International Development Grant
African Union Restructuring and Renewal - Phase II
Project Number: CA-3-A021599002
Status: Closed
Country/Region: Unknown
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $7,370,400.00
Start Date: July 31, 2000
End Date: June 29, 2012
Duration: 11.9 years
Project Description
This project along with support from a range of other donors is helping the African Union Commission (AUC) to restructure revitalize and improve its efficiency and effectiveness to better address the many challenges faced by its member states. The AUC is the secretariat of the African Union. This support enables the AU to better achieve its peace integration and socioeconomic development mission. CIDA’s support is focused on: strengthening the AU Secretariat’s management capacity to develop and implement priority programs in coordination with other donors; and increasing the effectiveness of the institutional transformation process.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of June 2012 include: Support to the African Union Commission (AUC) through this project has helped in the restructuring and improving of the organisation’s efficiency and effectiveness as a leader of development and integration in Africa. Among the key results are the implementation of an integrated management information system and both a finance and human resource management system. Numerous studies and workshops have been conducted or facilitated including on risk management internal audit financial monitoring and on staff compensation structures. Through workshops and publications on gender-responsive economic policy-making and on women's empowerment gender mainstreaming into the AU’s strategic plan is facilitated. These results have contributed to the improvement of managerial technical communication capacities of AUC to implement its mandate.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
African Union
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP