American Friends Service Committee

EU Legislative Interests

EU development and humanitarian policies; foreign and security policy, specifically on conflict prevention, peace building, mediation and stabilization

Communication Activities

Bilateral meetings with: DG ECHO East and Southern Africa; Middle East and North Africa; Humanitarian Aid Policies; Legal Services. DG INTPA Horn of Africa; Migration and Forced Displacement; South and South-east Asia; Gender Equality, Human Rights and Democratic Governance. DG NEAR Migration. FPI Rapid Response Africa & Middle East • Burundi:  Led actions towards the celebration of the 16 Days of Activism against GBV,  Meeting with the EU Special Envoy on Human Rights to discuss on Transitional Justice issues in Burundi,  Field visits of EU colleagues from Brussels to monitor the implementation of the Transitional Justice project,  Support to the EU Gender Technical Facility experts to Burundi for stakeholder engagement,  Support study from EU HQ colleagues on Rule of Law and strengthening their Program Directions. • East and Horn of Africa:  Visit to Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) – East and Southern Africa. Fruitful conversation on the Horn of Africa dynamics and possible entry points to contribute to peace and stability. The Kenya current instability also analysed and concrete actions for engagement agreed upon,  Visit to the Delegation of the European Union to Ethiopia and held discussions with the Human Development Team. Extensive discussions on the Ethiopian context dynamics and the refugees and IDPs situation. Possible entry points for supporting the Sudan refugees in Ethiopia discussed, and work with other actors to support the IDPs. Also, possible engagement with EU colleagues on governance and Rule of Law. Request for submitting the Ethiopia Country Program Profile for potential engagement with the EU Teams.  AFSC initialized engagement with the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) in Brussels and subsequently with the same unit in the delegation responsible for the Horn of Africa in Nairobi Kenya. FPI puts EU foreign policy into action in a tangible manner. Initial conversations covered the Horn of Africa region including the conflict in Sudan and the ongoing protests in Kenya.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

Peace and Security Funders Group (PSFG); Nobel Prize Laureates

Organisation Members

All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC); Europe External Program with Africa (EEPA); European Council for Electoral Support (ECES); Lutheran World Federation Djibouti: Association Independent Research Institute of the Horn of Africa (Institut de Recherche Indépendant de la Corne de l’Afrique (IRICA); Sustainable Development Ministry of Urban Planning; African Center of Excellence Kenya: Centre for Domestic Training and Development, Footprints for Change; Friends World Committee for Consultation Africa Section (FWCC-AS); Association for Women in Peace and and Security-Africa (AWAPSA); Sauti ya Wanawake; Refugee Consortium of Kenya; Local Capacities Peace Initiatives (LCPI) Somalia: Juba Foundation; Voice of Somali Women Minority Organization; Barwaaqo Voluntary Organization (BVO); Wajir South Development Association (WASDA) South Sudan: Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO); Pan – African Peacemakers Alliance (PAPA); Sudan Evangelical Ministries (SEM); African Indigenous Women Empowerment (AIWE); SUDO Mentorship Uganda: Care for Population Services; Quaker Conservation Education Uganda; Uganda Muslim Youth Development Forum (UMYDF); African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET); Chapter Four; Strategic Initiative for Women in The Horn of Africa (SIHA)  Ethiopia: Evangelical Church Mekane-Yesus Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY-DASSC); Ethiopian Orthodox Church Development and Inter-church Aid Commission (EOC-DICAC); Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Associations (CCRDA); Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organization (CEHRO); Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCo); Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA); Partnership for Pastoralists Development Association (PAPDA); Friendship Support Association; Wako Gutu Foundation – WGF; Lutheran World Federation Ethiopia (LWF); Centre for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD)