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Enhancing access to public information and transparency in Venezuela This project will promote transparency and accountability in Venezuela, through improved capacity of civil society to base investigations on open data. The project's main outcome is an online tool summarising open data from key institutions.
Empowering girls to understand their rights in Guatemala To set up and support "I am a Girl and I have Rights" - a leadership and empowerment girls club for urban at-risk girls living on the margins of society in Guatemala City, which will help them understand their rights and provide support.
Countering Violent Extremism in Ghana: mentoring and strategy Following a 2015 Bilateral Programme support, a 'PREVENT' committee was formed to assess Ghana's capacity to counter violent extremism through a PREVENT style strategy; to mentor key Ghanaians (primarily within the National Security architecture); and share lesssons from the UK, making recommendations on inter-agency working. This phase of the project is to assist Ghana in writing the 'Prevent' strategy and then subsequently implementing it across agencies as well as ensuring that Post's work complements efforts of other government departments and partners in Ghana.
To combat violence and discrimination against women in India This project will empower human rights defenders to use domestic law as a tool to challenge social and institutional discrimination that perpetuates and normalises violence against Dalit women.
Developing green finance in Guangdong, China in support of global climate change objectives. This project aims to tackle climate change, in line with FCO objectives, by improving Guangdong Province's ability to develop a green finance system. Senior UK expertise in green finance bonds will be introduced in order to tackle climate change in China. Secondarily, this will likely assist further cooperation between the UK and China in this area.
Supporting reintegration into society of ex-prisoners in Kyrgyzstan To develop policies which promote the employment of ex-prisoners and social reintegration of prisoners after release.
Strengthening cyber security in Mexico The project aims to help the Government of Mexico strengthen its national cyber security regime. This will mitigate cyber threats to the UK and support economic development.
United Nations Office Drugs & Crime Maritime support to Togo and Nigeria Support to conduct a needs assessment to identify gaps in Maritime Capability and to make recommendations to improve Togo and Nigeria's ability to prevent maritime crime
Combating the wild meat trade in Burma This project aims to strengthen cooperation linkages among selected trade related institutions of Myanmar in order to establish an inter institutional framework for trade related information sharing which will reduce illegal and unsustainable hunting and the trade of wildlife for meat.
Ensuring Libyan Women's inclusion in the reconstruction and political process This project will provide support to civil society organisations that promote the inclusion of women in the national dialogue and reconciliation process throughout Libya. It will focus on the promotion of women's rights and their participation in the constitutional drafting process.
Support for greater prosperity and good governance through capacity building assistance in the oil and gas sector for the Malawi government This project will support the Malawi government in developing a successful oil and gas sector in accordance with international regulatory best practice. Particular importance will be given to governance, social inclusion and environmental protection so that the state's natural resources can be used for the benefit of the nation and the Malawi people.
Build Venezuela's capacity to responsibly develop their enormous offshore gas sector, using UK expertise This project will strengthen Venezuela's capacity in developing offshore gas , establishing a robust and environmentally sound offshore gas industry through technical assistance from the UK.
Promoting economic development through reform of India's tax system This project will work with the relevant authorities to help reduce tax litigation and improve the investment climate.
Administrative costs of ODA projects in Venezuela Project facilitation costs covering planning, implementation and resources as part of ODA projects in Venezuela.
Capacity-building for Montenegro's civil service to meet EU-required standards To help build a professional, efficient and effective civil service able to operate in an international environment and to improve communications to enhance public discourse on public policy making.
Promoting human rights in Lunda Norte This project will enhance the understanding and effective implementation of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs) among key sectors including national government, the security forces, business leaders, and local communities in Lunda Norte.
Supporting water efficiency improvements in Brazil This project will support the improvement of Brazil's policy and programmes to ensure water security in light of a changing climate and increased demand. The project will promote transparency and accountability in the Brazilian water sector.
Enhancing local capacities to address sexual violence in Syria Empower Syrian activists with the skills and resources to raise awareness of sexual violence and women's rights issues; provide/facilitate psychosocial and medical services for survivors; facilitate measures to document, report and store data related to sexual violence; draft policy measures that support women's rights and reduce sexual violence.
Promoting climate resilient urban development in Chandigarh through efficient waste management. India Improve energy efficiency, reduce waste & build resilience of Chandigarh city by supporting & developing capacity of City Administration to enable them to plan, implement, govern and sustain smart urban development solutions.
