🌟 Onboarding Webinar: Open to all international cooperation professionals
🙌 Join our webinar to discover how to navigate the Capacity4dev platform efficiently, connect with peers, and get the most out of its features.
📅 17 March 🕚 11:00 CET
🔗 Learn more and register: link.europa.eu/Cfy9dV
💫 The upcoming #EUYouthAlumni workshop will explore advanced facilitation techniques rooted in non-formal education, helping you design impactful, participant-centered learning experiences.
📚06 March at 10:00 am
🌐 Register now: link.europa.eu/Xj3j33
🗓 03 March | 11:00–13:00 CET
📣 Learn how to:
• Access the EU Funding and Tenders Portal
• Encode your logframe correctly
• Work with intermediary targets
🙌 Secure your spot: link.europa.eu/tpyhYV
🎙️ Missed our latest episode?
We sit down with Sarah Atwood Barma to unpack the long-term consequences of USAID's closure: from the immediate human impact of aid cuts to the deeper risk of losing decades of institutional knowledge and operational expertise.
🙌Catch the full episode: lnkd.in/eP_xrg6J
How can parliaments plan more strategically and strengthen democratic governance?
Find 4️⃣ lessons on strategic planning from Lusaka, following the completion of a landmark inter-parliamentary workshop with parliamentary staff from 11 countries.
🌟 Learn more: link.europa.eu/VX4PyF
✨ Every digital platform has its own language and knowing which one to speak (and when) is crucial.
🌐 The upcoming #EUYouthAlumni workshop will help you navigate digital spaces strategically.
🗓️ 26 February, 10.00 - 11.30 a.m. (CET)
Learn more and register: link.europa.eu/YPYd3k
⚖️ Prison overcrowding continues to strain justice systems across the #Caribbean, undermining rehabilitation and reintegration.
📘 A new study explores how probation, community service & electronic monitoring can ease pressure and support reform.
Read: link.europa.eu/t3gG7X
🎤 Storytelling for EU Youth Alumni: From Experience to Influence
📣 EU Youth Alumni will learn how to turn personal experiences into compelling narratives that build trust, strengthen networks, and amplify impact across platforms.
🗓️ 19 February, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Register: link.europa.eu/Rq697N
⌛ Only 2 days left to apply!
Are you involved in international projects and have strong networks worldwide?
🗓️ Express your interest by 19 February.
🙌 Learn more about the programme, eligibility criteria and submit your application 👉 link.europa.eu/ffYvrk
🙌 Join our Onboarding Webinar today, whether you’re new to the platform or simply want a quick refresher and answers to your questions.
📅 February 17th
🕚 15:00 CET
✅ Open to all international cooperation professionals
Learn more and register now: link.europa.eu/FRHykj
🚀 How to Build Your Own Startup
This hands-on training is for aspiring entrepreneurs ready to turn an idea into a real startup, from validation to first customers.
🗓️ 17 February, 15:00 - 17:00 pm (CET)
👉 Learn more and join now: link.europa.eu/KJV9bh
🧩 Projects don’t manage themselves. People do.
This workshop of the EU Youth Alumni project will equip you with the frameworks, tools & mindset needed to plan, run & deliver projects successfully.
🌟 With Nkembo Kiala
🗓️ 18 February, 09:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Learn more & register: link.europa.eu/DV7nbM
⚡ Sierra Leone launches SOGREA’s first Call for Pre-Qualification to scale rural mini-grids.
Backed by a €24M 🇪🇺🇩🇰 grant, the initiative mobilises private developers to deliver clean, affordable power.
🗓️ Deadline: 9 March 2026
Learn more: link.europa.eu/pC7jFK
#GlobalGateway
⏱️ One week on, this conversation is still resonating.
Our latest podcast episode features Sarah Atwood Barma on the lasting ramifications of USAID’s closure, from the human cost of aid cuts to the risk of losing decades of institutional and operational knowledge. 🌍📚
🎙️Tune in: link.europa.eu/JPqVx4
Democracy🏛️ works best when young people are actively involved.
📣 Join the upcoming workshop on “Youth Participation, Governance and Democracy”.
When: 16 February, 10:00 - 11:59 (CET)
With: Isra Peralta
Learn more and register: link.europa.eu/cbT3Qn
⚡ Energy efficiency that delivers results.
