PROSPECTS – Improving Prospects for Host Communities and Forcibly Displaced Persons in Kenya (Opportunity Fund Phase 2)

PROSPECTS is a partnership and a multi-year programme financed by the Government of the Netherlands and brings together the IFC, ILO, UNICEF, UNHCR and the World Bank to address crucial and emerging challenges of protracted displacement, in close coordination with the governments of the hosting countries. The Partnership focuses on four areas of intervention that enable forcibly displaced persons to overcome their specific vulnerabilities and host communities to pursue their own development efforts in transformed environments. These are: education and learning; employment; protection; and critical infrastructure. Opportunity Fund was introduced as an instrument to strengthen closer cooperation between the PROSPECTS Partners at country, regional or global levels in Phase 1 of PROSPECTS. The Netherlands kept the same instrument in Phase 2 to scale-up projects that have proven successful but also support innovative pilots testing new programming and policy approaches. As a result of this process, ILO has become part of various Opportunity Fund projects at country, regional (on durable solutions) and global levels. This country project is composed by two components. Firstly, "Employment creation for refugees and host communities in green, digital, and creative economies through market relevant skills and improved access to integrated services" aims to enhance employment creation and strengthen access to integrated services for refugees and host communities. Secondly, "Strengthening National and County Systems for Sustainable Socioeconomic Inclusion of Refugees and Host Communities Aligned with the Shirika Plan" aims to strengthen national and county systems to operationalize the transition phase of the Shirika Plan by embedding inclusive, sustainable services for refugees and host communities across the various pillars.

Project symbol

KEN/25/50/NLD

Admin unit

CO-Dar es Salaam

Start date

01/12/2025

End date

31/12/2027

Total allocation

3465347

Total expenditure

Status

Active

8773

Development Partners

Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Country/Countries

Kenya

Outcomes

Outcome 7: Universal social protection
Outcome 3: Full and productive employment for just transitions
Outcome 4: Sustainable enterprises for inclusive growth and decent work