Capacity Building Project for Support Structures, Promotion of the Private Sector and Women’s Organizations within the Civil Society in the Democratic Republic of Congo (CASPOF)

Project Name:
Capacity Building Project for Support Structures, Promotion of the Private Sector and Women’s Organizations within the Civil Society in the Democratic Republic of Congo (CASPOF)
Institution :
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the National Chamber of Commerce and a Grouping of Women Community Based Civil Society Organizations

Core Competence:
Professionalisation of the Voices of the Private Sector & Civil Society
Project Region :
West & Central Africa
Country :
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Status :
Closed
Grant Number :
123

Grant Amount (USD):
1 489 000

Commitment Date:
2004

Closing Date:
2008

Introduction:
The Projet de Renforcement des Capacites des Structures d’Encadrement, de Promotion du Sectuer Prive et des Organisations Feminines de la Societe Civile, Republique Democratique du Congo (CASPOF) was identified, developed and appraised in order to build institutional and human capacity of Congolese women organizations to enable them to interface with the public sector on the formulation, implementation and monitoring of poverty reduction strategies, programs and projects. It was also identified, developed and appraised to build this institutional and human capacity of private sector organizations to dialogue among themselves, between them and women organizations of the civil society and between them and the public sector on poverty reduction strategies, programs and project formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Project Description:
The goal of CASPOF Project was to improve economic and social governance in the DRC through the establishment of an interface between the public sector and the private sector and women organizations of the civil society in the process of economic and social policy formulation, implementation and management. the DRC-INTERFACE Project included three immediate objectives: (i) to establish a formal platform of consultation and dialogue on economic and social policy between the public sector on one side and the private sector and women organizations of the civil society on the other side; (ii) to build/strengthen the institutional and human capacity of private sector organizations and networks of women organizations; and (iii) to interface the public sector, the private sector and women organizations of the civil society

ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.

H.E. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, AU Commission

The recognition of ACBF as the African Union’s Specialized Agency for Capacity Development launches the beginning of a new era for capacity building by ACBF, which will require an appropriate level of political commitment and financial support from all stakeholders.

H.E. Erastus Mwencha, Chair, ACBF Executive Board

The remarkable achievements ACBF has registered over the past 26 years is not by accident in our opinion. They have come through hard work, dedication, commitment, purposeful leadership, support from the member countries as well as productive partnership building.

Mr. Lamin Momodou MANNEH, Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa

Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.

Hon. Goodall Gondwe, former Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance – Malawi

Ghana’s partnership with ACBF is a tremendous blessing for us and therefore the opportunity for Ghana to host the 26th ACBF Board of Governors Meeting is something that we treasure.

Hon Ken Ofori Atta, Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance - Ghana

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Capacity Building Project for Support Structures, Promotion of the Private Sector and Women’s Organizations within the Civil Society in the Democratic Republic of Congo (CASPOF)