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✨Thank you to all partners, stakeholders and participants for making the recent "𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐀𝐂" peer-to-peer conference in Nairobi, Kenya, a resounding success! The conference brought together public and private sector delegations, business associations, distribution firms, e-commerce platforms, and academic institutions, to identify and tackle obstacles in the EAC's distribution sector and devise growth strategies for the regional private sector. Focus areas included discussing regulatory challenges, growth measures, and creating an action plan for the sector's dynamic evolution. The conference inaugurated the Common Market Protocol work stream of the EU-EAC CORE Programme, aligning with broader regional integration goals. EUD representative Myra Bernardi highlighted that by coming together as the EAC, we can share best practices, learn from each other’s experiences and formulate strategies that will significantly contribute to the region’s overall economic development. During the closing remarks given by the Director Customs and Trade East African Community, Busingye Flavia, on behalf of the Deputy Secretary General Customs, Trade and Monetary Union Annette Mutaawe Ssemuwemba, remarked that the fruitful discussions will propel the East African Community region forward stronger, more integrated, and prosperous. #EUEACCORE #EastAfricaIntegration #TradeAndCooperation #EconomicGrowth #RegionalDevelopment #Innovation #Inclusivity #EconomicIntegration #TradeDevelopment #GOPAgroup Staicy Napio Wagala, Philadelphia ZAWIERUCHA, East African Community Secretariat, East African Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture, GOPA Worldwide Consultants, GOPA Consulting Group

🌍 Industry Leaders for #zerohunger - join us in Ethiopia 5-7 November! Excited to support the World Without Hunger Conference in Addis Ababa from November 5-7, 2024, co-hosted by #UNIDO, #FAO, the Government of #Ethiopia, and the #AfricanUnion (#AU). This landmark event will gather global leaders and experts to explore innovative, #multisector solutions to end #hunger, with a focus on the critical role of the private sector, especially the #agrifood processing industry. 🤝 With the support of the AU, the conference will emphasize the importance of cross-sector #partnerships in transforming #foodsystems across #Africa and beyond. This is a unique opportunity for the private sector to collaborate with international organizations, governments, and NGOs to advance food and nutrition security and drive sustainable impact. 🌱 ✈️ Preferential travel and lodging rates are available, and registration is free! If you're a senior leader or expert in the agri-food industry, let's connect to explore how you can participate and contribute to a world without hunger. Learn more and register here for the World Without Hunger Conference. 📩 Please feel free to share, and reach out to me directly if you need assistance with your attendance. Together, we can build a future without hunger! 💪🌾 #WorldWithoutHunger #AgriFoodSolutions #AU #PrivateSectorImpact #EndHunger

Did you know The Malabo Montpellier Panel reports seek to inform and guide policy choices to accelerate progress toward the ambitious goals of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, the Malabo Declaration and relevant global development frameworks? Read the Panel’s YOUTH AHEAD report for more on innovative policies and institutional interventations to empower youth, support continued economic growth, and drive productivity in Africa’s Agrifood Systems. Download the full report: https://shorturl.at/gLrr4

[ICYMI] The Africa Food Systems Forum 2024, the largest agricultural forum on the continent, has urged the mobilization of Africa's youth and women to utilize their creativity as a catalyst for economic growth. This Focus On highlights the vital outcomes required to reform Africa's food systems and emphasizes the importance of financial inclusion as a means to enhance rural development. AFS Forum #AFSForum2024 #InnovateAccelerateScale https://brnw.ch/21wN4ly

🌍 Industry Leaders for #zerohunger - join us on 5-7 November here in Addis Ababa! Excited to support the World Without Hunger Conference in Addis Ababa from November 5-7, 2024, co-hosted by #UNIDO, #FAO, the Government of #Ethiopia, and the #AfricanUnion (#AU). This landmark event will gather global leaders and experts to explore innovative, #multisector solutions to end #hunger, with a focus on the critical role of the private sector, especially the #agrifood processing industry. 🤝 With the support of the AU, the conference will emphasize the importance of cross-sector #partnerships in transforming #foodsystems across #Africa and beyond. This is a unique opportunity for the private sector to collaborate with international organizations, governments, and NGOs to advance food and nutrition security and drive sustainable impact. 🌱 ✈️ Preferential travel and lodging rates are available, and registration is free! If you're a senior leader or expert in the agri-food industry, let's connect to explore how you can participate and contribute to a world without hunger. Learn more and register here for the World Without Hunger Conference. https://lnkd.in/daPDdGJU . . . Big Dream Ethiopia

