KOLPING INTERNATIONAL together with the Uganda Kolping Society and financial support from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany invites to a Workshop on Financial Administration and Risk Management with special emphasis on formats and requirements in the context of projects being co-financed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany.
Time
Monday 27th April to Wednesday 29thApril, 2026
Location
Kampala Kolping Hotel
Plot 132, Bombo Road
Makerere Kavule
Kampala/Uganda
Content
The workshop is directed to local, English- and French-speaking partner organizations of German NGOs in Africa and offers an extensive program on the topic of Financial Administration of BMZ-projects. Mr. Volker Sowade, semi-retired External Auditor, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany (BMZ), Mrs. Karin Wollgarten, Head of Finance & Administration (KOLPING INTERNATIONAL) and Mr. Ralf Tepel, freelance consultant, will be presenting the requirements regarding the funding guidelines, financial administration and requirements of annual (audit) reports of BMZ projects. Apart from that, qualitative standards of documents/reports being subject of the annual reports and audits will be communicated. In addition, special emphasis will be laid on the issue of risk management, i.e. the team will sensitise on the relevance and importance of different dimensions of risks, risk assessment and appropriate steps to avoid or minimise risks. The presentations and discussions shall mainly follow very practical examples as well as representative case studies and best practices from the field of NGO-operations. In working group exercises actual problems will be discussed and practicable solutions will be jointly elaborated.
Language
The workshop language will be English, with simultaneous translation into French.
Registration
Please send the filled registration form (see annex) by 15th March, 2026 to AnnelieMones@kolping.net. Your registration will be confirmed by mail soon after it has reached our office. A maximum of two persons per local NGO will be considered. Number of participants will be 50.
For any clarification, please contact KOLPING INTERNATIONAL in Cologne, Germany: Ms. Karin Wollgarten (KarinWollgarten@kolping.net) or Ms. Annelie Mones (AnnelieMones@kolping.net).
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