOCAHO’s Land Mitigation Awareness Campaign carried out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Facing persistent challenges from soil erosion, deforestation, unsustainable agricultural practices, and slow-onset climate hazards

MOCAHO mobilized local communities, traditional leaders, women, and youth groups.

 

The campaign successfully combined policy advocacy (aligning with the DRC’s Land-Use Planning legislation), hands-on bio-circular soil restoration workshops, and grassroots climate adaptation strategies to strengthen community-led land stewardship.

 

2. PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Raise Public Awareness: Educate smallholder farmers and local community members on land degradation, soil conservation, and erosion mitigation techniques.

 

Promote Bio-Circular Solutions: Train local agricultural cooperatives on transforming organic waste into nutrient-rich bio-compost and bio-char to reduce reliance on chemical inputs and protect soil integrity.

 

Strengthen Community Governance: Engage indigenous leaders, local civil society organizations, and women’s groups in participatory land-use planning and customary land rights protection.

 

Build Youth Capacity: Establish peer-to-peer environmental networks and youth eco-clubs to maintain long-term land restoration monitoring.

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