International Development Enterprises

Usaid/mozambique Intends to Award a $24.9 Million, Five-year Cooperative Agreement to Support Feed the Future Mozambique Resilient Coastal Communities Activity (FTF RCC). the Objective of This Award Is to Improve the Resilience of Coastal Communities and Ecosystems, Engaging Young People to Increase Their Productive Participation in Sustainably Managing Natural Resources, Building Sustainable Food and Fisheries Systems and Climate Resilient, Diversified, and Economically Viable Livelihoods. the Proposed Activity Will Support the Following Irs in the CDCS: ¿ Ir 2.4 Profitability of Agricultural and Other Targeted Enterprises Increased ¿ Ir 3.1 Household Nutrition and Food Security Increased ¿ Ir 3.3 Natural Resources Management Improved ¿ Ir 3.4 Targeted Communities Better Prepared to Withstand Violent Extremism and Mitigate Conflict the Coastal Region South of Pemba to Maganja De Costa (and Quelimane as Opportunities Permit) Includes Land and Rich Marine Ecosystems Vulnerable to Climatic Shocks and Human-inflicted Degradation. There Is Growing Evidence of Ongoing Recruitment From Coastal Communities in This Region by Extremist Groups, Which Is Exacerbated by Limited Jobs and Livelihood Opportunities, Particularly for Youth.