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Emergency Trust Fund for Africa

Our mission

The European Union Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa (EUTF for Africa) was created to address the root causes of instability, forced displacement and irregular migration and to contribute to better migration management.

Programmes under the EU Trust Fund for Africa are implemented in twenty six partner countries across three regions of Africa:

These countries face growing challenges ranging from demographic pressure, extreme poverty, weak social and economic infrastructure, internal tensions and institutional weaknesses to insufficient resilience to food crises and environmental stress.

Activities focus on  four strategic objectives:
•    Greater economic and employment opportunities
•    Strengthening resilience of communities and in particular the most vulnerable including refugees and other displaced people
•    Improved migration management in countries of origin, transit and destination
•    Improved governance and conflict prevention and reduction of forced displacement and irregular migration

 

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Selected results

Selected cumulative results for the three Trust Fund regions since 2016

5 Bn
EUR pledged
290 475
Jobs created
536 509
Migrants in transit and forcibly displaced people protected or assisted
6 180 729
People participating in conflict prevention and peace building activities
25 263 181
People receiving basic social services
116 615
Returning migrants benefiting from reintegration assistance

Infographics by Strategic Objective

Output Indicators as of June 2023 

Strategic Objective 1
Strategic Objective 1

Greater economic and employment opportunities

For Horn of Africa

For Sahel & Lake Chad 

Strategic Objective 2
Strategic Objective 2

Strengthening resilience of communities

For Horn of Africa

For Sahel & Lake Chad

Strategic Objective 3
Strategic Objective 3

Improved migration management

For Horn of Africa

For Sahel & Lake Chad

Strategic Objective 4
Strategic Objective 4

Improved governance and conflict prevention

For Horn of Africa

For Sahel & Lake Chad

Monitoring and Evaluation

Our decision-making is informed by regular monitoring and evaluation of our programmes.

To measure the collective achievements of its programs, the EUTF for Africa has developed an innovative and reactive Monitoring system which provides results for ongoing programmes and measures progress at regional level.

Through a set of indicators, the reports measure precisely the progress achieved against the EUTF strategic objectives and regional priorities, by country and thematic. It therefore allows stakeholders to learn collectively from its results.

The MLS complements the monitoring frameworks for each projects as well as the regular tools used by the European Commission such as Results-Oriented missions (ROM). Ultimately, it enhances the transparency, flexibility and speed of EUTF activities.

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News & Stories

AICS staff during on-site impact analysis. | Credit: AICS.
  • News article

Cultivating Hope in Gedaref: Empowering Women through WE-RISE!

The article presents the WE-RISE! project funded by the EUTF and implemented by AICS in partnership with UN WOMEN and other institutions to enhance the food resilience of Sudan's most vulnerable population. It examines the intervention strategies and its impact on the targeted communities in Gedaref

Medina Maneno, owner of a tailoring business-Adjumani town, Uganda © Enabel Uganda
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Empowered Tailor: Medina sets up tailoring business in Uganda

It was her passion for tailoring that led to the development of a business opportunity for Medina Maneno. Today, she is the proud owner of 'Medina Classic Business Center,' a thriving tailoring shop in Adjumani, town located in Northern Uganda.