December 2018 “Optimizing the use of conventional and non-conventional water for irrigation towards rural development and women and youth empowerment in Palestine”

Contracting Agency:       Polish Center for International Aid
Funded By:                      Development Cooperation Programme by the ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland ( MFA)
Starting Date:                 March 2018
Ending Date:                    December 2018

The goal of the project is the adoption of sustainable development mechanisms that improve the socioeconomic conditions of rural communities; by introducing environmentally sounds practices and innovative irrigation technologies that optimize the use of conventional and non-conventional food security and generating income with youth and women involvement in the entrepreneurship framework.

The project aims to deliver these goals by achieving three objectives – O1 Enhancing green and environmental practices to reduce on fresh water through irrigating crops by treated wastewater O2: Adopting new irrigation technology to optimize the use of limited resources of irrigation and increasing home garden crop technology O3: Establishing sustainable community market (CM) to market the women coops products with youth effective engagement