Situated in the heart of Europe, our mission is to contribute to capacity development of the development actors notably working with EU funds. Our services focus on training and consultancy programmes in the context of EU external cooperation on the one hand and tailor made services for a wide variety of development actors working within and outside the scope of the EU external cooperation on the other hand.
NEW : Planning Open Entry Courses 2012 here.

MDF Brussels contributes to capacity development through the following EU training & support programmes:
For more information, see MDF experience list.
We develop training and consultancy in capacity development of actors in the Belgian development sphere and abroad including services such as:
These courses are offered as Open Entry Courses in French, see our list of courses on the French website.
You can also contact us for a tailor made course.
Consult our website, write or call us, it will be our pleasure to discuss your specific needs.
We hope to meet you in Brussels or in your own organisation!
Melinda Wezenaar, Director, MDF-Brussels
EDF and EU Budget procedures : We have successfully managed two consecutive training programmes on EDF procedures for the ACP-EU cooperation actors (1998 – 2009) and a similar programe for the ENPI countries on Budget procedures, see MDF experience list and search EDF or ENPI.
Now we continue offering a range of training modules on various subjects related to programme management funded by the EC external aid instruments. Intended for NAO/ representatives beneficiary countries, technical ministries, project staff and consulting organisations implementing projects.
EDF and EU Budget procedures : We offer several trainings in the field of
• public procurement, decentralised operations aimed specifically to persons working as technical assistants, consultancy organisations and beneficiaries of EU external cooperation;
• grants for those involved in fundraising, proposal writing and grant management.
Read more details on this webpage
MDF has build up a strong track record of projects both within the EU context as in the Development Cooperation context. For an overview of some of our clients and read how your former colleagues valued our courses.
“Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand”: Confucius. MDF trainers are therefore committed to facilitate your learning process through highly interactive courses and consultancies. In our training we take your competence into account. We value what you already know and your competencies. We build onto these and explore how you can do even better.
See more information on our approach.
