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Embracing Technical Cooperation Reform in ACP Countries

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Voices & Views

The European Commission's reform of technical cooperation, has become an integral part of the EC's work, according to Gary Quince, EuropeAid's Director for African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries. It was only a couple of years...

Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Knowledge Management
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Learning

Quake Disaster Shouldn't Detract from Long-term Objectives

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Voices & Views

Haiti is still reeling from a devastating earthquake, but its leaders don’t want the humanitarian relief operation to detract from the country’s long-term development objectives and the Commission has offered its support...

Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
+3
Knowledge Management
Learning
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

Pushed for Time? Watch the Guidelines on Technical Cooperation!

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Voices & Views

We know that keeping abreast of latest European Commission policy is time consuming. So, to lighten your load, capacity4dev.eu has produced a fun video version of The Guidelines on Making Technical Cooperation More Effective...

Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Intervention Cycle Management (Project/Program Cycle Management)
+3
Knowledge Management
Learning
Monitoring & Evaluation

Citizens Become Actors in the Fight Against Corruption

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Voices & Views

The European Commission's support to Transparency International's Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres provides an encouraging example of capacity building of civil society organisations and an imaginative approach to how citizens...

Capacity Development
Civil Society
Governance & Corruption
+3
Digitalisation
Knowledge Management
Learning

Making Technical Cooperation More Effective: Mission Possible?

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Voices & Views

EuropeAid Director General Koos Richelle used the public launch of the capacity4dev.eu website to express his firm personal commitment to technical cooperation reform.

Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Knowledge Management
+1
Learning

Methodological Training Develops Capacities for Improved Outcomes

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Voices & Views

EuropeAid supports capacity development of its staff by providing Methodological Training and seminars in subjects ranging from Policy Dialogue to Aid Effectiveness, Budget Support to Green Economy. Trainings and seminars, held in...

Africa
Lesotho
Capacity Development
Knowledge Management
Learning
+1
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Latin American Countries Praise PEFA

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Voices & Views

The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Framework (PEFA) has been praised as a useful tool to underpin Public Finance Management (PFM) reforms by representatives of Latin American countries at a recent seminar in...

Americas & the Caribbean
Budget support
Capacity Development
Economics & Public Finance
+3
Governance & Corruption
Knowledge Management
Learning

Supporting African Think Tanks, a Smart Example of Capacity Development

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Voices & Views

African think tanks prove useful in researching, influencing, designing and implementing policies and can therefore be used by development practitioners in project cycles, said Dr Frannie Léautier, Executive Secretary of the...

Africa
Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Intervention Cycle Management (Project/Program Cycle Management)
+5
Development Policy
Governance & Corruption
Knowledge Management
Learning
Monitoring & Evaluation

Working with the African Union

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Voices & Views

This year, Africa celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity, currently known as the African Union (AU). The European Union has been working in hand with the AU since its creation and has a Delegation in...

Africa
Ethiopia
Capacity Development
Knowledge Management
Learning