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
16 July 2024
The European Union needs to stay engaged in fragile contexts
The European Union has a special responsibility for its neighbouring continents and should play a leading role in international cooperation.
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08 June 2024
Investing in the future: 2023 – 2024 Activity report
Find out why we have to upcycle international cooperation. Why Enabel is not only a Belgian, but also a European and African agency. Find out about the starting of activities in a new country: Ukraine. About the launch of activities in the green hydrogen sector.
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07 June 2024
Shaping tomorrow’s energy landscape
The urgency of climate change is forcing us to rethink our economies. As the energy transition emerges as central in the fight against climate change, one energy vector stands out in particular: green hydrogen.
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07 June 2024
Ukraine: new country, new challenges
In December 2023, the Belgian government mandated our organisation to launch a programme in support of reconstruction in Ukraine.
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07 June 2024
How can we finance our future?
While climate crises follow one another, the need to limit global warming to +1.5 degrees appears to be more pressing than ever.
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07 June 2024
Decent work for better social protection
Job creation, workers’ rights, social protection and social dialogue: in the Great Lakes region, we are implementing a series of projects dedicated exclusively to achieving these objectives.
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