Study and Expertise Fund (SEF)

The purpose of the Study and Expertise Fund is to respond to capacity development efforts in complementarity and in coherence with other forms of support foreseen in the in the Belgian-Rwandan Cooperation Programme, bearing in mind that capacity development support will mainly lie in the large sector programmes that seek to strengthen the policy/strategic level and operational level (technical capacity/competences) of the priority sectors of the Belgian-Rwandan Cooperation. Institutional and organizational capacity building efforts have been supported in the priority sectors of the Belgian-Rwandan Cooperation Programme.

This instrument will continue to support Rwanda in: • study and appraisal of actions in the priority sectors and cross cutting issues identified in the Belgian-Rwandan Cooperation Programme; • study and appraisal of actions in support of coordination and harmonization of donor support.