An agreement has been signed between the Ethiopian Government and the World Bank for a loan of US$110 million to support the third phase of the Pastoral Community Development Project. The agreement was signed between Finance and Economic Development Minister, Sufian Ahmed and the World Bank Ethiopia Country Director Mr. Guang Z. Chen, on Thursday last week (January 16).
The Pastoral Community Development Project aims to improve access to community demand-driven social and economic services for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists, and the finance will be used to support the construction of health and educational facilities, veterinary clinics, small irrigation schemes and rural roads, in 113 pastoralist woredas in Afar, Somali, Oromia and South Ethiopia Peoples’ Regional States.
The Pastoral Community Development Project is a 15-year, three-phase, project which began in 2003. Some 55 districts have been selected to benefit from the investment. In partnership with International Fund for Agriculture Development, the project is eventually planning to reach all pastoral districts in the country.
Ethiopia.gov.et
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