Stories

An EU-funded ILO project works closely with partners towards the prevention and reduction of unacceptable forms of work in the Thai fishing and seafood processing sectors. This is the story of one fisher, Prak Song.

GET.invest and the Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) are supported by the EU External Investment Plan to help entrepreneurs and citizens access electricity.

In Somalia, the European Union aims to improve young people's employability, in particular for women and girls. To achieve this, there needs to be more quality training in promising economic sectors, such as information and communication technology.

Somalia is on a path to recover from decades of civil war. However, climate change poses one of the biggest challenges to the country’s stability. The EU supports the Somali youth through education to develop solutions to these pressing issues.

SoSuRe provides funding for social cash transfers targeting ultrapoor households with very limited labour capacity.

Migrant workers – managing flows, embracing the benefits and reducing vulnerability

Interview with Henriette Geiger, Director, People and Peace, Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission.

This photo story shows the construction of key water source in Abore Village in Somalia. It is the first of its kind in the remote village in Gedo Region of Somalia. This water system is used to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic.

Aqua4Sudan is helping to create new streams of income for the people of Gala’ Alnahal in Sudan