devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
Enhancing English Language in the South Caucasus, Moldova and Belarus The activity supports the English language learning of school children in isolated communities in the 5 target countries. (Students) Enhanced understanding of the importance of (universal values such as) acceptance, tolerance, inclusion, gender equality and inclusion among young people selected communities.  Teachers have improved their teaching proficiency using new student focused methodologies and mainstreaming gender in their methodologies. New student focused methodologies, including core skills (break them down) enhancement are embedded into the school curriculum and English language clubs are supported by communities and local education structures (beyond the life of project) 1. School pupils in isolated communities. 
2. English teachers of isolated communities.
European Union (EU) for Civil Society in Libya EU for Civil Society in Libya is a new three year project with funding from the European Union. The project will support Libyan CSOs (grassroots and community-based), Libyan local institutions, authorities and municipalities, and people with influence, and public and private service providers to strengthen participation in decision making. "The Overall objective of the project is to strengthen democratic governance, accountability, and local development in Libya by empowering civil society actors to participate in decision-making processes. 
Specific objective 1: The technical capacities, the effectiveness and the accountability of Libyan CSOs is improved; and
Specific objective 2: Citizens, local authorities, and policymakers have increased awareness of CSOs’ role as partners in local development, planning, delivery, and monitoring." Civil Society Organisations (CSO), CSO Resource Centres, local authorities "Result 1: The institutional, organisational, and technical capacities of targeted CSOs are identified and strengthened through a needs based approach in municipalities.
Result 2: Appropriate infrastructural capacity is in place to support CSO initiatives, increase civic engagement, facilitate knowledge sharing, and raise public awareness of CSO initiatives and successes.
Result 3: Co operation between CSOs and engagement of CSOs in local governance is reinforced through the implementation of concrete initiatives in municipalities."
English and Digital for Girls' Education (EDGE) English and Digital for Girls’ Education (EDGE) is one of the components of VSO’s wider Sisters for Sisters' Education II (SfSE-II) project funded by DFID’s Girls’ Education Challenge Transition Window (GEC T). The component focuses on enhancing participants' English proficiency, digital skills and social / life skills; all key skills which have been identified as lacking in the labour market in South Asia and which will support girls to transition out of secondary school into employment, further study or livelihoods. To improve the life prospects of adolescent girls in socio-economically marginalised communities in Nepal, enhancing their English, digital and social skills Adolescent girls in socio-economically marginalised communities of Surkhet, Lamjung, Dhading and Parsa
Strengthening Reconciliation Processes in Sri Lanka (SRP) The overall objective of the EU Joint Action on Strengthening Reconciliation Processes in Sri Lanka is that Government, Non-Government and grassroots organisations take joint responsibility in addressing key elements of the reconciliation process.  This will be achieved through two main outputs: i) more effective and accountable institutional arrangements within and between stakeholders of State and Civil Society support reconciliation process; and ii) the systematic facilitation of strategic initiatives to support the non-recurrence pillar of reconciliation (intra-communal, inter-communal and North-South).
The British Council will implement the Action contributing to Output ii comprising interventions linked to two clusters of activities, which are Reducing Language Barriers promoting arts and culture for reconciliation. The Reducing Language Barriers cluster of activities support the improvement of non-discriminatory service delivery in critical areas of public service in line with the Official Languages Policy and strengthening capacities for official translator and interpreter services. The Arts for Reconciliation interventions improve the use of multiple art forms and media to engage fragmented communities to promote reconciliation. Objective 1: Supporting the reconciliation process by reducing language barriers by improving language proficiency of public officers and professional skills of language trainers.
Objective 2: Supporting the reconciliation process by improving the provision of public service transition and interpreting (PSTI) to international standards. 
Objective 3: Supporting reconciliation by improving the provision and use of arts and media in public messaging as a tool in bringing communities together. National Institute of Language Education and Training trainers and resource persons; master trainers; public officers. 
Practising public service translators and interpreters (PSTIs), public service transitional and interpreting master trainers. 
Artists, media personnel, wider public. 1. Baseline research; Curriculum and materials development of Tamil language teacher training course and Tamil language learning course; delivery of teacher  training courses and rollout of language courses.
2. Baseline research; curriculum and materials development of master trainer course and public service translation and interpreting course; direct delivery of courses.
3. Baseline research into story-banks. Design, development, translation (3 languages) and delivery of bespoke Artsathon course. Grant disbursement to artists for product development and dissemination.  Design, development and delivery of bespoke Mediation course.  Media insight survey."
