European Vocational Skills Week is an annual event when local, regional or national organisations showcase the very best of vocational education and training (VET). VET is a path to a more fulfilling personal and professional life. European Vocational Skills Week is a platform to make VET’s potential more widely known, and an opportunity to exchange information and good practice across Europe and beyond. The webinar has 5 sessions aimed at…

European Vocational Skills Week is an annual event when local, regional or national organisations showcase the very best of vocational education and training (VET). VET is a path to a more fulfilling personal and professional life. European Vocational Skills Week is a platform to make VET’s potential more widely known, and an opportunity to exchange information and good practice across Europe and beyond. High-level representatives of the European…

Vitalis Médical, agence de recrutement en intérim, vacation et CDI, spécialisée dans le paramédical, le médical et le social recrute un éducateur technique spécialisé agroécologie (H/F) pour son client, un centre éducatif et professionnel, basé en Haute-Saône (70) à une trentaine de kilomètres de Vesoul et de Besançon. Spécialisé(e) dans les espaces verts, vous possédez une réelle appétence pour l'agriculture durable : un poulailler et un potager…

The Youth Sustainable Energy Hub (YSEH) is the first of its kind global platform showcasing the work of youth practitioners in the sustainable energy sector. During the event, they will unveil the top selected youth initiatives in the sustainable energy sector and discuss the future youth engagement in clean energy transition with high-level speakers: SRSG and CEO of SEforALL Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi, NREL Director Dr. Martin Keller and…

The accredited international postgraduate program Agricultural Sciences and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ARTS) at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Bonn cordially invites you to join the ARTS Seminar Series in winter term 2020/21 on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On November 12th Dr. Francisco Burchi from the German Development Institute (die) will give a presentation on SDG1: "Measuring and…

CELIM – Centro Laici Italiani per le Missioni – is an Non-governmental Organisation founded in 1954, registered in the OSC (Civil Society Organisations) book of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and recognized by the European Union. They handle projects of international cooperation in Africa, in the Balkans and in the Middle East, with the help of numerous volunteers and professionals on the one side and the co-operation of…

John Sender and Christopher Cramer will discuss their new book, written with Arkebe Oqubay, on African Economic Development. The air that policy officials breathe is thick with conventional wisdoms that need to be questioned, and with reflexes of pessimism or over-optimistic fantasies about the prospects for economic development, improving welfare, and structural change. The authors will present some of the main arguments underpinning a more…

WeWorld is an Italian independent organization committed for nearly 50 years to guarantee the rights of women and children in 27 countries, including Italy. WeWorld operates in 158 projects reaching over 7,2 million direct beneficiaries and 42,4 million indirect beneficiaries. During a live streaming event, WeWorld will present the new WeWorld Index 2020. The WeWorld Index measures the inclusion level of children, adolescents and women based on…

The Environmental Summit presents a diverse cross-section of the greater-Camden community for equity & inclusion in the environmental realm. The 4th annual Camden Environmental Summit, presented by New Jersey American Water, is the only event of its kind in the region. The 2020 Camden Environmental Summit provides an opportunity for community leaders, nonprofit organizations, environmental advocates, green businesses and government officials to…

The challenges to ensure food and nutrition security for all in today’s world are complex and intertwined with a broad range of political, financial, environmental, technological and social issues. To address these challenges will require an integrated and holistic approach to agri-food chain, so that measures in one place do not have negative externalities somewhere else on the planet. This event will provide you an opportunity to assess…

MED is the annual high-level initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI, the Italian Institute for International Political Studies, with the aim to rethink traditional approaches to the Mediterranean area complementing analyses of current challenges with new ideas and suggestions and to draft a new “positive agenda”, addressing shared challenges at both the regional and the international…

The ISS seeks to appoint a researcher in the African Futures and Innovation (AFI) Programme. The successful candidate will work on long-term forecasting on the future of Africa. Most work is done using the International Futures data modeling (IFs) tool of the Frederick S Pardee Center for International Futures at the University of Denver. The work involves analysis of past trends, current and future developments in Africa related to agriculture…

