The National Reintegration Coordination is placed under the authority of the DDR Steering Committee and is managed by BINUCA through the Peacebuilding Fund. The Coordination is led by a National Coordinator whose mission is to ensure the planning and implementation of the National Reintegration Strategy throughout the country.
As part of the PBF project supporting the reintegration of ex-combatants, the National Coordinator is supported by a DDR Officer provided by BINUCA and a team of national reintegration experts managed by the PBF and the World Bank.
Under the leadership of the National Coordinator, an implementation strategy was developed, and reintegration operations were launched on 18 July 2012 in the sub-prefectures of Paoua, Bocaranga, Markounda, Ngaoundaye, and Nangha-Boguila. The main targeted sectors are training, agriculture, livestock, and small trades. The ACDA (Central African Agricultural Development Agency), JPN (National Pioneer Youth), JRS (Jesuit Refugee Service), and DRC (Danish Refugee Council) are the national and international agencies and NGOs identified to carry out these income-generating activities.
Project Objectives
The overall objective of this project is to contribute to strengthening peace and stability in the country by providing socio-economic reintegration options for demobilized ex-combatants and rehabilitating their host communities. The project aims to maintain a stable environment conducive to crisis recovery and community resilience.
The project provides demobilized individuals with income-generating alternatives to meet their immediate needs and those of their families, while also mitigating security risks linked to persistent poverty by:
- Providing food for demobilized individuals and their families for six (6) months through the World Food Programme (WFP).
- Offering financial support during the early stages of training.
- Proposing income-generating activities for beneficiaries.
- Strengthening ex-combatant groups to introduce them to work and, consequently, promote social cohesion.
- Promoting individual responsibility among demobilized individuals within each group.
The project is implemented in a framework involving the community both in decision-making and in monitoring and support.
Expected Results
- Peace and stability are strengthened through socio-economic reintegration options for demobilized individuals and rehabilitation of their communities.
- Demobilized individuals and their families are fed for six (6) months by WFP.
- At the start of their training, demobilized individuals receive financial support during project start-up phases.
- Beneficiaries engage in income-generating activities.
- Ex-combatant groups are strengthened to introduce them to work and promote social cohesion.
- Individual responsibility of demobilized individuals is promoted within each group.