devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
AAWAZ II: Reducing Exploitation, Promoting Inclusion. Aawaz in Urdu language means Voice. The outcome the programme is hoping to achieve is: Pakistani society and government institutions support increased voice, choice and control for women, girls, boys, youth, religious minorities and marginalised groups, protect them from exploitation and prevent discrimination and intolerance at all levels. To support a Pakistani society and government institutions that support increased voice, choice and control for marginalised groups, protect them from exploitation and prevent discrimination and intolerance at all levels. Women, girls, boys, youth, minorities, people with disabilities and transgender. AAWAZ II programme to work with the government and local communities to promote, enable and protect the rights of marginalised groups to strengthen their control over their own development. The programme has a specific focus on: • Child labour (including bonded child labour) • Early and forced marriages • Gender-based violence • Social cohesion and tolerance At community level, the programme works directly with marginalised people for their awareness, empowerment and behaviour change so that they could articulate their demands, engage constructively with the state for accessing services and rights, and reduce acceptance of harmful and exploitative practices Intended reach 7 million beneficiaries. Focus on Women, girls, boys, youth, minorities, people with disabilities and transgender Coverage Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with some focus at Federal level. Community interventions are in 45 districts.
Towards Results in Education and English (TREE) TREE aims to improve teacher training and continuing professional development in Education Colleges and the Ministry of Education to improve the capacity of principals, teacher educators and student teachers. In this way the project is expected to support education reform in Myanmar and improved learning outcomes for student teachers and children across Myanmar. To achieve this overall objective the project has four workstreams: Supporting the Continual Professional Development of teachers and teacher educators; Improving English proficiency; Strengthening the education system, partnerships for education and teaching practice; and Supporting inclusion, especially disability inclusion. i. To contribute to more effective and coherent professional development opportunities for teacher educators and equip Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) to implement teacher education reforms in National Education Strategic Plan (NESP) 1; ii. To improve English proficiency and English language teaching of teacher educators, teachers and students; iii. To strengthen use of evidence to improve the quality of teaching and inform policy and planning; iv. To provide support to Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) to address an inclusive agenda with the focus on disability inclusion. Target groups for the project activity are teacher educators and principals at Teacher Education Institutions; student teachers; principals and teachers at practice schools situated in the Education Colleges.
EU Scholarship Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community 2021-23 The EU Scholarship Programme for the Turkish Cypriot Community is being delivered by the British Council in Cyprus under a 43 month delegation agreement with the European Commission to implement the action for the calls for two academic years 2021/22 and 2022/23. The EU Scholarship Programme is fully funded by the European Commission and forms part of one of four aid strands operated by the EU for the Turkish Cypriot Community. The objective of the Programme is to offer the Turkish Cypriot Community additional educational opportunities by raising their knowledge and/or increasing their skills in a specific field as well as broadening their experience of studying and working in the European Union, thus bringing them closer to the European Union. The Programme's target groups are final year high school students, graduates of high schools, final year undergraduate students, postgraduate students, university graduates and professionals from various sectors of the community. The Programme includes the following activities:                                                                             1) Launch & promotion of the calls                                                                                                                2) Application & recruitment process                                                                                            3) Selection process including the delivery of written tests                                                                                    4) Awards for successful applicants                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5) Contract signing with beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                         6) Monitoring & Evaluation                                                                                                                                                                                                    7) Alumni & Visibility activities                                                                                                                                                                                                                   8) Final payment and closure of the Call
Western Balkans Media for Change The Western Balkans Media for Change project provides support to media outlets and individual journalists to help them improve operational capacity, business sustainability and innovation potential, while aiming to better equip media professionals to produce more diverse, fact-checked and gender sensitive content that will reach and engage with wider audiences, especially women, young people, people aged 65yrs+, and other underrepresented communities. These are the project outcomes:  1. Independent media outlets in the Western Balkans have the capabilities and capacity to reach a wide audience, providing fact checked narratives and giving space to a varied range of voices.
