The Development Facilitation Programme deals with projects aimed at poverty alleviation. Most of the projects under this programme focus on access to productive resources with the ultimate aim of boosting communities’ livelihoods. To this end, Afesis-corplan offers training to community-based organisations (CBOs) already involved in small-scale development projects. Such projects may be in the agricultural sector or even in the small business sector. We also undertake research and prepare handbooks or manuals around issues such as renewable energy and policy documents such as LEDs and IDPs for municipalities. Additionally, Afesis-corplan has in 2008 started a project around Urban Agriculture. This project is aimed at addressing the critical issues of food security, nutrition, self-employment and income generation as well as climatic change.