Projects

Grant for emergency aid floods in Malawi and Mozambique, 2015

Project: emergency aid after floods in Malawi and Mozambique Beneficiary: Malawi Humanitarian Emergency Response Fund (HERF) and One Programme UN Amount: 329.000 euro Duration: February 2015 In recent weeks heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in Mozambique and Malawi. In Mozambique the provinces of Zambézia and Nampula are affected the worst. It is feared that at least 200,000 people will soon feel the effects of the food shortage. In Malawi especially the southern districts of Nsanje, Chikwawa, Phalombe and Zomba are affected.

https://www.fdfa.eu/en/grant-for-emergency-aid-floods-in-malawi-and-mozambique-2015

Grant to the Decent Work programme of the ILO, Mozambique 2009

Partner: International Labour Organisation (ILO) Duration: 2009-2011 Budget: 1.142.650 euro (151.325 euros from the Flanders Department of Work and Social Economy) The International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) 'Decent Work' country programmes make an inventory of a specific country’s needs in the field of decent work. Based on this, ILO works, in cooperation with the government of the country in question, on a tailored global strategy. Over the past 10 years, the Mozambican economy has been characterized by a significant growth.

https://www.fdfa.eu/en/grant-to-the-decent-work-programme-of-the-ilo-mozambique-2009

Grant to the African Climate Change Fund 2017

Project: Grant to the African Climate Change Fund Beneficiary: African climate Change fund period: 2017-2018 Amount: 2.000.000 euro According a study by Climate Policy Initiative in 2013-2014, only 3% of global climate funding went to Sub Saharan Africa. This contrasts with the finding that Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the lowest contribution to climate change, but with the highest vulnerability to climate change impacts. It is known that these countries find it more difficult to raise climate finance.

https://www.fdfa.eu/en/grant-to-the-african-climate-change-fund-2017

Grant to Pathfinder International for ‘Strengthening the Capacity of Youth Civil Society in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights’ (2015)

Duration: 2015-2016 Budget: 250.000€ According to data from the Mozambique National Health Institute (INS) the HIV prevalence in Mozambican girls is three times as high as in boys. Due to gender inequality and a limited possibility to protect the position of women at policy level, women's rights are frequently violated.

https://www.fdfa.eu/en/grant-to-pathfinder-international-for-%E2%80%98strengthening-the-capacity-of-youth-civil-society-in-sexual

Preventing mother to child HIV transmission

Duration: 2012-2014 Budget: 260.000 Within the framework of the strategy paper between Flanders and Mozambique this project is situated in the sector of health care and reproductive health. Preventing mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is one of the priorities of the Mozambique Ministry of Health. Duration and budget An amount of 260,000 euros has been appropriated for this project which ends in 2014. Problem definition Just like other countries in southern Africa, Mozambique has to contend with the consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

https://www.fdfa.eu/en/preventing-mother-to-child-hiv-transmission

Capacity building of the National Health Institute

Duration: 2012-2014 Budget: 689.755 Through this aid, the Government of Flanders wants to take the development of health care further on the basis of evidence-based medicine (EBM).

https://www.fdfa.eu/en/capacity-building-of-the-national-health-institute

Grant to the Royal Danish Embassy in Maputo for developing and improving nutritional status in Mozambique

Duration: 2014-2015 Budget: 1.000.000€ Chronic malnutrition is still a major concern in Mozambique. It affects 40% of the children aged under 5.

https://www.fdfa.eu/en/grant-to-the-royal-danish-embassy-in-maputo-for-developing-and-improving-nutritional-status-in