Evaluation of the Ikea Foundation Livelihoods and Energy Projects among Somali Refugees and Host Communities in Ethiopia

The purpose of this baseline performance evaluation is to establish a benchmark early in Phase 3 (2019-2022) of IKEA Foundation’s energy and livelihood investment from which to evaluate both the results of participation in UNHCR-supported cooperatives, as well as the functionality, and future viability and expansion, of the cooperatives. It is called ‘baseline’ because the continued investment has shifted focus during this phase on cooperative formalisation and capacity building.

• The Livelihood Project provides business development support to all cooperatives, including energy; included in this study are 40 total cooperatives. It will rely on the previous phases’ investments that have built hard assets in the five camps: Melkadida, Kobe, Bokolmanyo, Heleweyn, Buramino. The five types of agricultural cooperatives (i.e., farming and livestock-related) include: Milk, Meatselling, Livestock traders, Community Animal Health Workers (CAHW), and farming/agriculture. The three types of energy-related cooperatives are Solar, Firewood, and the one new Cookstoves, which begins production in 2020.