Governance

In view of improving public services to citizens and of strengthening the rule of law and the civic commitment, we assist institutions in becoming efficient, inclusive and accountable.
What we do
Rule of law, justice and security
Efficient, accountable and inclusive institutions
Decentralisation and local governance
Fragile situations
Local resources
We support our partners in mobilising local resources (including taxes) in order for them to establish their own sustainable basis for development and for public service-delivery.
Human rights-based approach
We ensure to promote and incorporate civil, political, economic, social and environmental human rights in our interventions. We ensure to promote the equality between women and men in our interventions.
Related content

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.
5 questions to Carine Vanden Borre

Sustainable development cannot be realised without peace and security and conversely, peace and security will be at risk without sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognises the need to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions. Through it’s actions Enabel promotes the achievement of this agenda. Read more about it in this brochure.
Brochure on our peace and security strategy
News & Events

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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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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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
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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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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