International Development Grant

African Union Restructuring and Renewal - Phase II

Project Number: CA-3-A021599002

Status: Closed

Country/Region: Unknown

Regional Focus:

Africa 100%

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:

Public sector policy and administrative management 70%
Public finance management 15%
Democratic participation and civil society 15%

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

Policy Markers
Level 1 Gender equality
Level 1 Participatory development and good governance
Major Funding (>$1M)
Budget Breakdown
2001-04-01 to 2002-03-31 $7,370,400 CAD
Geographic Information
250
Project Number: CA-3-A021599002