Livelihood Sustainability
FIDA strengthens the incomes and resilience of smallholder farmers, rural women and youth through participatory learning, productive assets and, since 2026, social protection and inclusion initiatives.
The challenge
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Our approach
Farmer Field Schools and Farmer Training of Facilitators build practical farming skills in the field, while Women Open Schools extend learning and income opportunities to rural women. Technical and vocational training prepares young women and men for work and enterprise.
Key interventions
- Season-long Farmer Field Schools and training of local facilitators
- Technical and vocational skills for rural youth, girls and boys
- Goat-rearing training for women and distribution of goats as productive assets
- Monthly cash sponsorship for widow- and child-headed families (2026)
- Grocery stores, family poultry farms, auto rickshaws, sewing machines and shelter support for vulnerable families (2026)
- Wheelchairs and cycle wheelchairs for persons with disabilities (2026)
Results in numbers
- 1,002Farmer Field Schools established
- 190Farmer facilitators graduated (FToF)
- 3,365Youth equipped with technical and vocational skills
- 173Women trained in goat rearing
- 1,801Goats distributed
- 205+Vulnerable individuals and households supported in 2026
Related projects
Rural Women's Skills in High-Value Crops and Food Processing
- Donor
- Zakat Foundation of America
- Duration
- Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rural Economic Transformation (KP-RETP)
- Donor
- IFAD
- Duration
- Oct 2024 – Apr 2029
Farmer Field Schools for Cotton Loss Reduction
- Donor
- ICARDA
- Duration
- Oct 2021 – Oct 2022
Kitchen Gardens for Vulnerable Households
- Donor
- Penny Appeal
- Duration
- Jun 2018 – Dec 2018
Goat: A Life Changing Gift (2018)
- Donor
- Penny Appeal
- Duration
- Jun 2018
Green Enterprises for Women and Youth
- Donor
- Plan International Pakistan
- Duration
- Jul 2017 – Jun 2018
Models used
Farmer Training of Facilitators (FToF), Farmer Field School (FFS) and Women Open School (WOS).
Partners and donors
Donors and partners for individual projects are listed on each project page.
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SDG alignment
- SDG 1: No poverty
- SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
- SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
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Stories from the field
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Work with us on Livelihood Sustainability
FIDA welcomes partnerships with donors, government departments, research institutions and civil society.