Promoting the development of Carbon Capture and Storage in China's new coal chemical industry This project will promote Carbon Capture and Storage in China's new coal chemical industry. The project will build a platform to promote UK China cooperation in clean coal technology and carbon abatement technology.
To use UK expertise to improve healthcare and family planning in Xi'an To bring healthcare innovation experience and know-how from Sheffield to Xi'an in collaboration with the Xi'an Municipal Commission of Healthcare & Family Planning. It may also raise the profile of the digital healthcare innovation sector in the UK with the potential benefit is that Xi'an will use at least one of the innovations in their new hospitals within the next five years Furthermore, it will strengthen and build the relationship between Xi'an district and Sheffield City Region.
Strengthening good governance and the rule of law in Kyrgyzstan The project aims to increase the specialised expertise and skills of Kyrgyz criminal justice officials in the investigation and prosecution of serious financial crimes. It will also bring together officials from various state bodies involved in investigation and prosecution of financial crimes to improve operational cooperation and intelligence exchange on national level.
Supporting judicial cooperation with Albania This project helps train prison officials and judiciary to support implementation of the UK/Albania Prisoner Transfer Agreement and advance wider judicial reform objectives.
Reducing conflict and protecting women's rights in Rwanda/DRC This project aims to reduce the chances of conflict and protect women's rights through expanding small scale trade across the Rwanda DRC border. This includes grouping cross border women traders into co operatives, and training them in the regulations for trade and their rights under it.
Supporting Reform within the Moroccan Parliament through Increasing Political Participation and Promoting Transparency and Accountability Project aims to promote transparency and increase accountability through: 1. Building MPs' capacity in public policy evaluation; 2. Supporting the new Equity Committee to better defend women's rights; 3. Improving the MPs' understanding of legislative scrutiny and impact assessment; 4. Supporting the House of Counsellors' research centre and agreeing a workplan.
Promoting Civic Participation in Parliaments by raising parliamentary awareness among ordinary people and increasing their contact with MPs while promoting the UK's democratic values agenda Supporting awareness training in rural communities to help them understand basic human rights and constitutional issues as well as the process and procedure of Parliament to better equip them to advocate for their concerns with their local MPs, thereby improving MP representation of their concerns in Parliament
Protecting children in fragile and conflict affected countries To support the NGO Watchlist to help end violations against children in armed conflicts and to guarantee their rights. Watchlist collects and disseminates information on violations against children in conflicts in order to influence key decision-makers in the UN and elsewhere to create and implement programmes and policies that effectively protect children.
Gender Equality, Participation in Policy Making and Reporting in Turkey To build a wider capacity among women's rights and gender equality activists/NGOs on data development, data collection, monitoring and reporting, in order to enhance their ability to impact upon and monitor local and national policy making in Turkey.
Developing rule of law capabilities and encouraging international cooperation in this area among key Vietnamese Government Officials through a workshop entitled "Navigation Towards the Free and Open Seas of Asia The workshop, with the participation of leading experts from the UK, Japan and Vietnam, aims to highlight the advantages of promoting the rule of law in the South China Sea and how it can impact positively on threats to regional peace and security. Legal experts will make recommendations to Vietnamese policy makers using good examples of peaceful resolution of conflict through the application of the rule of law and international cooperation.
Improving Women's Access to Justice in an ODA Eligible Country This project will increase access to justice, rights and protection for women and girl victims of violence through knowledge transfer and training of police officers and lawyers.
Promoting democracy in Algeria The project aim is to promote messages of democratic development to young people and academics across Algeria through an exhibition tour and university speeches, also helping the Embassy to forge new links with audiences and organisations in Algeria.
Ethiopian elections & online debate Research project to examine the extent to which hate speech was a part of the online political discourse around elections in Ethiopia in May 2015. Findings formed the basis of recommendations to support more constructive engagement between political actors online, thus contributing to a healthier political environment for future elections.
Developing Lao economy by creating a credit reporting and monitoring system, working with Japan This project will focus on making financial services in Lao PDR more affordable, convenient and efficient. This is possible by strengthening the country's critical financial infrastructure to improve the quality and ease of access to credit information, which will reduce information asymmetry and the cost of financial transactions for both lenders and borrowers. It will open up more opportunities for investment including from British companies and create synergies between Lao PDR and UK.
