Member Countries

87 Members and Growing

Since its launch in 2019, the Hand-in-Hand Initiative has expanded to 87 Member States, giving it a truly global reach. Participation grew rapidly in its early years and continues to expand, with the Initiative increasingly integrated into national planning and financing frameworks.

 

 

87 hand in hand countries in regions

Africa (43)

Angola
Joined in
2021
Forum:
2023
Benin
Joined in
2023
Forum:
—
Burkina Faso
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022
Burundi
Joined in
2021
Forum:
2025
Cabo Verde
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2025
Cameroon
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2023, 2024
Central African Republic
Joined in
2021
Forum:
—
Chad
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2025
Comoros
Joined in
2023
Forum:
2024
Congo, Republic
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022, 2023
Djibouti
Joined in
2023
Forum:
—
DR Congo
Joined in
—
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
Eritrea
Joined in
2021
Forum:
—
Eswatini
Joined in
2023
Forum:
2024
Ethiopia
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022, 2023
Gabon
Joined in
2021
Forum:
2024
Gambia, the
Joined in
2021
Forum:
—
Ghana
Joined in
—
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
Guinea
Joined in
2021
Forum:
2023
Guinea Bissau
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2023
Ivory Coast
Joined in
—
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
Kenya
Joined in
2022
Forum:
2023
Lesotho
Joined in
2023
Forum:
2024
Liberia
Joined in
—
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
Madagascar
Joined in
2023
Forum:
2024
Malawi
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2023
Mali
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022, 2023
Mauritius
Joined
Recently
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
Mozambique
Joined in
—
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
Niger
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022
Nigeria
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2023, 2024
Rwanda
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2023, 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022
Senegal
Joined in
2021
Forum:
—
Seychelles
Joined
Recently
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
Sierra Leone
Joined
Recently
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
Somalia
Joined in
2021
Forum:
—
South Sudan
Joined in
2022
Forum:
2023, 2024
Tanzania
Joined in
2021
Forum:
2023, 2024
Togo
Joined in
2022
Forum:
—
Uganda
Joined in
2021
Forum:
—
Zambia
Joined in
2023
Forum:
2024
Zimbabwe
Joined in
2021
Forum:
2022, 2023

Latin America and Caribbean (16)

Bolivia
Joined in
2022
Forum:
2025
Chile
Joined in
2025
Forum:
—
Colombia
Joined in
2023
Forum:
2023, 2024, 2025
Cuba
Joined in
2023
Forum:
2024
Dominican Republic
Joined in
2023
Forum:
2023, 2024
Ecuador
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022, 2023, 2024
El Salvador
Joined in
2021
Forum:
2022, 2023
Guatemala
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022, 2023, 2024
Guyana
Joined in
2023
Forum:
—
Haiti
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022, 2023
Honduras
Joined in
2021
Forum:
2022, 2023
Mexico
Joined in
—
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
Paraguay
Joined in
2022
Forum:
2023, 2024
Peru
Joined in
2021
Forum:
2022, 2023, 2024
Uruguay
Joined in
—
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
Venezuela
Joined in
—
Forum:
—
Typologies: —

Asia and Pacific (18)

Afghanistan
Joined in
2021
Forum:
—
Bangladesh
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022, 2023, 2025
Bhutan
Joined in
2021
Forum:
2022, 2023, 2024
Cambodia
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2023, 2024
Fiji
Joined in
—
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
Lao PDR
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022, 2023
Mongolia
Joined in
2023
Forum:
—
Myanmar
Joined in
2019
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
Nepal
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022, 2024
Pakistan
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2023, 2024
Papua New Guinea
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2024
Philippines
Joined in
2024
Forum:
2024
Samoa
Joined in
2024
Forum:
2024
Typologies: —
Solomon Islands
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022
Sri Lanka
Joined in
2024
Forum:
—
Tonga
Joined in
—
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
Tuvalu
Joined in
2023
Forum:
—
Vanuatu
Joined in
2023
Forum:
2023

Europe and Central Asia (2)

Tajikistan
Joined in
2020
Forum:
—
Uzbekistan
Joined in
2024
Forum:
—
Typologies: —

Near East and North Africa (8)

 Iraq
Joined in
2023
Forum:
2024
 Jordan
Joined in
2025
Forum:
—
 Lebanon
Joined in
—
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
 Mauritania
Joined in
2023
Forum:
—
 Sudan
Joined in
2021
Forum:
—
 Syria
Joined in
2020
Forum:
—
 Tunisia
Joined
Recently
Forum:
—
Typologies: —
 Yemen
Joined in
2020
Forum:
2022