Partners & Sponsors
IPDET could not have achieved its results without the ongoing financial,
intellectual and non-financial contributions from many different institutions
and individuals. Scholarship funds have been essential in enabling many
Southern participants to attend IPDET each year. We thank our sponsoring
organizations for their assistance in covering tuition fees, accommodation and
travel for many worthwhile participants.
Partners
IPDET is a collaborative effort between two partners, the Independent
Evaluation Group of the World Bank, and the Faculty of Public Affairs at
Carleton University.
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The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), The World
Bank Group. IEG reaches out to development
partners through studies and capacity-building
initiatives and evaluates the lasting contribution of
the Bank to a country’s overall development. IEG’s
country, sectoral, thematic, and global evaluations
are dedicated to improving development results.
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The Faculty of Public Affairs (FPA), Carleton
University. FPA is one of Canada’s premier
educational organizations in public administration
and international affairs. The faculty offers a wide
range of undergraduate and graduate programs for
professionals from Canada and around the world
who are in the early and middle stages of their
careers. FPA is home to the Arthur Kroeger College
of Public Affairs, a special honors program for the
next generation of leaders in Canadian society.
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IPDET’s efforts are supported by various international development agencies,
including:
2012 Sponsors
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The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is
Canada’s lead agency for development assistance. It has a mandate to support
sustainable development in developing countries in order to reduce poverty and
to contribute to a more secure, equitable, and prosperous world.
The IPDET program is undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
Le programme IPDET est réalisé avec l’appui financier du gouvernement du Canada accordé par l’entremise de l’Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI).
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The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinates and carries
out Dutch foreign policy at its headquarters in The Hague and through its
missions abroad. It is likewise the channel through which the Dutch Government
communicates with foreign governments and international organisations.
Development cooperation is one of the main tasks of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, with a strong committment made to tackling global poverty.
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The Department for International Development (DFID) is the
part of the UK Government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and
works to get rid of extreme poverty. DFID supports long-term programmes to help
tackle the underlying causes of poverty. DFID also responds to emergencies,
both natural and man-made.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (Danida) is a globally
operating organisation. Danida works for Denmark’s interests and values in relation to
the surrounding world in a manner that furthers the freedom, security and welfare
of Danes in a more peaceful and just world, with development and economic growth
for all.
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The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) is a
directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Norad's most
important task is to contribute in the international cooperation to fight
poverty. A key part of Norad’s mandate is to contribute to effective management
of development funds and ensure that the Norwegian development cooperation has
high quality and is evaluated.
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The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is part
of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland. The primary
philosophy of SDC is to fight poverty through participatory programs, creating
sustainable improvements in peoples’ lives by involving them in the process.
Its main intentions are to improve access to education and basic health care,
to promote environmental health, to encourage economic and governmental
autonomy, and to improve equity in labor.
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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is an international development
agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and
equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes
to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young
person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.
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Previous sponsors have included...
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) is the premier financial
development institution of Africa, dedicated to combating poverty and improving
the lives of people of the continent and engaged in the task of mobilizing resources
towards the economic and social progress of its Regional Member Countries.The Bank’s
mission is to promote economic and social development through loans, equity investments,
and technical assistance.
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The Commonwealth Secretariat is the main intergovernmental
agency of the Commonwealth, facilitating consultation and co-operation among
member governments and countries. Among other things, it stresses the need to
foster international peace and security; democracy; liberty of the individual
and equal rights for all; and the importance of eradicating poverty, ignorance
and disease.
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The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) works for the elimination of anti-personnel mines
and for the reduction of the humanitarian impact of other landmines and
explosive remnants of war. To this end, the GICHD, in partnership with others,
provides operational assistance, creates and disseminates knowledge, improves
quality management and standards, and supports instruments of international
law, all aimed at increasing the performance and professionalism of mine
action.
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The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a
Canadian Crown corporation created to help developing countries use science and
technology to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and
environmental problems they face. Support is directed toward developing an
indigenous research capacity to sustain policies and technologies that
developing countries need to build healthier, more equitable, and more
prosperous societies.
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The overall goal of Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
(SIDA) is to contribute to making it possible for poor people to
improve their living conditions. It is SIDA’s belief that by reducing
injustices and poverty throughout the world, better opportunities are created
for development, peace and security for all people and nations. In an
increasingly globalised world we are all dependent on, and affected by, each
other.
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