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02 December 2023
Invitation: High-level COP28 side event
Enabel is supporting the Government of Mozambique with the organisation of a high-level event on energy transition at COP28.
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28 November 2023
The 2023 Awa Prize puts women’s entrepreneurship in Africa and the Middle East in the spotlight
Spotlight on the winners of the second edition of the Awa Prize, active in the green and circular economy.
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07 November 2023
Aim high, think big: A new breath for Musanze youth centre
In Rwanda, Musanze youth are bubbling with enthusiasm. After one year of renovation, the district’s youth centre has reopened its doors.
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30 October 2023
The winners of the 2023 Awa Prize are known
The second edition of the Awa Prize ran this year under the theme “The green and circular economy.” After several selection stages, the 12 winners are now known.
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05 October 2023
Amplifying the voices of social innovators
Tackling global challenges through the prism of digital social innovation? That was the goal of the Wehubit Days.
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05 October 2023
Creation of the ‘Coalition for sustainable development through culture and arts’
Enabel is one of the first co-signatories of this new partnership that seeks to maximise the positive impact of culture and arts towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
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26 September 2023
Preserving the precious waters of Lake Tanganyika
Enabel is working with local authorities in the DR Congo, Burundi, Tanzania and Zambia to protect its unique ecosystem, with European funding.
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06 September 2023
Enabel advises Mozambique for African Climate Summit
As part of the 2023 African Climate Summit, the Mozambican government, Enabel and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change organise a roundtable on energy transition in Mozambique.
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04 September 2023
Koen Vanmechelen builds Cosmogolem in Rwanda
Created by Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen, the Cosmogolem is a 4-meter-tall wooden giant. How did it end up in Rwanda? Answers with Koen.
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11 August 2023
Interview with Jesse: what is a budget analyst looking for in the healthcare sector?
Read the story of Jesse Waterschoot, former Junior Expert in budget analysis for Enabel in Mozambique.
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03 August 2023
The modernisation of Guinea’s civil registry inspired by Belgium’s experience
In Guinea, we support the authorities to modernise the civil registry via a pilot project inspired by Belgium’s experience.
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27 July 2023
Enabel and OECD Team Up To Boost Innovation
Enabel collaborated with the OECD to analyse and improve innovation activities in Benin, Morocco, and Palestine.
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11 July 2023
A manifesto for Community driven processes for climate responsive design
Community-driven design fosters functional & sustainable climate-responsive solutions. This manifesto presents case studies.
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30 June 2023
Moroccan dates conquer the Belgian market
In the Moroccan province of Zagora, Enabel and the Colruyt Group work with date producers to improve their incomes in a sustainable way.
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28 June 2023
How Niger’s dairy industry is addressing the challenge of meeting local demand
Niger has 48 million head of cattle for 25 million inhabitants. Yet, local milk producers are unable to meet national demand. How can this be?
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20 June 2023
Fishing in Mali: co-management to resolve conflicts
In Mali, fishing waters are a key resource, but also a source of conflict. Who has the right to fish, when and how?
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19 June 2023
VVOB and Enabel’s Joint Statement on the Attacks on School Children in Uganda
All of us at VVOB and Enabel are deeply saddened and appalled by the devastating attacks on the school children at Lhubiriha Secondary School in Kasese District, Uganda.
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13 June 2023
“The best Great Green Wall? Where people live in harmony with the environment”
Interview with Oblé Neya – regional coordinator of Enabel’s Climate programme in West Africa – on the Great Green Wall initiative.
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13 June 2023
Enabel is at the Brussels Urban Summit
Enabel and its partners VVSG, Brulocalis and Echos Communication are organising a workshop ‘Engaging citizens within cities in transition’ as part of the Brussels Urban Summit.
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01 June 2023
Brussels Urban Summit 2023
Enabel and its partners VVSG, Brulocalis and Echo Communication are pleased to invite you to the workshop ‘Engaging citizens within cities in transition’.
