1. REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT Creating a new culture of information sharing in the MENA region

2. REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT Program Objectives RPCD is a demand-driven program that responds to the research needs across the region, and works to create a new culture of information sharing in the MENA region. Conduct original and secondary research, evaluations and analysis Build regional capacity: Increasing the number of institutions and organizations that have access to development information Share cutting edge research and best practices in development across the region

3. REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT RPCD Presence EgyptMoroccoJordanIraq YemenLebanon Palestine

4. REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT RPCD Focus Areas Democracy and Governance Youth Engagement and Development Natural Resource Management

5. REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT Partnership Forum to facilitate more effective communication, information, and resource sharing 135 Organizations 150 Experts USAID Regional stakehold ers Research institution s Organizati ons Individual

6. REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT Webinars National Workshops Regional Conferences Publications Expert sharing E-newsletter Translations Answering Research Questions How we create and share information

7. REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT RPCD Portal www.mena-partnership.info

8. REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT Thank you!