For reasons of confidentiality, client names and certain details are intentionally anonymised. These cases reflect real mandates conducted by Athenza Conseil.
A French employers' organisation sought to develop a technical training centre in partnership with a Senegalese chamber of commerce under the ERASMUS+ International programme. Before any commitment, a scoping diagnostic was conducted to assess institutional feasibility, stakeholder alignment and conditions for success.
Outcome: Revised project phasing recommended and two prerequisite conditions identified to address before engaging formal partnership procedures.
A European private foundation was exploring the funding of a solar programme across three West African countries under the Global Gateway. The diagnostic assessed coherence with target countries' national priorities, the project's institutional legibility and access conditions for EU blended financing mechanisms.
Outcome: Revised geographic scope and repositioned narrative aligned with EU-Global Gateway priorities, increasing the likelihood of accessing targeted financing windows.
A Belgian hospital network sought to formalise a partnership with two Central African health facilities for a medical skills transfer programme. The mandate covered the legal structuring of the partnership, drafting of MoUs and preparation of the DG INTPA co-funding application.
Outcome: Tripartite framework agreement signed and co-funding application submitted to the European Commission within the required deadlines.
Strategic oversight mandate supporting a French NGO coordinating a multi-stakeholder food security programme in the Sahel, co-financed by the EDF. Local partner coordination, institutional reporting, budget amendment management and maintaining coherence between funder objectives and field realities.
Outcome: Programme compliance maintained over 8 months despite two major security context revisions, with no suspension of disbursements by the funder.
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