Training and Professional Integration of Refugees Internally Displaced Persons and Vulnerable Indiv

This project seeks to improve the socio-economic integration of refugees and displaced persons as well as the vulnerable populations of host communities in the Kayes Mopti and Ségou regions and the greater Bamako area including specific support to address the particular needs of women. Project activities include: (1) providing a diverse range of adapted training to better meet demand and the needs of the target groups mainly women and young people; (2) providing instructors with training on the non-violent gender-responsive management of conflicts; (3) implementing environmentally sensitive revenue-generating activities tailored to the target groups; (4) providing the target groups with support to develop business plans and get funding; and (5) carrying out micro-projects involving shared communal infrastructure including specific micro-projects for women.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased use of a diverse range of targeted vocational training by refugees internally displaced persons and vulnerable populations particularly girls and women in the regions of intervention; (2) improved economic resilience for refugees internally displaced persons and vulnerable individuals especially young people and women in the targeted regions; and (3) strengthened social cohesion between refugees internally displaced persons and vulnerable populations especially women in the targeted regions and their host community.