Fact Sheets

Djibouti is an arid country of approximately 900,000 people, three-quarters of whom live in Djibouti city and other towns.  Agricultural production is extremely limited, leading to a heavy reliance on food imports.  The rural population mainly depends on livestock rearing for food and income.  Djibouti also hosts more than 30,000 refugees from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Yemen, who primarily reside in refugee settlements and urban areas.

The USAID Civil Society Organizations Strengthening Program (CSOSP) main objective is to strengthen Djiboutian civil society organizations, foster accountable governance and improve service delivery, particularly in health and edu

The USAID Djibouti Education Program supports the Government of Djibouti strategy of upgrading quality basic education through the improvement of children’s learning achievements in primary education.  The project will improve the

Support from USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (FFP) enabled the UN World Food Program (WFP) to provide food assistance to some of the most severely food-insecure people in Djibouti.

The USAID LINKAGES project focuses on achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 cascade approach to identify the most-at-risk key and vulnerable populations in Djibouti Ville and 12 areas.

The USAID Workforce Development Project aims to reduce unemployment in Djibouti by improving workforce readiness and competitiveness based on market needs.  It seeks to stimulate and support a strong workforce development system,