Commonwealth Scholarships The Commonwealth Scholarships Commission (CSC) provides the main UK Government scholarship scheme led by international development objectives. The CSC operates within the framework of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP). The CSFP is an international programme under which Commonwealth countries offer scholarships and fellowships to citizens of other member states. The British Council and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) are the two bodies appointed to provide services to the CSC to enable the administration of the UK scheme. The British Council provides overseas services. Our services are primarily aimed at potential applicants to the Commonwealth Scholarship programme, Scholars who are about to start their Scholarship, Alumni who have finished their Scholarship and have returned to their home country and are delivering their development goals. The British Council provides services to the CSC including; scheme promotion, pre departure briefings and alumni engagement. The objective is to enable customers to be aware of and understand the objectives of the programme, to help CSC scholars to be prepared so that they can maximise the opportunity oto study at a UK HEI and for and Alumni to have the support and networks to enable them to achieve their development goals and have meaningful impact.
Newton Agham Fund The Newton Agham Fund is an integral component of the Newton Fund, which forms part of the UK's official development assistance programme (ODA). Since 2014, the Newton Agham Fund provides funding to develop science and innovation partnerships that promote the economic development and social welfare of the Philippines. The British Council in the Philippines is working in partnership with the Government of the Philippines, through the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to deliver programmes that benefit Filipino researchers and scientists. Programmes include PhD Scholarships, Institutional Links, Researcher Links Workshops and Travel Grants, and STEM Education Programme. To support economic and social welfare through research; 2) tackle global challenges and contribute to achievement of sustainable development goals; 3) develop talent and careers of Filipino researchers and their UK counterparts; 4) develop and strengthen research collaborations in HEIs and industries; 5) support the UK's ODA objectives and interests overseas; 6) support our national partners' efforts to widen reach on researchers and higher education institutions around the Philippines 1) Higher Education Institutions; 2) Established researchers; 3) early-career researchers; 4) government institutions; 5) industry stakeholders The British Council in the Philippines co-delivers and co-funds with the Department of Science and Technology and the Commission on Higher Education.
ASEAN-UK SAGE PROGRAMME The Programme will focus on three main outputs or programme workstreams: 1). Foundational learning crisis, post pandemic; 2). Out-of-school girls and marginalised group; 3). Gender barriers to digital skills and employment. All outputs will have cross cutting enabling work on Education Technology. The ASEAN-UK SAGE Programme aims to provide evidence-based technical input that will enable key players in the region including the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), and ASEAN Member States (AMSs) to develop effective policies and programmes that improve foundational learning for all, and that tackle exclusion and constraints limiting the achievement of girls and marginalised groups. Women and girls in ASEAN and Timor-Leste
Civil Society Support Programme, Phase II (CSSP II) The Civil Society Support Programme Phase II (CSSP II) is a capacity development programme designed to support Ethiopia’s civil society to foster state accountability to citizens based on trust, and to enhance evidence-based engagement that results in a better quality of basic public services for communities in the country. Especially targeted will be the hardest-to-reach and under-served communities, i.e. women, men, girls, boys and vulnerable groups affected by social marginalisation, geographic remoteness, under-resourcing and overlooked development issues all over the country. The programme’s principal areas of work are grant making, capacity development and engagement. Cross-cutting themes encompass gender and hard-to-reach communities; safeguarding; monitoring, evaluation and learning; communications and knowledge management. British Council will allocate grants to local Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to meet the needs of hard-to-reach people, provide support to build civil society organisational capacity and facilitate collaborative relationships between them and the Government. Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Ethiopian charities and societies, and the Government of Ethiopia, federal and regional.
Transparency, Accountability and Right to Information Fund Project (TARIF / PROKAS) The British Council, in consortium with Palladium and WISE Development, is contracted by DFID to implement the Promoting Knowledge for Accountable Systems (PROKAS) Programme in Bangladesh. PROKAS is a component part of DFID Bangladesh’s wider Transparency and Right to Information Programme. PROKAS supports government, private sector and civil society to work collectively to improve transparency and accountability in targeted thematic areas.
VET TOOLBOX 2: Enhanced Delivery of Demand-driven Skills Development for Investment in Africa VET Toolbox 2 is an EU-funded project to support the human capital needs of value and supply chain development and investment programmes in 11 countries in sub-Sahara Africa. It is being delivered by a consortium of European development cooperation organisations led by Enabel (Belgium), which includes the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency (LuxDev), Expertise France (France), as well as the British Council. The project runs from September 2020 to December 2024.

