Feed the Future Initiative

Productive Safety Net Program Graduation with Resilience to Sustainable Development

Date of Operation: 2012 - 2016

Primary Implementing Partner: CARE

Other Implementing Partners: Catholic Relief Services, Organization for Rehabilitation and Development in Amhara (ORDA), Relief Society of Tigray (REST), Ethiopian Catholic Church-Social Development & Coordinating Office of Meki and Ziway, and Agri Service Ethiopia (ASE). Also Holland’s SNV is providing a technical advisor on value chains, and Tufts University will conduct evaluation and knowledge management.

Regions of Operation: 16 PSNP woredas are targeted for GRAD operations: Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, and Tigray

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Date of Operation: 2008 – 2013

Primary Implementing Partner: Tetra Tech

Regions of Operation: Afar, Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, Somali and Tigray

Goal:

Assist the Government of Ethiopia to strengthen and enhance rural land tenure security and administration.

Project Objectives:

• Support improvement of legal framework on land administration
• Promote tenure security to enhance investment on land
• Increase public information and awareness
• Capacity building and program management

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Date of Operation: 2005 – 2013

Primary Implementing Partner: Tufts University

Regions of Operation: Afar, Oromia, and Somali

Goal:

Increased resilience to shocks and secure more sustainable livelihoods by policy planning and implementation for the Pastoralist Livelihood Initiative (PLI)

Project Objectives:

• Ensure technical coordination of PLI activities
• Systematic monitoring, impact assessment and research to inform policy development and best-practice guidelines in livestock developmental relief within pastoralist regions
• Institutionalize best practice development-relief interventions nationally and in selected pastoralist regions

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See also: Crosscutting Issues

Date of Operation: 2011 – 2016

Primary Implementing Partner: ACDI/VOCA

Other Implementing Partner: International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), John Mellor & Associates (JMA), Booz Allen Hamilton, Danya International, Inc., Kimetrica, Coffee Quality Institute, and Crown Agents

Regions of Operation: Amhara, Oromiya, SNNP, and Tigray

Goal:

Sustainably reduce poverty and hunger by improving the productivity and competitiveness of value chains that offer job and income opportunities for rural households.

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Date of Operation: 2008 – 2013

Primary Implementing Partner: FHI 360

Other Implementing Partners: Counterpart International, George Washington University, Solimar, Aid to Artisans, Government of Ethiopia Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Regions of Operation: Oromia and SNNP

Goal:

Enhance biodiversity conservation and economic development.

Project Objectives:

• Assist in the creation of sustainable tourism products, services and other opportunities
• Mainstream HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness

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Date of Operation: 2008 – 2013

Primary Implementing Partner: U.S. Department of Agriculture/U.S. Forest Service

Other Implementing Partners: Government of Ethiopia Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Sector (DRMFSS)/Early Warning and Response Directorate (EWRD) of the Ministry of Agriculture

Regions of Operation: National, Addis Ababa (pilot programs)

Goal:

Provide support to the Government of Ethiopia Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Sector (DRMFSS) to improve its capacity to anticipate and manage shocks and disasters in a timely manner.

Project Objectives:

• Introduce the U.S. National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) components and evaluate for applicability in Ethiopia
• Train in identified relevant NIMS components and contextualize to the Ethiopian government and cultural setting
• Integrate and operationalize systems in pilot organizations/regions
• Scale up and institutionalize systems based on lessons learned from pilot programs

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Date of Operation: 2011-2016