Projects and references

Provision of technical assistance to the Kabul Medical University and the Ghazanfar Institute of Health Sciences with the following purposes:
- Upgrading the nutrition curricula in the existing professional diplomas of nurses and midwives and training of teachers in the new curricula
- Revision of the nutrition curricula in the bachelor degrees for medical doctors, nurses and the public health postgraduate programme of the Kabul Medical University.
- Creation of specific nutrition diplomas under the public health postgraduate programme at Kabul Medical University and at the Ghazanfar Institute of Health Sciences.

- Analysis of the situation and identification of health human resource (HHR) problems in Madagascar.
- Proposal of several scenarios in line with the State's financial capacity and training institutes’ capacity to produce HHR.
- Definition of the strategic focuses of the PNDRHS and of the related components prioritised and adopted by the stakeholders.
- Validation of the PNDRHS document plan by the stakeholders.
- Drawing up of the first draft of the PNDRHS and dissemination to the stakeholders.

The aim of this Technical Assistance mission is to strengthen the electricity sector in Benin as well as to foster the development of renewable energies via three main components. The first consists of the production of a preliminary design, detailed preliminary design, and detailed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), as well as the drafting of bidding documents for the extension, densification and strengthening of the LV and MV grid in urban and rural areas. The second aims to increase the share of solar power in the electricity through the production of a preliminary design, detailed preliminary design and ESIA, as well as drafting of bidding documents of the DEFISSOL solar power plant extension (+20 MW). The third and final component consists of the drafting of two generic documents intended for use on all the electrification projects of the Beninese Electricity Company (SBEE): an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) as well as a Resettlement Plan Framework.

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.

This mid-term evaluation is to introduce a rider prior to the next operational Committee in order to revise the log frame and to potentially extend the implementation period of the project up to the second semester 2021. The recommendations should be concrete, operational and directly actionable.
The main users of these two evaluations will be the European Commission (headquarters and European Union Delegations in Burkina Faso and other countries where the International Trade Centre-Ethical Fashion Initiative (ITC-EFI) programme is being deployed; ITC (headquarters); ITC-EFI (programme team) and all related national stakeholders from Mali and Burkina Faso in particular, but also other European social enterprise stakeholders.

This mid-term evaluation is to introduce a rider prior to the next operational Committee in order to revise the log frame and to potentially extend the implementation period of the project up to the second semester 2021. The recommendations should be concrete, operational and directly actionable.
The main users of these two evaluations will be the European Commission (headquarters and European Union Delegations in Burkina Faso and other countries where the International Trade Centre-Ethical Fashion Initiative (ITC-EFI) programme is being deployed; ITC (headquarters); ITC-EFI (programme team) and all related national stakeholders from Mali and Burkina Faso in particular, but also other European social enterprise stakeholders.

As part of its renewable energy expansion strategy, KenGen has identified a site with a 1,000 MW wind power potential to develop a new wind farm. The objective of the assignment is to assess the feasibility of wind power development at the proposed site, estimate the optimal capacity to be developed without requiring major grid reinforcement, and then prepare conceptual designs and conduct a preliminary environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA)/scoping study on the site, including a rapid bird and bat assessment. The study also involves the preparation of the project implementation plan, the procurement procedure and the operation strategies.

The objective of this consultancy project was to ensure the proper performance of the works in accordance with the contractual specifications and requirements in terms of quality, schedule and costs, as well as the efficient commissioning of the project for the two following components: Lot A, covering the restructuring and extension of the electricity distribution networks of nine cities in Senegal, and Lot B, covering the procurement and installation of pre-paid meters and smart meters. The Consultant acted as the Contracting Authority’s representative during the execution of the contracts to be carried out on the latter’s behalf by the constructors and suppliers. Under the authority of the Project Coordinator, the Consultant worked with the project implementation unit in the spirit of teamwork and broad consultation.

Within the framework of the project for the supervision of the extension works on the Bobo II thermal power plant, SOFRECO is verifying the construction plans, controlling the works and carrying out the approval of the acceptance tests for the different structures to be built under this project (additional 2x10 MW, HFO/DDO fuel), located near Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina's second largest city.