[{"bbox": [83, 104, 1147, 187], "category": "Text", "text": "for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is noteworthy. The country has also been at the forefront of the creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA), and stands ready for engaging on the implementation of the EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)."}, {"bbox": [83, 197, 1147, 306], "category": "Text", "text": "This action contributes to the fulfilment of economic and social rights, and gender equality, in line with Rwanda's international human rights commitments. Moreover, it contributes to the EU Gender Action Plan (GAP) III thematic areas of engagement 1) Promoting economic and social rights and empowering girls and women; and 2) Addressing the challenges and harnessing the opportunities offered by the green transition and the digital transformation."}, {"bbox": [116, 334, 356, 366], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.2. Problem Analysis"}, {"bbox": [83, 391, 304, 420], "category": "Text", "text": "Short problem analysis:"}, {"bbox": [83, 430, 1147, 565], "category": "Text", "text": "In the past years, Rwanda has benefited from technical assistance funded through TCFs in support to National Indicative Programmes implementation. The services that were delivered during the 11th EDF implementation would still be relevant to provide adequate support to the MIP 2021-2027 implementation. The new framework laid out by the NDICI-Global Europe instrument however calls for an extended range of services (in particular in support of public diplomacy in all its dimensions), reflected in the action document."}, {"bbox": [83, 588, 1147, 644], "category": "Text", "text": "Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [83, 654, 1147, 709], "category": "Text", "text": "The main stakeholder, and the main duty-bearer of the action, is the Government of Rwanda, through line ministries and agencies involved in the implementation of the actions foreseen in the MIP."}, {"bbox": [83, 719, 1147, 881], "category": "Text", "text": "Other key stakeholders include development actors that are representing right-holders of the action (people), including the Non State Actors (Youth, Universities and think tanks, civil society organisations, including CSOs representing rights of groups living in the most vulnerable situations such as indigenous peoples (Batwa), persons with disabilities, asylum seekers and refugees, cultural actors) and private sector (entrepreneurs, Rwanda Private Sector Federation, women's business organisations, European Business Chamber of Rwanda (EBCR), SMEs, etc.) and will therefore be duly involved and consulted in the implementation of the activities."}, {"bbox": [72, 919, 580, 954], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [116, 983, 525, 1015], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1. Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [83, 1038, 1147, 1094], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to strengthen impact and visibility of EU-Rwanda cooperation and support EU public diplomacy interventions in all areas, including economic and cultural diplomacy."}, {"bbox": [83, 1104, 647, 1132], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific(s) Objective(s) (Outcomes) of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [158, 1142, 1147, 1172], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. EU political priorities and Government of Rwanda overarching objectives are supported through the MIP"}, {"bbox": [158, 1182, 1147, 1235], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Increased awareness, knowledge, skills and technical capacities of Rwandan stakeholders through EU-led initiatives"}, {"bbox": [158, 1247, 1147, 1303], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Longstanding strategic relationships with Rwandan actors are built and understanding of the EU's values, policies and actions in Rwanda is improved"}, {"bbox": [83, 1313, 1111, 1342], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives (Outcomes) are"}, {"bbox": [158, 1352, 1147, 1435], "category": "Text", "text": "1.1 Contributing to Outcome 1 (or Specific Objective 1): Identification, formulation, implementation and evaluation/audits of the programmes/projects under priority areas of the Multi Annual Programme 2021-2027 are performed and actions underpinning the implementation of Government policies are conducted."}, {"bbox": [158, 1445, 1147, 1501], "category": "Text", "text": "2.1 Contributing to Outcome 2 (or Specific Objective 2): Capacity development and institutional building interventions are implemented."}, {"bbox": [158, 1511, 1147, 1566], "category": "Text", "text": "3.1 Contributing to Outcome 3 (or Specific Objective 3): Interventions allowing to promote EU's work to a wide range of Rwandan stakeholders are implemented."}, {"bbox": [1051, 1662, 1158, 1688], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 5 of 17"}]