#TeamEurope provides support at the global, regional and national levels to strengthen health systems in partner countries and prepare for future health crises. The EU and its Member States, financial institutions and agencies are joining forces in #TeamEurope to combat the COVID-19 pandemic through international cooperation. EUR 37 billion euros have been redirected to help … Continued
EMERGENCY has experience building and operating health facilities in the midst of epidemics. When COVID hit, the organization implemented several actions to inform communities, prevent contagion and care for the most vulnerable. Our response approach focused on health systems and beyond, ensuring flexibility and tailored replicability with the capacity to involve and coordinate with multiple … Continued
The Madad for Women regional gender program has been instrumental in improving livelihood, agency and legal and social protection for Syrian women refugees, internally displaced and women from host communities in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq/KR-I. The project combines the provision of an emergency response based on comprehensive and accessible protection services and decent work opportunities, … Continued
Although the contribution of SMEs to the development of the economy is clear, this segment still faces financing obstacles when compared to larger companies. When it comes to the challenges faced by SMEs in this pandemic moment, the issue of financial inclusion becomes even more urgent. BDMG Digital is an online platform created to evaluate … Continued
The District Development Model (DDM) is an operational model for improving cooperative governance and giving effect to InterGovernmental Relations (IGR) in more practical terms. The National Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) of South Africa appointed the DBSA to support the strengthening of the capacity of the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) operations through the development … Continued
COVID-19 has shown that addressing the threat posed by infectious disease outbreaks is a global health challenge The Regional Programme for Pandemic Prevention (RPPP), funded by the German Government and the European Union (EU, implemented by GIZ) is building the capacity within the ECOWAS region to fight such threats. Working with the Regional Centre for … Continued
The project aims to establish trust and cross border cooperation for overall security in communities facing insecurity as a result of proximity to international border. The implementation of the water project has proven to reduce vulnerabilities to local conflicts, cross border criminal activities and destabilization risks of border zones. It addresses potential complicity of border … Continued
As a result of social isolation measures during the Covid-19 pandemic, intimate partner violence (IPV), often referred to as ‘domestic violence’, is known or feared to have increased in many countries. In Mexico specifically, phone calls to the National Shelters Networks related to domestic violence showed a temporary increase of 80% after social-distancing measures took … Continued
EU’s Resource Efficiency Initiative India (EU-REI) aims to support India in the implementation of the United Nations global sustainable consumption and production (SCP) agenda to foster the efficient and sustainable use of natural resources by way of adapting international standards and best practices in business on resource efficiency. EU-REI provides evidence-based advice to policy makers … Continued
The Women’s Leadership Program for Inclusive Security Governance in the Sahel is an innovative and collaborative initiative that aims to strengthen the voice of women from civil society in the governance of security issues that affect them and their communities through the establishment of a pool of women experts. The project tackles, in Mali, Niger … Continued
