Projects

Project: work for change beneficiary: Zuiddag Duration: 2015 Budget: 45.000 euro 'Work for Change' means one working day for Flemish and Brussels school pupils between 15 and 20 years. The money they earn - 40 to 50 euros - they donate to a youth project in the South. Zuiddag stimulates young people to develop an active engagement, now and later. 

Project: Improve the overall health policy of Mozambique Beneficiary: Mozambican Ministry of Health (MISAU) Duration: 2015 Budget: 1,971,086 euros On July 30, 2008, the Mozambican Government and a group of 19 donors, including Flanders, signed the Memorandum of Understanding regarding PROSAUDE II. This will create a single financing mechanism (sector fund) for the financial contributions of international donors to the health sector and assistance in the form of general budget support.

Project: cooperation agreement UNAIDS beneficiary: UNAIDS Duration: 2015-2018 Budget: 3.000.000 euro Sub sahara Africa remains the region with the highest number of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV). Of the currently 35 million PLHIV, there are 24.7 million (70%!) In this region, while this region houses only 13% of the world's population.  With the cooperation agreement, Flanders will continue to support UNAIDS at level of headquarters and country offices in 8 countries in the SAC region.

Project: monitoring management of public finances of the Ministry of Health of Mozambique Beneficiary: BTC Duration: 2015-2016 Budget: 449.966 euro This grant contributes to the realisation of the objectives in the strategy paper Flanders-Mozambique 2011-2015 which focuses on health care. In agreement with the Framework Decree and by extension with the Country Strategy Paper work is done on the transversal theme ‘good governance’ by concentrating on improving governance. Flanders delivers technical expertise through delegated cooperation with BTC.

Project: provide humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees and to develop development-oriented activities for them. Beneficiary: UNRWA Duration: 2016-2018 Budget: 150.000 euro On 23 October 2015, the Government of Flanders decided to continue the aid to UNRWA till 2018 with a annually amount of 150,000 euros. Through this support, the Government provides assistance to the affected population in the Palestinian territories and contributes to the post 2015 targets on poverty, food security, health and education.

Project: a reduction in maternal and child mortality figures in Mozambique through the development and/or adapting and testing of new technologies Beneficiary: Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) Duration: 2016-2018 Budget: 780.000 euro The IMNH-MNCH project aims at a reduction in maternal and child mortality figures (i.e. newborns and children under 5 yrs) in Mozambique through the development and/or adapting and testing of new technologies in close cooperation with the government and the manufacturers.

Project:  improving the access and reach of agricultural extension services for smallholder farmers Beneficiary: Farm Radio Trust Duration: 2014-2019 Budget: 1.045.000 euro The objective of the programme ‘Scaling-up Radio and ICTs in Enhancing Extension Delivery’ (SRIEED) is to improve the access and reach of agricultural extension services for smallholder farmers. For a long time already radio has been internationally acknowledged as an important instrument for agricultural extension.

Project: ‘Strengthening Farmer Organisations and Rural Structured Trade Mechanisms in Malawi’ Beneficiary: World Food Programme Duration: 2014-2018 Budget: 2.999.140,62€ The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa (ACE) join forces to implement this project. In 2009 the WFP launched the Purchase for Progress (P4P) programme to help smallholder farmers and their organisations gain access to the WFP market by linking WFP’s demand for basic food to the supply of smallholder farmers.

Project: An education and training programme is set up to bring improvements in the nutrition (health) sector. Beneficiary: Danish Development Cooperation Duration: 2011-2012 Amount: 1.000.000 euro Chronic malnutrition still is a major concern in Mozambique.

Duration: 2014-2017 Budget: 991.100€ On the 2011 budget an amount of EUR 590,695 was already reserved for the trial phase of this pilot project. Therefore, this is the second phase. In comparison with other countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the world, Mozambique is faced with a high number of TB infections. Just like in other African countries, co-infection with HIV is an important factor.