2. Young and women journalists (including investigative journalists) have strong networks that can support their growth and professional development, contributing to collaborations (including across countries), sharing lessons learned and challenges, strengthening the resilience of the community of practice. Media outlets, individual journalists, journalists' networks and initiatives from the Western Balkans
Kulana Liltanmia Programme (KLP), previously the Citizen-State Engagement Programme in Sudan (CSEPS) The Kulana Liltanmia Programme (KLP) aimed to empower civil society to lead effective, accountable, and equitable community projects through constructive citizen-citizen and citizen-state engagement. To work with Sudanese CSO partners, to improve their capacity to effectively analyse, organise and engage with power structures in Sudan. Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and elements of the Government of Sudan.
Technical Assistance Facility for improving the business environment and wider investment climate through a structured dialogue (Investment Climate Reform (ICR) Facility) This programme is co-funded by the European Union, the Organisation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States under the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, together with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the British Council. It is implemented by the British Council, Expertise France, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), and Stichting Nederlandse Ontwikkelingsorganisatie (Netherlands Development Organisation, SNV). The 72 months programme was launched in December 2019. The programme aims to contribute to achieving SDG8 in ACP countries: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all. The specific objective of the Action is to support African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) partner countries and regional institutions in their private sector structured dialogue process to create a more conductive business environment and investment climate, especially towards Women´s Economic Empowerment. The assistance of the ICR Facility is demand-based and tailor-made. Regional/ sub-regional bodies, national governments, sectoral institutions, public-private dialogue mechanisms, development finance institutions (DFIs), private sector associations or other non-state actors engaged in improving the business environment, are to benefit. The ICR Facility responds to multinational, national and subnational applications. "The Action will be implemented through three output areas:
-	Output Area 1: Business environment and investment climate improvement initiatives
-	Output Area 2: Capacity development for national and regional development financial institutions
-	Output Area 3: Lessons learned and best practices
While Output Area 1 and 3 are under the joint implementation of GIZ, BC, EF and SNV, Output Area 2 will be implemented by GIZ and EF.
As for the regional division of labour, in the implementation of Output Area 1 BC assumes responsibility for implementing activities in the Pacific. BC, EF, SNV and GIZ for implementing activities in the Caribbean. All agencies will be implementing activities in the African ACP countries. Any exceptions to this division of labour will be discussed between the Organisation, Partners and Implementing Partner. "
Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform (SPHEIR) SPHEIR aims to transform higher education systems in focus countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Middle East to better meet the needs of graduates and employers. Through grants, it supports diverse, large-scale partnerships working across different sectors and countries to improve the quality, relevance, accessibility and affordability of higher education. It focuses on creating new and innovative solutions to key higher education challenges to deliver systemic and sustainable change at scale.
Programme Coordination Office (PCO) for DFID Deepening Democracy in Nigeria Programme 2 (DDIN2) The Programme Coordination Office (PCO) provides supervision on behalf of DFID and maintains an overview of the separately contracted monitoring and evaluation components for effective implementation of the Deepening Democracy in Nigeria (DDiN2) programme. DDiN2 programme aims to strengthen democratic governance in Nigeria through supporting the development of more efficient, effective and responsive political, electoral and democratic institutions.
Increased resilience of young women and men in Tripoli and surroundings IRT phase 4 aim to support Young women and men between 15 and 26 at risks of violent extremism to choose and recognize the existence of positive nonviolent pathways in Tripoli city, in 8 “hotspot “areas where significant recruitment to violent extremism has occurred and where violence ideology, grievances and radicalization are increasing. The project fits under the prevention pillar within the contest strategy as the following: 

Prevent: The purpose of Prevent is to stop people from becoming drawn into or supporting terrorism. This includes countering terrorist ideology and challenging those who promote it; supporting individuals who are especially vulnerable to becoming radicalised; and working with sectors and institutions where the risk of radicalisation is assessed to be high.  

The Increased Resilience of young women and men project is implemented in Tripoli city, in hotspot “areas where significant recruitment to violent extremism has occurred and where violence ideology, grievances and radicalization are increasing. The project is targeting especially youth that are vulnerable to becoming radicalised or already involved in violent acts, in order to support them to choose and recognize the existence of positive nonviolent pathways. 

