• Référence: P-ER-KZ0-001
• Date d’approbation: 09/05/2001
• Date de début: 15/08/2001
• Date d'évaluation:
• Statut: En coursOnGo
• Agence d'implémentation:
• Emplacement:

The objective of the project is to revive agricultural production and restore social services to poor people in the war-affected areas of Eritrea.

Overall Project Benefits: The ERP will enable Eritreans to regain lost opportunities by restoring their economic assets damaged during the conflict. Overall, the program should result in the creation of both short-term and permanent employment for over 5,000 households. The program should also result in halting the recent steady decline in the Eritrean Nakfa against major convertible currencies

Benefits in the Agricultural Sector: The investments in the agricultural sector will directly result in increasing the food security status of the target beneficiaries and indeed of the country as a whole. Preliminary economic analysis undertaken by the GSE shows that the economic internal rate of return for commercial to training-assisted models ranges from 20 to 44%. The vegetable production should result in returns in the order of 12% over the project period. The long-term benefits of the watershed management efforts include bringing formerly degraded areas under agricultural production.

Benefits in the Education Sector: The project will focus on the two regions which are most heavily affected by the war and where the population is predominantly rural with high poverty levels and illiteracy rates. Through the rehabilitation and reconstruction of six junior secondary schools, a total of 4,200 pupil places will be created with a capacity of 8,400 in double shift teaching. The establishment of a teacher training institute with a capacity of 500 trainees will practically double the annual output of teachers in the country and contribute substantially to reducing the acute shortage of teachers.

The project will support MOEs policy for incorporating gender initiatives. Girls are presently underrepresented at the middle and secondary levels and lack role models since the teaching staff is predominately male. The TTC proposed under the project will provide increased and safe boarding facilities for female teacher training students, as well as incorporating gender concerns into the curriculum and teacher training.

Benefits in the Water Sector: The project will provide increased quantities of potable water which will reduce the long water collection times presently being experienced particularly by the women and children as well as the water rationing evident in the towns. It will raise the water consumption figures to the WHO recommended minimum of 20 l/c/d. The project will also contribute to the reduction of mortality and morbidity levels caused by water-borne diseases as well as the related health-care costs. The reduction in the water collection times will allow the community mo re time to concentrate on other economic activities while the reduced health-care costs will avail family income for other pressing needs.

MEND Alex Fred - OSAN1

Source	Montant
FAD	UAC 19.900.000
Governement	UAC 24.000.000
Co-financier	UAC 247.200.000
Total	UAC 291.100.000