The mission of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) based in the Netherlands is to strengthen information and communication management capacities of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) agricultural and rural development organizations. CTA also endeavors to develop policy and institutional capacity and enhance science and technology (S&T) policy dialogue in these countries. Consequently, the Center collaborated with the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) and the National AIDS Control Council (NACC), Kenya, to convene a meeting for African youth representatives and leaders to reflect and discuss the creation of employment and wealth.

The mission of the ATPS is to improve human and institutional capacity for technology policy formulation, implementation, research, analysis, assessment, monitoring, evaluation and dialogue. The vision of ATPS is to become a centre of excellence and brokerage between S&T policy researchers and implementers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

The corporate mission of the NACC is to reduce the escalation of HIV/AIDS infections, improve the quality of life for the infected and affected and mitigate the socio-economic impacts of the epidemic. The objectives of the Council are to reduce the numbers of HIV infections among vulnerable groups and the general population; improve the treatment and care, protection of rights and access to effective services for the infected and affected; and to adapt existing programmes and develop innovative responses to reduce the impact of the epidemic on communities, social services and economic productivity. Read more