Also, the project is directly working with local institutions whether governmental, Civil society organizations, or private sector where the risk of radicalization is high, in order to support them and build their institutional and technical capacities to reduce violent extremism risks and to identify, engage, support and mentor youth that are at high risk of becoming radicalized.  

The project will contribute to the multiple outcomes around 1) increased resilience of individuals and communities in areas where young people are at risk of recruitment to violent extremism, 2) strengthening institutional and technical capacity 3) strengthen relationship with community stakeholders 4) enhance vocational skills. 65 Young women and men between the age of 16 and 25 from Tripoli and its surrounding received the following resilience activities: PSS, Positive and non-Violent Communications training, Technical Vocational Training Education, Digital Skills training, Humanitarian Principles Training, and Apprenticeship enrolment in private sector.
Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria Education (PLANE) Accelerated Learning Enable a more inclusive and effective basic education system in Nigeria through improvements in teaching and learning with a focus on foundational skills Evidence-based teaching and learning approaches and materials in use, in better managed performance focused schools Primary 4 to Primary 6 pupils, their teachers, headteachers, School Support Officers (SSOs), and School Based Management Committees (SBMCs)
Newton fund, Egypt The Newton-Mosharafa Fund is £50 million, a science and innovation partnership between the UK and Egypt that has run since 2014.  It aims to advance the capacity of the Egyptian science sector; increase the amount of quality scientific research and innovation and helps mitigate social and economic challenges in Egypt through the development of new research and innovation; and to establish and maintain sustainable, long term and mutual beneficial partnerships between the British and Egyptian science and innovation sectors. The Newton Mosharafa Fund in Egypt consists of the Institutional Links programme which is small scale seed funding on institutional level to build collaborations between institutions in UK and Egypt and the Newton Fund Impact Scheme which is a programme designed to provide previous and current Newton award holders with the opportunity to further impact from their work in a way that strengthens the profile of the Fund and to add tangible value to the investment already made by partner funders and the UK.  The Newton Mosharafa PhD programme is designed to support Egyptian researchers to do their PhD at UK Higher Education institutions. The programme supports both general missions (full degree scholarships of three years), as well as joint supervisions (for students to do research for a year at a UK university as part of their Egyptian PhD). Initiate new research and innovation collaborations between institutions in Egypt and the UK - Build capacity of young career researchers and create a cohort of global research network - translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits - focus on topics or themes which have relevance to the economic development and welfare of Egypt - facilitate collaboration between universities and industry to ensure that new research can benefit all in society. Governmental and non governmental Research institutes in Egypt and young career researchers working at Egyptian governmental Universities, institutes and research centres. Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority is the main Local partner for Research grants. Central Department of Mission Sector is the main partner for PhD scholarships.
Nepal DFID CoP26 Road to COP26 compromises of a series of exchanges between the UK and Nepal leading up to the next UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. The conference is scheduled for November 2021. Exchanges concern capacity building of women journalists to support stronger coverage of intersectional issue of gender and climate change; discussions with women leaders on climate change to extend their voice and agency in issue-based dialogue and decision-making by sharing their perspective through creative, mass media platforms and finally, work with youth innovators where potential creative solutions for supporting Nepal’s climate change resilience is incubated and mentored by a UK-Nepal academic partnership. All project activities lead to the creation of original multi-media content will be used to engage key stakeholders of climate change response in Nepal. And a delegation of beneficiaries will be curated to support independent collateral engagements around the COP26 event produced with support from UK partners and the British Council UK offices "- Raise profile of climate change responses in Nepal, across the globe and at COP 26 - Raise awareness of climate change responses in Nepal, to support proactive initiatives of an increasingly globalized set of actors - Support greater recognition of UK strength in higher education related to climate and renewable energy by Nepali policy makers and practitioners. - Create platforms to promote women’s role as climate agents of change." Primary target groups are youth innovators, journalists and women leaders from diverse backgrounds. Communication of project impact will concern governmental and non-governmental organisations working in climate change in Nepal,
