African Capacity Building Foundation
- A Advocate
- I Implementer
Description
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), is the African Union's Specialized Agency for Capacity Development. Having spearheaded and robustly coordinated capacity development programs worth some 700 million US dollars across 48 countries and 8 regional economic communities (RECs) in Africa since 1991, ACBF has gathered the requisite experience that makes it the go-to institution for expert knowledge and human resources to facilitate the timely implementation of continental and national development agendas. As the African Union's Specialized Agency for Capacity Development following over 27 years of solid work, the Foundation is best placed to advise and support African countries, regional economic communities and institutions on decisive steps to take to develop the practical skills urgently required for the continent's economic transformation.
Primary Functions
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Program/Project Implementation
Secondary Functions
- N/A
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Post-secondary
Other
- Other
Other skills
- Rights/empowerment education
Skills
- STEM
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Empowerment
- Gender equality
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls’ education funders
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
African Capacity Building Foundation
Headquarters location(s)
- Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
Office location(s)
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
Contacts
Locations of current girls’ education work
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
- Nigeria
- Senegal