The project aims to introduce and deploy the innovative UPSHIFT and Adolescent Kit programs in youth centers across Tunisia. These programs primarily aim to develop young people’s life skills, employability, and community engagement. This initiative aligns with UNICEF’s 2020-2025 Country Programme strategy, which seeks to reduce inequalities and improve the quality of extracurricular educational services. […]
The project aims to support the Tunisian Ministry of Education in preparing and submitting a funding request to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) under the Multiplier Fund. The primary objective is to mobilize USD 12 million to strengthen institutional capacities and fund priority initiatives outlined in the 2025-2035 Education Sector Plan. The main expected […]
Since the end of the civil war in 1990, Lebanon is experiencing a protracted statehood and governance crisis: weak and inefficient public institutions and entrenched confessional divisions have created opportunities for both high-level/political and administrative corruption. The default on Eurobonds in March 2020 triggered a recession, with the COVID-19 pandemic and the Beirut port explosion […]
PROMAN is supporting the Ministry of Education in Tunisia to finalize the Education Sector Plan (ESP) 2025-2035, aligned with international commitments (SDG 4, Agenda 2063) and national priorities. The action includes: Finalization of the PSE: Integration of stakeholder feedback, validation, and development of a three-year action plan (2025-2027) detailing priorities, responsibilities and associated budgets. Revision […]
The Second Chance program in Tunisia, supported by UNICEF and various ministries (Education, Employment, and Social Affairs), aims to reintegrate adolescents aged 12 to 18 who have dropped out of school or vocational training. It is based on two pathways: MA3AK (support and guidance) and INTALE9 (educational catch-up). Since its launch, it has welcomed over […]
Morocco has developed a New Development Model (Nouveau Modèle de Développement – NMD), the report of which mentions the weak development of scientific research that higher education suffers from and the limited openness to the socio-professional environment. Among the strategic choices proposed in the NMD is one for a performance-based higher education and research system, […]
The overall objective of the program of which this contract is a part is to improve the social and economic integration opportunities of vulnerable youth, particularly in the four pilot regions of the program and taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. The contract consists of providing timely, effective and efficient quality technical […]
According to the Child-Focused Rapid Assessment (CFRA)5 conducted by UNICEF in April 2021, children are missing out on education. As per the 2020-2021 Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP), the number of Syrian children out of school increased from 55% to 63% between 2020 and 2021 (a total of 445,000 children). The total number of Lebanese […]
The education sector in Tunisia is at a crossroads between two strategic plans: a five-year plan ending in 2020 covering the five-year period 2016-2020 and a commitment to prepare a new plan for the five-year period 2021-2025. In fact, the preparatory work for the new strategic plan was started at the end of 2020 with […]
The general objective of this contract is to contribute to the implementation of the strategy of the EU-Morocco Cooperation, particularly in promoting protection and social assistance mechanisms, while promoting the cross-cutting objectives of the European Commission. The specific objective is to undertake an identification and formulation of the EU Social Protection Support Programme – Phase […]
The general objective of this contract is to contribute to the strategic and operational planning of the mobility component of the new pact for migration and asylum proposed by the European Union in 2020, within the framework of EU-Morocco cooperation while promoting the cross-cutting objectives of the European Commission. The specific objectives are: Better knowledge […]
The specific purpose of this assessment is to generate substantial knowledge and learning on Non-Formal Education (NFE) in Lebanon under the RACE Strategy, allowing greater understanding of the existing NFE adaptation and/or expansion to reach all children in Lebanon. The objectives of the assessment are to: Learn from the implementation of the NFE in Lebanon […]
The programme and component managed by UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East under the EU support to be evaluated aim to provide scholarships to Palestinian Refugees living in Lebanon. Legal restrictions to the labour market coupled with discrimination, bring the unemployment of Palestinian refugees to extremely high […]
The main objective of this assignment is to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the EU intervention in the basic education system in Jordan under the EU Budget Support to the MoE (EUR 32 million). It aims at providing an overall independent assessment of the agreed general and specific conditions of the “EUTF Support to […]
On the 4th of February 2016, the Government of Jordan presented “The Jordan Compact” and a “New Holistic Approach between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the International Community to deal with the Syrian Refugee Crisis” at the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference in London. Inside this compact, the international community and Jordan agreed […]
The “Culture Support Programme in Tunisia” (PACT) supports the redefinition of cultural policy and the restructuring of the cultural sector in Tunisia, in order to affirm their strategic roles as vectors of economic, social and citizen development, and contribute to the establishment of the rule of law. Thus, the program promotes freedom of expression and […]
The main purpose is to contribute to the assessment of the education sector in Jordan through the following activities: To assess all the conditions for the Budget Support to the Ministry of Education to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan under TF-MADAD/2017/T04.66; To update the methodology for the assessment of the quality of […]
