ADELANTE 2

ADELANTE Window - Fostering triangular partnerships for innovative initiatives - with positive impact on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Towards a Solution

To address this challenge, ADELANTE 2 intends to demonstrate the potential of Triangular Cooperation to contribute effectively to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean, and in the European Union countries. It promotes the role of multi-stakeholder and multilevel Triangular Cooperation Partnerships for the execution of Triangular Cooperation Initiatives, based on the exchange and triangulation of knowledge.

ADELANTE 2 is an international development cooperation programme of the European Commission, managed by the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), that aims to contribute to fulfilling the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with more inclusive and sustainable development, through the promotion and use of Triangular Cooperation between Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean, harnessing the full potential of the international partnerships inherent to this modality.

The ADELANTE Triangular Cooperation Window EU - Latin America and the Caribbean (ADELANTE Window) is a funding mechanism and instrument, within the framework of ADELANTE 2, which aims to mobilize and channel EU resources towards partnerships between Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean that correspond to the Triangular Cooperation modality.

ADELANTE 2 and the ADELANTE Window understand Triangular Cooperation in the following manner: “Triangular Cooperation is a horizontal and partnership-centred modality, in which the complementary knowledge and experience of the different partners and their resources are harnessed to jointly create solutions that respond to development challenges”. The programme builds on the experience of the four years of phase 1 and is also part of the growing discussions on Triangular Cooperation at the international level, aligned with its own good practices and those of other partners.

The ADELANTE Window receives a budget allocation from the EU with an overall indicative amount of EUR 5MM with an expected duration of four years, coordinated through announcements or ‘annual Windows’ from 2021 to 2024, organized into a demand-driven approach. 

In May 2021, the first annual Window was launched. The ADELANTE Window 2021 was open to all EU-LAC countries, (from national cooperation agencies and public entities, at national and subnational level, to private, social and research entities, as well as multilateral, international and regional organizations and international financial institutions, among others) covering all SDGs.  

To qualify, entities must assume one of the following partnership roles: 

• Beneficiary: from a LAC country, seeks support to meet a development challenge and makes their knowledge and experience available.
• First provider: from a LAC country, has experience in addressing the same development challenge in a similar context as the Beneficiary, shares knowledge and experience with the Beneficiary and partners.
• Second provider: from an EU country, contributes to strengthening the partnership and provides support through its knowledge, experience and financial resources.

The ADELANTE Window 2021 resulted in the financing of 15 Triangular Cooperation Initiatives that were implemented from August 2021 to April 2022. These Initiatives involved 83 entities from 17 EU and LAC countries, which comprised 15 partnerships that implemented, with the support of the ADELANTE Team, 94 “knowledge triangulation activities”, such as workshops, seminars, congresses, consultancies, study visits, internships, studies and courses. Over 2,100 participants directly benefited from these activities.

Of the 15 ADELANTE Window 2021 Initiatives, eight contribute to SDG 8, addressing 9 of its 10 targets. The other seven initiatives contribute to SDGs 7, 9, 11 and 12. All of them contribute to SDG 10 and SDG 17. In this regard, the demand on the ADELANTE Window 2021 is especially oriented towards objectives under the theme of ‘Prosperity’. 

The Triangular Cooperation Initiatives that were selected are harnessing the knowledge and expertise of the partnership's member entities, to generate new knowledge that can be applied to respond effectively to a development challenge. This new knowledge is collected and systematized through models that facilitate its practical application. This logic results in the capacity-building of the entities and of the partnership itself, in addition to fostering the creation of specialized networks with a broader scope.

The ADELANTE Window has a team of professionals that support the Initiatives. It is through this team that the EU’s participation in the partnership is made effective. The ADELANTE Team is tasked with contributing decisively to the quality of each of the Initiatives throughout their management cycle, with their participation and contribution being essential in the final formulation phase and throughout implementation. 

The team also conducts the logistical coordination and direct contracting of logistics services, professional services associated with the activities. These are carried out in full coordination with the partnership members (those selected for funding) and according to the objectives, the intervention methodology and the action plan of the Initiative.

Once the implementation of the Initiatives is completed – undertaken with superior quality in its Triangular Cooperation approach, involving the capacity-building of the staff in the entities and in the partnership itself and impacting positively on sustainable development – the contributions towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will be highlighted, along with the lessons learnt.