Projects

Project: Assessing social capabilities for new technologies, innovation and job creation Beneficiary: International Labour Organisation Amount: 77.745 euros Duration: 7 months (2019-2020)   The overall objective of this project is to improve effectiveness of the design and implementation of national innovation, productive transformation and job-creation strategies. This will be achieved by promoting knowledge and providing evidence on the role of a society’s innovation capabilities in strategies to transform economies for more and better jobs.

Project: "Economics and Governance of Water Security in Africa" - recommendations for water management in Cape Town Beneficiary: OECD Amount: € 80.000 Duration: 2019  The project is part of the OECD program "Governance and economics of water security in Africa". A policy dialogue with stakeholders from public, private and non-profit sectors in Cape Town is be started . This policy dialogue, supervised by OECD and the framework outlined in "Principles on Water Governance ", should lead to recommendations to make water management more future-proof. 

Project: Study of recent trends in decentralised cooperation. Beneficiary: OECD Amount: € 20.000  Duration: 2017  By executing the "review of recent trends in decentralised cooperation: Mapping and analysing financial flows, actors and mechanisms in EU countries” OECD wishes to map the role in development cooperation of decentralised governments in Europe.   In addition to a quantitative analysis of ODA / DAC figures from regional and local governments in Europe, five case studies are also being prepared.

Project: Reducing food and income insecurity among vulnerable households in Malawi through climate services and integrated risk management Beneficiary: World Food Programme  Amount: 2.500.000 euro Duration: 2017-2019 Flanders supports the World Food Programme (WFP) in protecting farmers in Malawi against the increasing climate challenges. Recent months WFP has paid food and / or cash transfers to 5.8 million Malawians who can not meet their food needs as a result of the drought by the weather phenomenon El Niño. Now, El Niño is over, La Niña will be introduced.

Project: Renewal of the partnership with- UNAIDS  Beneficiary: UNAIDS Duration: 2019 - 2020 Budget: 1500.000 euro The main focus of the partnership is prevention and vulnerable groups such as sexual minorities and adolescent girls. As in the previous agreement, one third of the grant is earmarked for the overall financing of the headquarters, the other third is intended to co-finance 8 country offices in Southern Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa , Swaziland and Zimbabwe. News: Strong commitment for fight against HIV and AIDS

The Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2019 – 2023 is the result of a joint consultation process between the Governments of Malawi and Flanders. In line with the previous strategy, the efforts will be on improving the agricultural sector, with a specific focus on extension services, market-oriented farming and sustainable land management. Extra attention goes towards ensuring equal opportunities for women and youth, and to support the ongoing decentralization process within the agricultural sector.

Project: Improving the quality of midwifery workforce and health care services for mothers and new-borns in Mozambique Beneficiary:  World Health Organization (WHO) Duration: 2019 - 2020 Budget: 509 257,10 euros The project aims to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in Mozambique.  The main objectives:  Increasing the quality of Midwifes Establishing a quality control system in selected hospitals, with focus on maternal & neonatal deaths surveillance and response

Project: Strenghening the climate resilience of vulnerable communities in Malawi Beneficiary : UNDP Duration: 2019 - 2022 Budget: 2.500.000 euro The general objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of district councils to respond to climate change in the districts of Mzimba and Kusunga. The project works on three specific objectives: improving the capacity of district councils to integrate climate adaptation into the district development plans; developing an integrated protection of water extraction areas; reducing the exposure of communities to climate-related risks an

Project:  Contributions to the Special Account for support to countries in post-conflict and post-disaster situations: crisis response in Nepal Beneficiary: UNESCO Amount: 25.000 USD Duration: 2015 With this contribution Flanders supports UNESCO's emergency actions in the aftermath of the major earthquakes on 25 April and 12 May 2015 in Nepal. These earthquakes caused great damage in the Kathmandu Valley, a World Heritage site known for its unique temples, stupas and historic houses.

