The overall goal of ALPs is to enhance livelihoods of the poor in a select number of African countries in a sustainable, scalable and innovative manner, based on the practical experience of BASIX and its strategic partners.
In terms of vulnerable segments of the population, ALPs works with:
Areas of Work
In terms of vulnerable segments of the population, ALPs works with:
- Smallholder farmers including pastoralists and fishermen, as needed;
- Women as smallholders, micro-entrepreneurs and homemakers; and
- Youth - aspiring but jobless, seeking employment.
Areas of Work
- Within Financial Services, help Smallholders, Women, Agro-Enterprises and Youth get access to Savings, Payments, Insurance and Credit (SWAY-SPIC). For smallholders, the focus will be on crop and livestock insurance and value chain finance. For women, the focus would be to help them save, mitigate financial risks through health and life insurance and access credit. For youth, the focus would be on savings and on micro-equity or participatory finance for start up enterprises.
- Within Agriculture and Rural Development, Smallholder Productivity Enhancement and Linking them to Value chains, Advisory services and Credit and insurance (SPEL-VAC). The focus of ALPs will be increasing the output and productivity of smallholders, mitigating their risks and helping them participate in value chains of commodities they produce.
- Within Human Resource Development, promoting Youth Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment through Agro-Enterprises and Franchises after Vocational Education and Training (YES-AFVET). The focus of ALPs will be on imparting Green Skills (in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, livestock rearing, renewable energy generation and distribution, eco-tourism and recycling, to rural youth.