The project is a three-year initiative running from December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2027. With a total budget of 900,000 EURO funded by the European Union (EU), the project targets unemployed youth and women across five woredas in the Tigray National Regional State: AbiAdi, Endabatsahma, Keyih Tekli, Kola Temben, and Tanqua Milash. It is implemented through a partnership between People in Need (PIN), Ayuda, and Development Expertise Center (DEC). The project aims to address livelihood challenges and improve food and nutrition security in disaster-affected rural communities by enabling access to inclusive and green job opportunities.
General Objective
To contribute to enhanced food and nutrition security and livelihood resilience of women and youth in rural areas of disaster-affected regions of Ethiopia.
Specific Objective
Vulnerable women and youth—whether exiting agricultural or (agro) pastoral livelihoods or remaining in the sector—are accessing inclusive and green job opportunities in the Afar, Tigray, and Oromia regions.
Outputs
Output 1: Vulnerable women and youth have enhanced their capacities to transition to green jobs and non-farm income-generating agricultural activities via skills development and transfer of technological innovations.
Output 2: Newly established women and youth-led SMEs in green and climate-resilient value chains have strengthened access to markets via enhanced private sector engagement and inclusiveness of local supply chains.
Output 3: Key public and private sector stakeholders have enhanced their coordination and introduced measures that improve women’s economic empowerment and minimize barriers for women to access markets, decent jobs, and quality education.
Output 4: Vulnerable women and youth have improved their access to financial services through innovative financing solutions and financial learning hubs.
