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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · 1d

📣 Call for proposals!

Mobility grants for artists & cultural professionals connecting Africa & Europe through exchanges that foster collaboration, residencies & career growth.

🗓️Deadline: 15/10 (rolling, monthly reviews)

👉Apply: capacity4dev.europa.eu/discussions/...

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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · 3d

"Reducing inequalities through development cooperation: A shared commitment"

🙌 Join the upcoming session of the #conference "Bridging Divides: Evidence-Based Policies for Inequality Reduction and Sustainable Development".

📅 8 Oct, 11:45 – 13:15 CET

👉 bit.ly/42ZJh67

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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · 3d

🙌 Our community member @ecdpm.org organises an in-person public #event in Brussels to:

🔎 discuss the role of conflict- & climate-sensitive infrastructure in the #GlobalGateway’s success.

🗓️07/10, 08.30-11.00 a.m.

Find more details & the registration link🔗 capacity4dev.europa.eu/events/inves...

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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · 7d

🥁 New podcast episode!

🔎 Evaluation expert Rob D. van den Berg reflects on 35 years in the field & why evidence is key to solving today’s sustainability challenges.

🎧 Hear why local voices matter most: capacity4dev.europa.eu/articles/evi...

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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · 10d

🌍Register to the upcoming event “Education for climate: Learning to prepare”.

The event will explore how to embed climate resilience into classrooms, curricula and communities to build a climate-ready society.

🗓️23/10

ℹ️Learn more & register: bit.ly/48sVzrj

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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · 13d

⏳ Just 4 days left!

Join Derek Beach for the second #EvalVoices webinar and explore how Process Tracing can make your evaluations more robust and insightful.

🗓️ 30 September, 14:00 – 15:00 p.m. CET

🙌 Don’t miss out, register now: capacity4dev.europa.eu/events/sessi...

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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · 15d

How do we measure real change in complex settings?

Discover how Outcome Harvesting helped the 🇪🇺EU Emergency Trust Fund in North Africa capture 148 outcomes, from migration governance shifts to community impact.

🙌Read more: capacity4dev.europa.eu/articles/cap...

Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · 15d

The 🇪🇺 Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme #DEAR highlights how local action in Europe connects with global challenges.

Projects address education, sustainability, inclusion, and global justice.

Learn more➡️ capacity4dev.europa.eu/articles/bri...

Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · 17d

🙌 New to @capacity4dev.bsky.social or want to make the most of its features? Don’t miss our upcoming Onboarding #Webinar!

🗓️ 01/10, 11:00–12:00 p.m. CET

👉 Learn more and register: capacity4dev.europa.eu/events/capac...

Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · 18d

Building with nature: Responding to the demand for urban development and affordable housing through a biodiversity lens

✅Join the #event on 14/10
✅Register before 30/9

🙌Learn more & sign up via @capacity4dev.bsky.social: bit.ly/47IY7Bt

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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · 21d

🚨2 weeks to go!

Don’t miss the #EvalVoices webinar with Derek Beach on 30/9.

🔎Discover how Process Tracing can improve the credibility of evaluation findings & shed light on causal pathways.

Register 👉 capacity4dev.europa.eu/events/sessi...

Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · 24d

🙌New Ambassadors' Blog post

From classrooms to supermarkets, projects of the EU 🇪🇺 DEAR Programme show that local action can have global 🌍 consequences.

Learn how Europe is shaping a more just, sustainable world: capacity4dev.europa.eu/articles/bri...

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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hot off the press!

🙌How do we measure real change in complex settings?

Discover how Outcome Harvesting helped the 🇪🇺EU Emergency Trust Fund in North Africa capture 148 outcomes, from migration governance shifts to community impact.

✍️ Carlos Madridejos

Read: capacity4dev.europa.eu/articles/cap...

Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · Sep 3

🥁 Join the #webinars for Implementing Partners to boost your #OPSYS reporting!

1️⃣ Encoding current values (CVs): 15 – 17 September
2️⃣ Q&A: 22 – 24 September

Multiple languages: 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇪🇸🇵🇹

👉Learn more and register: capacity4dev.europa.eu/groups/desig...

Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · Sep 3

1️⃣ Redefine evaluation as science
2️⃣ Integrate evaluation as both science & art
3️⃣ Embed evaluation throughout intervention design

🙌 These are some key takeaways from the first #EvalVoices session with Michael Quinn Patton.

Discover more takeaways & insights 🔗 bit.ly/3JTKBRl

Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · Sep 1

🥁Our Onboarding #Webinar is back this September!

Have you recently joined Capacity4dev?
Looking for answers to your questions?

🗓️24 September, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CET

Learn more & register👉 capacity4dev.europa.eu/events/septe...

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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · Sep 1

🙌Africa Women’s Forum 2025 is around the corner.

🔎From policy to action: Accelerating women leadership in Africa

🗓️5 September, 08:00 am - 16:00 pm (CET+1)

Discover the programme and how to attend the event on Capacity4dev 🔗 capacity4dev.europa.eu/events/afric...

Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · Aug 28

Interested in #Evaluation?📊

🙌Explore the #Capacity4dev resource with:

🔹Official guidance of DG INTPA, DG ENEST, DG MENA and FPI
🔹Reports & dissemination products
🔹Events & webinars

For 🇪🇺staff, contractors & all interested: capacity4dev.europa.eu/resources/ev...

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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · Aug 28

🥁Hot off the press!

Our 🆕 publication builds on a recent conversation with Michael Quinn Patton & the #EvalVoices team exploring #EvaluationScience.

Curious about the key takeaways?

🎧📖Tune in: bit.ly/3JTKBRl

Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · Aug 27

Capacity4dev is on Spotify! 🎧

Back from holidays☀️or heading out soon?
Our new podcast series fits right in wherever you are.

🙌Follow us now: open.spotify.com/show/4hN8Q4u...

Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · Aug 25

Beneath every label lies a story 👕

Belgian, Cambodian & Bangladeshi workers met to build solidarity & push for fair conditions in fashion. 🏭

🙌 Read how the DEAR project is “Fashioning a Just Transition”: capacity4dev.europa.eu/news/local-r...

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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · Aug 21

Are you interested in youth initiatives?

🌍🇪🇺 Last week, we published a new video highlighting 6⃣ initiatives that connect, mentor, and equip young leaders to drive change in their communities and beyond.

🎥 Watch the full video here: bit.ly/4lrRgiJ

Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · Aug 19

🎙️ Listen to our discussion with Thierry Dudermel who covers:

🇪🇺 EU external cooperation
🌱 the Global Biodiversity Framework
🌏 the Global Gateway initiative

🎧 bit.ly/4kiQXr9

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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · Aug 18

🎙️Listen to our #podcast episode about the Financing Not Linked to Costs #FNLC approach, which features:

🔸Michele Crimella, EU Delegation to Malawi
🔸Ana Coimbra, EU Delegation to El Salvador

🎧 bit.ly/4jpLJJW

Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · Aug 12

🌍🇪🇺 This #InternationalYouthDay, join us in spotlighting 6⃣ initiatives that connect, mentor, and equip young leaders to drive change in their communities and beyond.

🎥 Watch the full video: bit.ly/4lrRgiJ