🚨 Last days to register! 🚨 Industry Leaders for #ZeroHunger – join us in Ethiopia from November 5-7, 2024! We are excited to support the World Without Hunger Conference in Addis Ababa, co-hosted by #UNIDO, #FAO, the Government of #Ethiopia, and the #AfricanUnion (AU). This landmark event brings together global leaders to explore innovative, #multisector solutions to end #hunger, with a focus on the role of the private sector, especially the #agrifood processing industry. 🤝 With AU's backing, the conference emphasizes the importance of cross-sector #partnerships in transforming #foodsystems across #Africa and beyond. This is a unique opportunity for private sector leaders to collaborate with international organizations, governments, and NGOs to advance food and nutrition security and drive sustainable impact. 🌱 ✈️ Preferential travel and lodging rates are available. Registration is free! If you're a senior leader or expert in agri-food, connect with us to explore how you can participate and contribute to a world without hunger. Register now and learn more about the World Without Hunger Conference. 📩 Feel free to share and reach out directly for assistance with your attendance. Together, we can build a future without hunger! 💪🌾 #WorldWithoutHunger #AgriFoodSolutions #AU #PrivateSectorImpact #EndHunger

Did you know that women are at the heart of national ecosystem assessments in countries supported by UNEP-WCMC’s NEA Initiative? 💁🌿🌎 In countries that have completed their national ecosystem assessments*: ♀️Women Lead Authors make up 51% of the total Assessment Lead Authors ♀️Women Co-Chairs make up 42% of the total Assessment Co-Chairs Lead Authors are responsible for writing and editing specific chapters of the ecosystem assessment based on their area of expertise. Assessment Co-Chairs are responsible for providing oversight and governance of the assessment process including on technical and administrative aspects. (*Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Ethiopia, Viet Nam and Grenada) Learn more about the National Ecosystem Assessment Initiative: https://lnkd.in/dVGCWGYE 📷: Ms. Prudence Galega, Co-chair for the Cameroon National Ecosystem at the NEA Initiative’s Annual Global Workshop 2023. Photo by the NEA Initiative

The #Philippines Leads the Way with a National Evaluation Policy! An effective National Evaluation Policy serves as a cornerstone for informed decision-making, robust governance, and sustainable development. It lays the groundwork for structured assessments, ensuring that programs and policies deliver the intended impact. The Philippines takes a commendable stride forward with the enactment of a National Evaluation Policy (NEP) as a priority in the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028. This crucial step reflects their commitment to evidence-based practices, fostering accountability, transparency, and continual improvement in public policies and programs. Kudos to the Philippines for championing this pivotal policy, setting a remarkable precedent for evidence-driven governance, and fostering a brighter, more sustainable future for all. To know more, please check it out here: https://lnkd.in/dbPDeb28 House of Representatives- Philippines Asia Pacific Evaluation Association

🚀 CSEA Newsletter alert! 🌍 In the third quarter of 2024, CSEA advanced key partnerships, engaged in policy discussions, and strengthened our research and communications capabilities. Our engagements with representatives from UNDP Nigeria and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) provided a platform to explore impactful partnerships. Additionally, we hosted a two-day conference focused on data governance and artificial intelligence, and published insightful reports addressing critical issues such as the health and economic burden of tobacco use, as well as leveraging implementation science to drive educational transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Find out all the details here ✨ READ- https://lnkd.in/d6cDVyWs #CSEA #ResearchForImpact #PolicyEngagement #Newsletter

A first reaction to the terms #accountability and #governance may be 😖 or 🥱 ... but it's critical to understanding everything else that you may be more interested in, whether that's infrastructure 🏗 , education 🏫 , health 🏥 etc. Why? Because everything we do, or work in, is part of a #system 🕸 , and each system is different and constantly changing. Unfortunately, there is often a tendency to take a #reductionist approach to issues, relying on specialists to identify the practices 'that should work', because they are in textbooks 📓 and reports, and may have tentatively worked elsewhere. Strategies, programs and the like may reference the term 'systems' without actually really doing anything about it. So let's have more #collectivelearning and #collectiveaction. 📣 Working in the #SolomonIslands, or just interested in how governance is not always how you may know it from 'back home'? Then..... ➡ Have a read of this really interesting report 🙌 (at least the Executive Summary 🎉), and ➡Have a think 🤔 of what it may mean for your work, and ➡Start a discussion with your colleagues, stakeholders, etc. and ask questions, start a discussion.... the more we understand systems, the more we can understand what may work, and what is unlikely to work, and more importantly, that change takes a long time ⏱ #internationaldevelopment #design #systemsthinking