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31 May 2023
Pigs do fly as boar semen takes to the skies in Rwanda
An Enabel-supported project in Rwanda that uses drones to deliver pig semen to vets throughout the country brings new meaning to the saying, Pigs might fly.
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15 May 2023
Co-creating innovative skills development solutions
With increasing EU investments in Africa, national economies can create more jobs and alleviate poverty at the local level. Enabel collaborates with the British Council, Expertise France, GIZ, and LuxDev to implement VET Toolbox.
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08 May 2023
Innovation and digitisation, drivers to reform the Administration
In Morocco, Enabel assists civil servants in the public administration in strengthening their digital skills.
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08 May 2023
Thirsting for a global solution to water management
Enabel, VITO and the DGD organised a conference showcasing the catalytic role of water as a risk but also as a solution in regard to climate change.
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25 April 2023
Is climate change adaptation all about water?
On 25 and 26 April, Enabel invites you to join its debate on Climate Change adaptation and water in its office in Brussels or online.
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24 April 2023
Activity report 2022- 2023 – Foreword Minister Gennez
‘International solidarity is not an either-or story, where we either invest in our own society or in people in need in the rest of the world.’ Read the foreword to our activity report 2022-2023 by Caroline Gennez, Minister of development cooperation.
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24 April 2023
Editorial activity report 2022 – 2023
Read the editorial to Enabel’s activity report 2022-2023 by Managing director Jean Van Wetter and Delphine Moralis, Chairwoman of the board of directors.
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24 April 2023
#EnablingChange: 2022 – 2023 Activity report
The 2022-2023 Activity Report brings a closer look at some of the topics, events, achievements and ideas that received special attention in 2022. We look back on an exciting year, which already contains the seeds of a future that is at least as interesting.
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20 April 2023
No development without security
A country must ensure the security of its citizens. Human security is a fundamental public good, as is access to healthcare, education or food. Belgium assist with the implementation of a 3D-approach: Defence, Diplomacy and Development working together.
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20 April 2023
Upcoming international conference: “Is climate change adaptation all about water?”
On 25 and 26 April 2023, Enabel, the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (DGD) of the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, and VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research) are organising an international conference on the importance of water in the context of adaptation to climate change.
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27 March 2023
From water to energy
Digitalisation and innovation go hand in hand in developing hydropower in Mozambique. Together with the government of Mozambique we try to go from water to energy. Read more about this at times complex journey.
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24 March 2023
Water access and management: A path to decrease inequalities and to adapt to Climate Change
During the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York, Enabel participated in a debate on “Collaborative innovation: the key towards a water smart society” and was proud to be part of the launch of the Team Europe Initiative on Transboundary Water Management in Africa.
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24 March 2023
Women at the heart of the social and solidarity economy
The Tiguisselt cooperative in Morocco’s Souss-Massa region is a real stepping stone for women emancipation and a driver for local economic growth.
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22 March 2023
Station J: broadening the minds of young Palestinians
In East Jerusalem, Enabel partnered with Station J, an innovation hub, to guide young innovators and potential entrepreneurs from ideation stages to investment and job opportunities.
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22 March 2023
Better Healthcare for Mozambicans
How can Public Financial Management data drive change? Lara Gani. junior expert for Enabel in Mozambique explains how it contributes to better health services for Mozambicans. Follow her on her journey.
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14 March 2023
Digital Technologies taking Education in Uganda to the next level
All over the world, digital technologies are becoming an integral part of the education experience. In Uganda, the introduction of ICT tools to fight teacher absenteeism in National Teacher’ Colleges has proven its worth.
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09 March 2023
Junior Programme – Looking for young talents!
Between March 9 and 27, 14 new vacancies in various sectors will be open to young talents with the European nationality.
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28 February 2023
Rehabilitation of historical centres in Palestine
In the West Bank, we support the rehabilitation of historical buildings. Spotlight on Bani Zeid, a town where an old family house became a centre for children with learning disabilities.
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03 February 2023
Join our team in DR Congo!
