Fact Sheet: Strengthening social and health protection in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected all countries and global markets. In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), disjointed health and political systems have been unable to adequately address the pandemic. COVID-19 has dramatically slowed projected economic growth, disrupting the income and earnings of many in BiH and upending education for children, preventing them from learning the skills that will allow them to join the workforce.
USAID ASSISTANCE
To support BiH children and the economy during and after the pandemic, USAID has partnered with UNICEF in a two-year, $4.8 million project to strengthen BiH s response to and recovery from COVID-19. This project, Strengthening Social and Health Protection in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic , will address the devastating effect the pandemic has had on citizens in BiH, specifically the socio-economic impacts.
Background Information
CARE International in Somalia has been providing development and lifesaving assistance across all regions of Somalia since 1981. Our programs go beyond meeting basic needs at the onset of an emergency to helping affected communities recover, rebuild their lives and become more resilient. In order to strengthen communities to better cope with future disasters and address persistent poverty and vulnerability, we are implementing a variety of longer-term development activities aimed at addressing the underlying causes of poverty in Somalia. Our development programs support marginalized women and youth through innovative projects in education, water and sanitation, sustainable environmental management, civil society development, peacebuilding and governance and small-scale enterprise development. CARE works in partnership with Somali and international NGOs, civil society leaders, universities, the private sector and local authorities in order to bring effective an
are always delighted to support communities in a range of ways through the LEADER
Programme. LEADER can help in many ways including assisting to put plans around your
ideas, providing funding for studies as well as enabling capital funding for projects.
One such LEADER supported project enabled Francis and Deirdre Connolly to realise their
vision and develop a Glamping Site on their farm in Ardara, Co. Donegal.
When they approached DLDC in 2018, they were directed to the LEADER Team which
implements the Programme on behalf of the Donegal Local Community Development
Committee (LCDC). They worked closely with Rural Development Manager Frank Kelly and
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