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Creativity and innovation day

In innovation we trust: harnessing the power of innovation and creativity to challenge gender stereotypes in Georgia

Article
Ambassadors' Blog Post

On World Creativity and Innovation Day, I invite you to think out of the box: how can we harness the power of innovation and creativity to carve out new solutions to intricate challenges, such as gender stereotypes and inequality?

Worldwide
Georgia
Asia
Children and Youth
Capacity Development
Culture
+2
Gender
Social Protection and Inclusion
Inequality Week

A time to address inequality in EU sectors & development interventions: key findings

Article
Video

Addressing inequalities is a key priority for the European Commission. DG INTPA is committed to investing in capacity building and training with the objective of raising awareness on the complex and intersectional concept of...

Worldwide
Capacity Development
Intervention Cycle Management (Project/Program Cycle Management)
Knowledge Management
+3
Development Effectiveness
Social Protection and Inclusion
Monitoring & Evaluation

Europe’s priceless know-how on social protection and employment

Article
Voices & Views

Most countries can finance some kind of social safety net through domestic resources, according to Belgian deputy prime minister and minister for development Alexander De Croo. But he says developing nations often lack the...

Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Americas & the Caribbean
+3
Mexico
Asia
Azerbaijan
Capacity Development
Social Protection and Inclusion
Defining social protection programmes
+1
Social Protection policies

Supporting the Capacity of Guinea’s Artisanal Fishing Communities

Article
Voices & Views

Traditional fishing is an important source of economic activity in the impoverished West African nation of Guinea, where the European Commission's Food Facility has undertaken a project to boost the sector through awareness...

Africa
Guinea
Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Education
+5
Employment & VET
Food & Nutrition Security
Knowledge Management
Learning
Social Protection and Inclusion

National Qualification Framework in Tajikistan: Learning by Sharing

Article
Voices & Views

The European Training Foundation is supporting a reform of vocational education and training in Tajikistan that offers an interesting case study, stressing the importance of knowledge sharing for long-term capacity development.

Asia
Tajikistan
Capacity Development
Education
Employment & VET
+5
Knowledge Management
Learning
Private Sector
Social Protection and Inclusion
Trade & Economic Integration

Smart Procurement for More Effective Aid

Article
Voices & Views

More aid contracts being won locally could boost development and job creation in partner countries, according to a new report by the European Network on Debt and Development, Eurodad.

Development Effectiveness
EU Internal Procedures
Budget support
+10
Capacity Development
Civil Society
Economics & Public Finance
Employment & VET
Knowledge Management
Learning
Private Sector
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
Social Protection and Inclusion
Trade & Economic Integration

Making University Relevant for the African Labour Market

Article
Voices & Views

If African countries are to develop, they need highly skilled local professionals, especially in core technologies. In Burkina Faso, the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) provides training that...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Capacity Development
Education
Employment & VET
+5
Knowledge Management
Learning
Private Sector
Social Protection and Inclusion
Trade & Economic Integration

Engaging with the Private Sector for Capacity Development

Article
Voices & Views

Many donors have under explored the potential role of the private sector in encouraging development. A new report offers some conclusions on how the European Commission, and its staff in Delegations, could better work with the...

Capacity Development
Employment & VET
Knowledge Management
+4
Learning
Private Sector
Social Protection and Inclusion
Trade & Economic Integration