In April 2015, Tunisia embarked on a process of educational reform in a participatory approach involving all stakeholders: students, parents, teachers, school directors, inspectors, pedagogical advisers, union leaders, regional and national leaders in charge of education, and other members of civil society. The results of this dialogue were formulated in a national report which, together […]
UNICEF collaborates with Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MoE) in Morocco to support for the development of the Moroccan education system through the implementation of strategic projects especially in the areas of governance, capacity building for planning. implementation and monitoring and evaluation Important results have been achieved in the frame of the cooperation […]
The specific objectives of the contract are: To contribute to ensure smooth monitoring of the implementation of the TVET reform support program in Morocco (EUR 60 million, 2016-2021); To check conditions and measures relating to the disbursement of the various tranches of budget support; To support the sectoral dialogue with all stakeholders in the sector […]
The National Aid Fund (NAF) is one of the leading institutions in the field of social protection in Jordan. Established in 1986 pursuant to law No. 36/1986, the Fund aims to provide assistance to the most deprived and vulnerable groups to improve their standard of living through the following range of services: Monthly Cash Assistance, […]
On the 4th of February 2016, the Government of Jordan presented “The Jordan Compact” and a “New Holistic Approach between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the International Community to deal with the Syrian Refugee Crisis” at the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference in London. Inside this compact, the international community and Jordan agreed […]
In accordance with the provisions of the financing agreement for the RSA II program, the overall objective of this contract is to contribute to the strengthening and deepening of the partnership between the European Union and Morocco as proposed in the Roadmap of the advanced status by promoting especially the regulatory convergence between the Moroccan […]
In August 2016 the Governments of Norway, the USA (USAID) and the UK (DFID) joined together with the Government of Jordan to deliver the “Accelerating Access to Quality Formal Education for Syrian Refugee Children” through a project titled “The Jordan Compact Education Fund (JCEF)”. The JCEF is delivered through pooling funds into a special account. […]
The focus of the current evaluation is on the monitoring of progress against set indicators and the assessment of achievements, the quality and the results of interventions in the context of an evolving cooperation policy with an increasing emphasis on result-oriented approaches. Evaluations should provide an understanding of the cause and effects links between activities […]
The overall objective of this technical assistance is to contribute to the implementation of the European Union’s intervention in support of the national literacy strategy of the Kingdom of Morocco. The specific objective of this technical assistance is to formulate the third phase of the EU Support Program for the implementation of the National Literacy […]
The global objective is to assess the capacities of the Egyptian Ministry of Social Solidarity to develop its Social Units into efficient, client-oriented and adequately resourced social service providers, and to gage prevailing needs and gaps, thereby contributing to highlight areas requiring possible EU support. The specific objective is to finalise a study in view […]
The specific objectives of the contract are: To contribute to ensure smooth monitoring of the implementation of the educational reform support program in Morocco – Education II (EUR 91,9 million, 2014-2018); To check conditions and measures relating to the disbursement of the various tranches of budget support; To support the sectoral dialogue with all stakeholders […]
In order to ensure compliance with international labour standards, the provisions of international conventions and the new constitutional principles, Morocco committed to implement the necessary reforms in various socio-economic areas, deepening its process of convergence towards the Acquis of the EU. In this context, as stressed in the Action plan Morocco-EU, updating the labour legislation […]
The Ministry of Culture and Heritage Preservation requested support in the realization of four priority actions of its 2015 programme, namely: Develop a status for artists and body of Tunisian artistic professions according to their needs and expectations and regularizing their precarious situation; Strengthen the capacity of cultural institutions (cultural centers) in the operation, programming […]
The EU welcomes the willingness of Jordan to improve and promote the access of disabled people to education and employment, their access to information and adequate health care systems, their mobility without facing neither physical nor social obstacles, as well as to protect and ensure their full and equal enjoyment of rights, just as the […]
The objectives of the Government of Morocco’s revised Literacy Strategy as presented in its Declaration of January 2012 are threefold: Reduce the illiteracy rate to 20% by 2016; Offer illiterate adults programmes to provide them with basic skills and competences for integration in their socio-economic and political environment; Implement post-literacy activities allowing new-literates to maintain, […]
The overall objective of the support programme of which this contract is part, is to strengthen and promote the roles of the civil society organisations in the democratic reforms in Morocco. The specific objective is the development and the implementation of a technical and operational capacity building programme, of a monitoring and evaluation system and […]
The Project to be evaluated grounded in an agreement between the EC and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of Lebanon (MEHE), dated 2006, aims at addressing the inability of Lebanon’s formal vocational training system to adequately respond to the demands of the Lebanese labour market. The EC contribution to the project is EUR […]
Following the Communication of the European Commission “A Programme for Change” of 13 October 2011, a new global cooperation strategy of the European Union has been defined based on the following principles: i) Strategic Cooperation ii) Result based cooperation and iii) coherent cooperation focusing onmaximum three sectors. For those countries with whom the EU has […]