The focus of the project is on enhancing the delivery of demand-driven skills development and VET catering for investment needs in the 11 countries, through targeted skills development and VET programmes. British Council is the implementing organisation in two countries, Ghana and Malawi.

The project has three delivery strands:

Enhanced national public-private dialogue on employment-oriented skills development and VET
Enhanced capacity for demand-driven skills development and VET
Stimulated knowledge exchange on lessons from practical experience in delivering skills development and VET in investment contexts. The overall objective of the action is: Better meeting of human capital needs of value & supply chain development and investment programmes in selected countries in sub-Sahara Africa.
The specific objective of the action is: Enhanced delivery of demand-driven skills development and VET, catering for investment needs. • The participating local enterprises benefitting from investments
• The employees that undergo (continuous) vocational training 
• Vocational Training Center apprentices and interns, in sectors related to investments
• Job seekers, including disadvantaged groups etc. Toolbox is delivered through an implementation partnership.
Kafaat Liljamia-Vers un système de formation professionnelle marocain de qualité, inclusif et axé sur le marché du travail. 
Skills for All - Towards a quality vocational training system in Morocco, inclusive and focused on the labour market. The project Kafaat Liljamia, launched in November 2017, is an initiative by the British Council and the Spanish Agency of international Cooperation for Development (AECID). It is funded by the European Union with € 2.4M, as part of its support programme for vocational training for the development of human capital in Morocco. The project is implemented with the institutional and strategic support from the Moroccan Department of Vocational Education and Training (DFP). The Action’s overall objective is to improve the model of regional VET governance and delivery so that it ensures the provision of high quality VET, relevant to the needs of the labour market. The project’s target groups are VET stakeholders at  regional and local levels in North and Oriental regions of Morocco, including: public and private VET institutions, employers federation, chambers of commerce; industry and agriculture,  local civil society organisations (CSOs), local government, departments of VET. The implementation includes:
Capacity building sessions for Regional Working Groups - GTR members,

Workshops for the collection and exchange of information for the publication of raw and prospective data on the demand and supply of vocational training at the regional level,

Workshops to support the development of a regional plan for vocational training,

International study and exchange trips (UK, Spain), 

In parallel and in a complementary way, a grant program will support local initiatives to ensure the inclusion of out-of-work groups, in partnership.
Europe Beyond Access Europe Beyond Access is an ambitious 4.8 year European multi partner disabilty arts programme designed to internationalise the careers of disabled artists and revolutionise Europe’s performing arts scene. The project is co-funded by Creative Europe. The core partners of the project are British Council (UK), Oriente Occidente  (Italy), Onassis Stegi  (Greece), Holland Dance Festival  (The Netherlands), Kampnagel  (Germany), Per.Art  (Serbia), and Skånes Dansteater  (Sweden). British Council is the lead partner. The core objectives of Europe Beyond Access are to:

a) Contribute to artistic innovation of disabled artists in Europe
b) Revolutionise the programming palette in European performing arts through showcasing world-class disability-led work and creating a network of experienced programmers interested in commissioning and presenting artists
c) Increase interest in disability-led work
d) Create the best possible industry conditions to source, develop, produce and present work of disabled artists" disabled artists - cultural and creative professionals, general public/ audience. "Showcasing of disabled artists:

- 10 new commissions of work by disabled artists and disability-led companies

- 4 new duets commissioned from international pairings of disabled and non-disabled artists

- 21 festivals or showcases of work by one or more artist / company …resulting in 472 participants developing, making, producing and presenting the works Artistic Innovation:

- 5 Transnational Artistic Laboratories with artists from all partner countries
- 12 hosted residencies of overseas solo artists working with local artists
- 8 hosted residencies of overseas groups or companies working with local artists
- …resulting in 496 participants learning, testing, developing, listening and talking about artistic innovation

- 1 Artists’ Digital Exchange Programme actively engaging 150 artists
- 1 Artistic Steering Committee of artistic managers formed to establish and raise expectations of the high-quality work of disabled artists working within the project and in the wider sector. For audiences:

- Audiences of over 70,000 exposed to innovative work of disabled artists and targeted by partners to become regular patrons. For the cultural sector:

