DFID’s Regional Infrastructure Programme for Africa (RIPA) intends to improve the quality of electricity, transport, water and telecommunications infrastructure for households and businesses across Africa.
It will increase the supply of priority regional project preparation studies and will encourage financiers to take them to implementation stage.
The value of funding by the programme is more than £1,000,000.
The Regional Infrastructure Programme for Africa (RIPA) mainly works with:
- Multilaterals
- National Governments
- Regional Economic Communities (RECs)
Components of RIPA
The RIPA programme is made up of 3 components that are:
- European Union Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund
- Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility
- African Development Bank Group
Sectors
- Environment
- Livelihoods
- Private sector/business
- Trade
Focus Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
For more information, please visit RIPA.