Duration: 2014-2015 Budget: 1.057.897€ The World Health Organisation (WHO) wants to improve access to reproductive health systems for women in southern African countries. The present project ties in with the WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS 2014-2019) for Mozambique and is the successor of a previous project that was financed by Flanders within the framework of WHO CCS 2009-2011.

Project: food supply for 500 households in Niger Beneficiary:  Oxfam Amount: 230.000 euro Duration: 2016 Flanders grants 230,000 euros to Oxfam for humanitarian aid in Niger. Oxfam's emergency aid in Diffa is part of its broader strategy in the crisis around the Chad lake. This project will focus on 500 of the most vulnerable households (3500 people) in Diffa.

Project: Emergncy aid humanitarian crisis in Yemen  Beneficiary:  Rode Kruis Vlaanderen (Red Cross Flanders) Amount: 150.000 euro Duration: 2015 The conflict in Yemen has been going on for a long time, but in recent years the humanitarian situation of the population has deteriorated.  The Red Cross Flanders will urgently assist refugees in precinct conditions in the provinces of Lahij, Taiz, Al Dhale'e, Amran, together with the German Red Cross and the Yemeni Red Half Moon volunteers.  Assistance is provided in the area of ​​food and water supply, basic hygiene and medical and psychosoci

Project: emergency aid for Nepal Beneficiary:  Rode Kruis Vlaanderen (Red Cross Flanders) Amount: 100.000 euro Duration: April 2015  On the 25th of April a severe earthquake hit Nepal. More than 2000 people were killed and thousands are injured.  Minister-president Geert Bourgeois allocates 100.000€ emergency aid for the victims of the disaster. The emergency aid goes to the Red Cross. Active in the region for more than 35 years, the Red Cross was able to start up the humanitarian aid quickly, due to their focus on ‘disaster preparedness’. 

Project: Annaual grant to CERF Beneficiary:  CERF Amount: 600.000 euro Duration: 2017 Flanders has contributed annually to the UN Emergency Aid Fund since 2011.

Project: emergency aid for Syrian refugees in their own country Beneficiary:  Caritas  Amount: 150.000 euro Duration: September 2015  After five years of war in the region, the humanitarian conditions of the Syrian people are worsening rapidly. More than 12 million people are in need of emergency assistance. 7.6 million are fleeing the violence in Syria and the neighboring countries. Caritas International supports these refugees in their own region. Many flee to the coast of Syria. Numberless families arrive with little or no means and are living in poor the humanitarian conditions.

Partner: Belgian Red Cross - Flanders Duration: 2013-2014 Budget: 147.840 euro The Belgian Red Cross - Flanders intends to strengthen the first aid activities of 10 national committees in southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe) via the International Red Cross. In order to bring this to a successful end, however, the idea is to carry out a baseline study first. For this purpose, the needs, legislative frameworks, policy plans and ongoing activities of each of the different countries will be recorded.

Partner: United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) Duration: 2012-2014 Budget: 516.500 euro In 2012, the Government of Flanders decided to help support the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN). Nutrition and food security (MDG 1) take centre stage in Flemish development cooperation and feature in the cooperation with the partner countries Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa. Hunger and poverty continue to pose serious problems in several African countries.

Duration: 2012-2014 Budget: 750.000 euro With this pilot project, Agribusiness Systems International (ASI) wants to implement, within the Department of Agricultural Extension Services (DAES), an existing system which disseminates market information by SMS. Duration and budget In 2012, the Government of Flanders decided to contribute to this innovative project, the pilot phase of which will be concluded in 2014. An amount of 750,000 euros was earmarked. Problem definition The agricultural sector is essential for food production in Malawi.

Duration: 2013-2015 Budget: 650.000 euro In 2009, the Government of Flanders already contributed to this organisation in the framework of a programme about capacity building among agricultural extension workers. Duration and budget This supplementary contribution amounts to 650,000 euros. The project will run from 2013 to 2015. Problem definition The agricultural sector is essential for food production in Malawi.