In 🇵🇪 Peru, the Euroclima Energy Management Systems Learning Network helped companies implement ISO 50001, achieving:
• ~EUR 900k in savings
• ~EUR 900k in investments
• 6,405 tCO₂ reduced per year
👉 Read more: link.europa.eu/cgQ36r
🎙️ New #podcast episode.
We talk with Sarah Atwood Barma about USAID’s closure, the impact of aid cuts, and what’s at stake as decades of operational knowledge risk being lost - along with grassroots efforts to preserve it. 🌍📚
Listen 👇
link.europa.eu/JPqVx4
#Tips4Users Projects on Capacity4dev can be set to:
🔹Not started
🔹Ongoing
🔹Completed
🚀 Keep your Capacity4dev projects clear and up to date to help users instantly understand where your project stands.
👉 Find more tips: link.europa.eu/6DWdBF
🌍 EU Youth Alumni launches a global capacity-building workshop series
📅 February – April 2026
👥 Who can join: Young people aged 18–30 who have participated in EU-funded youth programmes
Learn more about the workshops and register: link.europa.eu/Dfb4nt
📣 Capacity4dev Ambassadors Programme: Edition III
We are launching the 🆕 edition of our Capacity4dev Ambassadors Programme.
🙌 Are you involved in international projects and have strong networks worldwide? We want to hear from you.
🗓️ Learn more and apply by 19 February 👉 link.europa.eu/ffYvrk
📅 1 week to go!
Outcome Harvesting meets AI in the next #EvalVoices webinar with Goele Scheers.
🗓️ 3 Feb 2026 | 14:00 CET
Register now🔗 link.europa.eu/NY4HkG
📝 A well-organised Capacity4dev #Project page ensures users can find what they need quickly. Here’s how to optimise:
🔗 Interlink pages
📢 Highlight key updates
📁 Organise your Library
Find more #Tips4Users here 👉 link.europa.eu/6DWdBF
Do you have an interest in #gender?
🙌 Check out the evaluation #report providing an implementation assessment of the 🇪🇺 Gender Action Plan III covering:
☑️ Green transition
☑️ Digital transformation
☑️ EU support promoting gender equality & women’s empowerment
Read here: link.europa.eu/bwp6yy
⏳2 weeks to go!
How can Outcome Harvesting and AI reshape evaluation and learning?
Join the next #EvalVoices webinar with Goele Scheers.
🗓️ 3 Feb 2026 | 14:00 CET
🔗 link.europa.eu/NY4HkG
🙌 The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 starts today and focuses on 5️⃣ key themes:
☑️ Cooperation in a contested world
☑️ New sources of growth
☑️ Investing in people
☑️ Responsible innovation at scale
☑️ Prosperity within planetary boundaries
🗓️ 19–23 January
Learn more: link.europa.eu/MjKTHG
Want to make your Capacity4dev Project Space more engaging?
🙌 Use visuals and customisation to highlight your project’s impact:
🌍 Interactive maps
🎥 Videos & multimedia
📂 Customise tabs & sections
🚀 Find more #Tips4Users: link.europa.eu/6DWdBF
Community Coffee: Financing Not Linked to Costs (FNLC)
🙌 Are you interested in discussing how we can shift EU external action to reward tangible results and not just completed activities?
⚠️ The session, organised by INTPA D4. on 3 February, is only aimed at INTPA staff.
👉 link.europa.eu/YCvg4p
🔍 Discover Capacity4dev
Join an interactive session to explore the European Commission’s knowledge-sharing platform for international cooperation.
📅 19 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 14:00–15:00 (Brussels time)
👥 DG INTPA, DG MENA, DG ENEST, FPI & EEAS
🔗 link.europa.eu/VPXmmG
Please share with colleagues 👋
Outcome Harvesting & the Emerging Intersections with Artificial Intelligence
🙌 The 3rd #EvalVoices webinar will unpack core ideas, reflect on opportunities and risks and create space for dialogue.
🗓️ 3 Feb 2026 | 14:00 CET
🎙️ Goele Scheers
Learn more and register 🔗 link.europa.eu/NY4HkG
🚀 Capacity4dev Onboarding Webinar: Open to all international cooperation professionals
Whether you’re new to the platform or simply want a quick refresher and answers to your questions, join us.
📅 January 20th
🕚 11:00 am CET
📍 Microsoft Teams
Learn more and register now: link.europa.eu/qfxhvR
