Resilience in Pastoral Areas- North (RiPA)

(Ethiopia): Resilience in Pastoral Areas North (RiPA North) improves the resilience capacities of households, markets, and local institutions across 22 target districts in the Somali, Afar, and Oromia regions of Ethiopia. The activity contributes to enhanced food security and inclusive economic growth for over 178,000 households. FY 2022 funds will continue to strengthen disaster risk management systems and capabilities of communities and local governments through training, technical advice, and institutional support. The activity will facilitate two-way early warning and response information flow between communities and local governments at regional, district, and community-levels. The activity will also catalyze inclusive and effective labor markets and a dynamic private sector to improve economic and employment opportunities for youth and women. The activity increases productivity and marketing of livestock and crop systems by strengthening rangeland management and improving access to animal health service, water supply, farm inputs, and financial services...RiPA North will continue to promote nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-smart agricultural practices. It will provide

Source: IATI activity description, US-GOV-1-72066320CA00002 (2020). The source's own text.