Submission form: Submission #2285

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Submission Number: 2285
Submission ID: 7971
Submission UUID: 672f82f1-af9a-46b4-8c21-8ca72b12e58d
Submission URI: /submit-pledges

Created: Sun, 07/31/2022 - 21:11
Completed: Sun, 07/31/2022 - 21:11
Changed: Tue, 10/10/2023 - 07:12

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Name of entity submitting the pledgeThe Mayors Mechanism submitting in the name of the City of Addis Ababa
Pledging entityCities, Municipalities, and Local Authority
Is the country of the pledging entity a GCM Champion country?
Full namePablo Mariani
PositionKMO
Country of implementationEthiopia
Other country of implementationGlobal
Region of implementation
Email Addresspmariani@mayorsmechanism.org
Secondary contact person
Secondary email
Name of the pledgeProviding the Koyefeche settlement with clean water and entrepreneurship support
Type of pledge (please select)Individual (by one state/actor)
Is this a mirror pledge (pledge is also relevant to the Global Compact on Refugees) ?
Participating States and Actors
Name of the matched pledge
ID of the matched pledge
Nature of the pledgeProcess oriented (e.g. convening fully consultative processes in preparing national reports for the IMRF); structured
Please select the main three GCM objectives the pledge is/are meant to support7. Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration; 15. Provide access to basic services for migrants; 23. Strengthen international cooperation and global partnerships for safe, orderly and regular migration
Please indicate which GCM Guiding Principle is/are particularly relevant for the pledgePeople-centred; International cooperation; National sovereignty; Rule of law and due process; Sustainable development; Human rights; Gender-responsive; Child-sensitive; Whole-of-government approach; Whole-of-society approach
Please provide a description of the pledgeAddis Ababa is a recipient of the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees (GCF), the Mayors Migration Council’s response to the unmet needs of cities as they support migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people.
The City’s project “Water Supply and Entrepreneurship for IDPs” will provide access to critical water infrastructure for over 1,200 IDP households living in Akaki Sub-city’s Koyefeche – an IDP settlement constructed by the Addis Ababa City Administration – addressing their immediate public health needs while improving their capacity to cope with future stresses. The Addis Ababa City Administration will provide improved access to water via the addition of new water mains servicing Koyefeche and reducing the cost of water bills for residents of the area, providing some financial relief until the IDPs become economically self-sufficient. The City Administration will also provide entrepreneurship training and financial assistance to 40 residents of Koyefeche, half of them women, interested in starting new businesses.
The project will be implemented by Addis Ababa City Administration, through Addis Ababa Fire and Disaster Risk Management Commission and in collaboration with Addis Ababa City Resilience Project Office, Addis Ababa Cooperatives, Promotion Office, Addis Ababa City Water and Sewage Authority, and in direct consultation with the locally elected committees of Koyefeche.

Addis Ababa’s project anticipates three key impacts:
1. IDPs in Akaki sub-city have access to potable water and improved public health.
2. IDPs in Akaki sub-city generate a sustainable income.
3. The Addis Ababa City Administration strengthens its inter-institutional coordination and delivers on national priorities to assist IDPs and other vulnerable groups at the city level.
The impact of the project will be evaluated through a grant report at the end of the Global Cities Fund grant term. This report will measure anticipated against outcomes and indicators developed at the start of the grant period against actual outcomes and indicators.
Addis Ababa’s project’s key innovations:

1. This is Addis Ababa’s first internationally-funded project focused on displaced communities and will address both their immediate needs and their preparedness to deal with future stresses.
2. Further, the institutional experience the city gains from this intervention will critically inform similar processes in other areas of the city or in other Ethiopian cities.
3. This project strengthens Addis Ababa’s collaboration with Global Cities Fund Strategic Partners: UN-Habitat, UCLG, IOM, and UNHCR.
Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised30 Oct 2022
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