Projects

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.

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: 2010-2013 Budget: 319.709,77 euro Through this agroforestry project the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) will develop a sustainable, cost-efficient way to contribute to greater food security and poverty reduction for millions of farming families in Sub-Saharan Africa. Duration and budget In 2010, a grant of 319,709.77 euros was allocated to the project "Community Agroforestry Tree Seeds Banks (CATS Banks): Building Agroforestry Scaling up Platform for Diversifying Livelihoods Opportunity in Malawi and Mozambique".

Summary: MoU Flanders - Mozambique on development cooperation (2009) Signed: 02/03/2009 pdf file828_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (1.3 MB)  

Summary: Joint statement Flanders - Mozambique concerning the implementation of the second country strategy paper for development cooperation Signed: 23/08/2011 pdf file962_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (458 KB)

Duration: 2009 Budget: 980.000 The United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) wants to eradicate hunger worldwide. WFP tries to accomplish this by creating country programmes. These programmes are designed to increase the production capacity of small farmers and merchants. Additionally, the augmentation of the merchants’ commercial reflex is also aimed at. Duration and budget For two years, Flanders supported the WFP’s Purchase for Progress (P4P) programme in Mozambique.

Duration: 2012-2014 Budget: 3.000.000 In 2011, the Government of Flanders decided to extend the aid to the World Food Programme (WFP) structurally.  Since 2008, the Government of Flanders has already granted specific support to the country programmes of WFP in Malawi and Mozambique. The current aid covers the period from 2012 to 2014. Duration and budget The contribution for the period 2012 to 2014 amounts to three million euros. Problem definition Between 2007 and 2009, the number of undernourished people rose sharply, reaching the sad peak of more than one billion people in 2009.

Duration: 2011-2012 Budget: 590.695 Through this pilot project, APOPO intends to accelerate the detection of tuberculosis in Mozambique and subsequently reduce the spread of this disease. Duration and budget This pilot project will last for one and a half years. If the project is evaluated positively, APOPO will launch a second phase which will consist of an increase in scale of the action. The grant amounts to 590,695 euros. Problem definition 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.

Duration: 2011 Budget: 300.000 In 2010, the theme of the Studio Brussel action was "laat een weeskind niet alleen" or "do not abandon the orphans". The Government of Flanders decided to contribute 300,000 euros to this action.

Duration: 2011-2013 Budget: 974.604,45 Since 1997, the NGO “Pathfinder International” has been implementing programmes on family planning, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS in Mozambique. The most important target audiences are adolescents and youngsters.

Duration: 2011-2012 Budget: 1.037.796 This project wants to accelerate HIV/AIDS tests so that patients already receive their results on the very same day. This will allow treatment to start sooner. Duration and budget This project runs for one and a half years and is subsidised for an amount of 1,037,796 euros. Problem definition Mozambique is faced with a high child mortality rate. HIV/AIDS contributes to a total maternal and child mortality rate of no less than 25.4%. The government endorses the need to drastically reduce this percentage.

Duration: 2006-2015 Budget: 20.000.000 Through sectoral budget support the Government of Flanders wants to help finance the Mozambican health care sector. Duration and budget Since 2006, the Government of Flanders has donated two million euros annually to PROSAUDE, the joint fund for the financing of the health care sector by foreign and international donors. This system is also called SWAp (Sector-Wide Approach).

Duration: 2010-2013 Budget: 3.200.000 The Mozambique Government uses five-year strategic plans for the entire education sector. These plans describe the vision for the future of the entire education system.

Duration: 2012-2015 Budget: 1.170.000 With this project Doctors without Borders wants to monitor patients who are being treated for HIV/AIDS and TB. Duration and budget The Government of Flanders earmarks 1,170,000 euros for this project which runs from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2015. Problem definition One of the biggest problems with HIV/AIDS is the monitoring of patients during antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. The regular health care system is currently unable to monitor patients closely and guarantee their treatment.

Duration: 2012-2017 Budget: 1.178.829 The ICRH project is a research project intended to offer information about the cultural reasons behind people’s use or rejection of family planning, and is mainly designed to give the Mozambique Government information which will allow it to adapt its policy better to the needs and culture of the population. Duration and budget The Government of Flanders earmarks 1,178,829 euros for this project which runs from 2012 to 2017. Problem definition The International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH) has gathered ample expertise in the field of family p

Summary: Declaration on strengthening the relations between the Government of Mozambique and the Government of Flanders  Signed: 16/04/2016 pdf file1136_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (66 KB)

Duration: 2011-2013 Budget: 375.000 In the field of sexual and reproductive health, Flanders has been supporting a number of new initiatives in Mozambique since 2011, including this one. This project is aimed at increasing access to male circumcision in Tete Province. Duration and budget The Government of Flanders’ contribution towards this two-year project amounts to 375,000 euros. The project will run until the end of 2013. Problem definition The two main problems of the Mozambican health sector are the lack of well-trained health personnel and the poor health system.

Beneficiary: ActionAid Mozambique Budget: 400.000 euro The "Accelerating women and girls rights" project of the NGO ActionAid Mozambique wants to increase the resilience of young girls and women. This by informing them of their rights  and by teaching them skills to cope in dificult circumstances. For this project in the districts of Marracuene and Mahiça ActionAid Mozambique works with 24 girls' clubs who in turn work with school councils, parents, religious leaders and multi-sectoral groups.

Beneficiary: United Nations Population Fund Budget: 1.340.000 euro To reduce the infant and maternal mortality Mozambique has already delivered great efforts. In the period 2008 - 2014 the priority was to increase the number of health personnel. Since 2015, the focus shifted towards increasing the quality of of the health personnel. With the project "Enhancing the quality of the midwifery workforce in Mozambique"  United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) wants to increase the number of qualified midwives by applying the Cuban training model for medical personnel in Mozambique.