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Emergency Trust Fund for Africa
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Collaboration in Cross-Border Areas of the Horn of Africa Region

The overall objective of the action is to prevent and mitigate the impact of local conflict in these borderland areas, and to promote economic development and greater resilience. This will include investments in conflict management and resolution capacities; enhancing and diversifying livelihoods, including livestock, agriculture and fisheries; strengthening basic service delivery; natural resource management; and promoting cross-border trade and private sector development

The programme was officially launched January 2017 during an IGAD extra ordinary General Assembly.

A top-up of €5 million to this action was approved in October 2021, aiming to strengthen the progress that has been achieved since 2017 and ensure the gains made have a lasting impact on beneficiaries.

Main objectives

The specific objectives are:
• To prevent local conflict and mitigate its impact;
• To promote economic and private sector development, and greater resilience, particularly among vulnerable groups (e.g. youth, women, displaced people);
• To ensure effective trans-boundary cooperation and coordination of cross-border initiatives.

Contracts

PACT GLOBAL UK

EUR 3 302 653

SEEK II - prevent conflict

 

PACT GLOBAL UK - RASMI II

EUR 1 000 000

The Regional Approaches for Sustainable Conflict Management and Integration - RASMI II

 

Danish Refugee Council

EUR 3 000 000

Building Opportunities for Resilience in the Horn of Africa -BORESHA II

 

GIZ

EUR 20 000 000

Cross-border collaboration programme in Western Ethiopia and Eastern Sudan

 

PACT GLOBAL UK - PACT

EUR 2 992 500

Collaboration In Cross-Border Area

 

UNDP

EUR 2 100 000

Cross-border cooperation between Ethiopia and Kenya

 

UNDP - SECCCI

EUR 5 665 288

Support for Effective Cooperation and Coordination of Cross-border Initiatives

 

Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany

EUR 12 000 000

OMO DELTA Project

 

Danish Refugee Council

EUR 13 300 000

Building Opportunities for Resilience in the Horn of Africa (BORESHA)

 

PACT GLOBAL UK

EUR 2 850 000

Regional Approaches for Sustainable Conflict Management and Integration (RASMI)

 

Action Fiche

  • 2 MARCH 2023
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Region and Country
  • Horn of Africa
  • Regional Horn of Africa
Thematic
  • Greater economic and employment opportunities
  • Improved governance and conflict prevention
  • Strengthening resilience of communities
Partner
  • GIZ
  • United Nations Development Programme
  • Intergovernmental Authority on Development
  • Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany
  • PACT
  • Danish Refugee Council

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