Enabel is looking for staff for its projects in DR Congo. The various profiles we are looking for include project managers, gender experts and experts in agriculture, vocational training and health care as well as administrative, financial, logistical and many other functions…
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31 January 2023
Domestic biogas, a sustainable energy solution tested in Niger
In Niger, more than 90% of households use wood as fuel for cooking. To help preserve the environment, Enabel is experimenting with the production of domestic biogas with 10 agropastoralist households in the villages of Nawdéo and Rounto Tanda in the Dosso region. Read the story.
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31 January 2023
Ruminant livestock in Mali: Nana Sangaré Dembélé’s story
To alleviate more and more frequent crop failures, Mali and its partner countries have looked for techniques that can be adopted by agro-pastoralists. Fattening is one of the techniques favoured by the interested parties. Nana shares how she is using this technique and how it offers her a more stable income.
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24 January 2023
#ClimatEducaid22 conference – Recommendations
On 20 and 21 October 2022, Educaid.be organised a hybrid conference on education and climate change. We could count on the support of the Belgian government, VVOB – education for development, APEFE, Enabel, UNICEF Belgium and IFEF (Institut de la Francophonie pour l’éducation et la Formation)/OIF (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie) as an external partner.
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24 January 2023
Result of the Strategic Evaluation TVET & Employment
The results of the Strategic Evaluation in the field of TVET & Employment were presented on Wednesday 21 December to an attentive audience of Enabel colleagues and our external networks (SES, DGD, APEFE, via Don Bosco, Educaidbe, ETM, AUF, E-duForm, …). Recommendations on the effectiveness, relevance, sustainability, equality (gender, inclusion), digitalisation and quality of our monitoring systems were presented and widely discussed.
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23 January 2023
Enabel promotes women entrepreneurship in Africa and the Middle East
At the initiative of Belgium’s Minister of Development Cooperation and Major Cities, Enabel has launched the Awa Prize. With this award, Belgium aims to reward promising initiatives by women entrepreneurs in Africa and the Middle East and promote women’s leadership.
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17 January 2023
Benin: women growing pineapples improve their business skills and household incomes
In Benin, we support a women’s empowerment initiative for women entrepreneurs active in the pineapple value chain, to help them overcome the difficulties surrounding their business and take it to the next level.
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16 January 2023
5 key takeaways of the first #EnablingTheFuture event
On 15 December Enabel organised the first edition of #EnablingTheFuture at its Brussels office. This hybrid event gathered 150 people from the social innovation scene in both the global south and the north, aiming at joint action and investment in innovation to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
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19 December 2022
2023-2027 Cooperation Programme between Belgium and DR Congo focuses on youth and women
On 19 December 2022, Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a new Cooperation Programme investing in the future of Congolese youth and women. Besides projects that accompany students in primary education, vocational training and young people in decent work and entrepreneurship, the programme also focuses on making health care accessible, also financially, and on fighting sexual violence.
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15 December 2022
Take part in our #EnablingTheFuture event
On 15 December, Enabel invites you to its first event on the theme of social innovation in its office in Brussels or online. #EnablingTheFuture
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15 December 2022
Setting up a business in your host country: Solange’s success story
In 2017, Solange Njiojep Kappa left Cameroon and joined her husband, who had emigrated to Morocco ten years before. With the assistance of the Amuddu project she soon established her own business. Read her story
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30 November 2022
AU-EU D4D Hub launches new knowledge sharing platform “D4D Access”
The African Union – European Union (AU-EU) Digital for Development (D4D) Hub project – of which Enabel is an implementing partner – has launched a new online platform aimed at facilitating exchanges of experiences and knowledge between African and European digital actors.
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29 November 2022
Belgium takes a key role in European initiative to boost African Vaccine Manufacturing
As part of a Team Europe initiative, Enabel is working in a consortium of three development agencies to support the African Union achieve its goal to upgrade African vaccine production to 60% of needed vaccines in Africa by 2040.
