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Check out the dynamic social media campaign showcasing EUTF-funded projects transforming energy access, services, and safety for refugees and host communities on World Refugee Day (20th June)!
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Ethiopia
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Strengthening resilience of communities
![Ms. Grace Nakang Paul, an FAO-trained Community Based Facilitator (CBF). ©Francis Ekiru/FAO](https://trust-fund-for-africa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/Main%20picture.jpg?h=2235a4b4&itok=CZ5W3Go7)
Originally reliant on food aid as their primary source, refugees now find that this support is dwindling due to the increasing refugee population and decreasing donor funding.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Kenya
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Food and Agriculture Organization
![Shelter settlements for Refugees and IDPs ©Danish Red Cross](https://trust-fund-for-africa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/Shelter%20settlements.png?h=aea25f48&itok=ZZMyCzV4)
Today, June 20, marks World Refugee Day. This year, special attention is given to the ongoing war in Sudan, where refugees and internally displaced people across Sudan are caught in a brutal conflict.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Sudan
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Danish Red Cross
![Participants interact and discuss the regeneration strategies in Kakuma, facilitated by UN-Habitat. © Thabit Photograpy](https://trust-fund-for-africa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/Main%20Picture.jpg?h=2235a4b4&itok=sYnHa0V8)
As we commemorate World Refugee Day, we reflect on what has been achieved through the EUTF-funded program "Enhancing Self-Reliance for Refugees and Host Communities in Kenya," which has been instrumental in reshaping the landscape of refugee camps.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Kenya
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
![Poultry unit in Kalobeyei settlement Village 2. ©Francis Ekiru/FAOKE](https://trust-fund-for-africa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/Main%20Poultry.jpg?h=7c45d306&itok=a9M8CIsP)
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is implementing the EU Trust Fund-funded project in Kalobeyei, which in addition to providing chickens to households, supported the establishment of two poultry production units managed by refugees.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Kenya
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Food and Agriculture Organization
![Asha Amber and Amos Nabwela checking in on Buchumi’s baby light at the maternity wing of the Natukobenyo Health Center](https://trust-fund-for-africa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/Picture3.jpg?h=1edea86a&itok=lmPw3xVr)
Funded by the EU Trust Fund, the maternity wing of Natukobenyo Health Center in the Kalobeyei Settlement is ensuring hundreds of expectant mothers deliver safely.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Kenya
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
![Refugees living in a settlement in Western Uganda, have been trained as local Artisan with skills in creating different energy efficient technologies to promote access and utilization of clean energy at household level. © Save the Children](https://trust-fund-for-africa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/Busket%20%287%29.jpg?h=84ce2e78&itok=xoXkLFA3)
In celebration of World Environment Day, we spotlight the transformative "RED" project. Lilias fled the South Sudanese civil war in 2017, seeking refuge in Imvepi, Uganda. Thanks to the RED project's support, her life has been profoundly changed.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Uganda
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Save the Children
![Participants of the Impact Evaluation Seminar for the Horn of Africa in Addis Ababa ©C4ED/European Union](https://trust-fund-for-africa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-05/1710238910254.jpg?h=78a96c67&itok=MkIc7CVG)
In March 2024, the EU Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) Team, along with the Center for Evaluation & Development (C4ED), hosted a seminar in Addis Ababa to examine the impacts of EUTF projects aimed at enhancing economic and employment opportunities.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
The European Union Trust Fund supports the implementation of the Support to Skilling Strategy in Uganda. This project is based in Northern Uganda and is implemented by Enabel and the Ministry of Education and Sports.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Uganda
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- ENABEL - Belgian Development Agency
![Ubah Hassan addressing women in her saving group ©Elman Peace/Zamzam Ahmed](https://trust-fund-for-africa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-05/Ubah%20picture.jpg?h=04a522dd&itok=PNtb0QKO)
Empowering women for peace: Ubah Hassan's journey in Barwaqo, Galmudug, Somalia
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Somalia
- Thematic
- Improved governance and conflict prevention
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Elman Peace Centre