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Writer's picturePhilip Ibrahim Khan

OUR ACTIONS DURING DECEMBER 2O23

200 in - person and 10,000 online attendees participated in the VI edition of the Latin American Awards 2023, where CAGG received a special mention in the category of high-impact social innovation ventures.


13 countries from the EU-LAC region participated in the event organized by The Global School for New Leadership in Vienna, Austria.



VI EDITION OF THE LATIN AMERICAN AWARDS. VIENNA, AUSTRIA SPONSORED BY THE GLOBAL SCHOOL FOR NEW LEADERSHIP


CAGG was awarded by the Latin American Awards 2023 in Vienna. Thank you The Global School for New Leadership for this recognition!


The three-day event was intense and productive, with over 200 colleagues and organizations from 13 countries in attendance.


We learned about successful cases of social innovation ventures and high-impact technological start-ups implemented in both regions.



Once again, we confirm that LATAM is a truly remarkable incubator and accelerator of innovation projects!


Bi-regional cooperation between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean is very important to make visible, finance and scale these kinds of disruptive initiatives that drive sustainable development.


Congratulations to Roberto A. Arrucha and all the great team!


From the Center for Advocacy and Global Growth and LATAMyC Center for Advocacy and Global Growth, we are also committed to hosting the Innovation Impact Hub in Brussels and Geneva in 2024 for the VII edition of the Latin American Awards.


 

WORKING MEETINGS WITH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTORS WORK AGENDA 2024. EXPANDING PARTNERS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: NEW THINK TANKS FROM AFRICA AND SOUTH ASIA JOIN THE CAGG NETWORK


As part of the strategy to expand the work agenda with funds provided by European cooperation, CAGG will expand its institutional links with think tanks in the Africa and Asia-Pacific regions in 2024.


Together with Luis Orlandi, expert in fundraising and partnership development, we held a working meeting with Donald Mmari, Executive Director of REPOA - Knowledge is Power and Lucas Katera, Director of Cooperation of this prestigious think tank from Tanzania.


REPOA: Resumen | LinkedIn ("The Research on Poverty Alleviation Program), was founded in 1994, is one of the leading research institutions in the Central African region. It is known for producing and disseminating knowledge that contributes to improving people's lives and influencing socio-economic policies in Tanzania.


It has a team of more than 70 people and 30 years of experience in managing European cooperation funds in countries such as Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Mozambique.



A working meeting was held with Maria Santillan O'Shea, a researcher at Inicio - Real Instituto Elcano and Iliana Olivié, the director of ETTG - european think tanks group as part of the planned activities for 2024 in Madrid, Spain.


During the meeting, we discussed various options for organizing a cycle of face-to-face meetings, as well as a hybrid format that involves cooperation and development specialists from Latin America and Europe.


 

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN 2024!


We are delighted to ring in the New Year with the distinguished members of our network.

Thank you for choosing us as your platform for the promotion and advocacy of your research and policy agendas in Europe amongst the UN and international organization ecosystems.


We are excited to further collaborate in championing your innovative projects and are confident that 2024 will be full of new and rewarding opportunities.


Congratulations and Happy 2024!





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