LFSP Zimbabwe

The Livelihood and Food Security Programme (LFSP) is working towards reducing rural poverty through increased incomes for at least 200,000 beneficiary households in four provinces in Zimbabwe. Phase I of the LFSP was implemented from 2016 to July 2018 with a total funding of 34,114,959 GBP from UKAid. Due to its success, the LFSP has been extended to Phase II (ending in 2020) with additional funding of 15, 2 million GBP so far. The LFSP is being implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Zimbabwe (programme coordinator), in partnership with WeltHungerHilfe Zimbabwe, World Vision Zimbabwe, Practical Action Zimbabwe and the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement. The LFSP is being implemented in four provinces covering twelve districts, namely, Mutasa, Mutare, and Makoni in Manicaland province (INSPIRE project), Guruve, Bindura and Mt Darwin in Mashonaland Central province (ENTEPRIZE project) and Kwekwe, Gokwe North, Gokwe South and Shurugwi in Midlands province (EXTRA project). Two additional districts are being targeted specifically for the promotion of biofortification and nutrition, namely, Mazowe and Zvimba in Mashonaland West province. The programme components in Phase II are structured along the following thematic areas with gender and youth mainstreaming cutting across on all components: Extension and Nutrition (EN) Rural Finance (RF) Policy Support (PS) Biofortification (BF) Market Development (MD) What is creating sustainable Livelihoods? It is defined as the capabilities, assets (including both material and social resources) and activities required for a means of living. A livelihood is sustainable when it can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks and maintain or enhance its capabilities and assets both now and in the future, while not undermining the natural resource base.