Urban Durable Solutions Pemba Cabo Delgado

• 361.712 people living in the Municipality of Pemba (host and displaced, with focus on women and girls)
• 15.542 people living in Muxara neighbourhood (host and displaced) in with a particular focus on vulnerable women and girls

Outcome 1: engagement of communities has improved in participatory and gender-inclusive planning and management at municipal and neighbourhood scale and awareness rising with specific social services provision.

Outcome 2: living conditions for vulnerable women and girls within host communities and IDPs have increased at the neighbourhood scale with assisted self-construction of prioritized community infrastructure “including on the job” training and employment / entrepreneurship opportunities.  

Outcome 3: capacities of local authorities and communities in integration of IDPs have increased, ensuring the sharing of experiences, as well as systemic monitoring and evaluation to extract lessons learned and formulate guidelines for scaling-up. 

Resultados previstos:  

Output 1.1. Coherent, simplified, and efficient urban plans and tools are provided to local authorities and communities

Output 1.2. Participatory approaches are deployed to develop local plans and projects of community infrastructure, public services, and land use

Output 1.3. Community engagement and awareness-raising activities are organized on human rights, gender-based violence, and peaceful coexistence

Output 2.1. Community infrastructure & services typological projects are designed

Output 2.2. Community infrastructure & public services interventions are implemented

Output 2.3. Community members’ capacities in urban planning, management and safe (re) construction techniques are improved

Output 3.1. Local officials and community members’ capacities are improved through promotion of tailor-made training packages

Resultados de las fases anteriores:  

The program is already ongoing under Canada financing, with the following results achieved:

• An Urban Profiling framework for Pemba city was developed improving spatial understanding on rapid growth and emergency planning
• A Neighborhood Gender Sensitive Action Plan for the first pilot neighborhood (Mahate) has been elaborated defining public services and infrastructure to be improved
• The public services and community infrastructure portfolio for Mahate has been designed (12 physical interventions to be implemented)
• Local micro construction enterprises, local artisans, skilled and unskilled labor were trained on resilient construction techniques
• Strengthened family and community support and provided focused Mental Health and Psycho-social Support services

SDC projects: private sector development, value chain, Cabo Delgado Health Promotion, Decentralization, Social Cohesion

Other donors: World Bank, World Food Program, European Union
Public sector: relevant agencies