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24 November 2022
Digital for Development (D4D) Prize: highlights
On Thursday 24 November, the D4D Prize was awarded. Three projects linked to Enabel were nominated. A look back at this memorable day.
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23 November 2022
Interview with Adélaïde Kourouma on Urban Entrepreneurship in Guinea
Fostering the growth of emerging Guinean businesses. Read the interview.
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22 November 2022
Study on the “Prevalence of drugs and substance abuse amongst adolescents” in Rwanda
The study on the “Prevalence of drugs and substance abuse amongst adolescents – A pilot study in 7 districts” allows the Ministry of Health, Rwanda Biomedical Center, Enabel and other key players to have a view on the current situation and to elaborate better targeted strategies aimed to address the identified gaps.
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22 November 2022
Brochure: Belgium – Mozambique cooperation programme 2023-2028
The Belgian cooperation has been active in Mozambique for 20 years. Enabel focuses on improving the living conditions of people through close collaboration with the Mozambican public institutions, private sector, civil society and communities. Read the brochure for more information.
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22 November 2022
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Study on Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health in Rwanda
The Government of Rwanda has made efforts to improve Sexual and Reproductive Health of adolescents and youth through the adoption of various policies and strategies to ensure an access to affordable and equitable services. However, the country continues to face several pressing challenges related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Read the study
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22 November 2022
Study: Quality of Youth Corners and Youth-friendly Services and Expectations in Rwanda
This booklet presents a summary of the results of the assessment of the Quality of youth corners and other related youth-friendly services at the health centers and expectations of young people and the community. The study was conducted to assess the quality status of services offered to young people in the Youth Corners identify adolescents’/community expectations to draw recommendations and design evidence-based strategies for improvement of the ASRH services.
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16 November 2022
Enabel and AFD Group sign a Memorandum of Understanding for increased European development agency cooperation
On 14 November, the Belgian development agency, Enabel, and the AFD Group, which includes the French development agency and Expertise France, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) defining the framework for deeper European cooperation and a strengthened partnership to address the main global challenges that people face in Africa and the Middle East.
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15 November 2022
COP27: Sahel youth want to participate in setting the Climate Agenda
Eight young people from Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Senegal, four Sahel region countries, took part in the Climate Summit in Egypt. On 16 November, they testified on what climate change means to them during a debate organised by Enabel.
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07 November 2022
Climate financing: Brussels and Walloon regions allocate 6 million for Enabel projects
The Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region signed complementary financing agreements for several climate projects of the Belgian governmental cooperation, implemented by the Belgian development agency, Enabel. This announcement comes on the sidelines of COP-27, the global climate conference taking place in Egypt from 6 to 18 November.
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06 November 2022
Junior Programme – Looking for young talents!
Since 2 November, 14 new vacancies in various sectors are open to young talents of European nationality. They will have the opportunity to work in a project of Enabel agency itself, or to work in a non-governmental organisation such as Broederlijk Delen, Kiyo or Îles de Paix.
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03 November 2022
Moving Mozambique’s just energy transition
At COP27, the government of Mozambique supported by NDC Partnership, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and Enabel will host a panel discussion to highlight the significant role the country’s unique renewable energy assets can play in the domestic, regional and global energy transition.
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28 October 2022
Interview with Mitte, Junior Expert for VVOB in Uganda
Mitte is working as a Junior Expert Agricultural Education and Training in Gulu, a medium size town. She was trained as a socio-cultural worker, an anthropologist and an education scientist.
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28 October 2022
Interview with Sacha, Junior Expert for Autre Terre in Burkina Faso
Sacha, Junior Expert in Synergies, Monitoring and Evaluation, was the very first Junior Expert to work for our new partner in Ouagadougou. Read his interview.
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27 October 2022
Interview with Pierre, Junior Expert in Environment for Enabel
Pierre, a bioengineer who worked on household waste recovery and recycling in Enabel’s Sanita Clean Cities Programme in Guinea.
