TRACC – Tchadian Women for Resilience to Climate Change, by SOCODEVI (Cooperative Society for International Development)

The TRACC project aims to enhance climate adaptation for vulnerable women by focusing on the peanut and sesame sectors, which hold high economic potential and are traditionally managed by young women under 35. These sectors face challenges like water stress and seasonal variability. By implementing nature-based agricultural solutions, conserving biodiversity, and valuing ecosystem services, the project seeks to increase the profitability of these value chains. It will also strengthen young women’s climate adaptation capacities and socio-economic rights, with support from local, institutional, and customary authorities committed to reinforcing women’s land and environmental rights from a climate justice perspective.

The project aims to enhance climate change adaptation for rural young women and their communities in Guéra province, Chad. It focuses on increasing the adoption of agricultural solutions that support biodiversity and are gender-sensitive, benefiting young women and their communities.

The initiative seeks to improve the effectiveness of groups and cooperatives in developing climate-smart food systems, specifically for young women producers of peanuts and sesame. Additionally, it promotes inclusive and equitable climate governance of natural resources, fostering adaptation to climate change for young rural women while ensuring their rights are respected.

This project focuses on capacity building, training, and field implementation to enhance climate change adaptation for young women producing peanuts and sesame in Guéra province, Chad. Key outputs include conducting studies on nature-based solutions tailored to their specific needs, and delivering training on climate-smart farming techniques that support agrobiodiversity and nutrition.

Awareness campaigns highlight biodiversity conservation and strategic ecosystems for adaptation, while natural restoration efforts combat desertification. Innovative solutions that promote biodiversity and diversification are implemented in young women’s agricultural plots.

Programs disseminate low-carbon energy technologies and provide functional literacy and financial education to young women in agricultural cooperatives. Training on gender equality and positive masculinities, including shared food and nutritional responsibility, is also provided.

Support is given to cooperatives to establish childcare services, strengthen organizational structures, and manage agricultural risks. Assistance is offered in processing and marketing nutritionally enriched food products, and a Women’s Leadership School addresses environmental and climatic challenges.

Feminist CSO networks and campaigns receive support to advocate for rural women’s rights from a climate and food justice perspective. A GBV program is delivered in collaboration with IRC and feminist CSOs, and training in gender equality and positive masculinities is offered to local and institutional authorities.

Support is extended to customary and village authorities to secure women’s land rights and equitable access to resources. Efforts are made to prevent and resolve land and environmental conflicts, protecting women and young women in the process.