The European Union, one of the world’s top traditional donors, needs to take a different approach to the way the it supports the role of the private sector in EU development efforts in their partner countries — and more importantly, explain better how this works.
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In a Devex LinkedIn discussion following the release of an issue paper aimed to help guide the development of the bloc’s private sector work, several aid professionals agreed that while many donors are indeed looking to engaging businesses in their poverty eradication programs, they really must change the way they are involving the private sector. On the eve of the public consultation’s February 14 deadline, what was the feedback from our readers?
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
