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Overview

Under the Nature Nourishes-the State and Resilience Building Contract (SRBC) in Sierra Leone, the European Union (EU) Delegation in collaboration with the Government of Sierra Leone, provided technical assistance to the Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) in public sector auditing. The initiative aimed to build technical capacity of the performance auditors in environmental and performance auditing to turn audit evidence into practical solutions, that contributes to addressing complex environmental challenges (such as biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution), and foster good environment governance and accountability.

Key Components of the Technical Support covered

Figure 1: ASSL performance auditors undertaking on-site
risk assessment in the Western Area Peninsula National Park

• Hands-on application of environmental risk assessment tool for a structured risk-based approach to audit planning and execution.
• Evidence based application of Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness, Equity and Environmental Sustainability (5Es) using a systems-thinking, to evaluate protected areas (national parks, game reserves, and sanctuaries).
• On-the-job mentoring and practical methodological coaching to ensure timely delivery of audit work.

• Hands-on training of performance auditors in writing high-quality and impactful environmental and performance audit reports that evaluate both regulatory compliance and tangible socio-economic and environmental conservation outcomes.

Figure 2: ASSL performance auditors engaging the protected
area edge community, Gola Rainforest National Park

Results of the Intervention

• Auditing framework development and hands-on application of risk assessment for systematic audit planning and execution.
• Strengthened Audit Process: ASSL auditors gained practical experience linking public sector inputs directly to verifiable conservation outcomes.
• Protected Area Management Insights: Provided empirical evidence on critical management issues, covering strategic planning and financial resource mobilization, co-management in biodiversity conservation and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) activities, monitoring and enforcement systems, and suggested practical and transformative actions for the sustainable governance and management of protected areas in Sierra Leone.

Why the Intervention Matters?

• Shifted internal perspectives of performance auditors at the ASSL by demonstrating that high-quality, and impactful environmental and performance audits can be completed timely.
• Established internal operational tools, including an environmental audit manual and environmental risk assessment framework, aligned with the International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs).
• Developed a risk-based environmental-performance audit function, capable of transforming audit evidence into practical solutions for long-term environmental governance and management.

With the strengthened risk-based environmental-performance audit function at ASSL, amidst the increasingly complex socio-economic development issues such as biodiversity loss, climate change, disaster risk, and sustainable natural-resource management. The intervention demonstrates that ASSL if fully capacitated, it can serve a strategic advisory role in environment and natural resource accountability in Sierra Leone, supporting sustainable socio-economic growth and development.

On 8th March we celebrated International Women’s Rights Day, but the conversation mustn’t stop there.

Women are disproportionately affected by crises — displaced, targeted by violence, and left behind by fragile economies — and yet they remain starkly underserved by the very development efforts designed to respond.

At Linpico, we strive to pursue not just gender sensitivity, but gender responsiveness — across our multidisciplinary work in public finance management, governance, education, trade & private sector development, and beyond. Whether we are formulating programmes, delivering technical assistance, or conducting evaluations, gender is not an add-on.

We are proud that 60% of Linpico France’s personnel and 75% of its directors are women. A gender-balanced team is meaningful, but it is not a substitute for structurally addressing inequality. Real change comes from the way projects are designed, not just who delivers them – and any commitments have to translate into practice.

Technical Assistance for Strengthening Municipal Management in Human Resources, Taxation, Public Finances and ICT in 22 Municipalities of the Provinces of Niassa, Zambézia, Sofala and Gaza in Mozambique

Within the framework of the decentralization process, the Government of Mozambique, with the support of the World Bank, Linpico implemented the Urban and Local Development Project (PDUL), coordinated by the Ministry of State Administration and Public Service (MAEFP). In addition to the MAEFP, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources also participated as partners in the PDUL.

The implementation of the activities involved 24 experts, working in the four intervention Provinces (Gaza, Niassa, Sofala and Zambézia and a core team in Maputo.

Linpico is proud to have contributed to improving the performance of municipal management and increasing the collection of own source revenues by municipalities in Mozambique.

Linpico is proud to have recently supported a workshop aimed at strengthening public debt management practices in Bangladesh. The workshop held at Cox’s Bazar in July 2025 was facilitated by the following experts:

1. Thomson Fontaine (Phd)
2. Geoff Dubrow
3. Dr. Md. Deen Islam
4. Mohit Sah

The workshop was conducted by the Asian Development Bank and Government Officials from Finance Division, Economic Relations Division, Financial Institutions Division, National Board of Revenue and Bangladesh Bank were invited for the workshop.

We are proud to share the award of a new EU-funded Technical Assistance to Papua New Guinea’s Department of National Planning and Monitoring (DNPM).

Through this assignment, implemented under the EU–PNG Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2021–2027, Linpico will support DNPM in strengthening its capacity to identify, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate EU development cooperation initiatives.

Our key objectives include:
✅ Building the skills of DNPM staff through tailored training, mentoring, and hands-on capacity building.
✅ Supporting the effective implementation of projects under the European Development Fund (EDF) and the MIP 2021–2027.
✅ Mainstreaming EU cross-cutting priorities such as gender equality, climate action, human rights, disability inclusion, and support to indigenous peoples.

Linpico is then looking forward to supporting PNG’s national development agenda and strengthening the long-standing partnership between the European Union and Papua New Guinea.

