This action was submitted through the GFMD Mayors Mechanism Call to Local Action for Migrants and Refugees.
Addis Ababa is a recipient of the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees (GCF), the Mayors Migration Council’s response to the unmet needs of cities as they support migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people.
The City’s project “Water Supply and Entrepreneurship for IDPs” will provide access to critical water infrastructure for over 1,200 IDP households living in Akaki Sub-city’s Koyefeche – an IDP settlement constructed by the Addis Ababa City Administration – addressing their immediate public health needs while improving their capacity to cope with future stresses. The Addis Ababa City Administration will provide improved access to water via the addition of new water mains servicing Koyefeche and reducing the cost of water bills for residents of the area, providing some financial relief until the IDPs become economically self-sufficient. The City Administration will also provide entrepreneurship training and financial assistance to 40 residents of Koyefeche, half of them women, interested in starting new businesses.
The project will be implemented by Addis Ababa City Administration, through Addis Ababa Fire and Disaster Risk Management Commission and in collaboration with Addis Ababa City Resilience Project Office, Addis Ababa Cooperatives, Promotion Office, Addis Ababa City Water and Sewage Authority, and in direct consultation with the locally elected committees of Koyefeche.