USAID Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced II (RISE II)

  • P Project/Program

I Inactive

Key Information

RISE II aims to build resilience and food security for vulnerable populations in Burkina Faso and Niger through activities in five technical areas: 1) social and ecological risk management, 2) economic wellbeing, 3) health/nutrition/family planning, 4) governance, and 5) women's and youth agency. It focuses on improving water access, agriculture, livestock, livelihoods, health services, local governance, and social norms.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Burkina Faso, Niger

Activity URL

https://oig.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2021-10/4-000-21-003-P.pdf

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2018 - 2023

Partner(s)

International and local NGOs, farmer associations, private sector firms

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Adapted

Geographic Scope

Global / regional

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Quality
  • School quality
  • School violence

Cross-cutting areas

  • Food/water security
  • Gender equality
  • Nutrition

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Community leaders, Fathers, Girls (both in school and out of school), Mothers, Teachers - female, Teachers - male

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

Not applicable or unknown

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • Internal migrants (from other areas of the same country)
  • People living with HIV/AIDS
  • People with disabilities

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • Community mobilization
Food/nutrition
  • Food for peace/relief
  • School feeding
Health and childcare services
  • Health vouchers
Other
  • Coordinated Action
Policy/legal environment
  • System-wide review and reform
Reducing economic barriers
  • Income-generating activities
Social/gender norms change
  • Work with community leaders
Women's empowerment programs
  • Advocacy/action

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other
  • Improved nutrition
  • Reduced poverty/increase household well-being