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EvalVoices is a space for evaluators, by evaluators—a platform driven by voices from the field to advance how we talk about and practise evaluation. Anchored in the EU’s commitment to an “evaluate first” culture, as highlighted in the EU Evaluation Policy and the Better Regulation Guidelines, the EvalVoices initiative serves as an inclusive platform to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and insights amongst evaluation professionals and thought leaders. It explores what works, and what doesn’t under which circumstances – while sharing cutting-edge tools, methods and approaches that shape relevant, context sensitive, inclusive, and successful evaluation practices.

Since the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, there is broad consensus that agrifood systems must be transformed to become more resilient and sustainable and address mounting global challenges including climate change, natural resources depletion and biodiversity loss, environmental degradation, food and nutrition insecurity, and socioeconomic inequities. This is a prerequisite to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and its associated SDGs. Agroecology is increasingly seen as an effective pathway to achieve the objectives of economic, social and environmental sustainability of food systems. It is rooted in both ecological science and traditional knowledge, and emphasizes the co-creation of knowledge, participatory governance, and context-specific innovation. As defined through the 13 principles of the High-Level Panel of Experts of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and aligned with the 10 elements of the FAO, it benefits from increased international attention and support. In line with the Global Gateway strategy, DG INTPA approaches agroecology as being open to innovation and to markets in bilateral, regional and global partnerships and actions through i.a.: strategic guidance and technical support to EU delegations (operational guide, Monthly Talks, support to the quality of operations); strategic partnerships with like-minded partners to leverage funds and impacts (such as IFAD); investments in Research and Innovation and in the development & deployment of Sustainability Assessment Frameworks (such as the FAO Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation TAPE+, and the IFAD Economic and Financial Assessment EFA+). This work contributes to supporting agriculture value chains development, nutrition, fisheries and food security, as well as to the wider aim of Directorate F to address global challenges such as climate change, circular economy, water management, biodiversity, etc.

Global Districts - Localized and Informal Critical Global Citizenship Education for Wider Inclusion and Engagement of European Youth in Local and Global Challenge

DCYDE! is a Europe-wide project that brings global citizenship to life by connecting young people and educators from around the world in a digital space. The goal is to equip them with the tools and skills needed to actively contribute to global sustainable development within their respective communities. Online communication and digital media are not only symbols of global connectivity but also serve as the core element of the project.

The EU System for an Enabling Environment for Civil Society (EU SEE) is a programme led by a consortium of international organisations and network members in over 80 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas and the Caribbean. It supports a network of civil society actors to monitor the enabling environment at the national level, leading to early warnings ‎which can in turn inform timely support to civil society actors in need. EU SEE has been set up in response to the authoritarian pushback of the last decade and the increasing restrictions on the enabling environment for civil society.

WYDE aims to promote political pluralism and the inclusiveness of democratic processes by significantly enhancing the participation of youth and women in all aspects of public life. The many legal, cultural and economic barriers to women's and youth political participation are being identified, measured and mapped. The program enables women and youth themselves to carry out the awareness and advocacy actions needed to overcome or remove these barriers. The program’s name stands for Women and Youth in Democracy initiative. It was decided by INTPA’s youth sounding board based on a series of options set by EPD’s junior officers. The Youth Action Plan has WYDE as one of its main flagships. It represents a total effort of EUR 43 million invested from EU’s Human Rights and Democracy thematic program. WYDE also aims at addressing the increasing distrust of young people in institutions and political systems. Therefore, WYDE contributes to better inform, network and empower young people so that they can actively, safely and legally participate in democracy support, civic activism and political office. Learning by doing, empowering through subgrants accompanied with coaching, is at the core-heart of the methodology. The WYDE Civic engagement chapter has already distributed 50 small grants accompanied with expertise. WYDE invests in all forms of participation claimed by youth: Political and partisan participation: working with young people and (young) women from political parties and parliaments so that they can play an ever-meaningful role. Citizen participation, often non-partisan: working with youth and women who have chosen to participate as citizens in grassroots organizations that engage in institutional oversight, anti-corruption, citizen election observation, democratic reform advocacy and civic education. Democracy activism: working with bloggers, influencers, researchers and grassroots movements that promote the universal values of human rights and democracy. The many beneficiaries of the program are encouraged to network within the Youth Democracy Cohort co-lead by EPD and the European Commission. The WYDE initiative is multilevel (global, regional, country and local scopes) andmultifaceted (involving Parliaments, political parties, academia (young African researchers), democracy support organisations, youth and youth-led organisations, and grass-roots CSOs).

The Urban Innovation made in Africa project is a project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and commisioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The project analyses local, participative measures on sustainable planning, construction and financing via a cross policy dialogue with German ministries , an Urban Living Lab in Kigali, Rwanda, and a global peer learning series.

The subsequent inception phase resulted in an agreed logical framework that defines project activities in five specific work packages generating concrete outputs, outcomes, and impacts. These work packages are: 1. International Events 2. Specialised Working Groups 3. Training and Technical Assistance 4. Communication and dissemination 5. Project Management In the 7 reporting periods LNGnet organised 10 training courses with a total number of 491 participants, implemented 5 Specialised Working Groups with 47 renowned international experts involved across them, and managed 3 international events with 203 participants. In total, stakeholders from across 52 countries across 5 continents were involved in LNGnet.

EUDiF works to foster an informed, inclusive and impactful diaspora-development ecosystem through knowledge, dialogue and action.

Objective of the Project. To accelerate development of women and mainstream ecological organic agriculture subsector into existing national frameworks for agricultural sector development in order to enhance sustainable environmental conservation for improved health, income and food security by 2030.