Entrepreneurs in Lebanon are open and eager to exploring new avenues to diversify their business outside the “traditional pillars” of the economy. With a supportive pro-business focus, the government can lay the foundation for a prosperous, diverse and resilient green economy. In order to encourage private investment in the efficient use of renewable resources, a […]
The EC has currently 2 programmes in support to Jordan’s education reform: A Programme to support Jordan’s National Education reform of 42 Million Euros of which 40.1 Million are channelled through Sector Budget Support; A Special Measure on DCI Middle East funds to support Jordan’s public education system to cope with the increase in demand […]
Tunisia was among the first North African countries that have adopted the integration of culture in the process of development and implementation of cultural policies in this regard. The specific objective of this mission is to undertake a study on the feasibility of 6 pilot projects in the regions of Kasserine (Flaidra), Kef (city of […]
The EU-Egyptian Association Agreement (AA) entered into force in June 2004, with the aim of intensifying cooperation on wide spectrum of fields. The AA reflects a comprehensive approach of the Barcelona Process and thus contains provisions covering the three pillars of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership; namely economic, political and socio-cultural cooperation. While the AA serves as […]
In addition to the previous MEDA envelope of € 4 million, the EC decided to set aside in 2004 a further € 20 million in order to provide Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria means to overcome significant deficits in living conditions, by providing funds for basic social services such as education, health, and […]
The proposed programme will be a follow-up to current EU support to Jordan’s education sector. The recommended funding modality is Sector Budget Support (SBS). It is indicatively proposed to structure the disbursement of the M€ 23 with a combination of a budget support and a complementary support one (including technical assistance and audit, monitoring and […]
Within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, the regional programme has a major objective to promote the role of women in the economy and to reinforce the cooperation in this field, between the 10 Mediterranean partners (Algeria, Palestinian authority, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey) and the 25 member states of the […]
Since April 2006 the EC has allocated financial resources for the support of technical assistance services in the reform of Special Education in Jordan. Technical assistance services were directed towards the development of special education programs at the Ministry of Education. Existing remedial and gifted programs were benchmarked with international standards and training programs were […]
In 2007,the ENPI Regional Information and Communication Programme (2007-2010) was launched to strengthen the visibility of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and its perception by the general public and opinion leaders (media, political, institutions, business world, industry and civil society) in the whole area covered by the ENP instrument: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, […]
The Education Reform for the Knowledge Economy (ERfKE) is a comprehensive national five-year plan to transform kindergarten, basic and secondary education tom meet the needs of a modern, knowledge-based economy and consists of four components: Reorienting education policy objectives and strategies and reforming governance and administrative systems; Transforming education programs and practices to achieve learning […]
The Euro-Mediterranean partners, assembled during the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on “Strengthening the Role of Women in Society”, that was held in Istanbul on the 14th and 15th of November 2006, chaired by the Finnish presidency of the EU, agreed to work in a joint framework towards the strengthening of the role of women in the […]
Current EU support is directed towards basic education, youth programmes, vocational and higher education, primarily through a budget support programme (EUR 30 million from 2011-2014) and a capacity development programme (EUR 3 million). An additional EUR 35 million are foreseen in support to the Employment and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Reform Programme, out […]
The global objective of this assignment is to identify an EU intervention contributing to the mitigation of ruptures in the further/higher education cycles of young Syrians affected by the crisis and civil war in Syria. The specific objective of the assignment is to assist in the design of a future programme by the EU to […]
A sector wide support programme (SWAP) has been chosen to be financed to support the Phase II of the programme “Support to basic education”. The implementation of this programme has been carried out after an evaluation of the seven key areas necessary to start a SWAP, those being : the macro economic framework, sector based […]
Human capital is the main resource for Tunisia and its strongest asset for a steady and sustainable growth. Consequently, development plans shows coherent medium term strategies for the reform and modernization of the education and vocational systems, based on labour market requirements and work demand. During the period of the 10th Plan of economic and […]
The Jordan TVET system is fragmented with a high level of centralisation and supply orientated,. The National Agenda exercise launched by the Government in 2005 identifies proposals for Employment and TVET. They go a long way towards establishing a sector policy for TVET, mainly in terms of governance and management, recommending the establishment of an […]
The Support project to the vocational training sector in Algeria will reinforce the efforts of the Algerian Government towards modernization. The global objectives of the projects are: To improve the ability of the vocational training system to meet the need of individuals and companies by adapting the offer to the social and economic demand; To […]
Although the country is engaged in a widening of its economy, to face a stronger competitive pressure, the objective of the EC cooperation is to support national efforts aiming to accomplish the Millennium Development Goals and those of the National Initiative for Human Development, as well as to reinforce the social system and to improve […]