Since November 2024, Linpico has implemented the FUNCTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL DIAGNOSIS of the Rural Land Agency (AFOR) in Ivory Coast.

This contract, co-financed by the French Development Agency (AFD), is part of the C2D’s BUDGET SUPPORT FOR RURAL LAND SECTORS.

The Rural Land Agency (AFOR) of Côte d’Ivoire is central to the implementation of the National Rural Land Security Program (PNSFR), adopted in 2023, with the ambition of securing 23 million hectares of rural land by 2033.

Our mission was to analyze AFOR’s capacity to absorb the increasing number of land certification operations and propose recommendations for the implementation of this ambitious program. It was structured around three mandates (diagnostic, roadmap to 2030, action plan), adopting a hybrid approach combining an assessment of critical functions and a SWOT analysis.

Our team of four senior experts—a mission leader, a management and training expert, a public finance expert, an IT expert, and a rural land expert—has been deployed since December 2024 in Abidjan and the regions to work with AFOR’s central offices and regional delegations.

By the end of 2024, AFOR had issued 61,353 land certificates, cordoned off and demarcated 5,385 village territories, and formalized 57,819 agricultural contracts, exceeding the 2023 forecast. These results, supported by projects such as PAFR, PAMOFOR, and PRESFOR, demonstrate enhanced operational capacity. Digitalization, via the SIFOR-CI program created in 2020, automates flows, acting as a functional buffer against the consolidation of the PNSFR.

AFOR, although built on solid foundations, must nevertheless address major challenges to ensure the consolidation of the PNSFR. Our team has thus established a roadmap and an action plan to support AFOR until 2030. The recommendations made aim to strengthen its role as a linchpin of rural land governance, contributing to social stability and economic development.

Following the implementation of the PADER Program (Programme d’Appui au Développement Rural au Cameroun) from 2016 to 2020, the European Union (EU) and BMZ mobilized resources for the implementation of a more ambitious, expanded program in the cotton basin, entitled ABC PADER (Appui aux mutations du Bassin Cotonnier, Programme d’Appui au Développement Rural), which ran from 2020 to 2024.

Linpico, in partnership with EMI Consulting, completed the final evaluation of this project in June, the objectives of which were:

➢ To provide relevant EU departments, interested stakeholders, and the general public with an independent and comprehensive analysis of the performance of the ABC-PADER Program

➢ To identify key lessons learned, conclusions, and useful recommendations for improving current and future interventions.

The evaluation process combined the analysis of Program documents with the collection of information gathered directly from stakeholders, including institutions, beneficiaries and Program partners. The team of evaluators provided by Linpico and EMI developed the evaluation methodology, carried out the document analysis and conducted the field survey in four (04) communes, two (02) in the Adamaoua Region [Communes of Ngaoundéré III and Commune of Mbé] and two (02) in the North Region [Communes of Ngong and Commune of Mayo Oulo]. In addition, interviews with some beneficiaries and stakeholders were conducted in Garoua and Yaoundé.

Linpico is proud to announce that we are now providing EViews training to the Macro Fiscal Group in Sierra Leone. The overall objective is to build capacity among authorities of the Macro Fiscal Group in the use of the Sierra Leone Integrated Macroeconomic Model (SLIMM). Training started on 11^Th August 2025 for MFSG participants in the preparation of macroeconomic policy notes based on various scenarios derived from the model.

The SLIMM model remains critical for macroeconomic management, planning as well as budgeting purposes in Sierra Leone. The model has undergone various revisions including the update of the data and developing an Eviews backend to do the computation of the model.

Linpico is proud to announce the award of a new project funded by the European Union: Education Sector Public Expenditure Review (PER) in Greenland. This assignment, commissioned under the FWC SEA 2023 Lot 6 framework, will support the Government of Greenland in improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and equity of public education spending.

During implementation, Linpico will conduct a comprehensive assessment of public expenditure in Greenland’s education sector. This will include an analysis of budget allocations, financial efficiency, service delivery performance, and fiscal sustainability. Our team will engage key national and local stakeholders, carry out in-depth data analysis, and deliver actionable policy recommendations to help optimise education investments, enhance service delivery, and support long-term financial sustainability.

The findings will directly contribute to the EU-Greenland education partnership and inform strategic reforms aligned with the new Greenlandic Education Strategy 2024–2030.

Good luck to Laury Incorvaia and the Project Team!

On July 3, 2025, Linpico’s Evaluation Team successfully organized the Final Dissemination Seminar for the Evaluation of EU Support to Private Sector Development in North Macedonia. The primary objective of this evaluation was to deliver an independent and comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of EU-funded interventions aimed at fostering private sector development in the country. The evaluation examined how well these initiatives aligned with their original objectives and the extent to which they contributed to measurable economic outcomes.

The seminar, taking place in Skopje, served as a platform for meaningful dialogue, bringing together key stakeholders such as representatives from the European Union Delegation, implementing partners including GIZ and EBRD, as well as officials from the Ministry of Economy, various inspectorates, the Bureau of Metrology, chambers of commerce, and beneficiary companies. In total, 20 participants attended the event.

Following the presentation of the evaluation findings, participants engaged in constructive discussions on several critical topics. These included identifying priorities for future interventions, addressing the specific needs of the private sector, and exploring effective strategies to promote sustainable economic growth. Additionally, participants shared lessons learned and examples of good practice from ongoing and past projects, highlighting how these insights can inform the design and implementation of future EU-supported programs.