The National Indicative Programme signed by the EC in November 2006 and by the Government of Peru in June 2007, has earmarked 20 Million Euro to APROLAB II. The objective of the Programme is to reorient the technical and vocational education to the demands of the labour market, the socio-economic needs and the development opportunities […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
The Girls’ Education Campaign – Haydi Kızlar Okula –was launched by the UNICEF Executive Director and the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) in mid-June 2003. Its objective is to eliminate the gender gap in primary school enrolment and to realise the Millennium Development Goals’ (MDGs) target for achieving gender parity in universal primary education. The […]
The objective of the mission is to assist the EC and the Government of Uruguay with the identification and formulation of a project or programme aimed at supporting the process of regenerating social and territorial cohesion in the country. In particular, it is expected that the project/programme will contribute to improving the economic and social […]
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 […]
In 2005, GoPNG adopted a National Education Plan (NEP) for the ten-year period 2005-2014. The NEP provided a framework for localising the Education for All (EFA), MDGs and MDTS goals and priorities into time-bound outcome targets and strategies. The Universal Basic Education (UBE) plan (2010-2019) has been officially launched in October 2009. The education sector […]
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 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 […]
The specific objective of PARQE II is to support the Government’s efforts in implementing the National Programme of Education and Training (PNEF) and the “Education for All” (EPT), particularly in four Targeted school departments (North, Central, South, Grande Anse), aimed at improving the quality of education. The main expected results are centred around four axes: […]
The country strategy for Panama 2007-2013 identifies social cohesion as one of the focal areas of cooperation. The general objective of this component is to provide support to reducing poverty, exclusion, social and geographical inequalities through assisting the modernization of the State in the specific areas of local development, social policies and fiscal systems. The […]
The government of Vanuatu and education donor partners are preparing for the commencement a sector wide approach (SWAp) to support educational reforms proposed in the Vanuatu Education Sector Strategy (VESS).It is anticipated that a joint education support programme will be implemented in 2008 (VESAP) in preparation for the start of SWAp in 2009. The SWAp […]
The current institutional constellation of BiH, stipulated by the Dayton Constitution, also entrenched the right to a vernacular education, and confirmed the existing division of the education sector along ethnic lines. Because of its close relation to issues concerning cultural identity and ideology, the education sector is the most politicized social sector in BiH. Cultural […]
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 […]
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 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 overall objective of the project is to promote the stability and security of Turkmenistan as well as to assist in the pursuit of a sustainable economic development and further enhancement of livelihoods of the population. The specific objectives of the project are: To improve and strengthen the planning, co-ordination, monitoring and implementation capacity of […]
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 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) […]
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 […]
The specific objectives of the consultancy are: To assist the Government of Antigua and Barbuda with the preparation of an Education Sector Plan which should be suitable for use on a national level as well as for the purpose of accessing external financing and should focus on strengthening institutional capacity, improving access to, and the […]
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 CREP project has as objective to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) in school building project planning, design, management and monitoring of school building projects through: Reduce capital investment in school building by controlling construction costs and quality through the establishment of adequate space norms and standards […]
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 […]
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 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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Global UN Study of Violence Against Children is addressing violence in different settings: Violence at home and in the family, in school and education settings in other institutional settings, in the community and on the streets and violence in work situations. UNICEF has been invited to write the chapter on protection of children from […]
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 […]
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 overall objective of the project is to improve the skills and competencies of staff in general in the financial services sector in Yemen in order to meet labour market needs following the partial liberalization of the banking sector by the Central Bank.The project aims at upgrading the capability and capacity of the Institute of […]
Pursuant to the objectives of the development policy of the European Union (EU) as detailed in the Cotonou Agreement and the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)/EU Country Support Strategy and the National Indicative Programme (CSS/NIP) 2002-2007, the EU has provided direct budgetary support to the GOJ under the Support to the Economic Reform Programme (SERP). Between […]
