Eastern and Southern Africa

The aim of this training course was to enhance the knowledge of five civil servants and officials from Madagascar's Ministry of Education on the subject of ''Implementing Contracts of Objectives and Performance''. For five days, the participants strengthened their skills in the field of Contracts of Objectives and Performance (COP), so as to acquire an in-depth knowledge of these contracts, how they are drawn up and the issues involved.

Support to the European Commission to improve the impact of the EIDHR (European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights) projects supporting civil society activities aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, by strengthening the Commission’s ability to draw on lessons learnt from past and ongoing interventions for future planning, programming and project identification.
Assessment of the effectiveness and relevance of the EIDHR funded projects in support of the implementation of the EU guidelines and policy on the death penalty.

The Government of Madagascar has initiated a programme to improve the living environment of the Antananarivo agglomeration and its urbanisation. The present study constitutes the engineering and project management mission for the preparation of the second phase of the Antananarivo Integrated Sanitation Programme (PIAA 2) for three operations: (1) the renovation of the underground part of the Analakely ovoid, (2) the rehabilitation of the drainage network of the stadium and the Mahamasina sector, and (3) the collection and removal of wastewater around Lake Anosy.
The study includes the completion of the detailed technical studies (preliminary design and detailed design), the preparation of the tender documents, the preparation of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) and the Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) as well as the drafting of the Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) for each of the three infrastructures.