Countering Daesh Narrative Through Promoting Iraqi Heritage and Fostering National Identity This project aims to extend focus on training and equipping local Iraqi archaeologists' capacity in archaeological techniques so that they have the skills to lead future projects. Fostering Iraqi National Identity is a core part of the NSC Iraq Strategy and a country human rights priority. Shared cultural heritage helps to promote this national identity and supporting reconciliation.
Addressing the impact of development projects in Africa through increased UK/Brazil cooperation This project brought together together policy-makers, civil society actors, private sector investors, academics and other experts from the UK, Brazil and Sub-Saharan African countries to explore how to deliver effective and sustainable development impacts for African countries.
Supporting energy efficiency in South Africa In partnership with the South Africa Department of Energy, this project aims to use data from remote smart meters to drive energy efficiency in the South African electricity market through better profiling, increased understanding of baseline needs and tariff optimisation.
Developing entrepreneurship in Paraguay Help Paraguay develop an entrepreneurship culture and commercial opportunities for British businesses through a one week intensive course given by a UK implementer with a strong focus on mentorship with British companies.
IAEA training for ODA countries on Article on the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (ACPPNM) UK financial contribution to IAEA for training of ODA countries regarding the Article on the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (ACPPNM)
Strengthening financial oversight in Montenegro's Parliament This project will establish a successful Parliamentary Budget Office within the Parliament of Montenegro will enhance the culture of effective financial oversight and scrutiny.
To increase young Tunisians' political and civic engagement Enhancing the civic engagement and political participation by Tunisian youth through supporting media programme content that tackles key yough issues (e.g unemployment, corruption, education); and increased capacity of Tunisian media and Civil Society Organisations to reach youth audiences through TV and digial content.
Promoting integrity and legal transparency in the Indonesian maritime sector This project will promote enhanced integrity and increased legal transparency in the maritime sector in Indonesia through a multi stakeholder approach involving public authorities, civil society and private companies. The project will work towards increased transparency in regulations and the removal of trade barriers faced by both British and local businesses operating in Indonesia.
Supporting the deployment of solar mini grids in India to increase the use of renewable energy This project will support India's take up of renewable energy by identifying supply chain barriers in rural areas. Removing these barriers will increase access for the energy sector, including for international companies, and will accelerate access to electricity in rural areas.
Decriminalising freedom of expression in Burma To increase the Burmese government's capacity to reform laws that criminalise freedom of expression, bringing them into conformity with international standards.
Support to strengthen the capability of Islamic schools in Indonesia to promote human rights Strengthening the capacity of Islamic Schools in Indonesia to promote human rights and to counter extremism and religious radicalism in the school curriculum and, through community engagement by the schools, to spread these messages into surrounding communities to prevent extremism and radicalisation
Strengthening transparency systems and rule of law in Panama's public governance UK experts to provide advice and support, including best practice and tools, to improve transparency in Panama's public sector, and to promote effective implementation of upcoming transparency legislation, thereby strengthening the rule of law in Panama.
Accelerate the rate of India's emission reduction commitments by supporting South Indian Clean energy sector through UK expertise on technology, innovation and financial mechanisms. This project through UK speaker-led workshops in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi, will showcase UK expertise in developing energy storage solutions and raising green finance to a select audience comprising of renewable energy policy, think tank and commercial representatives, leading to an exchange of best practices and opportunities for future collaboration to strengthen energy access and energy security.
Enhance flight-handling capacity at Buenos Aires' domestic airport to increase development potential and opportunities for greater connectivity A better use of the airport will allow more flights to operate, increasing availability of quality and more affordable air transport in Argentina
Improving the sharing of earth observation data (geospatial) online in China This project aims to enhance UK China collaboration in advancing geospatial data to develop a new global standard for online sharing. This will be achieved through an information exchange working to an emerging standard for mutual data sharing.
Capacity building and vocational training for young future leaders and journalists in political participation, news literacy and the media This project will increase political and civil participation of Malaysian youth by building knowledge, developing skills and leveraging UK expertise for training through a two-way Youth Parliament Exchange and through their ownership and delivery of a new youth-operated digital radio programme.
Implementing the constitution of an ODA country through new legislation to strengthen rule of law To supporting the implementation of the country's constitution's democratic and human rights guarantees, by translating them into laws that strengthen rule of law, including access to justice, and thereby establishing the foundations for the creation of democratic and judicial institutions
Exposing Chinese Communist Party institutions to UK best practice on governance, policy making and capacity building, to improve their transparency and effectiveness Using UK expertise to encourage a more transparent and accountable culture within the Chinese Communist Party, which should lead to more transparency and improved governance in Chinese society.
