EUTF24_PolicyBrief

This policy brief provides a summary of key findings and recommendations of the large-scale evaluation of 84 EUTF supported projects in the Horn of Africa and Sahel Lake Chad regions. Findings show that project beneficiaries were on average nearly 3 percentage points more likely to secure stable employment—especially when technical training was paired with financial support—yet these interventions had little effect on reducing migration intentions and often struggled to reach returning migrants, women, and refugees effectively. The brief recommends better alignment of project goals with overarching migration objectives, thorough labor market and needs assessments, stronger private‑sector partnerships, holistic gender‑sensitive approaches, robust digital monitoring systems, and longer funding timelines to achieve sustainable outcomes.