Stärkung der Resilienz von vulnerablen Gruppen im Zusammenhang mit der Heuschreckenplage in Äthiopien Resilience of vulnerable groups against Desert Locust invasion in Ethiopia Das Vorhaben ist Teil des Programmvorschlags für Übergangshilfe-Vorhaben Regio-nalansatz für Übergangshilfe zur Stärkung der Resilienz am Horn von Afrika. Ziel des Vor-habens ist es, die Resilienz der besonders von der Heuschreckenplage 2020 betroffenen Haushalte in den Regionen Afar, Amhara und Somali zu erhöhen und ihre Entwicklung zu fördern. Dies soll durch verschiedene Maßnahmen erfolgen: a) durch die Bereitstellung von Nahrungsmitteln in Form von Schulspeisungen für Grundschulkinder, b) Unconditional Cash-Transfers für Schwangere und stillende Mütter mit Kindern unter zwei Jahren zur Prävention von Minderwuchs, d) durch die Stärkung klimaresilienter Lebensgrundlagen für Ackerbauern und Pastoralisten durch Trainings, Verteilung von Saatgut und anderer Güter und Maßnahmen zur direkten und individuellen Unterstützung der Lebens- und Erwerbs-grundlagen anderer begünstigter Haushalte (Lifelihood) sowie durch Markterschließungs-programme für den Privatsektor und e) durch technische Unterstützung der Regionalregie-rungen bei der Schaffung von Frühwarnsystemen für künftige Heuschreckenplagen und andere klimabedingte Schocks sowie des Ethiopian Institutes for Public Health (EPHI) für das Monitoring der Kosten nachhaltiger und gesunder Ernährung.Das Vorhaben wird mit 26,5 Mio. EUR aus Übergangshilfe-Zuschussmitteln unterstützt und läuft von Anfang Oktober 2020 bis Ende Dezember 2025. The project is part of the programme proposal for transitional aid projects Regional approach for transitional aid to strengthen resilience in the Horn of Africa. The project aims to increase the resilience of households in the Afar, Amhara, Oromia and Somali regions, which were particularly affected by the 2020 grasshopper plague, and to promote their development. This will be done through various interventions: (a) through the provision of food in the form of school meals for primary school children, b) through Conditional Cash Transfers in return for working on micro-projects to create assets for the community or their own households, c) Unconditional Cash Transfers for pregnant and lactating mothers with children under two years of age for the prevention of short stature, d) by strengthening climate-resilient livelihoods for crop farmers and pastoralists through training, distribution of seeds and other commodities, and market development programmes for the private sector, and (e) technical assistance to regional governments to establish early warning systems for future locust infestations and other climate-related shocks, and to the Ethiopian Institute for Public Health (EPHI) to monitor the costs of sustainable and healthy diets. The project is supported with €21.5 million from transition assistance grant funds and runs from the beginning of October 2020 until the end of December 2023. Stärkung der Lebens- und Einkommensgrundlagen von vulnerablen Gruppen die Heuschreckenplage 2019/2020 negativ beeinträchtigt wurden. The project is part of the programme proposal for transitional aid projects Regional approach for transitional aid to strengthen resilience in the Horn of Africa. The project aims to increase the resilience of households in the Afar, Amhara, Oromia and Somali regions, which were particularly affected by the 2020 grasshopper plague, and to promote their development. This will be done through various interventions: (a) through the provision of food in the form of school meals for primary school children, b) through Conditional Cash Transfers in return for working on micro-projects to create assets for the community or their own households, c) Unconditional Cash Transfers for pregnant and lactating mothers with children under two years of age for the prevention of short stature, d) by strengthening climate-resilient livelihoods for crop farmers and pastoralists through training, distribution of seeds and other commodities, and market development programmes for the private sector, and (e) technical assistance to regional governments to establish early warning systems for future locust infestations and other climate-related shocks, and to the Ethiopian Institute for Public Health (EPHI) to monitor the costs of sustainable and healthy diets. The project is supported with €21.5 million from transition assistance grant funds and runs from the beginning of October 2020 until the end of December 2023.