Capacity development

The overall objective of ISKTS is to contribute to poverty reduction and accelerated and inclusive economic growth through a more sustainable and efficient transport sector. There are three results to be achieved through this institutional support: Improvement of the sector governance, planning, as well as a legal and regulatory framework; Improvement in technical skills in priority areas; and Successful implementation of the institutional framework of the urban mobility sub-sector, and technical skills specific to the sub-sector, with a specific focus on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System development. NTU’s team primarily supports the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, the Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, the road authorities, and the Nairobi City County.

SOCIEUX+ EU Expertise on Social Protection, Labour and Employment is a facility for technical cooperation between public and social partner peers established and co-funded by the European Union (EU). The general objective is to expand and improve access to better employment opportunities and inclusive social protection systems. Based on the peer exchange model, SOCIEUX+ shares knowledge and experiences through short-term missions and activities that enhance the capacity to design, manage, and monitor inclusive, effective, and sustainable employment strategies and social protection systems. SOCIEUX+ mobilises European public expertise for short-term technical cooperation activities with their peers outside the EU, and is available in more than 160 eligible countries and territories worldwide.

The European Commission's Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme, DEAR, supports projects that engage Europeans in worldwide issues of social, economic and environmental development. The DEAR Programme works with civil society organisations and local authorities to promote global justice, human rights, sustainable development and democratic participation.