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27 October 2022
A day in the life of Junior Experts in Benin
A day in the life of six Junior Experts in Benin. Watch the video testimonies.
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27 October 2022
Interview with Héloïse, Junior Experte at an electrification project in Rwanda
Héloïse Dubois is a civil engineer by training. She was recruited by the Junior Programme to go and work in Rwanda.
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06 October 2022
Healthcare coming your way
In Niger, many people live in remote and sometimes insecure areas. The road to the nearest health centre is often very long, so people do not go there easily. Enabel and its partners in Niger worked out a solution.
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24 August 2022
Social Health Protection – A path to fight against inequalities
Every country in the world faces the challenge of protecting its population. But how to set up social protection? Where to start? Enabel provides a roadmap based on our expertise.
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30 July 2022
How about generating energy with your toilet trip?
In Mbuji-Mayi, sanitation is not what it should be: due to very rapid urbanisation, several families usually share facilities. Sewers are lacking and sanitation is limited to communal latrines. Enabel carries out a pilot project in the Congolese metropolis to generate energy from human excrement.
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30 July 2022
Quelles sont les formes d’engagement prises par les jeunes actuellement ?
Si les marches pour le climat, le mouvement #metoo et les manifestations Black Lives Matter sont des exemples récents d’engagement social où les jeunes ont pris une place prépondérante, des discours catastrophiques se font également entendre : les jeunes seraient de moins en moins intéressé·es par les questions sociales.
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14 July 2022
Partnership with the initiative for the adaptation of African agriculture
Enabel and the Initiative for the Adaptation of African Agriculture to Climate Change (AAA) signed a partnership protocol.
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14 July 2022
E-Learning Africa 2022 highlights
Did you miss the eLearning Africa Conference 2022? Discover it in four highlights.
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14 July 2022
Interview with Haneen working in Gaza
Interview with Haneen Abu Nahla, programme manager for Enabel in Gaza.
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14 July 2022
5 questions to Elisabetta Demartis
Five questions to Elisabetta Demartis, Digital Expert in Senegal
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23 May 2022
#EnablingChange: Activity report 2021 – 2022
#EnablingChange: Activity report 2021 – 2022
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15 May 2022
Activity report 2021/2022 – Foreword Minister Kitir
Activity report 2021 – 2022 – Foreword of Minister Meryame Kitir
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09 May 2022
Accessible social health protection in low-income countries
Every country in the world faces the challenge of protecting its population. But how to set up social protection? Where to start?
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05 May 2022
Interview with Jean van Wetter & Delphine Moralis
Moving from a logic of problems to one of opportunities: Interview with Delphine Moralis (chairperson of the board of directors) and Jean Van Wetter (managing director) of Enabel
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14 February 2022
5 questions to Carine Vanden Borre
The police are sometimes distrusted by citizens. This is no different in Burkina Faso. To restore trust between citizens and security services, we work with the concept of community policing. Interview with project leader Carine Vanden Borre.
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12 February 2022
The road to work
Social, political and economic reasons drive people away in search of a better life. In Guinea, Enabel works with young unemployed Guineans and Guinean migrants who have returned to their homeland.
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10 February 2022
Laying the groundwork for sustainable architecture
How does Enabel promote sustainable architecture in its partner countries? Two architects tell us more about their work in Rwanda and Burundi.
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05 January 2022
Culture and creativity for the future of cities
Culture and creativity for the future of cities
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05 January 2022
Evaluation of Enabel’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic
Enabel used the approach of ‘real-time evaluation’ to assess its response to the Covid-19 pandemic and provide the organisation with real time information on its actions, their relevance and coherence. Download the evaluation here.
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16 September 2021
Enabel and CBL-ACP sign partnership agreement
Enabel and the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Belgium-Luxembourg-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific (CBL-ACP) signed an agreement to strengthen their collaboration.
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15 September 2021
EU, Enabel and ITC to support beekeeping value chain in Tanzania
Enabel and the International Trade Centre signed a cooperation agreement for a new EU-funded project that will enhance the development of the beekeeping value chain in six regions in Tanzania and contribute to inclusive and sustainable economic growth in the East-African country.