Education is a top priority for the Government of Morocco, its education policy is principally based on the National Charter for Education and Training, issued in December 1999, with the objective to put in place a new institutional framework through 6 strategic objectives: 1) extending education and its applications to the economic environment, 2) pedagogical […]
The overall objective of the EC support to the EducationReform Programme in Algeria is to improve the efficiency of the education system by raising the level of teaching and management skills in the sector. More specifically the project aims to improve the quality of the education system through a support to the training of teaching […]
The overall objective of the EC assistance is to improve the performance of secondary education in Tunisia against international standards and to help secondary education contribute to a greater degree to young people’s chances of employment by providing paths that prepare them for higher education and/or the labour market. The EC provides budgetary support to […]
In April 2002, the European Commission and the Government of Jordan signed a Financing Agreement for a programme of “Support for Regulatory Reform and Privatisation” (SRRP). The overall aim of the SRRP programme is to enhance the economic efficiency of infrastructure in Jordan, to improve access of the population to infrastructure services, and alleviate budgetary […]
The South Sinai Regional Development Programme (SSRDP) is a €64 million programme launched in 2005, implementing priority projects and activities that contribute to the integrated development of the region. One of the major components of the SSRDP is the implementation of Grant Scheme (GS), which will support local initiatives in the field of environment & […]
The Moroccan Government has selected the fights against illiteracy and non-formal education as national priorities. In this context a State Secretariat responsible for Alphabetisation and Non-formal Education was created in November 2002. The priorities were once more underlined in the new National Initiative for Human Development. The National Strategy on Alphabetisation and Non-formal Education adopted […]
A new vision for education and an integrated national strategy for education in Jordan are being put in place as part of the Education for Knowledge Economy Project (ERfKE I). This process will enable Jordan to meet the challenges of becoming a knowledge society and competing in the global marketplace. The core elements of ERfKE […]
The global objective for the technical assistance mission is to develop the competences of Tunisian universities in order to set up and implement their own development plan. The specific objectives of the 5 TA missions are: To start a study in order to analyse the technical, human and financial feasibility of the implementation of the […]
Following a request of the Ministry of Industry and Trade,the Policy Support and Institutional Strengthening Component (PSIS) of the Euro – Jordanian Action for the Development of the Enterprise (EJADA) Project has provided the blueprint for the establishing of the Jordan Upgrading and Modernisation Programme (JUMP) which will provide following services to the SMEs in […]
In the framework of the MEDA Programme, the European Commission finances the project Support to Basic Education in Morocco. The objective is to increase the average education level in the provinces of Chtouka, El Jadida, Figuig, Khemisset, Khenifra, Larache, Sefrou, et Taounate and specifically for girls, to elaborate an education development strategy in disadvantaged urban […]
The Social Fund for Development (SFD) was created in 1991 as a social safety net mechanism aiming at mitigating the negative social impact of the Economic Reform and Structural Adjustment Programme (ERSAP). Since then, the SFD has developed into an organisation mobilising national and international resources to invest in social development with special attention to […]
Over the past decade, South Sinai has seen significant economic growth in the tourism sector, which now accounts for around 25% of all tourist arrivals in Egypt. This growth has been largely built on the natural environment and unique natural resources of the area. However, the excessive concentration of tourists along the Gulf of Aqaba […]
Unemployment is a serious problem in Morocco as in many other countries in the region. This has become even more apparent over the last decade with an increase in unemployment under the qualified workforce. The Government of Morocco (GoM) responds with a twofold strategy: on one hand employment creation through the creation of new enterprises […]
In the framework of cooperation with the UE, the National Indicative Programme for Algeria 2002-2004 provides for a funding of € 17 million to support the education sector. A support to this sector is in compliance with the conclusions of the Marseille conference: “Item 24: the need to take greater consideration of the social effects […]
The overall objective of the programme is to improve the system of professional education according to the needs of local companies and within the national strategy to increase economic development. The objectives of the mid-term evaluation are: The elaboration of indicators and parameters to evaluate the impact of the project on the competitiveness of companies […]
The overall objective of the programme is to improve the quality of human resources throughout the country, in prospect of equity and better ability to face social, political and economic changes. The EC priorities in this targeted sectoral budget supportto the Basic Education Reform are: Strengthening of institutional capacity for the implementation of the reform, […]
Since the adoption of the Barcelona Declaration in 1995, there has been a growing recognition of the key role of civil society in the process of turning the Mediterranean basin into an area of peace and prosperity and in allowing people to share the benefits of political and economic growth. EC support to NGOs in […]
Employment creation is one of the main challenges facing Egypt in the medium term. The development of small and micro enterprises is crucial within this context and asks for supporting measures to develop the entrepreneurship and to offer financial and non-financial services.The EU has been providing support through the Social Fund for Development (SDF). The […]
