Presentation of the Africa Trade Union Development Network (ATUDN)

Keywords : ATUDN ;

Project Title : Strengthening the Trade Union Regional and Global Networks (TUDCN) for a development paradigm based on social justice and sustainability

Project Summary

Global Project Goal	To contribute to a development paradigm based on social justice and sustainability
Africa Project Goal	To develop and strengthen the capacity of African trade unions for active engagement in the African development agenda in favour of economic structural transformation, employment creation and equitable economic development at the national, sub-regional and regional level.
Specific Objective	To strengthen the capacity of African trade unions to influence development policies at national, sub-regional and regional level.
Name of Donor/Partner	European Union and ITUC-Africa (With 80% and 20% funding respectively)
Project Duration	Four Years

Project Outcomes

At the end of 4 years, it is expected that the project will help trade union centres in the 12 countries to achieve the following results :
Results
	Increased consciousness and understanding by trade unions on development issues beyond the scope of core trade union work.
	Effective engagement in social dialogue with relevant and different institutions on development policies
	Improved capacity to formulate trade union development policy positions
	Effective participation of trade unions in development policy debates and monitoring their implementation
	Improved and strengthened organisational competencies of trade unions
	Consolidated networking of African trade unions on development policy/issues.

Geographic Coverage

The project will be implemented in 12 countries, divided up as follows :

West Africa : Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Senegal and Burkina Faso.

Southern Africa : South Africa, Zambia, DRC

East Africa : Kenya

Central Africa : Chad and Congo Brazzaville

North Africa : Algeria

Project Coordination/Team

Responsibility	Champion
Global Coordination	TUDN Team – Brussels
ATUDN Project Leadership	Deputy Secretary General
ATUDN Cordination	Executive Director – ALREI
Project Implementation	Policy Analyst
Communication	Communication and IT Officer
Finances and Administration	Finance Officer

Implementation Strategies

Thematic research and policy analysis
Education & Training workshops
Network & Alliance building
Regional/Sub-regional seminars
Targeted lobbying and advocacy campaigns
Information sharing and exchanges (through radio, social media, online and printed newsletters & other platforms)