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  1. New Tools for EuropeAid Staff to Fight Corruption

    Are you looking for practical guidance and tools to assist with addressing corruption in areas of your work? Are you interested in measuring corruption risks at country or sector levels? Transparency International has extended its portfolio of knowledge services to EuropeAid staff, through its on-demand Anti-Corruption Helpdesk and its Corruption Assessment Toolbox (GATEway).
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    30 January 2013

  3. Human Resources for Health: A Capacity Development project implemented in India

    On a recent trip to India, Renée Zandvliet, working with EuropeAid’s 'Civil Society and Local Authorities' unit, saw that civil society organisations (CSOs) often play a supportive role in improving the functioning and outreach of public health systems, as well as helping strengthen Human Resources for Health (HRH). As part of capacity4dev.eu's CSOs in India Week, she shares her views.
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    21 January 2013

  4. Training Farmers in Agroecology: A Sound Investment to Fight Hunger

    During a high level panel on sustainable agriculture held at the European Development Days 2012, experts said that world hunger has diminished worldwide, but it will only continue to do so if farmers are trained to implement agro-ecology principles using such techniques as agroforestry, conservation agriculture and the proper application of fertiliser.
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    17 January 2013

  5. Unexpected Bridges to the Past: A capacity4dev.eu Member’s Encounters in Burkina Faso

    For the past four years Jean-Baptiste Fauvel has been working in the European Union (EU) Delegation to Burkina Faso as an Energy Programme Manager. Yet he first came to the attention of capacity4dev.eu as one of the winners of last year’s photo competition. A keen observer of the people he works among, he spends his time outside the office researching their languages and context, and building friendships and trust. In doing so, he has uncovered a remarkable story, the little-known history of a community living in the north of Burkina Faso.
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    11 January 2013

  6. The Most Popular Voices & Views in 2012

    As 2012 came to a close, the capacity4dev.eu Coordination Team took a look back at some of the most popular Voices & Views (V&Vs) from 2012, which addressed issues from the Arab Spring to how to assist women entrepreneurs.
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    4 January 2013