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The Capacity4dev editorial team regularly publishes knowledge pieces on external cooperation (projects and policies), featuring development professionals sharing good practices, with operational insight.

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Capacity4dev Podcast series episode 4
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Podcast

The fourth episode of the Capacity4dev Podcast Series is now live!

Worldwide
Capacity Development
Communicating Development Cooperation
Development Effectiveness
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Development Policy
Results (7)
Johanna de Tessières EU

Empowering female entrepreneurs in the Middle East: from challenges to opportunities

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Ambassadors' Blog Post

On the occasion of International Women’s Day and of the publication of a book* I contributed to, I’d like to share some insights on the challenges female entrepreneurs in the Middle East face every day and how we can address them...

Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Gender
Entrepreneurship
InTex Textile

PME du textile innovantes et circulaires : le projet InTex en Tunisie, en Afrique du Sud et au Kenya

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Voices & Views

Dans le cadre de la Journée mondiale de l'environnement 2023, Capacity4dev a interviewé l'équipe derrière le projet InTex financé par l'UE et mis en œuvre par le Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement (PNUE).

Africa
Kenya
South Africa
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Tunisia
Environment & green economy
Circular economy
Green industry
+7
Greening the economy
Private Sector
Entrepreneurship
Industry
SMEs
Sustainable Industries
Value chains
Pymes del sextor textil innovadoras y circulares: proyecto InTex en Túnez, Sudáfrica y Kenia

Pymes del sextor textil innovadoras y circulares: proyecto InTex en Túnez, Sudáfrica y Kenia

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Voices & Views

En el contexto del Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente 2023, Capacity4dev entrevistó al equipo detrás del proyecto InTex financiado por la UE y ejecutado por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA).

Africa
Kenya
South Africa
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Tunisia
Environment & green economy
Circular economy
Green industry
+7
Greening the economy
Private Sector
Industry
Entrepreneurship
SMEs
Sustainable Industries
Value chains
InTex

Innovative and Circular Textile SMEs: the InTex project in Tunisia, South Africa and Kenya

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Voices & Views

In the context of the World Environment Day 2023, Capacity4dev interviewed the team behind the EU-funded InTex project implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Kenya
South Africa
Tunisia
Circular economy
Green industry
Greening the economy
+7
Environment & green economy
Private Sector
Entrepreneurship
Industry
SMEs
Sustainable Industries
Value chains
woman is laying leather out to dry

Women entrepreneurs identify missed opportunity in the economy

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Voices & Views

Successful women entrepreneurs are fighting to create economic opportunities for those looking to follow their example and close the gap on gender inequality. Economic experts believe that an increase in women participating in...

Gender
Gender equality - women's rights
Gender policy
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Women's empowerment
Women's organisations
Private Sector
Entrepreneurship
Research for Private sector development and industry
Trade & Economic Integration
Fair Trade
Trade Policy
Trade-related adjustment - Aid for trade
Woman construction

Gender Equality Seal: Incentives for private and public enterprises

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Voices & Views

UNDP’s Gender Equality Seal assists public and private enterprises in ensuring that their workplaces are fair and equitable. The result? A happier, more productive and innovative workforce – with higher rates of women in non...

Gender
Gender mainstreaming
Women's empowerment
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Women's organisations
Private Sector
Business support services
Certification and standards
Competitiveness
Entrepreneurship

Matter for the SDGs - ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme

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Voices & Views

Sand, gravel and salt may have a low price per tonne, but their value for domestic development and their potential for local employment creation is significant, especially when compared to the more talked about minerals like...

Agriculture & Rural Development
Environment & green economy
Natural resource management
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Private Sector
Entrepreneurship