For the organization to realize its mission, ACED will need to develop a strong, results-oriented approach that effectively harnesses the enthusiasm and support of its stakeholders. Towards this aim, we need to increase our effectiveness and efficiency through improved governance, impact measurement, generate learning and ensure sustainability. Improving effectiveness and efficiency. A major change in our programmatic functioning will be…
Getting a first experience in a professional environment is essential for young graduates. With this in mind, I was selected for ACED’s Young Professionals Programme at the end of my professional master’s degree in agronomy. I spent 12 months in the programme, from May 2019 to May 2020. During my stay at ACED, I had the opportunity to learn about…
This is the (edited) transcript of the keynote speech of our Director at the “Scaling for Impact” workshop organized by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and the Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP) from 20 to 21 November 2019, in Cotonou, Benin. Good morning dear participants at this public day. It’s always a great pleasure for me to…
Benin, May 7, 2019 The African CSO Excellence Awards highlight the importance of organizational capacity to achieve program impact and showcase African civil society organizations who demonstrate organizational excellence despite daunting challenges. It is a joint initiative between EPIC-Africa and the Rockefeller Foundation. This first edition of the award was launched in October 2018 and included a rigorous 2 stage…
A story of change is any intended or unintended change which happened either in the research results and/or during the research process. A story of change allows (i) to explore and demonstrate change, (ii) to track all small changes or steps towards impact, and (iii) to reflect and investigate factors that enable or constrain the change to occur. The Netherlands…
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at its Coordination and management meeting of July 2015 adopted the recommendation of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to grant special consultative status to ACED. Consultative status for an organization enables it to actively engage with ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies, as well as with the United Nations Secretariat, programmes, funds…