- 913 cultural professionals and managers receiving training on taste development for mainstream audiences, developing disabled audiences and access, and understanding barriers faced by disabled audiences.
- 2682 cultural professional and manager engaged with through Dissemination Affiliate events.
- Almost 7000 cultural professionals and 330 organisations exposed to high-quality disability-led work.
- 4 digital toolkits sharing best practice, distributed to 5600 artists and cultural professionals across Europe.
- 15 Project e-newsletters.
Syria Peace Initiative - Building and Bonding Phase III Building and bonding phase III is a project led by British Council on behalf of a consortium in partnership with Mobaderoon, International Alert, Globally Connected and Citizenship League. The project extends over a 12 months period with 1st of September 2020 as a starting date. The project is funded by GIZ and cofinanced by the European Union and is part of the overall Syria Peace Initiative. The overall objective of the intervention is that values of peace, justice and civil society participation are integrated into the discussions and decision-making processes related to the future of Syria. Target groups for the project includes:
- Syrians in the diaspora mainly Europe, Turkey and Lebanon
- Community based organisations
- Civil Society organisations
- Local Bodies This overall objective is defined by the following benchmarks:
1- A joint 'Citizens’ Charter’ has been developed and recommendations have been communicated to national and international stakeholders of the Track one negotiations – highlighting the importance of embracing diverse identities, peace values, justice and participation of civil society in the eventual preconditions for the reconstruction of Syria.
2 - Recommendations emerging from the Citizens’ Charter and community level dialogue sessions have been communicated with local and international networks and key stakeholders.
Platforms for Dialogue - Strengthening Inclusion and Participation in Decision Making and Accountability Mechanisms in Bangladesh Platforms for Dialogue is a European Union-funded project in partnership with the Cabinet Division, is working to improve good governance and engage civil society organisations and citizens in government accountability mechanisms. With our implementing partners and local volunteers, the project increases awareness of citizen rights, promotes democratic ownership, and supports government officials to improve accountability and responsiveness. Implemented through the British Council, this multi-year project is a unique initiative that works directly with both citizens and CSOs and the government to advance SDG 16 and contribute to good governance in Bangladesh. Overall Objective: 
To strengthen democratic ownership and improve accountability mechanisms in Bangladesh. 

Specific Objectives:
To promote a more enabling environment for the effective engagement and participation of the citizen and civil society in decision making and oversight. Citizens with special focus on marginalised groups, Civil Society Organisations (CSO), government officials both at the national and local level particularly engaged directly with service delivery. "Result Area 1: ""CSOs’ ability to influence government policy and practice raised through better accountability to and more effective representation of citizens’ interests""; 

Result Area 2:"" Accountability and responsiveness of government officials raised through enhanced capacity building of decision makers and engagement with CSOs""; 

Result Area 3: ""New tools and policy platforms for more effective dialogue between citizens and government are developed and utilised"".
Newton fund, Indonesia The Newton Fund builds research and innovation partnerships with partner countries, including Indonesia, to support their economic development and social welfare, and to develop their research and innovation capacity for long-term sustainable growth.
Newton Fund Indonesia, launched in 2014 in Indonesia, is an official collaborative development programme between the UK and Indonesian Government in the area of research and innovation. 
Our current national partner is Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (MoRTHE), which is now being merged with and becomes part of Ministry of Education and Culture (MoEC). Newton Institutional Links provides grants for the development of research and innovation collaborations between the UK and Indonesia. Newton Fund Impact Scheme (NFIS) provides funding for current and previously funded Newton Fund grantees with the aim of maximising impact from Newton Fund activities. Early career researchers, higher education institutions, research organisations / institutions, and established researchers Our national partner, Ministry of Education and Culture (MoEC), (previously Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, MoRTHE), contributes match-funding to deliver Newton Fund activities in Indonesia.
Enabling University Peace Education in Regional Conflict/post-conflict settings Enabling Peace University Education in Regional Conflict/Post-conflict Settings (EUPE) is a three-year project managed by the British Council and funded by the European Union and the British Council. The project enables collaboration with peacebuilding organisations and students on peace education curriculum development, trains university faculty in participatory teaching approaches, supports local researchers to focus on context-specific issues related to peace and link this to teaching, and creates the basis for sustainable high quality peace education courses and research through regional and international cooperation and knowledge exchange. To improve the participation of young people, particularly women, in local, national and/or regional peacebuilding activities. Higher education institutions in Sudan and Ethiopia, and through international partnerships, institutions in the EU/UK; 
University students (mostly undergraduates), particularly women;
University researchers, particularly women;
National and local government Ministries and other authorities through their connections with higher education institutions and peacebuilding;
Civil society and non-governmental organisations engaged in peacebuilding activities;
National and regional networks and organisations in peacebuilding.