The overall objective/Goal: to contribute to saving lives, improving access to basic services and restoring living conditions of conflict and climate shock affected vulnerable people and communities in Ethiopia.
Project Implementation Period: 01.05.2021– 31.12.2023
Donor Agency: The German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO)
Geographical Area of Interventions-Afar Regional State-Ethiopia
Major intervention areas: humanitarian a response; basic service delivery protection, resilience building, economic inclusion, integration and livelihood
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The overall objective/Goal: to contribute to the creation of a stable and peaceful society through an active participation of citizens and CSOs to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development in the country.
Project Implementation Period: December 31/23-April 30/2023
Donor Agency: Civil Society Support program Phase 2 (CSSP2) for conflict and peace-building grants was funded by the people of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden and Norway managed by the British Council, in consortium with PACT UK and Social Development Direct
Geographical Area of Interventions-Afar Region-Ethiopia
Major intervention area: Organize Citizen and CSO platform and public dialogue on Peace-building and human rights, capacity building on conflict early warning system and to adopt conflict sensitive programming and social protection and strategies for Peaceful and democratic transformation and accountability

PPG(s): 1ETHK: Refugees and Asylum Seekers from Eritrea in Ethiopia.
Goal(s): Protection and Mixed Solutions
Cost Centre(s): 12073: Ethiopia, Samara
Partner Code: 1073055 – Organization for Sustainable Development
Project Period: 01/01/2018 – 31/12/2018
PROJECT STATEMENT
This project seeks to rehabilitate and protect refugees` impacted environment in Aysayta and Barahle camps. Moreover, the project scales-up access to safe and sustainable energy services for domestic cooking through briquette distribution, creating access to communal kitchen and ethanol distribution
Project Timeframe: One Year (August 01, 2018 to July 31, 2019)
Funding Organization: World Food Programme
Location of the project: Afar region, Aysaita and Berhale Refugee camps
PROJECT STATEMENT
The relived programme will contribute to WFP Strategic Results Relief and Refugees Access to Food and Social Protection Safety Nets. To increase the employment opportunities, employability skills, income-generation or food production opportunities of the targeted refugees and host communities so that they become food secure, more self-reliant and less dependent on donor assistance in Aysaita and Berhale Camps. The programme will seek to increase the capacity of households and individuals to provide for themselves by protecting and or enhancing their income, skills and assets in ways that support their priorities and goals. The intervention will seek to foster local integration of refugees through joint activities that target both vulnerable refugee households and host community through training, re-skilling and skills development. The intervention will increase the capacity of refugees and host families, providing them job opportunities to reduce poverty and increase self-reliance. The goal of the proposed youth empowerment component is that youth, aged 15-24, are empowered to bring about positive change and social cohesion in their communities, and build employability skills.
Project Objective/Goal: contribute to the reduction of hhs vulnerability through forced displacement in Guyah IDP camp and Serdo refugees camp
Project Implementation Period: 15/05/2022-15/11/2022
Donor Agency: Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH)
Geographical Area of Interventions-AFAR REGION-ETHIOPIA
Major intervention areas: Refugees, IDPs and the vulnerable host communities access an integrated emergency life-saving assistance

Fig.3. multi-sectroral lifesaving and recovery assistance for most at risk refugees, IDPs and host communities in Yalo and Gulina Woredas-Afar Region
The overall objective/Goal: to revitalize and functionalize, strengthen the existing CSOs platforms, establish and strengthen new ones, study on national and international level policy and legal frameworks on resources governance and other standards and Advocacy
Project Implementation Period: Sep. 15/2021-March 14/2023
Funding Agency: Civil Society Support program Phase 2 (CSSP2 was funded by the people of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden and Norway managed by the British Council, in consortium with PACT UK and Social Development Direct
Geographical Area of Interventions-Afar Region-Ethiopia
Major intervention area: revitalizing and functionalizing existing CSOs platforms initiatives, Establishing and strengthening new CSOs platforms initiatives, Study on national and international level policy and legal frameworks and other standards; and Advocacy, constructive policy dialogue and dissemination.
The overall objective/Goal:to contribute to the strengthening of local CSOs as actors of governance and development in their own right in Ethiopia.
Project Implementation Period: March 20/2020-Dec. 23/22
Funding Agency: European Development Fund
Geographical Area of Interventions-Afar Region-Ethiopia
Major intervention area: Empower CSOs to strengthen partnership and dialogue and government structures; strengthen partnership and the position of local CSOs to enhance the Civil Society’s enabling environment for an inclusive civil society sector and Improve the operational and financial capacity of local youth and women right CSOs as well as CSO networks (peace builders) to promoting peace-building, conflict prevention and social cohesion in conflict affected areas of Afar, Amhara, and Tigray regions.
Objective/Goals; to support returnees to have access to safe settlements, adequate shelter and coordinated infrastructures services, incorporating a highly participatory approach sensitive to age, gender, and diversity considerations.
Project Implementation Period: 01 /01/2023-31/12/2023
Donor Agency: UNHCR
Geographical Area of Interventions-Afar Region
Major intervention areas: returnees have access to safe settlements, adequate shelter and coordinated infrastructures services and employment opportunities

Fig.2. Multiple quick impact Business centers under construction in Berhale and Abaa’la Wored