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11 August 2021
Solar panels for drinking water
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, most households struggle to access a correct source of drinking water. But how do you solve this when there is no electricity either? Enabel tackles the problem together with local partners.
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02 July 2021
Brochure on governmental cooperation programme between Uganda and Belgium
In 2013, Uganda launched an ambitious 30-year plan aimed at transforming the country into a modern and prosperous middle-income country. Enabel wants to assist the country with this endeavour.
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02 July 2021
Enabel takes part in multi-stakeholder project to transform Rwanda’s Eastern Province through forests and landscapes restoration
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have signed a funding agreement for the project “Transforming Eastern Province through adaptation” (TREPA) with a GCF contribution of 40 million euro and an additional 18 million euro mobilized as co-financing from the Government of Rwanda and other Project Executing Entities.
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17 June 2021
Covid-19 and vaccination in Africa
While emergency vaccination assistance is now a priority for Europe’s development cooperation agencies, it already comes with first steps towards future vaccine and health self-sufficiency. Belgium intends to be part in this international effort.
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10 June 2021
Switching to light: Electricity access in Rwanda
Rwanda has a target of reaching 100% electricity access by 2024. The 20 stories in this booklet show how access to affordable and reliable electricity transforms the lives of people who had previously no access to electricity.
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08 June 2021
Stone arch bridges in Tanzania
In rural Tanzania, it is very expensive to use industrial materials, while labour is cheap. The stone arch technology capitalises on this fact by using local materials in a labour intensive process, reducing the cost with 80%.
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02 June 2021
Conceptualisation of inequality and the ex-ante equality impact assessment tool
Tackling inequalities within and between countries is an important global challenge. Enabel describes how it defines and understands inequality. We do not only focus on inequality of opportunities and outcomes, but we also give attention to inequality of process (unfair treatment and power privileges). Read the concept note.
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02 April 2021
Brochure on Private Sector Development and Engagement
Sustainable development is only possible when actions taken by the public sector, the private sector and civil society are mutually reinforcing. Enabel, the Belgian development agency, supports the development of the private sector in partner countries of the Belgian governmental cooperation.
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01 March 2021
Body & Rights – E-tutorial on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Introduction to various topics such as safe motherhood, HIV, STIs, family planning, abortion, sexual violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation, and the rights of adolescents and sexual minorities.
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30 January 2021
Interview with Eder Gninou, drones in the pineapple sector
Enabel is involved in a project using drones to develop the pineapple sector in Benin. It aims to provide the sector with a sustainable tool to assure further growth. Interview with Eder Gninou, expert digitalisation in Benin.
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03 November 2020
Análise do SIG na Gestão Sustentável dos Recursos Energéticos e Minerais em Moçambique
The report provides a road map for the introduction of Geographical Information System (GIS) and spatial data usage in the energy sector in Mozambique.
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01 November 2020
Ending FGM in Burkina Faso
It is estimated that globally 200 million girls and women have undergone FGM. In Burkina Faso the majority of women have been cut. Together with communities and the government of Burkina Faso, Enabel works to put an end to this practice.
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06 July 2020
Interview with Sandra Galbusera
Interview with Sandra Galbusera on feminism and equal opportunities
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02 July 2020
Brochure on governmental cooperation programme between Rwanda and Belgium
The current Belgo-Rwanda cooperation programme focusses mainly on agriculture,health, urbanisation and public finance management sectors.
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22 November 2019
Enabel’s Gender Strategy 2019-2023
The empowerment of women concerns women gaining power and control over their own lives. With our gender strategy (2019-2023) we try to reinforce this. Read more.
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02 October 2019
Helping people becoming better at their job
Receiving quality health care and education is not a given in Uganda. Although efforts towards better service delivery have been made by the Ugandan government, civil society and donors, a lot remains to be done. Enabel, in cooperation with the Ugandan government, set up a project to contribute to improved service delivery by helping doctors, nurses, teachers, principals and managers become better at their job.
