Results achieved as of the end of the project (June 2022) include: (1) distributed 1,056,299 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders, including refills to 29,629 host community and 96,641 Rohingya households as alternative cooking fuel to help reduce community reliance on firewood, thus protecting surrounding forest resources; (2) 98% of targeted households reported increased use of LPG; (3) according to the mid-term evaluation, 97% of host community beneficiaries reported reduction in firewood expenditure; (4) stabilized and restored 2,000 hectares (4,942 acres) of degraded plantation areas and forestland representing 100% of the program target; (5) stabilized 292 hectares (721 acres) of vulnerable landscape in Rohingya refugee camps through tree planting, which has helped reduce disaster risks and mitigate the negative environmental impacts of forest and land degradation; (6) 10,417 vulnerable women received vocational and life-skills training, along with a monthly allowance of Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) 1,050 (about Can$14.00) to enable them to complete learning; (7) 413 women and 87 men received training and technical support under the climate adaptive agriculture component, including in areas such as innovative agricultural techniques for the production of saline-resistant crops and entrepreneurial skills. Upon completion of training and submission of their business plans, the participants received a cash grant/business capital of BDT 15,000 (about Can$203) each, enabling them to start their businesses; (8) 22,504 (21,114 women; 1,390 men) entrepreneurs, farmers and smallholders received financial and business development assistance, including training in livelihood activities and effective use of start-up support; (9) supported 1,440 (506 women; 934 men) agriculturalists in adopting climate-sensitive agricultural practices and high-demand and high-nutrient and high-value crop production, marketing, and management. They also received training on community-supported agriculture, post-harvest processing and value addition; (10) enabled 2,880 (1,012 women; 1,868 me)] agriculturalists to benefit from climate-sensitive agricultural practices, production of high-demand nutrient crops, marketing, and management; (11) 7,000 Rohingya refugees received skills-building training in a variety of areas, including kitchen gardening, tailoring, basket weaving, and upcycling; (12) 6,352 beneficiaries received technical and vocational training in high-demand skills areas, including computing, plumbing, and machine repair. The majority of the trainees secured meaningful employment upon graduation; (13) Provided training to 22,249 (21,070 women; 1,179 men]) in livelihood activities and business start-up support; (14) 1,440 (506 women; 934 men) farmers received hybrid vegetable seeds. Among these, 720 received agro-mechanization support services to improve production; and (15) a medium-term impact of the above support led to increased average household income from BDT 5,051 (Can$71.00), in early 2021, to between BDT 6,896 (Can$97.00) and BDT13,860 (Can$195) by mid-2021 among targeted beneficiaries.
