Running from August 2008 to June 2011

EGER started in mid-2008 and seeks to generate employment opportunities and income for vulnerable populations in Somalia, particularly women, marginalized groups and youth. The project is expected to employ a minimum of 50,000 beneficiaries through labour-intensive physical and social infrastructure rehabilitation initiatives. The initiatives are formulated with the participation of local communities and are implemented in partnership with seven local NGOs and five community-based organizations.

As of October 2008, the project was providing employment opportunities to over 16,476 beneficiaries, 30 percent of them women, across South Central Somalia. The initiatives are generating a total of 500,000 workdays.

Expenditure for this project for 2008: 2,069,715US$.