The October 2024 Cadre Harmonisé indicated that more than 693,000 people in Côte d’Ivoire are in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or Emergency). In 2024, more than 65,000 refugees, mainly from Burkina Faso, were living in the north, a region already suffering from food and water insecurity. Action Against Hunger continued its humanitarian and shock-resilience work in response to the needs of vulnerable communities in the northern border areas (Tchologo, Bounkani). This dual approach involved providing both food and non-food assistance, improving access to basic social services by building and rehabilitating water infrastructure, and strengthening the health system. This was done thanks mainly to funding from the Agence Française de Développement and ECHO.

In addition, the YERETALI cross-border programme (covering Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire) continued to support the recovery of communities through construction of agro-pastoral dams; distribution of agricultural kits to host households; distribution of essential household items to certain refugees; and strengthening of their capacity to cope with shocks. In the Tchologo region, Action Against Hunger continued to implement the ACT Femmes programme (funded by Global Affairs Canada), which aimed to empower women and adolescent girls by increasing their access to health services, guaranteeing their rights and enabling them to participate in decision-making. This was done with two national partners: the Association des Femmes Juristes de Côte d’Ivoire and the Amazoons du Web.

We also continued the Confluences 2 programme, which helped to improve the nutritional security of vulnerable populations. In addition, the M3EAU project, co-financed by Agence Française de Développement and the Loire-Bretagne Water Agency, helped to improve the governance and management of drinking water. Alongside this, we conducted UNICEF-supported community nutrition activities and the elimination of open defecation, thanks to the community-led total sanitation approach in the sub-prefectures of Kombolokoura and Dassoungboho.

Finally, in the large urban area of the country’s capital, Action Against Hunger continued to implement the PROSSAN II project, financed by the Agence Française de Développement, which helped to improve the quality of and access to healthcare services, particularly for women and young people in disadvantaged urban and peri-urban areas of Abidjan. The Merlin project provided social and environmental support as part of priority sanitation and drainage work in the Abidjan district.