Technical Cooperation Facility (TCF) and Support to NAO in Liberia – LR/FED/041-805

This programme is a continuation of two existing EU support interventions to the Government and people of Liberia: 1) Technical Cooperation Facility (TCF), and 2) Support to the NAO Function, Aid Harmonization and Coordination in Liberia.

TCF: Current and future EU-Liberia development cooperation programming is effectively and efficiently designed and implemented, and takes fully into account local realities and cross-cutting issues, especially gender equality.

National Authorizing Office (NAO) Support Project: The NAO Support project to improve the EU-Liberia cooperation through the National Authorizing Office and aid coordination system within the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) that is reinforced in its ability to manage funds.

This project is also to strengthen the NAO system in Liberia to observe its  responsibilities and obligations under the Cotonou Agreement through capacity development to effectively programme, supervise, manage, monitor the implementation and account for EU cooperation development projects, and programmes on time, following  accepted standards procedures to move more towards ownership and alignment to national structures. 

The implementing partner is Agriconsulting Europe, S.A (AESA) and is valued at EUR 1,696,800.00. The duration of the project is 36 months which began on May 19, 2017 and Ended on May 18, 2020 (Extended to December 9, 2020).