Sentence examples for a development initiative from inspiring English sources

The European Union's 'Everything But Arms' (EBA) policy is a development initiative designed to offer least developed countries tariff- and quota-free access to the Union's market for all exports, with the exception of armaments.

The T.T. began as a development initiative.

Measuring the full impact of a development initiative like the Katine project can be an intricate affair, which is why Amref is conducting a "baseline survey" of randomly selected households in the sub-county's 66 villages.

William Nangle, executive editor of The Northwest Indiana Times, said he did not see a conflict of interest in a news media company's playing a lead role in a development initiative by orchestrating redevelopment coverage and seeking investors.

The differences in revenue are so great that the logic of proposing single-use systems as a development initiative seems flawed.

On the political front, President Joseph Kabila has shown much more interest in regime consolidation than implementing his five-point development agenda - which most Congolese consider more as a political slogan than a development initiative.

Thrive's Helena Entrepreneur Center (HEC) was their first major development project, which began after receiving a seed-funding grant from the Walton Family Foundation by way of the Delta Bridge Project (a community development initiative that created a 10 year county-wide strategic plan).

They include: a social housing program in Chile; an urban development initiative in South Korea; a Swedish alternative to the cyclist's helmet; a free eyeglasses project in Mexico; and a global empowerment movement for children run from India.

In 2011, the Minnesota Council on Black Minnesotans and the Minnesota Humanities Center awarded SoulTouch a Humanities Legacy grant to develop "In the Footsteps of Gordon Parks", a youth development initiative and celebration of his legacy.

Resources and programs for staff development have been significantly increased including better training for policy and advocacy, an improved new representative induction program, and a leadership development initiative to identify high potential mid-management staff.

Mercedes, Volkswagen and other carmakers have laboratories in the region, I.B.M. has a battery development initiative, and the Nummi plant in Fremont, once a joint venture of General Motors and Toyota, has been reopened by Tesla.