The purpose of Delphe is the development of human capital and skills , ie capacity building, in the 25 bilateral focus countries identified by DFID. Higher education has demonstrated its potential to make a key contribution in the area of capacity building and DELPHE will build on this resource and the role which higher education can play in their wider communities.
The grant from DfID is mainly used to support short- term professional visits between the link institutions. The visits can last between a few weeks to a few months. Some money is available for books and equipment to support the links.
The deadline for applications for the third round is 21st January 2008, Results expected March 2008.
| Name of the link |
Start date |
End date |
Activities of the link |
| Sokoine University of Agriculture/Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) Ghana |
October 2006 |
September 2009 (renewable) |
To introduce a sustainable grasscutter farming to poor communities so as to improve animal protein, household income, and reduce the negative environmental and health impact resulting from hunting of grasscutters |
| Aga Khan University, Tanzania Institute of Higher Education, Institute for Educational Development, Eastern Africa (IED,EA) University of Cambridge |
October 2007 |
September 2010 (renewable) |
To assist governments in East Africa in achieving Millennium Development and Education for All Goals through development of a high quality teaching, research and policy studies institute for educator professional development. To enrich the expertise of the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education in relation to the Millennium Development and Education for All Goals in the context of that Faculty’s recently established Centre for Commonwealth Education |
| Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) – Tanzania, Chainama College of Health Sciences – Zambia; Leeds Metropolitan University |
October 2007 |
September 2010 (renewable) |
The purpose of the project is to encourage creation of employment opportunities for urban poor, women and unemployed youth and to promote public awareness on the importance of clean environment, environmental sustainability and cost sharing obligation relating to solid waste management services in urban areas in Tanzania and Zambia. |
For more information on what DelPHE is visit www.britishcouncil.org/learning-delphe.htm or contact us
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