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The Capacity4dev editorial team regularly publishes knowledge pieces on external cooperation (projects and policies), featuring development professionals sharing good practices, with operational insight.

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Biodiversity day
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Ambassadors' Blog Post

On International Day for Biological Diversity, our Capacity4dev Ambassador Enrique Andrés del Castillo shares his insights on the crucial role of youth activism in ensuring the future of biodiversity and ecosystems.

Worldwide
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Children and Youth
Climate change & disaster risks
+1
Environment & green economy

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Malawi project

How to proactively engage young women professionals in EU Infrastructure projects

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Ambassadors' Blog Post

On the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Capacity4dev team worked with the Delegation of the European Union in Malawi on a blog post on how to proactively engage young women graduates in EU-funded...

Worldwide
Africa
Malawi
Transport & Infrastructure
Gender
Youth employment, skills and entrepreneurship
+2
Youth employment
Employment & VET

Serie Global Gateway: Educación digital en África Oriental

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Voices & Views

La educación digital puede ser un poderoso proveedor de igualdad, desarrollo personal y paz, especialmente en las regiones en conflicto. Entrevistamos a los equipos que hay detrás de dos programas de cooperación internacional con...

Africa
Burundi
Comoros
+17
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Uganda
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Children and Youth
Education
ICT in education
+3
Inclusive education
Quality of education
Employment & VET

Global Gateway Series : L'éducation numérique en Afrique de l'Est

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Voices & Views

L'éducation numérique peut être un puissant vecteur d'égalité, de développement personnel et de paix, notamment dans les régions en conflit. Nous avons interviewé les équipes à l'origine de deux programmes de coopération...

Africa
Burundi
Comoros
+17
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Uganda
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Children and Youth
Education
ICT in education
+3
Inclusive education
Quality of education
Employment & VET

Global Gateway Series: Digital education in East Africa

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Voices & Views

Digital education can be a powerful purveyor of equality, personal development and peace, especially in conflict regions. We interviewed the teams behind two international cooperation programmes with impressive achievements in e...

Africa
Burundi
Comoros
+17
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Uganda
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Children and Youth
Education
ICT in education
+3
Inclusive education
Quality of education
Employment & VET
Primary pupil in Uganda

Supporting the teachers: Where do development actors come in?

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Voices & Views

What kind of issues and challenges do teachers face in developing countries? What forms of support can help address them? Join our discussion and share your views.

Africa
Uganda
Capacity Development
Education
Employment & VET

Harnessing South Africa’s youth dividend for development

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Voices & Views

Despite important investments, educational outcomes in South Africa still have a long way to go. From programmes targeting early-childhood development to life-skill workshops, we discussed EU involvement in the country with Arno...

Africa
South Africa
Children and Youth
Children rights
Youth employment, skills and entrepreneurship
+12
Youth engagement and participation
Education
Education facilities
Inclusive education
Primary education
Education financing and private sector engagement
Quality of education
Secondary education
Employment & VET
Decent work
Vocational training
Youth employment

Cocoa, an unsavoury sweet? Workshop identifies best practices to eliminate child labour in cocoa production

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Voices & Views

In March, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) organised a workshop to assess progress and share practices and challenges to eradicating child labour from cocoa...

Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Children and Youth
Child labour
Youth employment, skills and entrepreneurship
+2
Employment & VET
Human Rights

EU Risk Capital Facility - Helping SMEs Create Jobs in South Africa

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Voices & Views

Joblessness is a longstanding challenge for South Africa where the unemployment rate is 26% - officially. Off the record it’s closer to 40%, according to Milly Chesire at the EU Delegation in Pretoria, and hits 70% among...

Africa
South Africa
Employment & VET
Private Sector
Social Protection and Inclusion
+1
Trade & Economic Integration

Giving Youth a Future is Key to Rebuilding Somalia

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Voices & Views

After years of conflict and instability, impoverished Somalia faces a daunting list of development and security challenges. This arid country is vulnerable to famine and disease, the long coastline is a haven for pirates and the...

Africa
Somalia
Education
Employment & VET
Social Protection and Inclusion

Study Sheds Light on Hidden Plight of Domestic Workers

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Voices & Views

In much of the developed world, most work is formal – people pay taxes and social security contributions granting them access to health care, social benefits, and legal protection to enforce their workers’ rights. But in the...

Africa
Ghana
Employment & VET
Human Rights
Social Protection and Inclusion