Projects

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 2011-2012 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: 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.