Projects and references

The programme aimed to improve economic information and to facilitate mid-term decision making in the design and implementation of macroeconomic, sectoral and regional policies through the development of a system for collecting, analysing and modelling statistical data.
The Consortium provided the personnel for a programme support unit (PSU) (5 experts) and short-term expertise.

The specific objectives of the contract are to:
- Enable AGETUR-TOGO and CITAFRIC to honour their commitments to the State of Togo within the framework of their mission of representation of the Ministry of Public Works, Transport, Urban Development and Habitat (project management)
- Enable AGETUR-TOGO and CITAFRIC to fulfil their tasks as executive agencies within the framework of this EC financed project. 

The objective of this assignment was to organise and deliver training for representatives of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine on macroeconomic forecasting models and the organisation of macro forecasting within the state economic policy system.
Two study visits (one to France and one to the UK) on issues of macroeconomic forecasting modelling were organised. The programme of the visits included meetings with executive specialists and research fellows directly involved in the macroeconomic forecasting system of the country at governmental and non-governmental levels.

The TA to the implementation of the DLDP in the Syrian Arab Republic includes:
- consolidating the institutional mechanisms to support local governance processes and modernising administrative units.
- improving service provision and local economic development through the establishment of comprehensive local (and regional) development strategies and an institutional framework.
- enhancing institutional and human capacities at various levels of local public administration.
The project was interrupted in May 2011 following the events in the country. The initial contract amount was EUR 6 994 000 and the initial duration was four years.

The project's overall objective is to contribute, alongside other initiatives, to strengthening the competitiveness of Cameroon's economy and facilitating its integration into the regional and global economy through the viable implementation of the European Union-Central Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
The specific objective is to provide technical assistance for the implementation of all components of the Programme to Support and Assist the Economic Partnership Agreement and for the negotiations and implementation of the EPA.
In particular, the project aims to: (i) support the national negotiation process, (ii) contribute to monitoring of the EPA and to developing and implementing a global strategy for competitiveness including the enhancement of the business environment, building of production capacity, modernisation of companies, standardisation and strengthening of the quality system.     

This mid-term evaluation intended to analyse the results of the Programme since its inception, following the six DAC evaluation criteria and that of EU added value.
The SAFIRE Programme ( food security, training, insertion, resilience and employment) is divided into three components, respectively (i) Community and institutional resilience for the economic and social insertion of young people and women in Nouakchott, Hodh El Chargui and Hodh El Gharbi, (ii) a socio-professional integration programme for the employment of young people and women in Nouakchott, Gorgol and Guidimakha, and (iii) a support project for the economic and social inclusion and employment stability of young people in Mauritania, in Nouakchott, Brakna, Trazra and Gorgol.
Each of the three components was supported by a consortium (lead organisations: OXFAM, French Red Cross and GRET). In total, 14 NGOs were involved in the implementation of the activities, coordinated by an inter-consortium team of three persons.

The objective of this mission is to provide the stakeholders (EU, Central African Republic, Member States of the Bêkou Fund, the Ministry for the Promotion of Women, Family and Child Protection [MPFFPE], implementing partners, Central African civil society and final beneficiaries) with an overall analysis of the programme’s performance, lessons learned and related conclusions and recommendations.
One of the evaluation’s specific objectives is to help formulate subsequent action on gender to consolidate the achievements and ensure that they last. The analysis therefore focuses on explaining the performance of the action, and its decisive and constricting factors, and should enable forward-looking recommendations to be identified for all stakeholders.
The statement of lessons learned and good practices should act as a basis for the planning of the EU’s future actions and interventions.