Sustainable return and reintegration through Employment-Intensive Infrastructure works

The project aims to create employment through infrastructure works in the district of Baidoa in Somalia. The infrastructure works include the rehabilitation of about 20km of roads with solar street lights, 2No markets and construction of 2No water crossing structures. It will use employment intensive methods and will create a minimum of 295,000 workdays for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), returnees and host communities. 30 per cent of the infrastructure budget will directly be injected into the local economy through the use of local labour, suppliers and resources. The project will be implemented using the ILO’s Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) approaches. The EIIP supports countries in the design, formulation, implementation and evaluation of policies and programmes aiming to address unemployment and underemployment through public investment, typically in infrastructure development. Its field programmes rely on employment-intensive and local resource-based approaches for the production of public assets in a range of areas such as road construction and maintenance, irrigation infrastructure, reforestation, and soil conservation. Implementation modalities range from public works programmes where individuals are hired directly, to the contracting of small and medium enterprises. EIIP always works to produce public assets and generate employment in local communities. The project is part of a wider drive to rebuild the country. The overall reconstruction effort in Somalia is expected to span at least a decade and will be supplemented with new infrastructure projects and ongoing maintenance. This will make the sector an important contributor to the economic growth. Reconstruction and infrastructure repairs are employment-intensive, and work can begin relatively quickly. In addition, there is strong potential for private sector growth in providing construction materials, providing an added spur to economic growth and employment creation. An ILO Technical Assistance Team (henceforth called the Project Team) will guide the implementation of the activities and build capacity of the partners at local level. The project will be implemented in partnership with the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) Ministry of Public Works (MoPW-FGS), the main Ministry responsible for policy, regulatory frameworks and technical standards. It will also work in partnership with the Ministry of Public Works of South West State (MoPW-SWS), responsible for providing technical support to Baidoa District Authority (District Public Works Department) mandated with the day-to-day project monitoring and supervision with the support of ILO. These two Government agencies have the main responsibility for infrastructure development and maintenance in Baidoa District. While the Baidoa District Authority (District Public Works Department) has the main responsibility for project identification and implementation, the State level MoPW (MoPW-SWS) is the main technical ministry at local level and is responsible for oversight and quality control. The infrastructure measures will be complemented by orientation and awareness workshops on employment intensive methods in infrastructure rehabilitation and maintenance for contractors and by capacity building for the two institutions mentioned above by supporting them to plan, design, implement, supervise and monitoring the rehabilitation and maintenance of projects using employment intensive methods.

Project symbol

SOM/19/01/DEU

Admin unit

CO-Addis Ababa

Start date

13/12/2019

End date

31/12/2025

Total allocation

11533557

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

11532654

Development Partners

Germany, KfW Development Bank

Country/Countries

Somalia

Outcomes

Output 9.5. Improved coherence in support and action to promote inclusive, peaceful, stable and resilient societies through decent work and social justice in contexts of crisis, post-crisis and fragility