Projects

This project was supported by the Government of Flanders via a contribution to the Studio Brussel action "Music for Life" 2011. The theme was diarrhoea. Together with lung infections, this is the main cause of death in children aged under five. Duration and budget The project will run for three years. A total amount of 300,000 euros was earmarked. The project started in July 2012. Problem definition Everyone has the right of access to safe drinking water. However, in Malawi only 74% of the population has this access. Moreover, there are huge regional differences within the country.

Duration: 2012-2014 Budget: 1.999.934 With this programme, the Government of Flanders wants to help support Malawi’s national health policy and reduce child mortality (MDG4). Duration and budget The Government of Flanders allocates a grant of 1,999,934 euros to this sustainable vaccination policy. The programme started in 2012 and will end in late 2014. Problem definition The health care sector in Malawi is under pressure, especially due to a shortage of medical staff and the lack of diagnostic and therapeutic capacity.

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: 2009-2013 Budget: 10.000.000 The Government of Flanders contributes to the extension and reinforcement of the health sector in Malawi. Duration and budget From 2009 through 2013, Flanders annually invests 2 million euros in the Malawi health sector. Problem definition The public health sector in Malawi needs to be strengthened and extended. However, this requires long-term structural investments. Practical implementation The Flemish contribution is made in the form of sectoral budget support to Malawi.

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

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.

Duration: 2014-2015 Budget: 2.000.000€ In the first Country Strategy Paper 2009-2013 between Flanders and Malawi sector budget support was included as the main funding arrangement in the healthcare sector. Therefore, Flanders committed to supporting the national health plan, i.e. the Health Sector Wide Approach 2011–2016 (HSWAp). The Government of Flanders already approved a contribution of EUR 2 million to HSWAp three times, namely for the Malawi financial years 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2012/2013.

Duration: 2015-2016 Budget: 150.000€ In 2008 the Government of Flanders allocated a grant to Mikolongwe College within the framework of the Support to Agricultural Extension Training and Services Programme. This grant totalled EUR 989,200. The programme was completed in 2013. According to an impact study carried out in late 2013 Flanders’ support helped improve infrastructure and enhanced the technical competencies of the teaching staff. In addition the number of annual student enrolments has increased because of the improved infrastructure.

Beneficiary: International Partnership for Microbicides Budget: 400.000 euro International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) is an international NGO that works for safe and effective HIV prevention. IPM focuses on the development of new medical instruments and making them available at an affordable price in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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.

Duration: 2015-2016 Budget: 600.000 euro The CERF provides support in a timely and reliable manner to the victims of armed conflicts and natural disasters. The Government of Flanders is a modest donor, but by contributing to the CERF she endorses to various principles of Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD).

Beneficiary: UNICEF Belgium Duration: 2014-2015 Budget: 200.000 euro Fighting the Ebola virus UNICEF developed strategy and launched an appeal for 200 million dollars to continue interventions in affected communities until at least the end of February 2015. The priority of UNICEF is to control the further spread of the virus and to meet the most basic needs of the affected communities. At the same time, UNICEF wants to restore basic health care to ensure that does not exacerbate the situation does not exacerbate.

Duration: 2014 Budget: 248.774 euro The actions of Plan Belgium aim at 8810 children, victims of the civil war in Sudan, through an integrated project that combines education and child protection in emergency situations.

Project: Emergency aid for Ecuador after earthquake of April 16, 2016 Beneficiary: Plan België Amount: 100.000 euro Duration: mei 2016  On 13 May 13 Minister-president Bourgeois decided to grant 100.000 euro emergency aid for people in Ecuador after the earthquake of April 16th. The money will be used to help Plan België to get the food supply up and going again in the hard-hit coastal province of Pichincha. The Flemish support will help about 250 families.

Project: emergency aid for food crisis in Malawi  Beneficiary: World Food Programme Amount: 208.149 euro Duration: 2015 - 2016  In  Malawi an estimated 2.8 million people are threated by a food shortage will be  through the combination of floods and severe drought caused by a severe El Niño, a climate phenomenon that is caused by an abnormal warming of the seawater in the eastern tropical Pacific.  Together with the international community, the Malawian government addresses this situation with a national action plan.

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.

Duration: 2014 Budget: 249.792 euro This funding will allow the Burundi Red Cross to support the socio-economic reintegration of returned refugees after the ending of the civil wars of '72 and '93.