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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

Working with the African Union

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Voices & Views

This year, Africa celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity, currently known as the African Union (AU). The European Union has been working in hand with the AU since its creation and has a Delegation in...

Africa
Ethiopia
Capacity Development
Knowledge Management
Learning

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

Making University Relevant for the African Labour Market

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Voices & Views

If African countries are to develop, they need highly skilled local professionals, especially in core technologies. In Burkina Faso, the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) provides training that...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Capacity Development
Education
Employment & VET
+5
Knowledge Management
Learning
Private Sector
Social Protection and Inclusion
Trade & Economic Integration

Social Protection and the Challenges of the Informal Economy

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Voices & Views

Workers in the African informal economy are generally not covered by adequate social protection. Existing social insurance mechanisms are generally not adapted to the structure of the labour force and access to social assistance...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Civil Society
Employment & VET
Social Protection and Inclusion

Lack of Education and Audiences Hobble African Arts Scene

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Voices & Views

Investment in education and the building of appreciative audiences for African art in Africa are fundamental to the construction of a thriving and vibrant artistic landscape on the continent, according to video artist Theo Eshetu.

Africa
Burkina Faso
Culture
Education

A Celebration of African Art in an Urban Setting

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Voices & Views

Street sellers took a break from selling their wares, shoppers paused in the cool shade and kids lunched beneath dramatic photographs – all part of a special exhibition that created an unusual calm space in an African capital.

Africa
Burkina Faso
Culture

From Beneficiary to Donor: Broad Perspectives an Asset for Capacity Development

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Voices & Views

Technical assistance plays a key part in projects backed by the European Development Fund (EDF). However, translating the needs of a beneficiary government can be challenging. We hear from Ram-Maria Ouedraogo who has experience of...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Capacity Development
Gender
Knowledge Management
+1
Learning