Assisting Guatemala combat money-laundering and improve financial transparency This project will tackle the problem of Guatemala's non-financial businesses and professions receiving and laundering illicit funds by improving supervision and monitoring regimes in this sector.
Strengthening the engagement of civil society in sustainable and environmental development work across Guangxi Province This project will increase awareness and support for environmental education in China by casting a light upon the achievements of groups (such as BRC) and fostering public and government support for their interventions. In the longer-term a growing awareness of environmental groups and growing public interest (and participation in) conservation work not only will lead to positive impacts on environmental and economic well-being, but may also will enhance the UK's relationship with the Guangxi government and promote UK universities to students.
Support development of a greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan to enable Thailand to grow a low carbon, sustainable economy This project will support the development of Thailand's greenhouse gas reduction plan using a framework developed in the UK, leading to delivery of Thailand's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to promote future sustainable development
Promoting economic development in Ethiopia This project will build the capacity of Ethiopian Government officials to understand the benefits and risks of private equity financing through training which introduces officials to private equity financing and improves Ethiopia's ability to develop private equity finance regulations.
Protective Security Capacity Building Strengthening protective security in key overseas locations,
Promotion of UK Higher Education in Sri Lanka This project aims to improve student mobility to the UK and to strengthen economic growth and prosperity in Sri Lanka through the return of students with world class UK degrees.
Promotion of diversified business models A programme to promote an improved business environment drawing on UK expertise and best practice in the fields of public private partnerships and financial services in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
Tackle climate change in India through working with parliamentarians. The project seeks to strengthen India's domestic policies on low carbon growth and help India feed positively into the international climate negotiations by enabling a constructive, action based dialogue with Indian parliamentarians.
Supporting climate resilience in the South African agricultural value chain Promoting a collaborative business environment by stimulating cross country learning between food retailers in the United Kingdom and South Africa to support climate resilience in the agricultural value chain.
Contract control mechanisms for Public-Private Partnerships To support the Uruguay Government in setting up a proactive, practical and constructive Contract Management Policy for the management of Public-Private Partnerships contracts that deliver infrastructure projects' objectives and Value for Money outcomes
Strengthening respect for human rights in the context of mega sporting events To establish mechanisms, guidance and best practice to ensure that human rights considerations are taken into account when evaluating mega sporting events bids from candidate States, and throughout the planning and execution phase of these events.
Strengthening the rule of law in the Maldives This project aims to build capacity within the legal system by monitoring court proceedings to ensure legal compliance during trials.
Improving Guyana's business environment to encourage economic growth. to support and steer economic reforms in Guyana to improve the country's rating on the Ease of Doing Business index
Improving Economic Governance and Business Environment in Egypt Tackle economic governance and improve the business environment by assisting the Egyptian government's work on reforms of the tax system by attendance of tax officials on the HM Revenue training course
Promoting gender equality by building girls' confidence so they are better able to participate more fully in society and politics and enabling them to uphold UK values of good governance, rule of law, stability and human rights. Run under the 'banner' GRACE Campaign, this project aims to build girls' confidence, promoting gender equality
Promoting good managment of contaminated land in China This project will demonstrate the benefits of UK best practice in contaminated land remediation (with particular reference to the removal of cyanide contaminants).
Administrative Costs of ODA Projects in Tunisia Project facilitation costs covering planning, implementation and resources as part of programme strategy in Tunisia
Enhancing global democratic participation and human rights by applying lessons learned from UNDEF civil society projects. To strengthen global efforts to advance democratic participation and human rights by drawing on evaluations of the United Nations Democracy Fund's (UNDEF) global civil society projects, so as to continuously build knowledge and establish best practices on civil society work that can be applied by UNDEF, the wider UN family, civil society and other international partners and donors. The project aims to make future engagement with civil society on democratic participation and human rights more impactful and effective by understanding and evaluating previous projects.
Preventing torture in developing countries This project will advocate for the prevention of torture through the national application of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture, in particular by supporting the capacity of National Preventive Mechanisms.
Improve transparency and management of major public Infrastructure projects in Costa Rica Improve transparency and promote investment in Infrastructure in Costa Rica by implementing OECD recommendations for infrastructure development through Public Private Partnerships