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Overview

The United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund provides USD $500,000 to provide access to education to Somali refugees in Ethiopia

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$545,361
Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•EthiopiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•EthiopiaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2016
Start (actual)
Mar 1, 2017
End (actual)
Feb 1, 2018

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Cofinancing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations (UN)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Ethiopia

Implementing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
  • United Nations (UN)

Loan description

The United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund provides USD $500,000 to provide access to education to Somali refugees in Ethiopia

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2016, the Chinese Government pledged to contribute USD $200 million to the United Nations over a ten year period. The United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund (UNPDF) was established to channel these earmarked funds to specific projects in coordination with the UN. The UNPDF is divided into two sub-funds: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund and The Secretary-General's Peace and Security Sub-Fund. Approved in 2016 and implemented between March 2017 and February 2018, USD $500,000 was allocated from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund to improve access to secondary education services to Somali refugee children and youth in three refugee camps in Ethiopia. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) implemented the project and worked with the Development & Inter-Church Aid (DICAC) and the Administration for Refugees and Returnees Affair (ARRA). As a result of the project, the enrollment rate of refugee children increased by 35.8% and the student drop-out rate decreased. All teachers received training on the Education Management Information System (EMIS). The refugee camps were located around Jijiga town in North East Ethiopia. The project strengthened the refugee school in Sheder camp and improved access to schools in Kebribeyah and Aw-bare camps.

Staff comments

1. The UNPDF reference number for this project is PDF-SDG-2016-07. 2. The commitment date, implementation start date, and completion date are estimated based upon the project's year of approval and duration.