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Funded Activities

Through a initial grant from FCDO, the SRF will finance several projects within the Sahel region

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FUNDING WINDOWS

FUNDING WINDOWS

Three multi-country consortia supported through predictable, flexible and long-term funding: The SRF finance three consortia composed of leading INGOs and national/local partners that can deliver demand-driven humanitarian response and offering substantial and relevant technical and geographical complementarities (Duration: 35 months)

Catalytic window: SRF will finance action research and a regional coordination network with a view to catalyzing the improvement of humanitarian response in the region:

  • Two operational research with the potential to affect a step change in the quality of the response and reform agenda will be financed to inform strategic priority investments and to disseminate key evidence. 
  • A regional network of NGOs to promote a more effective and principled humanitarian action and strengthen synergies between initiatives at country and regional level.
SECTORS OF INTERVENTION

SECTORS OF INTERVENTION

SRF will enable the most vulnerable conflict and displaced affected people to have their basic needs through

  • Life savings protection and humanitarian assistance
  • Access to essentials services based on their socio-economic vulnerabilities and capacities
  • An early recovery approach as foundation for building resilience in Sahel hot spots.

The expected minimum assistance package provided by partners will incorporate:

  • Food security
  • Nutrition
  • Health
  • Protection
  • Wash and Shelter

Geographic implementation

The SRF geographic focus is Liptako Gourma (LG), Lake Chad Basin (LCB), South-Western Niger (SW Niger) in the Maradi region and Eastern Chad.

All locations are under-resourced hard-to-reach conflict affected, which face challenges coping with the influx of conflict-affected and displaced people. The SRF could later expand its geographical focus.

31,75% of SRF’s operational project budget is allocated to local actors, both through direct funding windows (£6,2m) and through indirect funding via international consortia.

Sahel Regional Fund