After a first Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2003-2005), Benin has recently entered the second phase of the PRSP process with the development of a new strategy for the period 2007-2009. The strategy provides the overall and unique framework for public interventions of the government and thus for the harmonisation of development partners’ support. Each year, […]
Education is a priority for the Government of Burundi, which spends nearly 25% of its recurrent budget. With the support of its technical and financial partners, it has recently developed a new Sector Development Plan for Education and Training (PSDEF) for the period 2012-2020. The program covers the entire system from preschool to higher education, […]
The overall objective of the technical assistance market aims at supporting the Government in its fight against poverty through local governance improvement. Its specific objective is to improve the decentralisation process and local governance through a strengthening of stakeholder’s capacities. The programme is based on the application of orientations of EU “backbone strategy”. The supports […]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the French Agency for Development (AFD) have asked to study the opportunity and the modalities of a possible Financial and Technical Support Programme for Private Primary Education Institutions. The objective of such a programme would be to (i) improve access to financial resources for private education institutions (ii) to […]
In spite of the concern of the EC of implying the greatest number of NSA’s within the decentralised co-operation, the procedures of calls for proposals of the EC, the administrative requirements which must be achieved to be eligible within the frameworks of these calls, as well as the different forms to be filled, remain complicated […]
The EDF 8-funded Poverty Reduction Budgetary Support Programme (PRBSP) allocates a maximum of € 17 million in budget support to Lesotho in the period 2002-04. An innovative feature of the PRBSP is the reorientation from an “input” approach to one that is associated with “outcome achievements” as measured through performance indicators and benchmarks associated with […]
The Government of Uganda has been implementing the Decentralisation Policy for the last 13 years and remarkable achievements have been recorded. However, the Government is continuing to put in place mechanisms that will lead to efficient planning, management and delivery of basic services by strengthening the capacity of the Local Governments to execute their mandates.The […]
The Government of Mali has set in place a national mechanism in support of municipalities within the framework of the decentralisation process in the country. This support mechanism consist of two major components: a technical support aimed at reinforcing municipalities in their role of contracting authority, channelled through Support Centres (Centres de Conseil Communaux) under […]
The objective of the study is to measure the impact of reforms that are currently being implemented in the area of Public Finance Management. Type of services provided PROMAN provides three international experts specialised in public finance management to carry out a PEFA assessment both at the centralised and decentralised levels. Work includes: Evaluation of […]
The participation of non-state actors has been retained as one of the fundamental principles of cooperation within the Cotonou Agreement. Within this context, the 9th EDF foresees “institutional support to non-state actors/civil society, principally focusing on local development initiatives”. A total budget of 15 million EUR is foreseen. Within this context, a pre-feasibility study was […]
The programme ‘Strengthening Capacities of Civil Society Organisations in Burkina Faso (Programme de Renforcement des capacités des Organisations de la Société civile (PROS) has as principal objective to strengthen the participation of civil society organisations (CSOs) to the development process. The programme is fully in line both with the Cotonou Agreement and with national policies. […]
Education has consistently been one of the top priorities of the Eritrean Government, since the country gained its independence in 1993. During 2003, the Government presented donors with a comprehensive strategy for the sector and a 5-year plan for rehabilitating and expanding education services provision, focusing on basic education, secondary education, vocational education and training, […]
The protracted civil war has had a significant negative impact on Liberia’s infrastructure, the economy (and economic planning), the development of institutions and its productive capacity. Conflict and mismanagement have taken Liberia to the bottom of the Human Development Index. The EC is currently preparing the EDF 9 Programme for Liberia based on the needs […]
The PASEG programme in Guinea consists of three main components : Training of central and decentralized administrations; Support to curriculum development (primary and secondary education); Training of trainers and continuous training. The objective of the evaluation is to measure the efficiency of the actions undertaken in each component, the efficiency of the training provided and […]
