Europe Day: GIZ
May 10, 2020
European Union and German Government Cooperation in Uganda
GIZ joins the EU and all EU member states to commemorate the Europe Day that is celebrated annually on 9th May.
Despite the current instability caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, GIZ continues to support Uganda in the best way possible. 80% of all the international experts are still in the country working as remotely as they possibly can.
The European Union (EU) and its member states collectively form the world's largest development cooperation donor. As a German federal enterprise, GIZ contributes to the implementation of the political objectives and international obligations of the EU and the German Government through its work. To this end, GIZ works worldwide with and for the EU on a broad range of issues, as well as providing support to the EU on behalf of the German Government, ranging from expert advice to project implementation on the ground.
Under delegated cooperation arrangements, GIZ is accredited to manage European Commission funds set aside to support partner countries. GIZ implements these funds in the form of joint activities commissioned by the German Government (financing).
This is particularly true in Uganda where, the EU, through GIZ, is funding development interventions worth Euro 60 million for the next four (4) years. These funds are incorporated within the German-Uganda Technical Cooperation portfolio. This means that the interventions form part of the already existing programmers and projects implemented by GIZ with several Ugandan entities.