Relief Society of Tigray (REST)

Joint Emergency Operations Program (JEOP)

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Date of Operation: 2008 – 2014

Primary Implementing Partner: Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Other Implementing Partners: CARE, Food for the Hungry International (FHI), Hararghe Catholic Secretariat, Relief Society of Tigray (REST), Save the Children (SC), World Vision International (WVI)

Regions of Operation: Afar, Amhara, Dire Dawa, Oromiya, Somali, SNNP, and Tigray

Goal:

Address the food needs of drought-affected populations

Project Objectives:

  • Undertake periodic assessments to determine people suffering from transitory food insecurity
  • Provide survival ration of food to people in need
  • Prevent further depletion of household assets
  • Reduce distress migration of an affected population

Description:

Productive Safety Net Program Graduation (PSNP GRAD)

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Productive Safety Net Program Graduation with Resilience to Sustainable Development

Date of Operation: 2012 - 2016Bottle of Ethiopian organic honey

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

Goal:

Transforming Education for Adults and Children in the Hinterlands (TEACH II)

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See also: Crosscutting Issues

Date of Operation: 2009 – 2014

PrimaryGirl wearing a USAID backpack Implementing Partner: Pact Ethiopia

Other Implementing Partner(s): Kalem, Amhara Development Association, Oromia Development Association, Action for Development, Adult Non Formal Education Association in Ethiopia, Relief Society for Tigray (REST), and Bench Maji Development Association

Regions of Operation: Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella, Oromia, SNNP, Somali and Tigray

Goal:

Increase access to education of both children and adults in disadvantaged areas and improve the capacity of woreda education officers in planning and managing non-formal education programs for pastoralists and remote communities.

Objectives:

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