Development Aid
The US government is giving $615.9 million to Extended Credit Facility (ECF) to be used for development in Ivory Coast. This is considered Multilateral aid, because it is coming from the U.S government to an NGO and then going toward the development of the country. It is long-term aid, because there is 0% interest rate, but it is expected that the money is paid back in the long run when it is possible for the Ivorian government to do so. The project is expected to "stimulate public investment, boost growth performance, and create job opportunities." The money will also go toward structural reforms, because one of the problems of the government is that the money is not making it to proper places and so starting in 2014-2015 the government is trying to focus more on the people through this aid. The aid will mainly focus on creating jobs for the lower class, because the standard of living for those people has really been on the decline in the last years and now they want to reverse the effect. The IMF is doing its part in the project by having opened 4 regional assistance centers in the area to check on the development of the region and make sure it is going as planned. This is one of the biggest aid given to the area and the U.S and IMF are doing all they can to keep the area improving and make sure that Ivory Coast improves enough that over time they can pay the money back.
Humanitarian Aid
In 2011 when Ivory Coast had one of its bigger crisis in the incident with not picking a president it was UNICEF that stepped in to give 32 metric tons of humanitarian supplies that were airlifted into the capital of Abidjan. Water supply and disease outbreak are feared, because the government has devoted so many of its resources to military that the people do not have enough. In the North the supplies are meant to last about 2 weeks to a month and hopefully that is enough that the people can get back on track and the government can re-stabilize. The main focus right now is to give the aid to children that have been mostly affected by disease, lost family, or have witnessed violence. UNICEF plans to continue the aid as long as there is funding for the project, and most of the aid from here on out will go to schools and children. There have already been school kits provided to over 600 schools across the country. This aid is meant to kick start the growth of the country and it is not expected that it is paid back.
NGO helping Ivory Coast
The Ivory Coast Medical Relief Team (ICMRT) has been an organization that started in 2002 where they were helping refugees from the civil war to find homes and get medical assistance. By 2006 the NGO was helping with malaria prevention in rural area that other aid did not make it to. The group strives to provide relief to those struggling to survive in Cote d'Ivoire's difficult areas. ICMRT is partners with other NGOs such as Northwest Medical Teams which is located in Portland. The partnerships help, because it is easier to obtain money for aid in the U.S and it can be exported to Ivory Coast and so that is why the partnership is made. This growth is prevalent in the rural areas as more houses have been built and life expectancy has increased.