Project: study "worker rights in globalizing economies: assessment of labour provisions in trade and investment arrangements" Contributing global research into the influence of labour provisions in trade and investment treaties on labour rights Beneficiary: ILO (via flanders - ILO trustfund) Amount: 450.000 euro Duration: July 2014 – November 2017 This project examined the extent to which existing international economic governance arrangements are effective in influencing labour standards, working conditions and the general policy environment with which companies operate when engaging in i

Project: Study 'Decent work and the Care Economy: Recognizing, rewarding and redistributing care work' Beneficiary: ILO (via Flanders - ILO trustfund) Amount: 400.000 euro Duration: January 2016 – June 2018 The need for care is rising worldwide due to increased aging. Yet the care economy is being organized very differently in different parts of the world. This project researched how these are organized according to the division of care tasks between men and women and between informal and formal care tasks.

Project: Scaling up the VCT @ Work Initiative in Mozambique Beneficiary: ILO (via Flanders - ILO Trustfund) Amount: 187.364 euro Duration: February 2017 – Fbruary 2019 There has been a lot of progress worldwide in combating HIV / AIDS, but discrepancies remain. For example, 19 million of the 35 million people living with HIV are not aware of his or her status, this is especially true in sub-Saharan Africa where only 45% are aware of his or her status.

Project: Promoting decent work in tea plantations in Malawi's Thyolo District Beneficiary: ILO (via Flanders - ILO Trustfund) Amount: 275.442 euro Duration: March 2018 – March 2020 The project aims to promote sustainable, rural livelihoods and decent work through improved employment and working conditions in the tea sector in Malawi.

Project: Paving the way for a sustainable natural stone industry in India Beneficiary: ILO ( via Flanders - ILO Trust fund) Amount: 338.630 euro Duration: September 2018 – September 2020 This project focuses on improving labour standards in quarries in the Indian province of Rajasthan, and making the supply chain of natural stone more sustainable.

Project: “Realizing younger adolescents’ sexual and reproductive rights”  Beneficiary: The Intenational Centre for Reproductive Health Mozambique  (ICRH-Mozambique) Amount: 1.119.810 euros Duration: 2018 - 2021 The project is based on existing partnerships and experiences between Flanders and ICHR-Mozambique. The aim of the initiative is to focus on young adolescents and to increase the sexual education of this group. The direct target group consists of 5000 girls and 5000 boys between 10 and 19 years.

Project: First Aid Initiative - FAI II for southern Africa: consolidation, activation and capitalisation Beneficiary: Red Cross Flanders Amount: 1.000.000 euro Duration: 2018  With this initiative, Red Cross Flanders wants to contribute to solving the regional challenges in developing countries in the field of first aid. In 2013, Red Cross Flanders and the Government of Flanders set up a large-scale study in ten countries in Southern Africa. The study revealed a number of shortcomings.

Project: Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp) in Malawi Beneficiary: Multi Donor Trust Fund Duration: 2017-2018 Amount: 5.000.000 euro Together with several donors, the agricultural sector in Malawi  will be supported through the Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp). The Support Project (ASWAp-SP) provides technical and financial support to the Ministry of Agriculture for the implementation of this ASWAp. Funding is provided through the Multi-Donor Trust Fund and is supervised by the World Bank.

Project: Strengthening subregional cooperation and national capacities in seven southern African countries to implement the 2003 Convention for the preservation of intangible cultural heritage (PART I)  Beneficiary: Unesco Amount: 250 000 USD Duration: 2014 This project aims to establish a subregional cooperation platform to help seven southern African countries in their efforts to protect the heritage living within their borders. This platform consolidates the results of previous projects funded by Flanders.

Project: 'Increasing resilience and reducing vulnerabilities of local communities to the effects of climate change: promoting Ecosystem Based Adaption (EbA)' in South Africa Beneficiary: UN Environment - South Africa Country Office  Budget: 1.000.000 euro  Duration: 2018-2020 With the project, UN Environment (UN environmental agency) wants to support the government of South Africa to implement the overarching implementation plan for Ecosystem Based Adapation (EbA). 'Ecosystem-based Adaptation' (EbA), uses biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall adaptation strategy to hel

Project: Durable and inclusive growth in the South Beneficiary: Exchange Budget: 1.350.000 euro Duration: 2018 - 2020 Exchange vzw focuses on the private sector in developing countries. It is the driving force behind economic growth and development in general, it contributes to the financial basis of the government and it stimulates good governance. The private sector is able to supply essential goods and services, also to the poor. Exchange vzw offers this private sector (and the organisations linked to it) the possibility to benefit from a wide range of voluntary top experts.