Better Migration Management II By the end of the programme, the British Council is expected to have supported up to nine migration-affected communities in formulating recommendations concerning migration policies and practices. The key community engagement strategy will be to establish platforms for multi-stakeholder dialogue between migrants, host communities and government officials responsible for migration management at national and sub-national levels. The primary objective of the project is to enable migration affected communities to formulate recommendations on their needs and priorities with regards to migration management towards national resource allocation. Ethiopia - Pre-identified CSOs from BMM phase 1,  Government partners may include: local officials at the woreda and zonal level, and the National Partnership Coalition (NPC) whose members include Attorney General office, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Immigration, Nationality and Vital Events Agency (INVEA), Central statistics Agency (CSA), Federal job Creation Commission (JCC) and International organization for Migration (IOM), as well as Regional Anti-Trafficking Task Force(s) (RTFs) in implementation locations, other regional entities, such as the Women Children and Youth (BoWCY) as required. Pre-identified CSOs from phase 1: Sudanese Organisation for Research and Development (SORD), Sudanese Development Call Organisation (NIDAA), Sudan Environment Conservation Society (SECS) Government partners* MoI, MoFA, Ministry of Labour and Social Development, Ministry of Justice, NCCT, National Council of Population, Centre of migration studies, local governments. 
* any new committees/institutions the new government shall establish, migration and Civil record institution, Central Bureau of Statistics.     
" This project has a specific focus on working with and for communities, to improve their access to services that respond to their needs. At the heart of our approach is an emphasis on empowerment of citizens; building capacity of local stakeholders; fostering dialogue across and between communities, local authorities and civil society; and building trust and legitimacy. We will apply a cultural relations approach to promote dialogue, development, collaboration and co-operation on issues that are of local importance to communities – often across societal divides and in some of the most fragile contexts.
Culture Bridges Culture Bridges supports the development of the cultural sector in Ukraine and enables it to engage more effectively with cultural organisations and operators in the European Union (EU). The 36 months programme was launched in November 2017. The programme is funded by the EU as part of its support for the implementation of the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine and is managed by the British Council in partnership with the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) network in Ukraine. The specific objective in relation to culture and the creative industries, is to effectively raise the capacities of Ukrainian stakeholders to implement the relevant articles of the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine, subsequently contributing to the development of the cultural and creative industries sectors, supporting tolerance and internal cohesion in Ukraine, and the promotion of common values. The programme’s target groups are cultural operators and institutions operating at national, regional and local levels in Ukraine and in the EU, including: public and private cultural institutions, young artists, creators and cultural entrepreneurs, community leaders and influencers, local civil society organisations (CSOs), educational institutions (private and public) and their managers, local government departments of culture. The programme included the following activities:
1. Grants for mobility and cooperation projects;
2. Capacity building activities;
3. Special projects implemented together with the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) network in Ukraine
Improving the quality of primary education (10-15ys) across the Western Balkans through  critical thinking, problem solving and coding skills for students 21st Century Schools programme is supporting around 1 million 10-15-year-old students across all public primary schools in the Western Balkans to build their capacities in coding, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. To accomplish its objectives, the programme will:

a.	Expose around 18,000 teachers to a training programme and enable them to effectively teach critical thinking, problem solving and coding skills in the classroom with the use of micro:bit, pocket programmable computer. 
b.	Target school leaders to enhance their capacities to lead, promote and implement critical thinking, problem solving and coding skills across curriculum in their schools. 
c.	Provide schools with resources to effectively teach coding skills to students. This includes supplying schools with micro:bit devices, small computational devices which offer a physical dimension to the experience of learning how to compute. Each of 4000 schools across the Western Balkans will receive between 10 and 60 micro:bit devices through the programme, depending on the number of pupils in the school. Additionally, the programme works with national policy-makers across the Western Balkans region, to ensure they encourage schools to take up the training and, where needed, support the introduction of critical thinking, problem solving and coding skills in schools with relevant policy changes (curriculum reform, teacher continuous professional development policy, etc.).