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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
311 757
Jobs created or supported
679 178
Migrants in transit, refugees/asylum seekers and IDPs protected and/or assisted
7 642 042
People participating in conflict prevention and human rights activities
28 208 738
People having improved access to basic social benefits (services and transfers)
118 881
Returning migrants benefiting from reintegration assistance

Infographics by Strategic Objective

Output Indicators as of December 2023 

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

  • News article

À l'occasion de la Journée internationale des femmes rurales (15 octobre), le Fonds fiduciaire d'urgence pour l'Afrique se réjouit de la réussite des Champs Écoles Paysans (CEP), une initiative de son Programme PDU-UE.

  • 3 min read
Region and Country
  • Regional
  • Sahel & Lake Chad
  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
  • Mauritanie
  • Niger
  • Tchad
Thematic
  • Strengthening resilience of communities
Partner
  • Agence Française de Développement
  • GIZ
  • Centre pour le dialogue humanitaire - HD
  • Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency
Fruit and vegetable producers are trained on good agricultural practices. ©ITC/Peter Caton
  • News article

On World Youth Skill Day, Catherin, a young entrepreneur, shared how the project “Jobs Creation and Trade Development Project”, financed by the EU Trust Fund for Africa, helped her to develop her business activity. 

  • 2 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • South Sudan
Thematic
  • Greater economic and employment opportunities
  • Strengthening resilience of communities
Partner
  • ITC - International Trade Center
Naduku Reida giving training on digitalization, SUPREME Project ©Publication by the European Union
  • News article

On the occasion of World Refugee Day, we shine a light on the situation in Uganda and highlight the impact of four Trust Fund projects in refugee hosting districts. 

  • 4 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Uganda
Partner
  • World Vision
  • Uganda Biodiversity Trust Fund
  • Save the Children
  • ENABEL - Belgian Development Agency