Education is one of the two focal sectors for the EC Delegation in Sudan. Since 2005 the Delegation has supported projects in improvement of basic education and enhancement of decentralization and planning capacities at Federal and State level. Under the 9th EDF two strategic projects were developed with UN agencies support: a Baseline Educational Survey […]
Uganda’s decentralisation policy aims to devolve power, improve good governance, ensure popular participation and enshrines the principle of subsidiarity. The Kasese District has been steadily developing its capacity to implement poverty focused development through increasing skills and competence in participatory planning and the design of district strategies for human resource development, revenue enhancement, operations and […]
The overall objective of the Third Phase of this Sustainable Development Project is to substantially reduce the poverty in the Kidal Region, more specifically to improve access to quality social services and income generating economic opportunities. The project is concentrating on four results: Capacity of Local Communities to plan and manage public services and economic […]
Cameroon has a developed but seriously deteriorated education system. The Ministry of National Education (MINEDUC) has therefore developed a sector strategy document, adopted in June 2001, which clearly shows the four Government priorities in Education by 2011: universal primary education, improving access and equity in other education levels; improving quality and relevance of teaching; improving […]
The Government of Burkina Faso adopted in 2002 an ‘Action Planfor Strengthening Budget Management (PRGB). This action plan serves as a framework for the priority reforms in budget management within the administration and has as global objective to improve in a sustainable way the transparency, reliability and efficacy of the management of budgetary expenses. The […]
The framework for development cooperation between the European Commission (EC) and South Africa is set out in the Multi-annual Indicative Programme (MIP). The decade since the end of apartheid in 1994 witnessed a shift in EC support from direct funding of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), under the Special Programme of Assistance to the Victims of Apartheid, […]
The objectives of the Basic Education Ten Year Plan (PDDEB) of Burkina Faso as adopted in 1999 are to increase the education level of the population in general and in rural areas in particular, to enhance the institutional capacity of within the sector, to reduce gender inequalities, and to promote decentralision and deconcentration. The Second […]
The Education Sector Development Program (ESDP) has been introduced in Ethiopia in the context of the deterioration of the whole social and educational situation after long years of internal and external conflicts in Ethiopia and its region. Within the Ethiopian PRSP, the education sector is one of the main priorities for the overall development of […]
The Government of Burkina Faso adopted in 2002 an ‘Action Planfor Strengthening Budget Management (PRGB). This action plan serves as a framework for the priority reforms in budget management within the administration and has as global objective to improve in a sustainable way the transparency, reliability and efficacy of the management of budgetary expenses. More […]
The global objective is to evaluate the results of Danish Bilateral Aid during the period 1990-2006 and its contribution to overall poverty reduction in Benin. However, the efforts and the results will also be evaluated within the perspective of the historical context and the standards applied when the decisions were taken. As such key reference […]
The Eastern Cape is one of the poorest of South Africa’s nine provinces. Just over half the population have adequate access to safe water and under one-third are served by electricity. Despite strong economic performance is 2000 and 2001 when the province’s economy grew by 6,2% and 5,3% respectively, it is overly dependent on limited […]
The fruit and horticultural sector was long time neglected in Burundi; only in 1988 when the Government pursued to diversify the export products of the country, attention was paid to the horticulture and fruit sector. However, the socio-political crisis of 1993 first slowed down and finally completely interrupted the development of this promising sector. During […]
The Programme for Capacity Building for Civil Society Organisations (PROS) has as principal objective to strengthen the participation in the development process of Civil Society Organisations (CSO). The programme is fully within the scope of the Cotonou Agreement. It also fits within the context of national policy as it helps to strengthen the dialogue as […]
The overall objective of the DDRK Phase II programme remains to contribute to a sustainable improvement of the living conditions of the population of the Kidal region. Phase II will be embedded stronger within/reinforce the ongoing process of decentralisation. On a national level, the programme falls under the authority of the Ministry of Territorial Administration […]
