BTC
The responsibility for implementing governmental cooperation lies with the development cooperation agency Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC). The governmental cooperation work BTC carries out on behalf of DGD includes dealing with study grants and training grants, but the agency can also carry out assignments for other national and international bodies working on sustainable development.
BTC runs more than 300 projects in 30 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
BTC was set up as a public-law company with social purposes. BTC’s relations with the Belgian state are set out in a management contract.
BTC also runs the Junior programme.