The immediate objective of the project is to support the development of a comprehensive and well structured dialogue between the Armenian Government and the EU/EC in the context of the current development cooperation and political framework, and strengthen capacity within the EUTACU and relevant Government units in line with the new requirements arising from the […]
The immediate objective of the project is to make sure that the national inputs for the development of IPs and APs meet well identified and jointly agreed priorities for the cooperation between the EU and Ukraine, set within a broader framework of external assistance and reflecting wider stakeholder consultation and influence.Project counterparts (NCUs) are those […]
The immediate objective of the project is to improve and strengthen the planning and co-ordination capacities of the Azeri government in relation to EU support and related external assistance programmes.Project counterparts (NCUs) are those public administrations responsible for EU and other external aid planning and management. The support seeks to address the following: Human resource […]
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 “Support Programme to the Street Children and Youth People in Colombia” has as overall objective to improve the conditions of street children and their families, and youth involved in the armed conflicts and to integrate them as citizens with full rights. The programme consists of the following components: Design of innovative models of […]
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 […]
This project will provide support to the reform of vocational training in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion and the Ministry of Education. The overall objective of the Financing Agreement during its 3 years execution period is to contribute to an increased competitiveness and quality of the working force in order to […]
The Solomon Islands Education Sector Investment and Reform Programme (ESIRP) is a sector wide programme financed through a combined basket of donor funding, under the auspices of MEHRD. The overall objectives of the contract are to: Increase the capacity of SICHE (Solomon Islands College of Higher Education) to be a high quality cost effective post […]
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 […]
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 […]
On 23rd November 2005 an EDF funded Sector Policy Support Programme (SPSP) to the reform of the Trinidad and Tobago non-university tertiary sector has been approved. There is however still an urgent requirement to further refine the key indicators for the monitoring of the SPSP. This study will therefore provide decision makers in the Government […]
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, […]
The Government of China is committed to achieving a complete statutory social security system by 2005.The 1998 Communication from the Commission entitled “Building a Comprehensive Partnership with China” emphasises the Commission’s commitment to strengthen Social Security systems. The Country Strategy paper 2002-2006 foresees the EC supporting China in the areas of social health insurance, pension […]
The provinces of Siem Reap and Kampong Cham are among the most populated provinces in Cambodia. The Northern part of the Siem Reap province has been poorly covered in terms of access to Education. The general objective of the project will be to contribute to sustainable poverty reduction and alleviation through increasing of training levels […]
The wider objective of the PARGSEH is the strengthening of the governance of the Education sector in Haiti, a key priority area within the National Development Strategy for the sector (PNEF). The project aims at reinforcing the overall organisation and management of the reform process with a principal focus on: Organisational framework for the entire […]
This 5-year programme started in November 1998. It aims at improving the quality of education through supporting the reform of training for primary school teachers (national level) and of the basic education system in the Verapaces (regional level). The activities of this programme mainly deal with: Curriculum development; Training of trainers; Vocational training; Alphabetisation; Infrastructures […]
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 […]
The project aims at improving rural education facilities with a particular focus on primary education up to grade 8 in the least developed provinces of PNG. Six least developed provinces have been identified by the government as the priority areas for inclusion in the programme. All provinces and individual district within each province are facing […]
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 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 […]
The Caribbean University Level Programme (CULP) is one of the human resources programmes implemented under the Caribbean Regional Indicative Programme of the 7th EDF. The main objective of the programme is to support the creation of Caribbean capability to help meet the demand by public and private sector institutions in the region for trained professional […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The European Commission is considering the possibility to adopt a pro-active approach and to invest in the Government of Pakistan’s reform and transition process towards a sector approach in elementary education. The aim is to design an EC Support package that will work as a catalyst to assist the Department of Education and other donors […]
The National Bureau of Employment with a network of 30 local employment offices all over the country, is responsible for the implementation of labour market policies, the registration of the unemployed, the payment of unemployment benefits, funding of specific training and provision of other more active labour market measures. In order to improve the work […]
The CASCADE Programme succeeds the Earthquake Rehabilitation Programme which sought to restore infrastructure support in areas devastated by the 1990 earthquake. Covering 19 municipalities in the 3 provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija and Benguet, CASCADE affects the lives of some 25.000 households. The project objective is to increase, on a sustainable basis, the level […]
