Strengthening human security through poverty reduction and sustainable social development for refugees and local host communities

The project’s goal was to address the needs of refugees and vulnerable host populations in Gabon. Through inter-agency collaboration, combined with top-down and bottom-up strategies, the project aimed to: (i) improve livelihoods through agricultural development and income generating activities; (ii) ensure access to basic health care services for refugees and vulnerable host populations; (iii) provide support to victims of sexual and gender-based violence; and (iv) promote education and skills training for groups at risk.
The project’s main beneficiaries were some 19,500 refugees mainly from the Republic of Congo, as well as other vulnerable populations in the provinces of Estuaire, Haut Ogooué, Ngounié, Nyanga and Ogooué Lolo in Gabon. At least 1,000 people were trained in agricultural techniques and income generating activities, and approximately 2,500 beneficiaries received tools and seeds for agriculture. Out-of-school youth benefitted from vocational skills training that improved their access to jobs and self-employment opportunities. At the same time, 702 pregnant women and 2,925 children under five benefitted from medical care and vaccinations.

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• https://www.un.org/humansecurity/hsprogramme/strengthening-human-securi…

GFMD 2014-2015 Roundtable 3.1 "International cooperation and responsibility sharing to enhance human development and human security for people forcibly displaced across international borders"

UN Trust Fund for Human Security, UNHCR, UNDP, FAO, WHO, UNICEF