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InTex Textile

PME du textile innovantes et circulaires : le projet InTex en Tunisie, en Afrique du Sud et au Kenya

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Voices & Views

Dans le cadre de la Journée mondiale de l'environnement 2023, Capacity4dev a interviewé l'équipe derrière le projet InTex financé par l'UE et mis en œuvre par le Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement (PNUE).

Africa
Kenya
South Africa
+1
Tunisia
Environment & green economy
Circular economy
Green industry
+7
Greening the economy
Private Sector
Entrepreneurship
Industry
SMEs
Sustainable Industries
Value chains
Pymes del sextor textil innovadoras y circulares: proyecto InTex en Túnez, Sudáfrica y Kenia

Pymes del sextor textil innovadoras y circulares: proyecto InTex en Túnez, Sudáfrica y Kenia

Article
Voices & Views

En el contexto del Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente 2023, Capacity4dev entrevistó al equipo detrás del proyecto InTex financiado por la UE y ejecutado por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA).

Africa
Kenya
South Africa
+1
Tunisia
Environment & green economy
Circular economy
Green industry
+7
Greening the economy
Private Sector
Industry
Entrepreneurship
SMEs
Sustainable Industries
Value chains
InTex

Innovative and Circular Textile SMEs: the InTex project in Tunisia, South Africa and Kenya

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Voices & Views

In the context of the World Environment Day 2023, Capacity4dev interviewed the team behind the EU-funded InTex project implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Kenya
South Africa
Tunisia
Circular economy
Green industry
Greening the economy
+7
Environment & green economy
Private Sector
Entrepreneurship
Industry
SMEs
Sustainable Industries
Value chains

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

Views from the Field: Q&A with Thierry Barbé, EU Head of Cooperation in Burkina Faso

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Voices & Views

Burkina Faso’s population is set to double within 20 years, bringing a host of development challenges. Head of EU Cooperation Thierry Barbé discusses how the EU is supporting the government on areas from green energy to justice...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Resilience
Innovative Financing for Development
+2
Blending
Justice & rule of law

Working Towards Inclusive Education in South Africa

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Voices & Views

Many children fall through the gaps in South Africa’s education system. Only half of learners in Grade 1 make it to Grade 12, and many fall short of exam requirements. The EU has been supporting South Africa’s Departments of Basic...

Africa
South Africa
Children and Youth
Education
Inclusive education

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

Developing Financial Management Capacity in South African Municipalities – A Basis for Local Development

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Voices & Views

When you think about development challenges, a lack of trained accountants might not immediately come to mind. Yet poor public sector financial management is often at the root of patchy service delivery in other sectors, from...

Africa
South Africa
Budget support
Capacity Development
Economics & Public Finance
+3
Knowledge Management
Learning
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

Unexpected Bridges to the Past: A capacity4dev.eu Member’s Encounters in Burkina Faso

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Voices & Views

For the past four years Jean-Baptiste Fauvel has been working in the European Union (EU) Delegation to Burkina Faso as an Energy Programme Manager. Yet he first came to the attention of capacity4dev.eu as one of the winners of...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Culture

Extending Budget Support to Civil Society - Part 1: An Example from South Africa

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Voices & Views

How can Sector Budget Support embrace Civil Society and what can be achieved? How can such support offer an effective way to strengthen sector capacity and governance? In this first of a two-part series on capacity4dev.eu, Jozet...

Africa
South Africa
Budget support
Civil Society
Economics & Public Finance
+2
Justice & rule of law
Peace and Security