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Since 1990, Commission funding for ACP countries has risen steadily each year in real terms – and now it is spending more than ever before on aid for trade. Since 2001, more than €850 million of Commission funds have been used to help ACP regions to boost trade and integrate into the world economy.


Story from the field

  • Employment Intensive Programme in Support of Mogadishu
    Promotion of community based employment projects is the only way to re-integrate crisis-affected groups and give them a sense of belonging. So far, 1 700 people (70% women) from the poorer sections of society have been recruited via the ILO programme

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  • Providing universal access to treatment
    In Benin and Congo, the EU supports an integrated approach to HIV and Tuberculosis care. The National Health Care systems in the two countries have been reinforced through extensive capacity building measures to carry this holistic care of patients.

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  • WSS Pilot project in four needy areas of Douala, Cameroon
    In Duala, Cameroon, a water sanitation project aims to change the reality of three million people, since only 25% of them have access to clean water while most of the inhabitants have often to drink water taken from polluted public wells.

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  • Support to Vulnerable Farming Households Affected by Increasing Food and Commodity Prices in Lesotho
    In order to mitigate the impact of soaring food and agricultural input prices, the EU provided €4 million through FAO in Lesotho to support vulnerable, food insecure farming households. 36 300 households received quality agricultural supplies.

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  • Energy services centres for rural communities in Mozambique
    In a context where electricity is a luxury from which only few can benefit, the project aims at improving access to electric services to heath centres and also to citizens for private use.

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