RE-INTEG (“Enhancing Somalia’s responsiveness to the management and reintegration of mixed migration flows”) is a long-term EU Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) programme in Somalia with a total budget of EUR 55 million, implemented from September 2016 to December 2025 across Somalia, including Somaliland and all Federal Member States. The programme supports a development-oriented response to displacement and mixed migration, aiming to strengthen stability and socio-economic recovery by improving absorption capacities and livelihood conditions in areas of return and departure. Its specific focus is on enabling sustainable and durable reintegration of refugees, returnees (including from Yemen, Kenya, Europe and other areas of departure) and IDPs, and helping to “anchor” populations within Somalia.
Operationally, RE-INTEG is structured around four broad result areas: (1) closing gaps in the management of refugees and returnees; (2) strengthening rule of law and governance through improved policies/legal frameworks for displacement and migration and enhanced cross-border cooperation; (3) improving access to basic services and livelihood opportunities in key areas of return/departure through area-based approaches implemented by multiple consortia; and (4) supporting Somalia’s COVID-19 response as an additional result introduced through a programme adjustment. Implementation is delivered through several major contracts involving partners such as IOM, UNHCR, IDLO, WHO and multiple NGOs/UN actors working on protection, services, livelihoods, and institutional capacity.
The final evaluation will provide an independent assessment of the programme’s performance and results, explain what has driven or constrained achievements, and generate lessons learned and actionable recommendations to inform ongoing implementation and future EU engagement on durable solutions and mixed migration management. It assesses RE-INTEG against the DAC criteria (relevance, coherence, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability, and early signs of impact) plus EU added value, while also considering cross-cutting priorities (notably gender and environment/climate where relevant) and programme governance/coordination arrangements led by the EU Delegation with Somali counterparts and implementing partners.