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On International Migrants Day, our Capacity4dev Ambassador Fiorina Mugione, Vice-President of the NGO Ofelia, shares her views on an interesting shift in the narrative built around the topic of migration and refugees...

Development Policy
Education
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
+2
Gender
Migration & Forced Displacement
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Ismail Taxta, UNICEF, 2021 - EC - Audiovisual Service

South-South cooperation mechanisms to achieve SDG 4 in Africa: best practices and lessons learnt

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Ambassadors' Blog Post

In our latest Ambassadors’ Blog Post, Janeth Morales reflects on South-South cooperation mechanisms implemented in Africa that aim to achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4), to “ensure inclusive and...

Worldwide
Africa
Ethiopia
+15
Kenya
Madagascar
Tanzania
Uganda
Burkina Faso
Chad
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Benin
Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire
Guinea
Senegal
Togo
Education
Education - global
Education policy & policy analysis
+6
Education Policy Dialogue
Inclusive education
Primary education
Quality of education
Development Policy
South-South cooperation
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Inequality Marker: Walking the talk to address inequalities

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Ambassadors' Blog Post

Capacity4dev Ambassador Mathilde Cournut, Project and Policy Officer at the European Commission, writes about the recently launched Inequality Marker, an important tool promoting inclusive and sustainable development in EU...

Inequality Reduction
Development Policy
Development Effectiveness
+3
Capacity Development
EU Internal Procedures
Intervention Cycle Management (Project/Program Cycle Management)
European Commission 2023

A New Horizon: Amplifying Civil Society Voices in the Global Gateway Strategy

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Ambassadors' Blog Post

Our Capacity4dev Ambassador, Beatriz Sanz Corella, shares some insights on the European Union's Global Gateway Strategy and the work of the Directorate General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) with local authorities and...

Worldwide
Transport & Infrastructure
Civil Society
Magnifying lens on the term democratic

Shedding light on democracy support in EU external action: an interview with Ken Godfrey (EPD)

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Ambassadors' Blog Post

Capacity4dev Ambassador Diana Wolski, Senior Expert on social and democratic inclusion, conducted a very insightful interview with Ken Godfrey, Director of the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), to discuss the topic of...

Worldwide
Democracy
Electoral Assistance and Observation
Civil Society
+3
Digitalisation
Human Rights
Justice & rule of law
African woman smiling in a shop

Migration and refugees as resources: harnessing potential for development

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Ambassadors' Blog Post

On International Migrants Day, our Capacity4dev Ambassador Fiorina Mugione, Vice-President of the NGO Ofelia, shares her views on an interesting shift in the narrative built around the topic of migration and refugees. This new...

Development Policy
Education
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
+2
Gender
Migration & Forced Displacement
Group of friends looking at the map of the world

Bringing the world to Europe

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Ambassadors' Blog Post

Our Capacity4dev Ambassador, Bianca Baumler, Key Communication Expert for the EU's Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme (DEAR), shares a very interesting article about local actions to address global challenges...

Worldwide
Education
Education - global
Education Policy Dialogue
+3
Civil Society
Citizen participation
Democratic participation
Pastoralist women and camels

Women pastoralists: the invisible backbone of the camel value chain

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Ambassadors' Blog Post

On International Day of Rural Women, we share an article by our Capacity4dev Ambassador, Fiorina Mugione, Vice-President of the NGO Ofelia, on women pastoralists in the Horn of Africa. Fiorina gives us an overview of their crucial...

Africa
Ethiopia
Gender
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Too small to matter? Think again: Why microenterprises are the heroes of the twin transition

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Ambassadors' Blog Post

On Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) Day, Capacity4dev Ambassador Cristina Bejenaru, International Consultant at Authentic European Consulting, explores the critical yet often overlooked role of microenterprises...

Worldwide
Innovative Financing for Development
Capacity Development
Environment & green economy
+4
Circular economy
Greening the economy
Green policy
Digitalisation
Johanna de Tessières EU

Empowering female entrepreneurs in the Middle East: from challenges to opportunities

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Ambassadors' Blog Post

On the occasion of International Women’s Day and of the publication of a book* I contributed to, I’d like to share some insights on the challenges female entrepreneurs in the Middle East face every day and how we can address them...

Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Gender
Entrepreneurship
water day

Water and sanitation for all: the path towards resource protection and increased accessibility

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Ambassadors' Blog Post

On the occasion of International Water Day, one of our Capacity4dev Ambassadors, Nerea Artamendi Erro, shares some insights on the path towards guaranteeing access to water and sanitation to all and some of the work the European...

Worldwide
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Capacity Development