University Partnerships in Cooperation and Development (UPCD)

Results achieved as of June 2013 include: supporting 118 university partnership projects in 61 countries which have on average (i) provided direct training to 930 learners who go on to train others (using a train-the-trainer approach); (ii) strengthened six institutions that provide leadership in the targeted sectors; and (iii) created or strengthened 30 capacity building educational programs in various sectors. To increase food security or improve access to safe nutritious and sufficient food projects in 24 countries are: (i) improving inputs such as seeds and seedlings; (ii) increasing people’s skills in more efficient technologies such as drip irrigation; (iii) supporting micro-credit initiatives; (iv) improving post-harvest storage of sorted and processed foods; and (v) improving use of market information and access to target markets. To secure the future for children and youth mostly through health-related projects project in 38 countries are: (i)strengthening midwifery and paediatric nursing programs; (ii) training health workers on traditional child-feeding practices; (iii) distributing medical equipment for health centres; and (iv) providing education on sanitation hygiene and malaria prevention. To increase sustainable economic growth that benefits the poorest citizens project in 27 countries are: (i) building expertise to sustainably manage natural resources; (ii) strengthening support for small- and medium-sized businesses including those owned by women; (iii) increasing access to demand-driven skills training (including literacy and numeracy); and (iv) supporting learning initiatives leading to business growth market expansion and increased productivity. In addition governance was improved in 36 countries; gender equality was strengthened in 19 countries and environmental sustainability was strengthened in 35 countries. Bilingual profiles describing each of the 118 projects and their results in 61 developing countries are organized