Livelihood
JGSS has extensive experience in livelihood recovery, agriculture development, livestock, enterprise development, skills training, savings and credit, and community-based economic development.
- Community Savings & Credit: Formed and strengthened 60 community groups and supported them to establish and operate savings and credit programs, promoting financial inclusion, access to small loans, household income generation, and community self-reliance.
- Livelihood Recovery: Provided agricultural machinery grants to 1,383 households, livestock recovery support to 1,444 households, and petty-trader grants to 450 people to restore household income and small businesses.
- Agriculture Development: Supported farmers with agricultural machinery, tools, improved inputs, plastic tunnels, drip irrigation, seeds, mini tillers, threshers, and other technologies to improve productivity and income.
- Irrigation & Agricultural Infrastructure: Constructed and rehabilitated irrigation canals to improve agricultural water access and strengthen year-round production.
- Livestock & Enterprise Development: Supported households with improved goats, poultry, fodder and forage, beekeeping, and livestock-related infrastructure, alongside vocational and entrepreneurship training.
- Value Chain Development: Established a Lapsi processing unit and milk collection and chilling centre to strengthen local value chains and market opportunities.
- Poverty Reduction: Supported 900 households through livelihood interventions and formed 43 community organizations to strengthen participation and local economic opportunities.
- Climate-Smart Livelihoods: Promoted off-season vegetable production, improved livestock practices, forage and fodder production, and clean energy solutions to strengthen household resilience.
- Youth & Community Mobilization: Engaged youth, community groups, farmers, producer groups, and local stakeholders in livelihood, agriculture, environmental, and community development activities.
Overall Impact
JGSS’s livelihood interventions combine savings and credit, agriculture, livestock, enterprise development, vocational skills, irrigation, value-chain development, and community infrastructure to strengthen household income, employment, financial inclusion, economic opportunities, and long-term community resilience.
