Organisation African Capacity Building Foundation
Alternate Name  
Abbreviation ACBF
Parent  
u.r.l. http://www.acbf-pact.org/index.asp
email root@acbf-pact.org
Country Zimbabwe
Location Harare
Address The African Capacity Building Foundation, 7th & 15th Floors, Intermarket Life Towers,, Cnr. Jason Moyo/Sam Nujoma Street, Harare
Postal Address P. O. Box 1562, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Telephone +(263 - 4) 790398/9, 700208/210
Management u.r.l.  
Fax +(263 - 4) 702915, 738520
Sector Aid & Development - General
Organisation Type African NGO
Status  
Stated Role The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), based in Harare, Zimbabwe, is an independent, capacity-building institution established on February 9, 1991 through the collaborative efforts of three multilateral institutions (the African Development Bank (AfDB), the World Bank, and the United Nations Development
Activities For ACBF to be the leading African Institution in a partnership to build sustainable capacity for good governance and poverty reduction in Africa<P>To build sustainable human and institutional capacity for poverty reduction in Africa.<P>To build and strengthen sustainable human and institutional capacity in the core public sector, in the sector's interface areas with the private sector and civil society, in training and research institutions as well as within regional organizations in order to spur economic growth, poverty reduction, good governance and effective participation by Africa in the global economy<P>To mobilize and provide funding, intellectual, information and research support to capacity building in Africa in areas of the Foundation's core competences and the emergence of ACBF as a knowledge-based institution. <P>To build partnership for, and stakeholders' ownership of, an inclusive and participatory approach to capacity building and development management, effective coordination of intervention and a holistic approach in the capacity building process. Programme (UNDP)), African governments and bilateral donors. <P>
Geographical Focus  
Notes  
Current Positions
Position Name From To
Executive Secretary Edwin Forlemu 2008  
Budgets
Donor From To Budget ($) Note
         
Links to Related Organisations
Parent Tree  
Subsidiary Organisations Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis & Research Unit
Sibling Organisations  
Associated Organisations African Public Sector Capacity Building Programme
Center for Policy Development Research and Analysis of São Tomé and Principe
Donor Recipients Support for Collaboration between NEC/NSO Statistics Offices
African Economic Research Consortium -Training Programme
ACBF Capacity Building & Budget monitoring Project
Economic Policy Analysis and Management Project
Institute of Policy Analysis and Research Project
ACBF - Public Sector Management Training Programme
Mano River Union Training Project
Democratic Governance: Restoration of Government
Past Positions
Position Name From To
Executive Secretary Dr Soumana Sako 2000 2007
Record last updated on 18 SEP 2008