The SSE Programme - Honne '96 - 10 years with SSE : past experiences - future challenges

Abstract

1996 marks the ten-year anniversary of the Sahel-Sudan-Ethiopia Programme (SSE Programme). The Programme was launched in 1985 after the 1984/85 Sahel drought to channel Norwegian assistance to countries in Sub-Saharan Africa affected by severe drought, poverty and environmental degradation. lts thematic focus was food security, ecological rehabilitation and women's situation. The main geographical focus was on Ethiopia. Mali, Sudan and. The Programme consists of three components: development aid through non-governmental organisations (NGO) projects, development research, and support to multinational organizations' projects. Mutual benefits and synergy effects are expected to result from interaction and cooperation between the three components.