Based on several consultation meetings with the local experts and community groups; and the local government authorities and NGOs, and the Social Environmental Safeguards Framework prepared during the preparation phase of the Project document of livelihoods subprojects were completed for pilot sites both in Sudan and Egypt. The following subprojects were considered:
i. Mohamed Qol and Dugnobab women empowerment through Household Production of Pastry, Poultry and Milky Goat Rearing: a gender based livelihood subproject design to enhance the capacity of the already existing women skills in order to enable the women to have a share in family income generation. The subproject would produce conventional home-made or farm-raised products with minimal consumption of energy and production of waste. The product would be branded as home-made or farm-raised product by Mohamed Gol and Dungonab villages Women Committee.
ii. Operation of Glass-bottom Boat Tours at Dungonab Bay and Mukkawar Island Marine National Park (DMMNP): an environmentally friendly, community-based, livelihood subproject to support community income from non-extractive use of living marine resources contributing to conservation of marine environment, and at the same time, increases income generated to improve health, education, water, and services. It, therefore, should enhance the community welfare and the sense of togetherness through the participatory approach to manage the assets of this ALS, and their perception/ participation to support protection of the unique marine environment and biodiversity characterizing the DMMNP, also as a Global Natural Heritage area.
iii. Operation of Glass-bottom Boat Tours at Wadi el Gemal Hamata, Egypt National Park as an environmentally friendly, community-based, livelihood subproject to support community income from non-extractive use of living marine resources contributing to conservation of marine environment, and at the same time, increases income generated to improve health, education, water, and services.
iv. Fishing Gears Maintenance and Services Centres for Mohamed Gol and Dungonab Villages: a community managed subproject to provide maintenance services for fishing boats and gears of the fishermen of the MPA on cost recovery and marginal profit base. Profit would be generated from provision of related workshop services to the local community, institutes and visitors.
v. Solar energy and water solutions supporting community livelihoods in Dungonab Bay and Mukkawar Island Marine National Park (DMMNP): This is a not-for-pay subproject implemented for the benefit of the local community of DMMNP, MPA institutions. It will provide solar units to main institutes, community service centres, and potable water wells in remote villages of the MPA. It will generally improve community livelihood, support other subprojects, and management capacity of the MPA authority. It will also help immovability of people settlement at Akud village
vi. Solar energy solutions supporting community livelihoods in Wadi el gemal Hamata, Egypt. This is a not for-pay subproject implemented for the benefit of the local community. It will improve community livelihood, support other subprojects, and management capacity of the MPA authority. It will also help immovability of the local communities in their villages.
The livelihood subprojects documents of DMMNP were submitted to IBRD Bank in July 2016. Remarks were received and the subprojects were revised and resubmitted by PERSGA.
SEM PCU joint missions were conducted in Egypt to follow up and discuss development of livelihoods subprojects and equipment support to the management plan implementation. Livelihoods subproject documents were prepared and submitted to the World Bank for clearance.
