Djiboutian households are extremely vulnerable to international trade shocks due to a heavy reliance on imports to meet domestic demand. To address this issue, the $30 million Social Protection Emergency Crises Response Project provides cash and in-kind transfers to crisis-affected households. The project also strengthens adaptive social protection mechanisms to enhance preparedness for the government and communities to respond to future crises. Through the project, 15,000 households and 2,200 students are receiving support in form of emergency cash transfers and in-kind transfers, and students’ stipends respectively. In total, emergency safety net transfers currently reach 86,200 beneficiaries, of which 34,480 are women.

The Government of Djibouti has placed human capital and education and at the center of development policies. The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training is rolling out a comprehensive education reform to increase access, quality and learning. The Expanding Opportunities for Learning Project, with financing of $30.35m from IDA, the refugee window, the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and Education Above All Foundation (EAA), Qatar, has supported the achievement of a series of results including improving access and inclusion .More than 22,000 out-of-school children have been enrolled to date, and Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training plans to reach the target of 35,000 pupils in total by 2025.

The Development Response to Displacement Impacts project has made $30 million ($20 million initial financing and $10 million additional financing) available to improve access to basic social services, expand economic opportunities, and enhance environmental management for refugee-hosting communities. The project has implemented an integrated local development approach supporting long-term solutions benefitting refugee-hosting communities through its focus on integrated investments in social and economic infrastructure, improved natural resource management in refugee hosting areas, and regional learning and knowledge sharing on forced displacement. Results include 135,830 people who have benefitted from improved access to basic services such as education, healthcare, and renewable energy; 54,437 people who have been provided with access to renewable energy; and 5,588 people, including beneficiaries of livelihoods support involving business grants and entrepreneurship trainings and beneficiaries of productive agricultural kits, who have reported an increase in income.

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