International partnerships, being multicultural in nature, often face cultural differences which can generate misunderstandings, tension, and inefficiency. There are both tangible and intangible cultural barriers in EU...
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Team Europe-Kenya Partnership: community-led wildlife conservation
Team Europe is an important partner for Kenya’s development cooperation in the commitment to achieve the country’s national priorities and the drive towards the realisation of Sustainable Development Goals. The Team Europe-Kenya...
Training and co-operation to improve public policy in The Gambia
A learning event was organised in Banjul in February 2020 to accompany The Gambia in the design and implementation of its public policy. The trainers are sharing how they developed this course and the benefits of choosing delivery...
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...
Dans les pas de la programmation conjointe au Togo
Le Togo, l'un des plus petits pays d'Afrique, bordé par le Ghana, le Bénin et le Burkina Faso, a signé avec l'UE, avec l'Allemagne et la France, un document de programmation conjointe pour la période 2014-2020. Vincent Vire, chef...
Views from the Field: Q&A with Vincent Vire, EU Head of Cooperation in Togo
Togo, one of Africa’s smallest counties, signed a joint programming document with the EU, Germany and France for the period 2014-2020. Vincent Vire shared insights and lessons learnt about this mechanism with Capacity4dev, which...
Graduation from social protection: What it means, how it works
An approach to poverty reduction called the graduation model may offer a fresh and promising path to tackling poverty and vulnerability in the long term.
Social protection across the humanitarian and development nexus
The European Commission has created a guidance package for humanitarian and development staff with latest insights and strategies on working with social protection in fragile, conflict and displacement situations.
Intercultural approach for development cooperation and partnership
DG DEVCO has developed an intercultural approach to better deal with cultural diversity in its daily business processes
EU Delegations: Grasping opportunities for educational development
Access to quality education is vital for sustainable and equitable development. What strategies have some EU Delegations employed in helping partner countries address the major challenges to achieving SDG4?