EU support to response, recovery and resilience in Borno State

Funded by the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and implemented by FAO, WFP and UN Women, the project contributes to enhancing resilience of conflict affected people in Borno State while building on the humanitarian assistance provided by ECHO and other international actors and gradually moving into rehabilitation and recovery, thereby ensuring a smooth transition between EU emergency and development funding instruments. This programme is a strategic complement to the EUR 123 million joint humanitarian-development programme “EU Support to Response, Recovery and Resilience in Borno State” approved on 24/03/2017 under the 11th EDF National Indicative Programme for Nigeria. The action helps support and strengthen the resilience of populations affected by security and food crises. Activities include cash transfers, small grants, sound agricultural and natural resources management market gardening, development of small developments and/or bastions, support for production, strengthening of farmer’s capacities and of farmer’s organisation, support for small livestock, and building more sustainable shelters for the most vulnerable.

Global objective

Build the resilience of conflict affected people in Borno State in terms of food and nutrition security based on a conflict-sensitive approach and in an environment-friendly way

Specific objectives

Strengthen food security and livelihood opportunities for vulnerable rural communities through the development of small-scale and family farming to sustainably improve production and mitigate agro-pastoral risks
Improve access to basic social services for the most vulnerable by restoring basic health, nutrition and WASH services.
Enhance social protection for women and youth and other at-risk groups through increased economic and employment opportunities in sectors of growth including agriculture

Expected results

Households have meet their basic food needs, developed and revived community own assets improving community resilience to common stresses, shocks and droughts
Improved access to health, reproductive health and nutrition services including sensitisation to hygiene and nutrition practices, access to sanitation and water.
Access to social protection schemes by youths, women and at–risk groups and creation of quick impact youth and women employment to stimulate longer-term recovery

Duration

3 years : 28/04/2017 - 30/04/2020

Localisation

The project is implemented in the State of Borno.

Beneficiaries

80 000 direct beneficiaries
850 000 indirect beneficiaries

Budget

EUR 20 000 000

Funding

European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa

Implementation

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
World Food Programme (WFP)
UN Women

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Country

Nigeria

Topics

Agriculture & value chains
Climate, climate change & adaptation
Education
Employment & revenues
Environment
Food security & zero hunger
Gender
Governance & capacity-building
Health
Livestock & pastoralism
Local actors & livelihoods
Markets, prices & trade
Natural resource management
Nutrition
Poverty
Social affairs & social protection
Water & sanitation
Youth

Targets

Institutions
Pastoralists & Agro-pastoralists
Poor households
Poor workers in the informal economy
Refugees
Vulnerable small-scale farmers
Women
Youth

Agir Pillars

Pillar 1: Improve social protection for the most vulnerable communities and households in order to secure their livelihoods
Pillar 2: Strengthen the nutrition of vulnerable households
Pillar 3: Sustainably improve agricultural and food productivity and the incomes of the most vulnerable households and improve access to food
Pillar 4: Strengthen governance in food and nutrition security

Scales

Local