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Intercultural awareness and capacity for development effectiveness

Article
Voices & Views

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...

Africa
Uganda
Americas & the Caribbean
+3
Brazil
Asia
Nepal
Intervention Cycle Management (Project/Program Cycle Management)
Development Effectiveness
Aid effectiveness
+2
Capacity Development
Capacity development

Team Europe-Kenya Partnership: community-led wildlife conservation

Article
Voices & Views

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...

Africa
Kenya
Development Effectiveness
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Environment & green economy

Training and co-operation to improve public policy in The Gambia

Article
Voices & Views

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...

Africa
The Gambia
Development Effectiveness
Aid effectiveness
Aid modalities
+1
Budget support

COVID-19. How EU Delegations are responding to the pandemic: the case of Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria

Article
Voices & Views

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...

Africa
Nigeria
Asia
+1
Kyrgyzstan
Development Effectiveness
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Social Protection and Inclusion

Dans les pas de la programmation conjointe au Togo

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Voices & Views

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...

Africa
Togo
Development Effectiveness
Aid effectiveness
Joint implementation
+1
Joint programming

Views from the Field: Q&A with Vincent Vire, EU Head of Cooperation in Togo

Article
Voices & Views

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...

Africa
Togo
Development Effectiveness
Graduation from social protection

Graduation from social protection: What it means, how it works

Article
Voices & Views

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.

Development Effectiveness
Social Protection and Inclusion
Defining social protection programmes
+2
Social Protection policies
Social services aid & social transfers
Social protection in Somalia

Social protection across the humanitarian and development nexus

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Voices & Views

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.

Development Effectiveness
Humanitarian Aid
Social Protection and Inclusion

Intercultural approach for development cooperation and partnership

Article
Voices & Views

DG DEVCO has developed an intercultural approach to better deal with cultural diversity in its daily business processes

Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Communicating Development Cooperation
Classroom in Cambodia

EU Delegations: Grasping opportunities for educational development

Article
Voices & Views

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?

Development Effectiveness
Education
Employment & VET