CERF-funded Project

Ethiopia

Protection monitoring and assistance for Internally Displaced Population in selected regions (20-RR-HCR-032)

Project overview

Through this CERF grant, UNHCR and its partners provided protection support and assistance to IDPs in Afar, Amhara, and Tigray regions with a specific focus on Child Protection (CP), Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and Persons with Specific Needs (PSNs). The projects focused mainly on Mai Tsebri, Shire, and Mekelle areas, with outreach in other locations such as Adigrat and Afar Region (Gora'e, Hidalu, and Gigdiga areas). Mechanisms were established for protection monitoring through the establishment of fixed and mobile (roving) protection desks.582 unaccompanied and separated children were supported with family reunification or foster care, 100 persons with disabilities were identified and provided with assistive devices, and 102 GBV survivors received MHPSS. Additionally, GBV prevention and mitigation awareness-raising sessions were provided to IDPs in Mekelle and Shire. The project targets 4,894 people directly, including 2,088 girls, 2,333 women, and 100 persons with disabilities but many more indirectly as part of the monitoring and awareness-raising activities.