The Executive Director of the African Programme for the Economic and Social Development (PADES) ,invited by the African Development Institute from the African Development Bank (AFDB) has attended the seminar on the COVID-19 Macro-Economic Policy Responses for Africa. In fact, The…
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it. In general terms, it manifests itself…
Think equal, build smart, innovate for change
International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities. The…
Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program
BACKGROUND The Japan Africa Scholarship (JADS) Program – capacity building in energy sector through skills development for sustainable development– is a joint initiative by the AfDB and Japan that aims at providing two-year scholarship awards to highly achieving African graduate students…
Launch of the PADES-USAID/UKAID-ACCELERE Project in the Education Sector
The Regional Office of the African Program for the Economic and Social Development- PADES Southern Africa has officially launched a new Education Project titled » Support in School desks at twelve schools and in Income Generating Activities(IGA) of 480 parents of…
Evaluating for greater impact of the Africa 2063 Development Agenda
“Learning constructively from past successes, the African Development Bank considers mistakes and experiences critical building blocks and tools for promoting accountability in development work, and key to more powerful development impact.” The African Development Bank’s Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) officially opened…
Réseau d’Informations Sécuritaires d’Appui à la Promotion de la Paix (RiseApp)
In order to reach Economic and Social Development, the world and especially the African Continent needs peace. Without peace, it is difficult to send children to school; farmers and women cannot access to their land, Economic operators cannot invest durably, humanitarian…
Training on RENEWAL Methodology
Abidjan, 23 and 31 March 2018. The Center on Water Security and Cooperation(CWSC) as trained the African Programme for Economic and Social Development(PADES) researchers on RENEWAL Methodology. RENEWAL(Research andEvaluation of Nexuses of the Exploitation of Water in African Law) aims at creating the first comprehensive…