Building Opportunities for Resilience in the Horn of Africa (BORESHA)
Project title:
Building Opportunities for Resilience in the Horn of Africa (BORESHA)
Start Date:
2017
End Date:
2020
Project Location:
Mandera County in Kenya, Dolo Ado region in Ethiopia, and Gedo region in Somalia.
Cross-border cluster:
Cluster 2, Cluster 3
Priority Intervention areas (PIAs):
PIA 1: Natural resources and environment management
PIA 2: Market access, trade and financial services
PIA 3 : Livelihoods support and basic social services
PIA 4 : Disaster risk management, preparedness and effective response
PIA 5: Research, knowledge management and technology transfer
PIA 6: Conflict prevention, resolution and peace building
PIA 7: Coordination, institutional strengthening and partnerships
PIA 2: Market access, trade and financial services
PIA 3 : Livelihoods support and basic social services
PIA 4 : Disaster risk management, preparedness and effective response
PIA 5: Research, knowledge management and technology transfer
PIA 6: Conflict prevention, resolution and peace building
PIA 7: Coordination, institutional strengthening and partnerships
Lead Organization:
Danish Refugee Council
Collaborating organizations:
World Vision International, Care International, WYG
Financial sources:
European Union
Project description:
Funded by the European Union Trust Fund for Africa, the Building Opportunities for Resilience in the Horn of Africa (BORESHA) project's overall objective is to promote economic development and greater resilience, particularly among vulnerable groups in the Mandera Triangle. The project will adopt a community-driven approach to address the shared nature of the risks and opportunities on in this border area.
It is part of the EU's programme for Collaboration in the Cross-Border areas of the Horn of Africa, providing over 60 million euros of investment to prevent and mitigate the impact of local conflict and to promote economic development and greater resilience in four different cross-border regions.
It is part of the EU's programme for Collaboration in the Cross-Border areas of the Horn of Africa, providing over 60 million euros of investment to prevent and mitigate the impact of local conflict and to promote economic development and greater resilience in four different cross-border regions.
Contacts:
BORESHA Consortium
Danish Refugee Council - East Africa and Great Lakes
P.O Box 14762 – 00800 Nairobi, Kenya
Office: +254 709867000
Email: KEN-Boresha@drc.ngo | Twitter: BORESHA_HoA
Website: www.boreshahoa.org
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