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How to reach the youth during the European Year for Development 2015

The European Year for Development 2015 targets youth in particular. Tamira Gunzburg, Deputy Director at ONE Brussels, Lilian Ojeda Sadhwani and Bob Camaerts, ONE Youth Ambassadors, provide valuable tips on how best to reach out to the youth and reflect on key messages and lessons learned from their...

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Capacity4dev Team posted Information 3 September 2014
Group: European Year for Development 2015 Stakeholders
Communication on Private Sector Development 2014

Roberto Ridolfi , Director for Sustainable Growth and Development at EuropeAid, explains the key points in the recent Communication from the European Commission - "A Stronger Role of the Private Sector in Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Countries". Mr Ridolfi discusses how...

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Capacity4dev Team posted Information 14 August 2014
Group: Private Sector and Trade
Video: Ebola Outbreak - EC response

An outbreak of the Ebola virus has claimed the lives of almost 700 people since February. In this video Adriaan van der Meer , the Head of Unit B5 (Instrument for Stability and Peace, Nuclear Safety), describes what steps the European Commission is taking in the short and medium term to prevent...

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Capacity4dev Team posted Information 30 July 2014
Group: Global Health in EC development cooperation
Video - Skills Development in the Informal Economy

International consultant Richard Walther discusses the importance of the informal economy to development, especially as a means of providing practical training. Mr Walther was commissioned by EuropeAid to write a report on skills development in the informal economy, which is available here - http...

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Capacity4dev Team posted Information 30 July 2014
Group: Public Group on Employment, VET and Social Protection
Video: Patrice Lenormand - Brazil campaign explanation

Patrice Lenormand, Deputy Head of Unit in the Governance, Democracy, Gender, Human Rights Unit in EuropeAid, explains the communications campaign being run by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) to coincide with the 2014 FIFA world cup in Brazil. More information on the...

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Capacity4dev Team posted Information 28 July 2014
Group: Public Group on Security, Justice & Human Rights
Video: Patrice Lenormand - EIDHR explanation

Patrice Lenormand, Deputy Head of Unit in the Governance, Democracy, Gender, Human Rights Unit in EuropeAid, explains the work of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) .

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Capacity4dev Team posted Information 28 July 2014
Group: Public Group on Security, Justice & Human Rights
Campaign: "Football has its rules. The World has it rights"

To mark the FIFA world cup 2014, the European Commission is launching a campaign on Human Rights in Brazil, "Football has its rules. The World has it rights". Part of the campaign includes 5 short videos that present the 5 projects implemented in the cities of the final, semi-final, and quarter...

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Capacity4dev Team posted Information 16 July 2014
Group: Public Group on Security, Justice & Human Rights
Wahana Visi's Young Ambassadors Dare to Be Outspoken

"Fourteen years old?" This is a doubt expression of most participants attending Open Government Partnership Asia Pacific Regional Conference when they know the age of Fadhil Marta, representative of Children Forum from West Sumatera. Fadhil along with six other children attend international...

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Capacity4dev Team posted Information 14 July 2014
Group: Youth in Development
Bridging the Gap Engaging Children and Youth Participation in Vital Decision Making Process

“ I am out of this place ”. That is how we probably feel if we are a teenager who shares a big conference room with world leaders, scholars, corporate leaders, journalists, and many other prominent figures. The worst part is they don’t speak your mother-tongue nor do you speak their language.You...

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Capacity4dev Team posted Information 14 July 2014
Group: Public Group on Children
Preparing for the European Year for Development 2015 - Outcomes of the Stakeholders Event

In this video Stina Soewarta, Head of Unit for Communication and Transparency at EuropeAid speaks about the key outcomes of the Stakeholders Event, which took place in Brussels on 19 June. Ms Soewarta details the three key points coming out of the sessions that stakeholders need to consider when...

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Capacity4dev Team posted Information 11 July 2014
Group: European Year for Development 2015 Stakeholders