Ginger Group : governance, education and health

7.5 %

of Official Development Assistance

Official Development Assistance (ODA) for education has reached a record level of US$16.3bn in 2022, or 7.5% of total development aid. Ginger SOFRECO's work in the Education, Vocational Training and Employment department is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In particular, SDG 4 aims to ensure quality education for all, thereby promoting equal opportunities. The stakes are high, since more than 244 million children in the world still do not go to school (UNESCO, 2022). SDG 8 aims to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. The issue involves combatting youth unemployment, which can be as high as 20% in some African countries.

The main actors in the sector are specialised international organisations such as UNESCO, UNICEF and the ILO, which work on the major strategic orientations. As service providers, consultancy firms such as Ginger SOFRECO provide specialised technical support for the implementation of major national or regional programmes, working alongside governments and line ministries.

_Education systems

Our work includes modernising education systems, building and renovating schools, training teachers and setting up innovative learning programmes.

_Vocational training

Our initiatives aim to improve the skills and employability of young people and adults. The projects to which Ginger SOFRECO is committed support the creation of promising career paths that meet the needs of a constantly evolving labour market.

_Growth

We are proud to contribute to young people’s access to employment and to promote sustainable economic growth in developing countries.

""The mission of Conseil Santé and Ginger International is to support ministries of health, public health operators and international funding agencies in implementing their policies and projects. The strength of our organisations lies in their human resources. Both companies have an experienced, multidisciplinary team (doctors, pharmacists, economists, etc.) that is responsive and provides support tailored to our clients’ specific needs, while drawing upon a global network of high-level decision-makers and managers in more than 100 emerging countries.
With this unique expertise, we are proud of our commitment to improving the health of people around the world. Ginger International also has an Energy/Environment department that draws on the know-how of the Group's in-house engineers.
This synergy between health and the environment puts us in a position to respond more effectively to the challenges of climate change and the new social, environmental and health issues. It also enables us to take the One Health and One Planet concepts into account, which require additional skills and specific high-level expertise."

Xavier LANNUZEL

Director of Ginger's Healthcare Division

"Education and vocational training are an integral part of Ginger SOFRECO's institutional business. Our official development assistance work in education is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 4, which aims to ensure quality education for all, thereby promoting equal opportunities. Our work includes modernising education systems, building and renovating schools, training teachers and setting up innovative learning programmes. In the area of vocational training, our actions support SDG 8 by working to improve the skills and employability of young people and adults. The projects to which Ginger SOFRECO is committed support the creation of promising career paths that meet the needs of the constantly evolving labour market. We are proud to help reduce youth unemployment and to promote sustainable economic growth in developing countries."

Hugues TEMPLE-BOYER

Director of the Education, Vocational Training and Employment Department, Ginger SOFRECO

The sector is governed by regional and international standards that Ginger SOFRECO, through its missions, helps to build and strengthen in order to ensure the quality of teaching and learning. International recognition of diplomas and qualifications is a major issue for young people in the countries in which we operate.

The EMORI project, Tunisia

Between 2021 and 2022, Ginger SOFRECO supported the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Research in the creation of the ATEA (Tunisian Evaluation and Accreditation Agency). This highly technical operation was carried out in collaboration with the French High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES) and the Engineering Qualifications Commission (Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur - CTI). The creation of this agency will enable Tunisia to improve the quality of its higher education and research, bringing it into line with European and international standards.

Good governance

Ginger INTERNATIONAL is involved in good governance projects with governments and funding agencies and has established itself as a leading player in this field. Good governance is a strategic issue in the fight against poverty and the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Find out more about the actions and tools we have implemented to achieve this.

ISP project in Morocco

Between 2020 and 2021, Ginger SOFRECO supported the extension of the Integrated School Project (ISP) experiment to secondary schools in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al-Hoceima, Fès-Meknès and Marrakech-Safi regions of Morocco. This approach enables secondary schools to manage their own development, while remaining open to their community, by encouraging community and private sector involvement through a public-private partnership (PPP) approach.

PROMEKIN

Ginger INTERNATIONAL is implementing the second phase of the Mother and Child Project in Kinshasa (DR Congo), which has a budget of 17 million Euros (funded by the French Development Agency) and will run for 4 years. The aim of this project is to improve the health of the population, especially women, mothers and children, in disadvantaged urban areas on the outskirts of Kinshasa, particularly in the Kingasani and Binza Météo health zones. Find out more about how we are supporting these 2 maternity units.

Studies on higher education and employment in the Ivory Coast

Since the beginning of 2023, Ginger SOFRECO has been conducting 3 simultaneous studies to provide the government of the Ivory Coast with evidence to improve the integration of young graduates into the labour market by ensuring a better match between graduate training and market needs. These include a study to define a higher education funding policy, another to prepare the reform of the Higher Technician Diploma (BTS - Brevet de Technicien Supérieur) and another to develop a strategy for the creation of a professional integration observatory, including an action plan and regulatory texts.

COVAX

As part of the implementation of the COVAX initiative to accelerate the development, production and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, GINGER INTERNATIONAL, with funding from the World Bank, is working to ensure that vaccination is carried out in accordance with national and international standards and in a transparent, high-quality and sustainable manner. Find out more about what we're doing in the DR Congo.

Technical assistance for the SUNREF programme in Madagascar

The general objectives of the French Development Agency’s action through the SUNREF programme in Madagascar are to combat climate change, improve access to resources and energy, develop and promote the country's energy transition and protect the environment.
These objectives are divided into two main sub-objectives specific to SUNREF-type programmes:

Encouraging the emergence of a green finance offer from local banks
Supporting private companies in setting up renewable energy, energy efficiency and environmental protection projects, while encouraging the emergence of a context conducive to the development of the targeted sectors (renewable energy, energy efficiency and the environment).

Governance, education and health

_Among today's major challenges

_Supporting all actors in the sector

_Our expertise, our support