About the PURPLE Project
The PURPLE (Peaceful Understanding and Reconciliation for Pastoralist Livelihood Enhancement) project, led by Wako Gutu Foundation (WGF) and partnered in partnership with Partnership for Pastoral Development Association (PAPDA), Afar Pastoralist Development Association (APDA), Global Women Empowerment Development – Ethiopia (GWEDE) and Rift Valley Initiative for Rural Advancement (RIRA), has been underway since August 1, 2023. This two-year initiative operates in the border districts of Oromia, Afar, and Somali regions. Initially targeting 27 Kebeles across 9 Woredas, it has expanded in phase II to 34 Kebeles in 12 districts due to growing community needs. The project main goal is to foster interregional peace and stability among these border communities. The PURPLE Project is an ongoing peacebuilding initiative that fosters peaceful co-existence among cross-border pastoralist communities while strengthening their livelihoods and resilience.
Project Beneficiaries
Enhance Community Awareness (4,433/58.9% Female)
This component is intended to strengthen the capacity and knowledge of local communities on peace and conflict as well as peaceful coexistence.
Peace Actors
A total of 1,325 peace actors (of whom 449, or 34%, were women) actively engaged in peacebuilding initiatives under an enhanced and enabling policy framework
Disaster affected communities livelihood improved
The project reached 10,770 individuals (including 2,872 women, or 27%) from disaster-affected pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities with targeted livelihood support
Project Objectives
The primary objective of PURPLE project is to contribute to interregional peace and stability among Oromia, Afar and Somali regions. It is structured around three objectives with corresponding indicators: Border-sharing communities resilience to conflict enhanced, Regional and Local peace actors operate within an improved policy environment for peace building, Disaster affected communities livelihood improved