Existing Grants
The project’s goal is to improve financial management and accountability of African countries in the fields of Banking and Finance. To achieve this goal, the project sets out three specific objectives: (i) Strengthening the sustainability of the Master’s Program in Banking and Finance in the CESAG (ii) Improving the skills of middle and senior African professionals in the field of banking and Finance and (iii) Increasing the visibility of the Master in Banking and Finance by strengthening partnerships with professional associations, training institutions and similar enterprises.
The goal of CODESIRA Capacity Building Project Phase II is to improve quality of research and research outputs of African scholars in order to contribute to production of knowledge that would: (a) Be a significant contribution to global knowledge about governance and development; and (b) Help in finding solutions to development challenges faced by Africa. The specific objectives are to : (i) Strengthen research capacity and writing skills of young African scholars, so that they can conduct quality research meeting the challenges of development in Africa, (ii) familiarize young researchers to the multidisciplinary nature of research in social science in Africa (iii) get young researchers to work within networks beyond the geographical, disciplinary, and linguistic barriers to ensure scientific relief and an African presence in global scientific debate; and (iv) strengthen research centers to become effective hosts, partners and relays of CODESERIA research capacity building programs.
The project goal is to promote economic empowerment and political participation of women in Africa. This is to be achieved through two specific objectives : (i) Strengthen the institutional and human capacity of AWDF to effectively address the needs of its grantees; (ii) Increase the capacity of African Women’s Organizations to engage effectively on issues of women’s human rights and development in Africa.
The project’s goal is to strengthen Mozambique’s private sector contribution into development processes. Specific objectives of the project are to: (i) Improve the capacity of private sector in Mozambique, particularly businesswomen, to enable them to effectively engage in national policy dialogue processes and to influence outcomes on private sector issues; (ii) Support CTA’s initiatives in technical advisory and extension services, particularly, small and medium enterprises and businesswomen; (iii) Strengthen the institutional and human capacities of CTA; and (iv) Strengthen initiatives by CTA for gender equality in the private sector.
The project’s overall objective is to contribute to strengthening the capacity of WAMI and its member countries in order to undertake preparatory activities for WAMI monetary union aimed at enhancing compliance for macroeconomic convergence by 2015. The specific objectives are to: (i) strengthen WAMI’s capacity to improve macroeconomic surveillance and statistical harmonization, and (ii) develop the human and institutional capacity within WAMI to achieve optimal performance levels that will assist in laying a solid foundation for the takeoff of the WAMI institutions.
The project’s goal is to improve performance and productivity of the public sector in the Anglophone West African countries. The specific objectives are to (i) Strengthen the Masters Degree program in Public Sector Management to meet the current and emerging issues in the Public Sector (ii) Enhance the institutional and human capacity of GIMPA to meet the current and emerging public sector issues (iii) Strengthen the institutional and human capacities of IPAs to deliver in country PSMTP programs.
The goal of the project is to develop capacity of public-sector officials in WAIFEM member countries to response to emerging national, regional, global economic and financial challenges. Specifically, WAIFEM III will: (i) Improve skills and competencies of public sector officials in debt, financial sector and macroeconomic management (ii) Strengthen WAIFEM institutional capacity to effectively perform its functions (ii) Enhance networking and experience sharing among member countries by creating a platform for peer learning.
The project’s goal is to improve accountability and effectiveness of policy formulation within the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development Region. The specific objectives of the project are to: (i) Enhance capabilities of financial integrity institutions in South Sudan and Somalia (ii) Improve policy formulation and management within the IGAD region and (ii) Strengthen HESPI’s institutional and human capacities.
The overall goal of the project is to consolidate the gains made towards the intended transformation of the Economy of Ghana Network (EGN) into a full-fledged CLK-NET that would serve as a community of purpose for fostering stakeholder participation and collectively generating, scanning, sharing and promoting the effective utilization of information and knowledge in the development management process in Ghana. The project’s specific objectives are to: (i) Strengthen the institutional capacity of EGN as a formalized, regular and independent forum that convenes the country’s disparate stakeholder groups for collectively diagnosing and addressing the policy challenges encountered in the development management process of Ghana; (ii) Foster a more deliberate engagement of the policymaking process, thereby promoting greater stakeholder participation and knowledge utilization in development policy formulation and management in Ghana; (iii) Provide knowledge resources for guiding the design, implementation, and monitoring-and-evaluation of the effectiveness of development policies and programs in the country; and (iv) Establish a pool of human resource with adequate capacity in development policy analysis and research and management who can respond rapidly to the needs of policy makers and other stakeholders in the development management processes.
The overall objective of the CCP Phase II is to continue to develop an internationally recognized doctoral degree (PH.D.) program that enhances the continent’s capacity in economic research, development management, university teaching and relevant to African development needs. The program’s specific objectives are: (i) To consolidate the gains made during the first five years in the area of strengthening individual and institutional teaching and research capacity (ii) To continue to pursue innovativeness in Ph.D. Training in order to produce internationally recognized, but contextually relevant Ph.D. graduates in Economics. (iii) To increase the pool of professional economists at a cost-effective rate, thus enhancing its sustainability.
