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Table 2 Vi Agroforestry’s activities and highlights of outcomes listed according to action area

From: Building local institutional capacity to implement agricultural carbon projects: participatory action research with Vi Agroforestry in Kenya and ECOTRUST in Uganda

Action areas

Vi Agroforestry activities

Key outcomes

Building the capacities of CBIs to train on SALM practices, recruit farmers, and mobilize resources

• Developed training materials, including a manual [25] and a set of posters [26]

• Selected 30 CBIs

• Organized classroom and field-based training sessions for the CBIs

• Developed six field-based learning sites

• Distributed training materials to CBIs and learning sites

• 30 CBIs trained 1492 male and 2686 female farmers on SALM practices and recruited 775 men and 1058 women to the project

• 85 % of CBIs agreed the technical trainings and instructional materials were useful

• 81 % of CBIs agreed they would have the capacity to train farmers in SALM practices if Vi Agroforestry staff left

• 78 % of community members in mixed groups and 80 % in women’s groups agreed CBIs had the capacity to support them to implement SALM practices

• 69 % of community members (both mixed groups and women’s groups) agreed they have the capacity to implement SALM practices

Building local partnerships to support carbon project management by engaging with local government and partnering with non-governmental actors

• Organized a two-day training workshop, a two-day policy forum, and two countywide field days

• Interacted with officials informally through phone calls and at community meetings

• Organized high-level meeting with Bungoma County policymakers

• Drafted policy memo to support scaling-up of SALM in Bungoma County

• Increased awareness of government officials of SALM and project activities

• Some government officials incorporated SALM practices and training curriculum into existing extension work

• No policy adopted at local government level that addresses SALM practices

• Farmers developed informal partnerships with various partners to access resources

• Strengthened partnerships with local organizations doing complementary work

Supporting a more active role played by women in the project

• Supported CBI’s to identify, recruit, and train 1–2 women’s groups each

• Involved women in planning of training sessions

• Emphasized the benefits of SALM practices for women

• Selected women as CBIs

• 2686 women trained on SALM practices and 1058 women recruited to the project

Women accounted for about one-third of the leadership of participating groups

• 74 % of community members in mixed groups and 80 % in women’s groups agreed that women play a leading role in the group

• Eight women recruited to become CBIs