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As a joint AU-German Government initiative, the GIZ project "Citizen Engagement and Innovative Data Use for Africa's Development (DataCipation)" project aims to strengthen the engagement between AU Organs, Regional Economic Communities, Member States and citizens leveraging data, digital and non-digital approaches for good governance and development.
Core activities are the development and implementation of communication formats enabling participatory, inclusive and creative engagement for citizens in line with the AU brand identity as well as capacity development for AU staff on interactive communication tools and methodologies.
As a second project under this contract, the GIZ Support Project to the AfCFTA (AfCFTA project) is supported through professional communication services.

The objective of this consultancy service is to support sustainable management of natural resources and economic development through local community engagement in Ukraine, as part of Activity 4.2 under Result Area 4 of the EU4Environment Programme. Implemented by the World Bank, in close coordination with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (MEPR) and Amalgamated Territorial Communities (ATCs), the service aims to provide analytical, advisory, and capacity-building support to promote community-based natural resource management (NRM), leveraging forests and related ecosystem services for rural job creation and local resilience.

The Youth Action Plan (YAP) in EU External Action 2022–2027, adopted in October 2022, aims to promote meaningful youth participation and empowerment in EU external action for sustainable development, equality, and peace. The global objective of this evaluation is twofold:

• To provide the relevant EU services and stakeholders with an independent assessment of the performance of the YAP, ensuring accountability by examining results at different levels against expected objectives and analysing the factors underpinning those results.
• To identify key lessons learned, conclusions, and recommendations regarding the YAP in order to inform decision-makers on how to improve current and future interventions on youth mainstreaming in EU policies, dialogues, and actions, notably within Global Gateway initiatives.

Increase Knowledge and Public Awareness of Integrated and Sustainable Landscape Management (ISLM) and Coastal Zone Management (CZM) to reduce the vulnerability of the Jamaican ecosystems from the hills to the ocean and strengthen the resilience of communities within the targeted watersheds against the adverse effects of climate change.

The general aim of the action is to support the European Union Delegation in Djibouti in its support for Djiboutian civil society in terms of political advocacy and capacity building.

The Benin Gender Equality Support Programme (PAEG), Phase 1: 01.07.2022 - 30.06.2026 aims to strengthen gender equality among the Beninese population and thereby sustainably reduce the socio-economic vulnerability of women in Benin.

To improve the livelihoods of the population and promote the ecological restoration of territories affected by climate change, forest fires and/or affected by human activity. To this end, the reforestation and recovery of areas in the San Martín Region, in the Province of Cusco and in Metropolitan Lima is proposed.

The general purpose of this assignment is to provide the relevant EU services, EU and non-EU donors
of the trust fund, African partner countries and the wider public with an independent final evaluation of
the EUTF for Africa. The EUTF for Africa is financing interventions in several countries in Africa, crossed by the major migration routes, including countries in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions, the Horn of Africa and North Africa. The final evaluation covers the period since the EUTF for Africa inception in November 2015 until December 2024. Thematically, the evaluation focuses on the EUTF's objective of addressing the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement.

This contract will contribute to the overall objective of the Programme, which is to ensure food security and access to healthcare services, promote income-generating activities, and reduce the risk of disasters, particularly for the most vulnerable populations, including women and children.
The Programme focuses on:
- Strengthening food security for the most vulnerable groups and enhancing their capacity to engage in income-generating activities in provinces most affected by food crises.
- Improving the health of the Afghan population.
- Promoting anticipatory responses to recurrent crises resulting from climate shocks, through disaster risk reduction and management.

The objective of this project is "a strengthened civil society contributes to the respect of human rights, the prevention of conflicts and the preservation of social cohesion".