Food Security: 

• €1 billion mobilised through the EC Food Facility, of which approximately €560 m is destined for Africa. Other allocations under the EDF: €200 m that benefit approximately 30 African countries (B-envelop) and the Food Security thematic programme (approx. €220 M per year with more than 40% destined to Africa, and much of the remaining support global programmes and initiatives which benefit Africa, too). Under this thematic programme, a series of concrete activities agreed in Lisbon are being financed:
  • Support to the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and African sub-regional research organisations; the EC alone has mobilised over €45 m for agricultural research.
  • Progress in implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP), including through a Multi-Donor Trust Fund with funding from EC (€5 m), the Netherlands (€5 m).
  • Strengthening of regional farmers' organisations in East, West, Central and Southern Africa through a project that started in early 2009 (€5 m).

Health:

• EU has contributed to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), with the EC alone providing € 100 m per year in 2008 and 2009, and committing 9.5 million in 2008 to the Global Fund for Vaccines and Immunization. Africa has received some 60% of all GFATM financing since 2002.
• The EU supports the review processes of the Maputo Plan of Action on Sexual and Reproductive Health and rights of African countries. AU and EC representatives are working together with civil society and international partners to learn from best practices; mobilize resources; and secure a recommitment by African ministers and Heads of State.
• €121 m being allocated to health research with €27 m dedicated for neglected diseases. The 4th call of FP7s Health Theme (July 2009) includes a call on- "Better health for Africa" - with an indicative budget of €39 m. This call builds on the Global Ministerial Summit on Heath Research held in Bamako (Nov. 2008) and collaboration with WHO.

Education:

• The EC has contributed to the catalytic Fund of the Education for All Fast Track Initiative €22 m in 2007; €5.6 m in 2008 and €4.5 m in 2009. 21 out of 30 countries that benefited from the Fund are in Africa. As part of its support (€1.45 m) to the International Task Force Teachers for EFA, the EC will also support a conference in Africa on Teacher policy issues with African Ministers of Education in mid-2010.
• The EC's involvement with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) has been revitalised, where it now stands as a steering committee member.
• At the regional level the partnership has agreed to support collaboration in SADC and EAC on quality management of education and linkage between education and economic growth strategies.