The Capacity4dev editorial team worked with INTPA.G4 and provides lessons learnt from the INTPA.D4-funded paper “Digital Social Protection: e-solutions for basic service delivery”.
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Bridging the Gap II: best practices in inclusion of persons with disabilities in development cooperation
The Capacity4dev editorial team worked with INTPA.E.2 and outlines best practices for the inclusion of persons with disabilities.
COVID-19. How EU Delegations are responding to the pandemic: the case of Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria
EU Delegations' efforts to assist developing countries to fight the COVID-19 virus and its consequences have been a priority since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. The Heads of Cooperation in Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria are...
Partnership for Prospects: Helping Syrian refugees find employment in the Middle East
Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development runs a programme that attempts to deliver short-term relief and longer-term development support to Syrian refugees and host communities across the Middle East.
From the ground up: The long road to social protection in Somalia
Most of the humanitarian response in Somalia remains focused on short-term assistance that doesn’t address the underlying causes of poverty and vulnerability among Somali communities. The growing consensus among international...
Views from the field: Q&A with Cécile Tassin-Pelzer, former EU Head of Cooperation in Mali
The EU Delegation has played a prominent role in Mali’s recovery as one of a group of international donors who together pledged €615 million to support the country. Cécile Tassin-Pelzer, who recently finished her posting to Mali...
Shock protection: Linking humanitarian aid and social protection
After natural disasters a lot of funding goes into the humanitarian response – but it’s an inefficient way of funding what is essentially a chronic problem, according to expert Nicholas Freeland. Panelists from the European...
Europe’s priceless know-how on social protection and employment
Most countries can finance some kind of social safety net through domestic resources, according to Belgian deputy prime minister and minister for development Alexander De Croo. But he says developing nations often lack the...
Studies Show Benefits of Child Support Grants
Randomised control trials in South Africa have repeatedly shown that in-cash social transfers made to families with young children can have significant long-term positive impacts on the lives of those children and the future...
EU Risk Capital Facility - Helping SMEs Create Jobs in South Africa
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...