UNHCR - Climate-Smart Agriculture and Market Development for Enhancing Livelihoods of Refugees and their Host Communities in Rwanda - Phase II

About this project

Denmark is providing a grant of DKK 17 million for UNCHR's "Climate-Smart Agriculture and Market Development for Enhancing Livelihoods of Refugees and their Host Communities in Rwanda - Phase II". The objective of the project is to improve the sustainability of food security and self-reliance of 732 refugee and 1304 host community households, (1091 women and 945 men) (over 7,851 individuals) through climate-smart agricultural practices and market development approach by 2026. The project has the following expected outcomes: - Outcome 1: Increased Agricultural Productivity - Outcome 2: Increased Household Income The project will be implemented in two marshlands: 1) the Mushishito marshland (Nyamagabe District, covering Kigeme refugee camp), 2) the Nyabicwamba marshland (Gatsibo District, covering Nyabiheke refugee camp). The second phase of the project will add to the positive results already achieved in Phase I of the project between 2020-2023, which was also funded by Denmark with DKK 10.7 million. The project’s main goal was to improve food security and self-reliance of 2,036 farmers and their family members, including refugees and the Rwandan host community, through climate-smart agricultural practices and a market development approach. Phase I succeeded in 1) facilitating peaceful co-existence between refugees and host communities through joint-cooperatives, 2) increased agricultural production, and 3) establishing links to markets which led to increased household revenu…

Published by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark · Government

Countries

Rwanda

Sectors

III.1.a. Agriculture

Funded by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark

Published by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Nov 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-3-1-288720.

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