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18 September 2019
Collecting data with digital tools
Maasai pastoralists in northern Tanzania rely on ancient know-how about cattle herding. But regional droughts and diseases affect the herd and cause food insecurity among the tribes. The five-year Maisha Bora – ‘Good life’ in Swahili – programme brings together 15 organizations with expertise in water engineering, microfinance, animal health and nutrition to improve the food security and pastoral livelihoods of these Maasai communities.
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04 April 2018
Water development in rural areas in Mozambique
The Gaza Province in Mozambique is a dry region with few water sources. Enabel introduces new approaches that provide rural areas with better access to drinking water.
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25 May 2017
Promoting active teaching and learning
Uganda – Focusing on new teaching methods and creating a stimulating learning environment makes a considerable difference for the quality of education.
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16 November 2016
Digital for Development’ (D4D): Strategic note for the Belgian development cooperation
This note lays out the strategic policy on ‘Digital for Development’ (D4D) for the Belgian development cooperation.
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30 June 2022
Minister of development cooperation Meryame Kitir inaugurates new offices of Enabel
Yesterday, Minister of Development Cooperation Meryame Kitir officially inaugurated the new offices of Enabel in the Brussels Marolles neighbourhood.
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27 June 2022
Sexuality education with a mobile application
Enabel launches a mobile application for Guinean youth to promote sexual and reproductive health, improve access to sexual and reproductive rights for women and young people and combat gender-based violence.
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21 June 2022
Ugandan infrastructure project wins Architizer award
National Teachers College infrastructure project has emerged the winner of the public choice award in the category Architecture For Good at this year’s Architizer A+ Awards.
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16 June 2022
Enabel signs charter for digital inclusion in Belgium
Today the Belgian development agency Enabel, signs the Charter for Digital Inclusion in the framework of DigitAll, a digital inclusion ecosystem bringing together companies, social organisations, federal and regional governments and administrations, with a view to creating synergies and fostering cooperation between these actors.
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31 May 2022
Cooperation agreements with ULB and FAMHP
Enabel signed Cooperation Agreements with the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP).
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25 May 2022
Enabel and Flanders investment & trade join forces on mobility project in Senegal
Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) and Enabel signed a cooperation agreement in the framework of the “Pilot project for entrepreneurial mobility”, a labor mobility project that Enabel is launching in Senegal and Belgium.
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12 May 2022
Minister Kitir launches bilateral cooperation programme with Palestine
Minister Kitir launches bilateral cooperation programme with Palestine.
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11 May 2022
The Practitioners’ Network gathers in Vilnius for its annual meeting of the general assembly
European development cooperation organisations gathered in Vilnius on 11-12 May at the Annual Meeting of the General Assembly of the Practitioners’ Network for European Development Cooperation
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03 February 2022
Digitalisation of the education in Africa: 5 original solutions
The Wehubit programme of Enabel backs five new EdTech projects to support the scale-up of educational technology and thus improve the quality and continuity of teaching and learning.
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24 January 2022
Enabel and Myria sign cooperation agreement
Enabel and Belgium’s Federal Migration Centre Myria sign an agreement to strengthen their collaboration.
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19 November 2021
EU council backs public sector expertise as a key tool for development
The EU Council Conclusions place public sector expertise at the core of the European development cooperation system.
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10 November 2021
Enabel looking for Moroccan start-ups
From 15 to 19 November, Enabel organises entrepreneurship workshops for the Moroccan diaspora in Belgium.
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28 October 2021
Enabel implements first Belgian climate programme in the Sahel
During her working visit to Burkina Faso on 26 October, Meryame Kitir has presented the Belgian regional climate programme for the Sahel.
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28 October 2021
Enabel supports vaccine production in Senegal
During a work visit in Senegal, Meryame Kitir is making additional efforts to strengthen local vaccine production in the country.
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