- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
Ghana is making important efforts to become a Middle Income Country. However, it's still facing some critical disparities, challenges to deliver basic social services by striving to build institutional capacity. The challenges of security - in particular against the background of a difficult regional context - are also manifold, ranging from organised crime to migrants trafficking. Lack of employment, low income and poverty, persisting corruption, sense of despair and pervasive perception that the only way to succeed is to migrate are quoted by the IOM as the main drivers for migration, and an increasing number of Ghanaians, especially young people, are risking their lives in search of better livelihoods.
Ghana is indeed a country of origin and transit but also a country of destination of regional migration, both legal and irregular. In this context, the Ghanaian government adopted a National Migration Policy at the end of 2016, aiming at providing a comprehensive framework to manage migration as well as enabling full biometric population registration.
The EU Trust Fund for Africa supplements the other cooperation tools of the European Union. It provides the Ghanaian government with the required support to protect vulnerable migrants assist voluntary returns and facilitate reintegration. The capacity of the government to monitor migration flows and trends is being strengthened, while awareness raising actions are led in origin regions. A support to improve law enforcement cooperation and sharing of criminal information in the region is also offered.
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National programmes
The overall objective of the action is to contribute to reducing irregular migration, by strengthening the capacities of national agencies, academic institutions and civil society organisations working in the area of migration, for improved service delivery and coordination at all levels including..
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Thematic
- Improved governance and conflict prevention
- Partner
- ICMPD
The action’s overall objective is to contribute to addressing the root causes of irregular migration through green and climate resilient local economic development and improving future prospects of beneficiaries, by creating employment and enterprise opportunities in selected sectors and regions...
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Partner
- United Nations Capital Development Fund
- SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, Ghana
Regional programmes
The overall objective of this Action is to harmonize and structure the national and regional management of police information in the broader West Africa region in order to increase and improve law enforcement capabilities from the concerned countries in their daily work.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Regional Sahel and Lake
- Thematic
- Improved governance and conflict prevention
- Partner
- Interpol
The overall objective of the action is to contribute to strengthening the management and governance of migration and the sustainable reintegration of returning migrants in Chad, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau and Ivory Coast.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Regional Sahel and Lake
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- International Organization for Migration
The Erasmus+ programme actively contributes to improving the quality and international dimension of academic institutions in the region and supports the availability of qualified high-level professional youth in West Africa.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Regional Sahel and Lake
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
Le programme vise à consolider la légitimité, le leadership et les capacités opérationnelles des instances interministérielles de lutte contre la traite des personnes et leurs déclinaisons sur le territoire par un appui structurel, organisationnel et la mise en œuvre d’actions préventives ciblées.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Regional Sahel and Lake
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- Expertise France
Contribuer à la stabilité régionale et à une meilleure gestion des migrations en accroissant les opportunités économiques et les conditions des populations locales, en particulier les populations vulnérables (femmes et jeunes).
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Regional Sahel and Lake
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Partner
- Investisseurs & Partenaires
The overall objective of the action is to better match the offer of labour (skills available on the labour market) to the demand of labour (generated by the local private sector and productive economic growth).
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Regional Sahel and Lake
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Partner
- Conférence Permanente des Chambres Consulaires Africaines et Francophones
- The Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- SEQUA gGmbH Partner of German Business
The overall objective of the programme is to use an evidence-based approach for programming and implementing interventions in the Sahel and Lake Chad region, as well as to inform policy around the themes of the EUTF in the region.
- Region and Country
- Sahel & Lake Chad
- Regional Sahel and Lake
- Thematic
- Other
- Partner
- Altai Consulting
Cross-window programmes
The specific objective is to conduct, synthesize, disseminate and make use of new and existing research on the drivers and dynamics of the root causes of instability, insecurity, irregular migration and forced displacement in West and North Africa and migration routes, and the most successful policy...
- Region and Country
- Cross-window
- Thematic
- Other
- Partner
- ICMPD
- The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
The overall objective is to increase the efficiency of the Trust Fund, through gender-and-rights-responsive technical assistance for the identification, formulation, evaluation, monitoring of and communication on trust fund interventions, including audits, evaluations/communication actions for this...
- Region and Country
- Cross-window
- Thematic
- Other
The overall objective of the Action is to contribute to strengthen the governance of migration in the region and provide protection and sustainable solutions for migrants and refugees along the Central Mediterranean route.
- Region and Country
- Cross-window
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- International Organization for Migration
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The overall objective of the action is to promote sustainable development and ultimately contribute to poverty reduction by increasing the availability of trained and qualified high-level professional manpower in West Africa and the Horn of Africa.
- Region and Country
- Cross-window
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- Directorate General for Education and Culture
News and Stories
Face aux difficultés d’accès aux financements et aux compétences nécessaires au développement des petites et moyennes entreprises en Afrique subsaharienne, I&P Accélération au Sahel est un programme innovant proposant un accompagnement financier (financements d’amorçage) et technique (formation...
- Region and Country
- Benin
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Senegal
- Mali
- Mauritanie
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroun
- Niger
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Partner
- Investisseurs & Partenaires
Depuis 2019, l’Union européenne finance à travers le Fonds Fiduciaire d’Urgence (FFU) I&P Accélération au Sahel, une initiative du fonds d’investissement Investisseurs & Partenaires qui accompagne les petites entreprises dynamiques et à fort potentiel de croissance, mais jugées trop jeunes ou trop...
- Region and Country
- Benin
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Senegal
- Mali
- Mauritanie
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroun
- Niger
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Partner
- Investisseurs & Partenaires
The Boosting Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Ghana (GrEEn) project is a four-year joint action by the European Union, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ghana, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF).
- Region and Country
- Ghana
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Partner
- United Nations Capital Development Fund
- SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, Ghana
The fintech space in Ghana has undergone significant growth and evolution in the last few years with entrants spanning the business, telecommunication, agriculture, health and financial services sectors among others.
- Region and Country
- Ghana
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Partner
- United Nations Capital Development Fund
- SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, Ghana
World Earth Day is marked every year on April 22, to highlight environmental issues including loss of biodiversity, increasing pollution among others.
- Region and Country
- Ghana
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Partner
- United Nations Capital Development Fund
- SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, Ghana
La Croix-Rouge burkinabè avec le projet « Assistance et protection des migrants les plus vulnérables en Afrique de l’Ouest », financé par l’Union européenne et soutenu par la Croix-Rouge espagnole et la Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise, contribue aux bien-être des femmes migrantes les plus vulnérables au...
- Region and Country
- Guinée
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Senegal
- Tchad
- The Gambia
- Mali
- Mauritanie
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroun
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- Save the Children
- Caritas Switzerland
- Croix Rouge Espagnole
Le troisième atelier régional de partage du Réseau Africain des Institutions et Fonds de Formation Professionnelle (RAFPRO) s’est tenu à Saly-Portudal (Sénégal) du 16 au 18 novembre 2021 autour du thème: «Les modes alternatifs de financement de la formation professionnelle en Afriqueface aux défis...
- Region and Country
- Guinée
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Senegal
- Tchad
- The Gambia
- Mali
- Mauritanie
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroun
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Partner
- Conférence Permanente des Chambres Consulaires Africaines et Francophones
- SEQUA gGmbH Partner of German Business
- The Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry
«Ma situation avait commencé il y’a deux ans quand des hommes armés qui appartenaient au groupe Boko Haram avaient attaqué notre village au Nigéria.
- Region and Country
- Guinée
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Senegal
- Tchad
- The Gambia
- Mali
- Mauritanie
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroun
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- Save the Children
- Caritas Switzerland
- Croix Rouge Espagnole