Strengthening East Africa's Climate Resilience and Action: EAC and GIZ Unite for COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan (GIZ)
From 11 to 22 November 2024, the East African Community (EAC), through its joint Lake Victoria Basin – Integrated Water Resources Management Project, supported by GIZ, is poised to participate in the COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This collaboration exemplifies GIZ's commitment to reinforcing East Africa’s resilience to the effects of climate change, promoting sustainable development, improving natural resource management and amplifying the region’s capacity to engage on a global stage.
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About German Development Cooperation
The East African Community (EAC) and Germany are united by a long history of cooperation that predates the re-establishment of the East African Community (EAC) in 2000. The German government has supported the East African integration since 1999, based on the common understanding that regional integration will improve the social and economic development of EAC Partner States. Since then, Germany has committed more than 580 million euros for development cooperation with the EAC, making Germany one of the biggest and most reliable bilateral development partners of the community.
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Germany Commits Euro 64 Million to Support EAC in Creating Impacts for East Africans (BMZ)
The EAC and the Federal Republic of Germany reaffirmed their long-standing cooperation as EAC Secretary General, Hon. Veronica M. Nduva, and Mr. Marcus von Essen, the Head of the German Delegation and Director for East Africa in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) signed the summary record of the EAC-German intergovernmental negotiations. As a result of the successful negotiations, Germany committed EUR 64 million for extending the partnership in the jointly agreed areas of cooperation in the next three years.
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Unlocking Regional Opportunities: Empowering SMEs Through EAC-GIZ Partnership (GIZ)
"We are grateful to EAC and GIZ for their support, which has enabled our company to build additional networks and create more linkages in the EAC and beyond. With knowledge sharing and networking at various exhibitions, I plan to diversify our product portfolio beyond cashew nuts and supply markets across EAC and Africa and eventually go global." Fatna Tambwe General Manager, Munawar Foods, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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EAC Empowers Journalists to Drive the Outreach and Awareness of Regional Integration (GIZ)
The EAC recognises the media’s unparalleled role in shaping public opinion and disseminating information to citizens at all levels. By partnering with journalists, the EAC aims to amplify its integration message, ensuring that East Africans are well-informed about policies, programmes, and initiatives driving regional unity and economic development.
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Handling Major Transboundary Disease Outbreaks at Border Control Points – Insights from Kenya's OSBP Official (GIZ)
“The EAC-German cooperation has been extremely useful in developing our capacity to handle major transboundary disease outbreaks at border control points. Now, we have in-house professionals who can train staff, undertake field simulation exercises, and handle disease outbreaks across borders." Dr. James Nyongesa Wakhungu Assistant Director of Veterinary Services and Border Veterinary Inspector, Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development, Namanga One-Stop Border Post, Kenya.
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Empowering East African Community Youth Voices – Review of the EAC Youth Policy (GIZ)
The EAC, the East African Youth Ambassadors’ Platform, and the East African Youth Network, with the support of GIZ’s LIFTED project co-funded by the EU, convened the East African Youth Forum to review the EAC Youth Policy. The forum highlighted youth contributions to shaping a responsive, future-orientated EAC policy, aligning it with the region’s vision for inclusive growth and integration.
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“As an Engineer from Tanzania, I Would Like to Work Freely in Kenya, Uganda, or Any of the Other EAC Partner States." (GIZ)
Professionals in the EAC face significant challenges in cross-border mobility, inhibiting the seamless sharing of academic and professional qualifications and experiences gained in one Partner State with another. Emma-Alice Kizito, a final-year student of Aeronautical Engineering and a software developer in Arusha, Tanzania, is a beneficiary of an EAC-GIZ Design Thinking Camp. The initiative provided her with the opportunity to meet and build networks with other young professionals from across the EAC.
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Accelerating Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship in East Africa: The dSkills@EA Innovators Sprint Up Programme (GIZ)
The Innovators Sprint Up Programme, an initiative under the dSkills@EA project, is reshaping the entrepreneurial landscape for East African youth. With its reach spanning the EAC Partner States Burundi, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda—the programme has empowered over 1,000 young people, equipping university students and graduates with essential skills to scale their innovations and to attract potential investors to support their initiatives.
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Promoting Sustainable Utilisation and Management of Natural Resources – The Case of Integrated Water Resources Management (GIZ)
What I appreciate in this partnership is the complementary of the Germany implementing agencies, KfW and GIZ. Whereas KfW supports us directly financially, GIZ advises us technically, e.g. via capacity building in critical areas that are essential to ensure that what we invest in will be more sustainable.”
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Strengthening East Africa's Climate Resilience and Action: EAC and GIZ Unite for COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan (GIZ)
From 11 to 22 November 2024, the East African Community (EAC), through its joint Lake Victoria Basin – Integrated Water Resources Management Project, supported by GIZ, is poised to participate in the COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This collaboration exemplifies GIZ's commitment to reinforcing East Africa’s resilience to the effects of climate change, promoting sustainable development, improving natural resource management and amplifying the region’s capacity to engage on a global stage.
Read More....About German Development Cooperation
The East African Community (EAC) and Germany are united by a long history of cooperation that predates the re-establishment of the East African Community (EAC) in 2000. The German government has supported the East African integration since 1999, based on the common understanding that regional integration will improve the social and economic development of EAC Partner States. Since then, Germany has committed more than 580 million euros for development cooperation with the EAC, making Germany one of the biggest and most reliable bilateral development partners of the community.
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Agriculture & Food Security
Agriculture is one of East Africa’s most important sectors with about 80% of the region’s population living in rural areas and depending on agriculture for their livelihood.
Customs Union & Common Market
While the objectives of the East African Community cover almost all spheres of life, the main goal of the Customs Union is the formation of a Single Customs Territory and the implementation of the…
Education & Training
Recognising the importance of education and science & technology in economic development, the EAC focuses on harmonised curricula, certification and accreditation institutions as well as joint…
Environment & Natural Resources
The East African Community is endowed with various natural resources such as forests, water, wildlife, mountains, minerals and energy resources.
Gender, Community Development & Civil Society Mobilization
EAC regional integration is people-centred and participatory. To this end, broad participation of key stakeholders including women, youth, private sector and civil society is needed. Partner States…
Health
The EAC Secretariat is mandated to offer advisory and coordinating support for the Seven Partner States in the prevention of and response to outbreaks of infectious diseases of public health concern.
Industrial Development & SMEs
The EAC Partner States aspire to transform their economies to a modern and industrialised status that can sustainably generate sufficient outputs to satisfy both domestic and export markets and…
Investment & Private Sector Development
With the aim of harnessing the investment potential to promote economic growth and development in the region, the EAC Partner States have agreed to cooperate in the areas of Investment and Industrial…
Organisational Development & Outreach
The fast pace of EAC integration necessitates constant development of EAC at an organisational level to steer the integrational process. Furthermore, clear and tangible communication on the benefits…
Peace & Security
The EAC aims to achieve a peaceful and integrated region by enabling and enforcing collaboration between Partner States in preventing and resolving disputes and conflicts and ridding the region of…
Tourism & Wildlife
East Africa has recorded impressive achievements in the realm of tourism owing to the conscious efforts by EAC Partner States to work together in promoting growth in the sector.