The global objective is to support the monitoring and evaluation of the performance of education sector reform in Tanzania. A systemic and pro-poor/pro-vulnerable approach should be promoted. The specific objective is to develop for the education sector a Performance Assessment Framework (PAF) to be used to review progress particularly during annual sector reviews (including the […]
The EC and the Government of Botswana have agreed upon the HRD as focal sector under the 9th EDF. Although Botswana has made a remarkable progress in the social spheres since independence, the HIV/AIDS pandemic have a depressing effect on health indicators and economic development. Unemployment and poverty remain main concerns.In this context, whilst sustaining […]
The Government of Burkina Faso adopted in May 2002 an ‘Action Planfor Integrated Management of Water Resources (PAGIRE). This action plan aims to implement, over a period of 15 years, the institutional, legal and fiscal framework as well as the human and financial resources for a sustainable and fair management of water resources. When PAGIRE […]
The general objective of the project is the improvement of living conditions and the respect of children’s rights in Benin. The specific object is the support to the fight against child trafficking and exploitation. In particular the project’s objective is to set up a Central Technical Assistance Office (“Bureau Central d’Assistance Technique” – BCAT) with […]
The introduction of Universal Primary Education in Uganda coincided with the intensification of the security crisis in the North. The potential gains from UPE were shattered by the destruction of building and instructional materials, displacement of pupils and teachers as well as the trauma of children knowing that they were the special target of the […]
The EC supports the implementation of the Primary Education Development Plan (PEDP) in Tanzania. The PEDP is a decentralized sub-sector programme being implemented since July 2001 by the Ministry of Education and Culture together with Po-RALG (President’s Office for Regional Administration and Local Government). 8th EDF Funds under the Financing Agreement 8.ACP.TA.041 is contributing to […]
The Government of Burkina Faso adopted a ‘National Action Planfor the Reform of the Judiciary (PANRJ). This sector policy document assesses the judiciary through a detailed analysis of the main problems, weaknesses and constraints in the sector and on the basis thereof proposes reform measures with as overall objective “to strengthen place of the judiciary […]
Poverty reduction, one of the core objectives of the EU-Niger cooperation, requires approaches that take into account the social spectrum and the differences invulnerability between the various social groups, included within households. So as to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the EU interventions in Niger with respect to poverty reduction a horizontal support programme […]
The overall objective of this project is to collect timely indicative baseline data on the harmonization and alignment of aid effectiveness in South Africa, taking into account the revised targets of the Paris declarations of March 2005. Ultimately the study should provide more accurate benchmarks and realistic targets for the coming five years and the […]
Within the framework of the EC Strategy for the Implementation of Special Aid to Somalia (SISAS), the Somalia Education and Training Sector Strategy, improved access to basic services in education and training has been identified as a priority in the programming of interventions. Despite substantial improvements in broadening access to basic education promotion of the […]
The European Commission decided to provide an institutional support through long term and short term technical assistance in order to structure the national statistical system and reduce the problems in its running. This “Support to Capacity Building in the National Institute of Statistics and Demographics (INDS) and the statistics departments of the social ministries (ARCS) […]
The main objective of the program is to increase and improve the VET sector in order to answer to the social and economical needs of the country. The project will support the different teams of the Ministry, mainly in the development of a VET sector strategy (definition of objectives, results, results indicators and budget needed), […]
The overall objective of the Francistwon CTVE/VTC Vocational Training Programme, co-financed by the EDF (15 Million Euro) and the Government of Botswana (12.3 Million Euro),is to improve the standard of living for school leavers and unemployed. Its purpose is to increase the effectiveness and capacity of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system […]
The support project to the MEPC aims at improving the capacities for programming and management of EC aid and to strengthen capacities for coordination of all external aid to Chad, specifically the planning, implementation and monitoring of the National Poverty Reduction Strategy. The function of NAO in Chad is entrusted to the Minister of the […]
