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One method, several national projects. Roots Across the Wall links the national projects developed by BDA Horizons and gives them a common method.
The programme adapts eco-entrepreneur training to each context, spreads good practices between countries and applies the biodiversity-water-climate Nexus approach. It places South-South cooperation at the heart of BDA Horizons' work.
National projects under development: TIWIZI (Morocco), TERIYA (Mauritania) and ROOTS Lesotho.
Helping women's cooperatives in the argan forest earn a better living from their work.
TIWIZI supports women's cooperatives in the Souss-Massa and Essaouira regions. The project strengthens their management, diversifies their products beyond argan oil (aromatic plants, prickly pear, rose, handicrafts) and guides them towards certification to sell at better prices. It also strengthens their rights over traditional know-how, in line with the Nagoya Protocol.
Role of BDA Horizons: field implementation.
Replanting desert areas and creating income from local plants.
TERIYA plans 150 nurseries and 5,000 hectares replanted to halt the advance of the desert. The project trains 200 residents to harvest and sell local products such as gum arabic and medicinal plants.
Role of BDA Horizons: support for project design.
Replanting mountain forests and creating income for communities.
In the Maloti-Drakensberg mountains, ROOTS aims to reforest 2,000 hectares and help 1,200 farms integrate trees into their systems. The project develops mountain honey and ecotourism, and opens new trades to young herders: nursery workers, guides and reforestation workers.
Role of BDA Horizons: project design, submitted to the Government of Lesotho.
Connecting academic research with the field. The MENA International Academy (MIA) is a neutral, non-political academic platform that develops cooperation between universities in the Middle East and North Africa, Europe and North America. BDA Horizons and the MIA have signed a memorandum of understanding: BDA Horizons brings its institutional network, field access and implementation capacity; the MIA brings its university network and applied research expertise.
Areas of cooperation:
- Cultural heritage and memory
- Agriculture and food security
- Co-development of Horizon Europe, Erasmus+ and other competitive funding projects
- Links between universities, institutions and the private sector
- Workshops and expert meetings
Each project brings together three universities from the MENA region, one European university, one North American university and a private partner. A first pilot consortium is being prepared in Morocco.
