Project Description: 

The pilot project builds on the Tripartite Agreement between the Government of Kenya, the Federal Government of Somalia and UNHCR of November 2013 on the voluntary repatriation of Somali refugees living in Kenya and aims to enable a prospective group of Somali returnees in Dadaab, Kenya, to return specifically to Baidoa, Bay region of Somali. Through the project , volunteer returnees will be supported to enable them to play a constructive and effective role in sustaining their return and reintegration, with good prospects for livelihoods and support measures to build resiliecnce according to the principles of co-existence. The project also builds on the lessons from the recent UNHCR pilot reintegration projects and is also intended to leverage the Brussels Action Plan of October 2015. To this end, the pilot project is designed to support the Federal Government of Somalia's strategic priorities for stabilization and delivery of direct peace dividends, including commitments to reconciliation and investion in job creation.