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the focus of the political process to address Climate Change. The Convention secretariat supports the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement through a range of activities, including substantive and organizational support to meetings of the Parties. The Mitigation division leading in the development and effective implementation of innovative approaches to broaden…

WeWorld-GVC, récemment constituée à partir de la fusion de deux ONG, est une organisation laïque et indépendante italienne œuvrant depuis 1971 dans la coopération internationale et l'aide humanitaire. Présent dans 29 pays avec 128 projets, WeWorld-GVC intervient dans les domaines d'assistance suivants: droits de l'homme (égalité des sexes, prévention et lutte contre les violences faites aux enfants et aux femmes, migration), aide humanitaire…

En el marco de la autoridad delegada y bajo la supervisión del Asesor Técnico Principal o su representante designado, el Voluntario de la ONU llevará a cabo las siguientes tareas: Apoyar al equipo del proyecto en el seguimiento de la ejecución del proyecto. Apoyar procesos de compras de servicios y bienes del proyecto. Documentar las incidencias relacionadas con los contratos de bienes y servicios. Participar, cuando sea requerido, en los…

Ashden helps organisations learn and share ideas through masterclasses and workshops, and bring them closer to their key audiences – from local authorities in the UK to investors in energy access. Coronavirus has battered the energy access sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are bringing clean, affordable energy to the remote and marginalised communities at greatest risk. These grassroots organisations are supporting the most…

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is now the largest nature conservation charity in the country, consistently delivering successful conservation, forging powerful new partnerships with other organisations and inspiring others to stand up and give nature the home it deserves. Are you passionate about inspiring people to save nature? Curlew are rapidly declining across the UK and could be lost in some places unless action is…

In a rapidly changing world, food systems face substantial challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic acting as a multiplier of food and nutrition insecurity. Globally, two billion people are malnourished. More than 700 million adults are obese while at least 820 million suffer from hunger—a statistic that will no doubt increase as a result of the pandemic. And some one third of the global harvest is lost or waste. Biodiversity is declining…

The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a global action network with over 3,000 Partner organisations in 183 countries. GWP’s vision is a water secure world. To realise this vision GWP supports countries to advance governance and management of water resources for sustainable and equitable development. This is pursued by promoting Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), a cross-sectoral policy approach designed to replace the traditional…

The Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund (KKCF) is a program of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), implemented with Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, Turkana County Government, and UNHCR. The five-year program is designed to support private sector investment and unlock the economic potential of refugees and their hosts, in Kenya’s Turkana County. The Social Enterprise Window specifically seeks to promote business models which increase access…

In the year 2020, we witnessed the Covid-19 pandemic spread, as people across the globe faced devastating impacts both socially and economically. To many, the pandemic feels like a force out of their control. Yet, an extensive look may perhaps reveal to us that our actions as a society has had a direct impact on the birth of these pandemics. Stay tuned to find our more!

The Global Food and Environment Institute (GFEI) are delighted to invite you to join our December webinar ‘Soil, land use and climate change: the role of soil organic carbon'. This seminar also links timely with World Soil Day (WSD) which is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources. Professor Chapman is Chair in Biogeochemistry at…

Agriculture has been around for 1000s of years on the steppe highlands of Spain. A 1.000.000 hectare area that is on the verge of desertification. But through regenerative agriculture and by revitalizing community spirit, it is shown how climate threats can be reversed. We invite you to the online premiere of the documentary ‘Head, Heart, Hands’, followed by a Q&A session with Alfonso Chico de Guzman, local regenerative farmer and cast member…

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace, and security. In Nepal, UN Women focuses on strengthening women's voice, agency and leadership across sectors to…

The 2SCALE program ( www.2scale.org) is designed to incubate and accelerate inclusive business development in African agri-food systems. 2SCALE works together with companies (African, Dutch, and other small and medium-sized enterprises - SMEs) and Producer Organizations (POs) to develop business and partnership models that promote inclusiveness, develop competitive edge, and have potential for scaling. These partnerships, also referred to as…