- The goal of the project was to build the capacity of the association members who are mostly women on climate change adaptation measures in the face of climate change which had affected their livelihoods adversely. The project would employ clean sources of energy for agricultural production and contribute towards the reduction of GHG emissions. projects of the same nature usually employ diesel/petrol generators for water pumping but this one would use solar energy for the same purpose.

-A one hectare piece of land was allocated by the village Kerewan village authorities to be used as a garden by the project. The entire perimeter fence for the garden was fenced and completed according to specifications and schedule. The total land area fenced for the garden was 1.875 hectares. A metal gate was also installed to keep away stray animals.

- 2 concrete-lined wells were dug and completed and connected to 2 separate water tanks each with a capacity of 2, 000 litres were mounted on metal platforms. Each well was fitted with a submersible water pump connected to the overhead tanks and pumped using energy supplied by the solar panels that are mounted on the metal platforms. Using this technology brought about many benefits the beneficiaries. The operating cost was very modest as there was no fuel used in its operations which directly translated into cost savings for the grantee.

- 2 concrete water reservoirs were constructed and connected to the wells. This facilitated greater access to water by the women during the gardening period.

- Once the water system was in place, the garden was cleared of weeds and demarcated into individual plots which were put to various vegetables such as okra, pepper, cucumber, garden eggs, sorrel, onions, tomatoes and sweet potato. These are regular harvested and taken to the village market or the market in the much bigger town of Basse, the administrative capital of the Region. Some of the vegetable harvest were used by the women in food preparations for their families while the rest was sold.

- 150 women participated fully in project implementation and the garden was demarcated into 720 individual beds which were shared equitably among the members of the association.

- 40 women were trained on compost making in an effort to phase out the use of chemical fertilizers. The training was carried out by personnel of the Department of Agricultural Services of the Regional Office in Basse. The training covered all aspects of composting including its benefits to the environment and human health. At the end of the training, the women were in a position to make compost on their own.

- 15 bags of compost were used for improving soil fertility with each bag weighing 50 kgs giving a total of 750 kg of compost which phased out/prohibited the use of 750 kgs of chemical fertilizer.