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EUTF partner, Elman peace centre awarded by King Baudoin Foundation
  • News article

On 16th June, the King Baudouin African Development Prize (KBF Africa Prize) 2020-2021 was awarded to the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre, a Somali organisation dedicated to promoting peace, cultivating leadership and empowering the marginalized brackets of society to be decision-makers in the...

  • 2 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Somalia
Thematic
  • Improved governance and conflict prevention
Veronica Mwangi (right), Deputy Director of KNCHR, and her staff are lobbying for reforms to protect migrant rights in Kenya
  • News article

Alone in a foreign country, migrants face myriad challenges such as the lack of family support, language barriers and missing access to information and services.

  • 3 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Kenya
Thematic
  • Improved migration management
Partner
  • GIZ
Ethiopia is a source and  transit hub for migrants traveling to the Gulf region, South Africa and Europe, in search of better livelihoods, escape from persecution or both
  • News article

‘Improved coordination between public agencies and service providers is crucial for the protection of trafficked persons and vulnerable migrants in Amhara Regional State,’ explains Getasew Mengie, Director of the Human Power Research and Employment Service Directorate at the Amhara Bureau of Labour...

  • 3 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Ethiopia
Thematic
  • Improved migration management
Partner
  • GIZ
With support from the EUTF funded RISE project, Julius Kenyi and Samuel Roba were trained in Carpentry and Joinery at Bellameling Vocational Institute
  • News article

Savior Anyovu, 22 years old, was a porter at local construction sites.

  • 1 min read
Region and Country
  • Regional
  • Horn of Africa
Thematic
  • Greater economic and employment opportunities
Partner
  • GIZ
COPTIP coordinates all measures mandated in the National Action Plan which has been launched in July 2020
  • News article

‘Ugandans are increasingly trafficked for commercial sex or labour exploitation in countries such as Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates,’ the U.

  • 3 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Uganda
Thematic
  • Improved migration management
Partner
  • GIZ
Offrir aux jeunes Djiboutiens des débouchés dans les secteurs des transports, de la logistique et des métiers portuaires
  • News article

Le taux de chômage à Djibouti atteint presque les 50 %.

  • 2 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Djibouti
Thematic
  • Greater economic and employment opportunities
Partner
  • Agence Française de Développement
Thanks to a sandal-making training, Emmanuel Logworong turned his small retail shop into a successful sandal-making workshop
  • News article

Emmanuel Logworong, a resident of Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi District in Northern Uganda, often came across Masai traders selling sandals.

  • 2 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Uganda
Thematic
  • Greater economic and employment opportunities
Partner
  • GIZ
Harriet Juru now makes a living from her pastries
  • News article

The smell of freshly baked muffins will lead you to Keguru town’s only baker.

  • 2 min read
Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Uganda
Thematic
  • Greater economic and employment opportunities
Partner
  • GIZ
  • CARE