The main objective of the 3RCs programme is to mitigate the effects of and prevent conflicts by strengthening the multidimensional resilience of communities facing conflict, poverty, environmental degradation & climate change.
The programme has the following three main components and results areas contributing to the overall objective:
Result 1: Strengthen communities resilience to conflict.
Result 2: Strengthen economic resilience and improve food and nutrition security, including for internally displaced people, and
Result 3: Strengthen resilience to climate change and improve management of natural resources.
To achieve these results, DRC and partners, will implement a triple-action that takes a HDP nexus approach to build resilience of individuals and communities to multidimensional shocks in the short, medium and long-term through an integrated and multisectoral approach that 1) meets the basic needs of populations in order to reduce the impact of conflict, 2) prevents future conflicts linked to natural resource management and 3) promotes sustainable development respectful of the environment and resilient to climate change.
The project will aim to strengthen community systems for conflict management/prevention, increase access to judicial services and civil documentation, increased access to land, increased access to natural resources and income-generating activities.
The programme builds on DRCs, IRCs, and NRCs joint experiences with strengthening community resilience in Mali but also in the broader sub-region. More so, in combining the technical and operational expertise of the three organisations, the project will support: the prevention of conflicts around agricultural resources (DRC technical lead), more inclusive processes for management of natural resources through the rule of law, increased equitable access to income-generating activities (NRC technical lead), particularly for women and young people in the target areas and increased access to water and improved nutrition (IRC technical lead).
The programme will have a strong integration of the three cross-cutting perspectives of environment and climate, protection and gender, to take into account the challenging context in which the programme will be implemented and increased risks of protection facing target populations. Strong integration of conflict sensitivity will be included throughout the duration of the project.
The project will focus on 15 municipalities in the 2 regions of Nara and Segou regions. These locations have been selected due to either opportunities to prevent an escalation of conflict and/or large influx of displaced people. In Segou for example, the number of IDPs fleeing from large scale hostilities continue to increase. In Nara, at the proximity to the border with Mauretania, there are increased cross-border flows, especially of pastoralists seeking pastures for their cattle.
To strengthen communities resilience to various shocks and prevent a further escalation of the conflicts in these regions, IRC will support 5 municipalities in the Nara region (Fallou, Njamana, Guire, Nara and Guenebe) and in the region of Segou, DRC will cover 5 municipalities (Niono, Siribala, Sebougou, Segou, Pelengana) and NRC 5 others (Markala, Cinzana, Sakoiba, Massala, Konodimini).In all the selected areas, the project will implement a standardized package of activities composed of activities related to prevention and management of conflict, food and nutrition security, information, counselling and legal affairs, water and sanitation and economic recovery.
The programmes target the poorest and most vulnerable rural population and will reach at least 32, 580 people (20, 851 women, including 2632 girls and 11,729 men, including 1709 boys).
