Socio-Economic Reintegration for Illegally Trafficked Ethiopian Women and Returnees from the Middle East

Short title

Socio-Economic Reintegration for Illegally Trafficked Ethiopian Women and Returnees from the Middle East

Start date - End date

Wed, 09/30/2009 to Wed, 09/29/2010

Brief description of the initiative

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.

Results and lessons learned

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.

Status

Complete

Project number

Et-057

Budget

200 000 EUR

Donors

JMDI, European Union

Partner country(ies)

Netherlands

Main thematic areas

Migrant rights
Traffic et contrôle des frontières

Focus area

Mitigating the negative impact of migration on family members' rights in countries of origin
Enhancing migrants' role in development through protection of their rights
Adopting a human rights-based approach to migration and development

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Main objectives

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.

Country

Ethiopia

Main activities

•    providing the returnees with temporary shelter, psycho-social support and marketable skills training
•     to undertake research on the specific needs of returnees

Main beneficiaries

  • 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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Project Documents

  • 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.