For more than 30 years, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has been building human capital and institutional capacity for Africa’s sustainable development.
Support member states in developing bankable climate adaptation projects. Enhance private sector participation, especially MSMEs, in green energy solutions. Improve energy sector reforms to expand off-grid and mini-grid energy solutions.
Strengthen government capacity to attract private sector investment in agriculture. Support MSMEs in value addition, processing, and marketing of agricultural products to reduce post-harvest losses.
Assist governments in implementing trade agreements by integrating them into national laws. Raise awareness and enhance MSME participation in intra-African trade.
Strengthen evidence-based policy formulation. Enhance domestic resource mobilization to reduce reliance on external funding. Improve public financial management (PFM) through leadership development and accountability measures.
member states supported through capacity-building initiatives
civil servants trained.
think tanks established and supported.
knowledge products produced.
ACBF's support to the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) has been critical in ensuring that Afric
For historical and cultural reasons, African women in general have had limited access to university education which curtailed their ability to get into leadership and decision making positions. Through scholarships for economically disadvant
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ACBF has been instrumental in putting capacity at the heart of Africa’s development agenda and demonstrated that building capacity makes economic sense.
Interview with Barassou Diawara, a beneficiary of an ACBF-supported higher learning program
Kindly give us a brief background of yourself?
Cellule d’analyse de politiques économiques du CIRES, the Economic Policy Analysis Unit Project of the Ivorian Centre for Economic and Social Research (CAPEC) has carved a niche for itself as the country’s focal point for financial instit
What differentiates the ACBF Ubora Academy from traditional training institutions is that it extends beyond mere technical skills, it also focuses on competences in non-technical areas such as leadership, management, innovation and strategic thinking
I would like to celebrate all that the African Capacity Building Foundation has achieved over the years, along with the impactful innovations it has introduced to the African continent through its capacity-building initiatives for various stakeholders
By focusing on capacity building and professional development, the African Capacity Building Foundation is playing a pivotal role in achieving the goals of Agenda 20263
ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.
Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.
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.
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