Socio-Economic Reintegration for Illegally Trafficked Ethiopian Women and Returnees from the Middle East
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This project supported the socio-economic reintegration of 300 returnees and deportees to Ethiopia from the Middle East. This pilot project was intended to identify and respond to the needs of this vulnerable group.
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105 beneficiaries have met their relatives through the project's family tracing program. Those of whom their families are traced far from Addis Ababa in Wollo, Raya kobo, Tigray, Arisi, shewarobit, and Borena areas are given transportation money. Two trauma healing work shops have been organized by EOC 249 for the beneficiaries.
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This project supported the socio-economic reintegration of 300 returnees and deportees to Ethiopia from the Middle East. This pilot project was intended to identify and respond to the needs of this vulnerable group.
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• providing the returnees with temporary shelter, psycho-social support and marketable skills training
• to undertake research on the specific needs of returnees
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- 300 illegally trafficked Ethiopian women and returnees.
- The project directly addressed the problems faced by 300 deportees by providing intensive support.
- The most vulnerable 100 returnees were provided with sheltered and given access to boarding services as well as psycho-social support and marketable skills training.
- The remaining 200 beneficiaries were provided group counseling.
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The presentation describes how the four organizations work together. AGAR runs a shelter for female returnees from the Middle East, EOC-DICAC-RRAD provides them with psycho-social support and reintegration assistance, AFM facilitates the skill trainings and Stichting Dir is responsible for the research on illegal migration and trafficking of Ethiopian women.