In December 2000 the ACBF Executive Board approved a grant of US$1.3 million to the Government of Guinea Bissau for the implementation of the Project National de Renforcement des capacities-Celulled’Appui a la Formation (PNRC-CAF), which helped increase the number of skilled policy analysts and development managers in Guinea Bissau. At its 34th Regular Meeting, in December 2005, the Executive Board approved a second grant of US$ 1 million to PNRC-CAF II.
The overall goal of the project wasto consolidate the achievements of Celulled’Appui a la Formation and contribute to building a critical mass of well-trained economic policy analysts and managers within government ministries and departments through formal academic training and other professional development activities.