News, events & resources

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’.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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. 

23 November 2022

Interview with Adélaïde Kourouma on Urban Entrepreneurship in Guinea

Fostering the growth of emerging Guinean businesses. Read the interview.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

28 October 2022

Interview with Mitte, Junior Expert for VVOB in Uganda

Mitte is working as a Junior Expert for VVOB in Gulu, a medium size town in Uganda. She was trained as a socio-cultural worker, an anthropologist and an education scientist.

28 October 2022

Interview with Sacha, Junior Expert for Autre Terre in Burkina Faso

Sacha was the very first Junior Expert who got to work with our new partner Autre Terre. As Junior Expert Synergies, Monitoring and Evaluation, Sacha was part of the SIA programme in Ouagadougou. Read the interview.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

14 July 2022

E-Learning Africa 2022 highlights

Did you miss the eLearning Africa Conference 2022? Discover it in four highlights.

14 July 2022

Interview with Haneen working in Gaza

Interview with Haneen Abu Nahla, programme manager for Enabel in Gaza.

14 July 2022

5 questions to Elisabetta Demartis

Five questions to Elisabetta Demartis, Digital Expert in Senegal

23 May 2022

#EnablingChange: Activity report 2021 – 2022

#EnablingChange: Activity report 2021 – 2022

15 May 2022

Activity report 2021/2022 – Foreword Minister Kitir

Activity report 2021 – 2022 – Foreword of Minister Meryame Kitir

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

05 January 2022

Culture and creativity for the future of cities

Culture and creativity for the future of cities

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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%.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

06 July 2020

Interview with Sandra Galbusera

Interview with Sandra Galbusera on feminism and equal opportunities

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Activity Report 2022 – 2023

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

12 May 2022

Minister Kitir launches bilateral cooperation programme with Palestine

Minister Kitir launches bilateral cooperation programme with Palestine.

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

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.

24 January 2022

Enabel and Myria sign cooperation agreement

Enabel and Belgium’s Federal Migration Centre Myria sign an agreement to strengthen their collaboration.

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.

10 November 2021

Enabel looking for Moroccan start-ups

From 15 to 19 November, Enabel organises entrepreneurship workshops for the Moroccan diaspora in Belgium.

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.

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.