Evaluering
Evaluation of Shebab Demas Integrated Development Programme (SDIDP),
After the completion in 2000 of the NCA supported Zula Project, SDIDP was initiated and identified by the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) as a viable project for the Northern Red Sea Region. As per the request of MOA, a baseline study was carried out in September 2000 and came out with recommendations of issues of interventions. However, the recommended interventions were beyond the financial capability and mandates of NCA. With additional Reviews and agreements made between NCA and government, the emergence of SDIDP came into reality based on the communities’ priorities and was ready for implementation at the end of 2001. The project was implemented during 2002 through 2009. Initially, SDIDP’s duration was proposed for six years (2001-2006). In September 2006 an evaluation was carried out with recommendations that the project needed a further extension of 3 years. The project covered five villages of Ghindae Sub-Zoba namely: Shebah, Metkel-Abiet, Adi-Shuma, Gahtelai and Demas with a total population of 11,265. The number of households has been estimated at 2,357 with an average family size of 4.74. The project consisted of four components (spate irrigation, water supply development and sanitation, capacity building and social services rendering facilities). The overall goal of Shebah-Demas Integrated Development Programme (SDIDP) was to improve the living standards of the communities in the project area of Shebah-Demas through sustained food production, reduced food insecurity and higher farm incomes.