Our priorities

Strategic Focus Areas

Three complementary levers for action to strengthen territorial diplomacy and international cooperation.

Intervention

Our three lines of action

Each focus area addresses a major challenge of contemporary territorial diplomacy.

01

Territorial diplomacy & decentralisation

We support local and regional authorities in asserting their role on the international stage, strengthening their capacity for negotiation, representation and cooperation in decentralisation processes.

Institutional strengthening • Training elected officials • Outreach strategies

Strategic support

Defining and implementing international influence strategies.

Capacity building

Training and equipping territorial actors for international cooperation.

Networking

Facilitating partnerships between local authorities, NGOs and international institutions.

Flagship projects

Setting up and monitoring cooperation projects with strong territorial impact.

02

International cooperation

We facilitate strategic partnerships between local authorities, institutions and development actors for sustainable, inclusive projects with strong territorial impact.

Twinning • Multilateral projects • Co-funding
03

Election observation in Africa

We help strengthen local democracy in Africa through independent election observation missions, analysis of institutional processes and capacity building for territorial political actors.

Observation missions • Electoral analysis • Democratic strengthening

Independent observation

Deploying impartial observer missions during local elections.

Reports and recommendations

Producing detailed reports and recommendations to improve processes.

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