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Social protection across the humanitarian and development nexus
The European Commission has created a guidance package for humanitarian and development staff with latest insights and strategies on working with social protection in fragile, conflict and displacement situations.2 0 1 341
How gender mainstreaming can help fight female genital mutilation
While Guinea has made progress on gender equality, traditional norms have remained a barrier to women’s ability to express themselves. Establishing gender as a prerequisite to development in political dialogue could help move the agenda forward.4 1 657
EU Gender Action Plan II: How EU Delegations contribute to gender equality worldwide
From gender-based violence to social exclusion, there is still a long way to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and the empowering of women and girls.2 0 5 826
SPHaïtiLab: Improving health with a national laboratory policy
For over a century, Haiti has had an ambitious – but struggling – laboratory sector. Can the new national policy, supported by an EU-funded project, be the change needed?3 0 777
Decentralisation of education in the Central African Republic
How did decentralisation policies affect Central African Republic's struggling education sector?2 0 1 426
Intercultural approach for development cooperation and partnership
DG DEVCO has developed an intercultural approach to better deal with cultural diversity in its daily business processes0 0 673
The debate over private and public provisions of education
Various forms of private education have emerged in recent years in developing countries. Is this an important contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals or a worrying trend that will disenfranchise the poor?3 3 405
English and digital peer learning for girls in rural Bangladesh
Since 2012, the British Council’s EDGE programme has trained 16,000 girls from marginalised communities in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, helping them steer their own future.2 0 740
Supporting the teachers: Where do development actors come in?
What kind of issues and challenges do teachers face in developing countries? What forms of support can help address them? Join our discussion and share your views.2 0 1 128
EU Delegations: Grasping opportunities for educational development
Access to quality education is vital for sustainable and equitable development. What strategies have some EU Delegations employed in helping partner countries address the major challenges to achieving SDG4?3 0 665
Three approaches to gender equality through education
Globally, 15 million girls of primary school age will never learn to read or write compared to about 10 million boys. What are some ways of ensuring gender equality in education?4 0 6 703
Thematic series: Education and development
Education is one of the most fundamental factors in reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, peace and stability.3 0 328
Is process important for success? Lessons learned from the development of Rwanda's new strategic framework for agriculture
In the first of our user-submitted stories, we present a think piece from the EU Delegation to Rwanda on the key lessons from the development of the country’s new strategic framework for the agriculture sector.2 0 1 177
Podcast: Providing contraceptives to 120 million women
In our first-ever podcast, we look at how one EU-funded programme is attempting to provide 120 million women in developing countries with access to contraceptives.5 0 569
The role of homegrown interpretation in development
Africa's linguistic diversity is stunning, but with over 1,500 languages spoken across the continent, communication can be a challenge – even within countries themselves.3 0 1 505
Religious literacy: Engaging with faith-based actors
Faith is irreducible – but an understanding of the complexities of religion is important to navigate its more practical aspects.3 0 824
Gender Equality Seal: Incentives for private and public enterprises
UNDP’s Gender Equality Seal assists public and private enterprises in ensuring that their workplaces are fair and equitable. The result? A happier, more productive and innovative workforce – with higher rates of women in non-traditional sectors and leadership roles.3 0 2 035
Our most popular stories of 2018
Capacity4dev’s objective is to connect the development community. But while a lot of the activity on our platform happens in groups and communities of practice, did you know that we also have our very own magazine?5 0 652