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.


Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Burkina Faso, Niger

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