The Technical Assistance should be understood within the general context of the transition to the 10th EDF and a new phase in the support to the services of the National Authorising Officer. It will moreover allow a close and effective follow-up of the steps taken in preparation of the implementation of the 10th EDF and […]
The war has had a devastating effect on the population of RDC; specifically the eastern regions have suffered tremendously. Since 2001 the EC has been engaged in providing humanitarian assistance in these regions. It is only since the end of 2003 that the security situation allowed the undertaking of rehabilitation activities. At the end of […]
The objective of the mission is to evaluate the results reached by the project in light of its setup, objectives, and the specific context of its implementation. It’s important to verify to what degree the School Map has met, in a prompt and well suited way, the demand of Niger’s authorities and services for good […]
The DDRK programme aims at triggering off a sustainable development process in the Kidal region. The region of Kidal is a vast desertic area of 260.000 km2, situated in the north of the country bordering Algeria and Niger, and populated mainly by (semi-) nomadic Touaregs. The region is characterized by an extreme scarcity of natural […]
In line with the interventions already carried out in the framework of the Structural Adjustment Programme, the project aims at: Strengthening of planning and management capacity of the Regional Directorates of Basic Education and Alphabetisation, key issue for the successful implementation of the decentralization process; Improvement of the quality of teaching through teacher training, up-grading […]
The purpose of the Namibia HRDP is improved education and training responding to social and economic opportunities and constraints in the country. The programme covers 5 main areas of support: Science and Mathematics Education including the upgrading of secondary school teachers, the collaboration between institutions involved and improved management; Community Skills Development Programme (Vocational skills […]
Since 2000, the Government of Cameroun has embarked on a medium-term economic and financial reform programme. The improvement of the management of public expenditures and good governance are principal elements of the reform agenda. In 2000, the EC and the Government signed a cooperation agreement on the mobilisation of 3,6 Mrds FCFA budgetary support, accompanied […]
This audit was performed within the context of the disengagement of the State of Burundi in the production and commercial activities of the coffee sector. It was supervised by a Steering Committee which consisted of the following members: Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Agriculture ; Public Entreprises Service ; Cellule d’Appui à la Gestion des […]
The International Fundraising Consortium – South Africa (Interfund), is contributing with the support of the EU, to a three-year programme of support to the strengthening of capacity at all institutional levels of the NGOs and CSOs. The overall objective of the project is to empower poor and marginalised communities, to strengthen their organisational capacity and […]
The objective of the fourth multi-annual programme for Micro projects, as for the previous three projects is to contribute to the improvement of the living conditions of the most disadvantaged population of Togo, particularly in the rural areas and the suburbs., thought the promotion of initiatives and the participation of local organizations. The Program consists […]
The European Union is the major donor in Burkina Faso with support being granted through the 7th, 8th and 9th European Fund for Development (EDF), regional programmes, as well as within the framework of STABEX, SYSMIN, Structural Adjustment Fund and the International European Bank. Furthermore, the EU provides support to different budget lines including food […]
In order to respond to the needs of local communities with regard to development, the EDF participates in the financing of micro-projects at a local level which (a) have an economic and social impact on the life of the people, (b) meet a demonstrated and observed priority need, and (c) will be undertaken at the […]
The programme to be evaluated is the €13 million Library Books and Training for Historically Disadvantaged Institutions Programme designed to build capacity in the libraries and departments of Library Science in the 17 Historically Disadvantaged Institutions (HDI) of the South African Higher Education sector. The Programme addresses the imbalances of the past with respect to […]
The Country Strategy Paper 2003-2005/06 (CSP) between South Africa and the European Commission has four areas of co-operation: Equitable access to and sustainable provision of social services; Equitable and sustainable economic growth; Deepening democracy; Regional integration and co-operation.It also foresees that the impact of co-operation in these four main areas will be strengthened by the […]
