🌟 Vision and Mission
The Global Development Alliance for Asia & Africa (GDAAA) is an international platform for South-South cooperation, focusing on skills development, education, innovation, culture, and sustainable partnerships between the Asian and African regions.
Its mission is to promote equitable and sustainable development, based on the exchange of knowledge, co-innovation and the creation of inclusive socio-economic opportunities on an intercontinental scale.
🎯 Strategic Objectives
- Strengthening human and institutional capacities through training, research and academic exchanges.
- Promote intercontinental synergies through integrated development projects (education, culture, local development, entrepreneurship).
- Support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through concrete initiatives in African and Asian territories.
- Create a space for dialogue, solidarity and operational cooperation between public, private and academic stakeholders.
🏛️ Organizational Mode
The GDAAA is structured as a multipolar and collaborative alliance, based on a decentralized model with shared governance. It operates around geographic and thematic poles, led by local and regional coordination.
Main organs:
Operating procedures: Co-construction of programs, regular virtual/physical meetings, digital platform, ethical charter.
🤝 Types of Members and Actors
Universities, NGOs, Foundations, Contributing Companies
Teacher-Researchers, Volunteer Experts, GDAAA Academy Club facilitators
Students, GDAAA Ambassadors, International Family members
Executive Board, Board of Directors
GDAAA Academy Club: student network in partner universities fostering co-creation, SDG projects, and intercontinental innovation.
📌 Activities and Programs
- University and scientific exchange programs
- Intercontinental cultural and artistic meetings
- Incubation of projects for youth employment
- Educational projects for rural and marginalized areas
- Cooperation Forum (annual) & Economic/diplomatic missions
- GDAAA Academy Club: SDG engagement, innovation forums, training.
- Health, Wellness and Technology, International Mobility, Economic Intelligence
⚡ Projects and Studies in Progress
Partner: Dr. Ben Ali & network. Mobilizing medical innovation, prevention, community education to reduce cancer incidence.
Planned 2025, co-construction of health policies, digitalization, pharmaceutical sovereignty.
Nature-biodiversity cluster model for Kongo-Central: conservation, sustainable tourism, community development.
Partner: Digital Development Agency (ADN), DRC. Tech hub for digital innovation & youth inclusion.
🔬 Additionally, the GDAAA promotes biodiversity preservation, environmental education, and academic mobility actions aligned with SDGs.
🌐 Partnerships, Network & Cooperation
The GDAAA collaborates with universities (SUPTECH Tunisia, IDHP Paris, RUSTA, partners in China, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Nigeria), NGOs, development agencies, and diaspora networks. Priorities include:
- South-South & Triangular: inter-university exchanges, sustainable agriculture, health, digital culture, youth entrepreneurship.
- South-North cooperation: strategic alliances with European, North American, and Asian research centers, technology transfer, SDG financing.
- GDAAA ACADEMY CLUB deployed in partner universities to lead student SDG projects and creativity spaces.
Alignment with ECOSOC objectives: sustainable development, education for all, public-private partnerships, equality and innovation.
💰 Funding & Performance Dashboard
Funding: Annual contributions from members, international donors, co-financed projects (mobility, scholarships), university diplomacy funds.
| Performance Indicator | Annual Target (pilot phase) |
|---|---|
| Number of students and teachers on mobility | 100 |
| Number of partner universities | 50 members in 2 years |
| Co-financed projects in priority sectors | 10 projects |
| Number of scholarships awarded | 50/year |
| Number of publications or joint works | 50/year |
ECOSOC alignment: GDAAA actively supports the ECOSOC agenda on equitable development, partnership mobilization, and interregional cooperation.
📬 Institutional Contact
General Secretariat of GDAAA
Address: El Ghazala Ariana Technology Center, Tunis
Email: info@gdaaa.org
Website: www.gdaaa.org
For partnership inquiries, Academy Club deployment, or SDG joint initiatives, please reach out to our secretariat.