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LAND-at-scale: Knowledge Management for Equitable and Sustainable Land Governance: Supporting the LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management Strategy (ILC contribution) Knowledge management (KM) and learning are at the heart of the LAND-at-scale programme. RVO, LANDac and the International Land Coalition (ILC) will collaborate to implement the KM-component of the programme.Through LAND-at-scale's country-projects, the aim is to achieve just, inclusive and sustainable land governance at scale and in a sustainable way. With an integrated KM-strategy, LAND-at-scale aims to achieve maximum impact of each project, as well as contribute to gaining a deeper understanding of the conditions required to create structural change.
Gender and Energy Innovation Facility The Gender and Energy Innovation Facility (GEIF) aimed to spur innovation for gender transformation in the energy sector. By generating new insights on addressing persistent challenges to providing access to energy in a gender-inclusive way, possible (scalable) solutions were identified. GEIF was implemented by Hivos, the Energizing Development Programme (EnDev) and the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) and included funding from SIDA.Local and regional organizations in Kenya, Nepal and Tanzania were invited to apply, join 5-day innovation boot camps to develop their idea, and finally submit their developed idea in a concept note for selection. Ten projects, four from Kenya, three from Tanzania, and three from Nepal, were implemented. The overall conclusion is that the pilot project implementers have enhanced their knowledge and understanding of gender concepts in their sector and succeeded in 'shifting the needle' towards gender equality in the energy sector.The areas that demonstrated the highest potential for long-term impact are:•	The development of new products or services associated with clean energy.•	Access to clean(er) energy.•	The empowerment of women via upskilling them in traditionally male-dominated roles and sectors, for instance, by training them in repairing and maintaining induction stoves or installing solar technology.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – Chad – Support MHPSS Working Group UNHCR works in Chad on MHPSS assistance. The mission aims to provide additional technical support and expertise to the MHPSS working group in various areas (see below) to strengthen the coordination mechanism and tools available to members, conduct a detailed mapping of MHPSS stakeholders and activities, share best practices, build capacities of MHPSS actors and partners, support the development of MHPSS documents like policies, guidelines, strategies and frameworks, and strengthen advocacy initiatives with the Government of Chad, humanitarian and development communities and donors.The MHPSS expert will:1.	Strengthen the coordinating system within the MHPSS national Working Group at the National level and related subgroups, ensuring key stakeholders have been identified and involved.2.	Activate the MHPSS Working Group in field locations and supervise the work of Sub-national coordinators.3.	Assist with the development and operationalization of the MHPSS strategy for refugees and internally displaced persons in Chad through a national Framework of action and the annual working plans for the MHPSS Working Group.4.	Support establishing functional links between the MHPSS Working Group and other coordination mechanisms, such as for Health, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) and Protection Clusters Meetings, and the Inter Sector Working Group and raise the understanding and profile of MHPSS in these groups.5.	Foster tighter links between the MHPSS Working Group and national line ministries such as those for Health and Social welfare, Education and the National Commission for the Reception and Reintegration of Refugees and Returnees (CNARR).6.	Develop a core competencies framework in relationship skills of MHPSS staff according to professional standards (such as WHO and Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support (EQUIP)) and contribute to the design of and deliver capacity-building actions in line with the framework for MHPSS national Working Group members as well as in field locations and for the Government of Chad.7.	Contribute to the development of harmonized MHPSS tools for Chad. The focus will be on assessment, monitoring and evaluation tools used by national-level actors in line with a national framework of action. Additionally, another focus will be on the mainstreaming of MHPSS in project design by relevant clusters.8.	Support partners and relevant clusters in resource mobilization for MHPSS activities.
LAND-at-scale – Egypt - Participatory Land-Use Consolidation for Climate Resilience and Inclusive Business Models This project is being implemented as part of the LAND-at-scale programme, focusing on scaling participatory land-use consolidation to address land fragmentation in Egypt. The main objectives of the project are to 1)	Assess the suitability and applicability of various land-use consolidation tools including the development of inclusive business models; 2)	Raise awareness, mobilize communities, and strengthen capacities at the local, governorate, and national levels; 3)	Pilot land-use consolidation models, focusing on 1)	Crop consolidation and private sector engagement; and 2)	Land-use consolidation tailored for climate adaptation including demonstration plots; and to 3)	Facilitate learning, knowledge dissemination, and policy advocacy in collaboration with the government to enable scaling up of successful practices.
DRRS Ecuador 2023 (DRRS23EC06) The official request comes from the Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos de la República del Ecuador, the responsible ministry for disaster risk management in Ecuador. The request asks for specific assistance due to the effects of the El Niño-phenomenon, and suggests to focus this assistance either on coastal erosion or flood risk. This mission will focus on coastal erosion.The specific problem of coastal erosion in Ecuador refers to the gradual loss of land and beaches due to the action of the sea and natural processes. The experts can contribute by providing specialized advice in coastal engineering techniques and beach design, territorial planning to mitigate erosion, protect the coast and ensure the sustainability of coastal areas.
DRRS (DRR) Libya 2023 – Derna dam (DRRS23LY04) After storm Daniel made landfall in Libya an unprecedented amount of rain has fallen in the eastern part of Libya. This has caused extreme river flows and subsequent dam failures.The Libyan government has requested international assistance through its embassy in The Hague, which again reached the DRRS team through the Netherlands embassy in Tripoli, Libya.In an effort to be as effective as possible the Netherlands embassy in Tripoli, Libya together with the DRRS team, has joined forces with World Bank in their Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) work. Building on the RDNA, the team will work on a comprehensive report for the Derna dam failure, as well as a visualisation of the event.On a broader level, input will be given for a national dam assessment.
Ghana WASH Window (GWW) The Ghana WASH Window (GWW) supports public private projects in the field of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and integrated water management in Ghana. To overall objective is to give people access to safe drinking water and have a human environment free from disease. Netherlands Enterprise Agency administers GWW at the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands.
#CoCreate2Accelerate This project aims to improve the South African start-up climate by capacitating South African start-ups who struggle to scale up by organising an intensive five-day mentoring programme focussing on two of the toughest challenges for start-ups: soft skills and access to finance. Through links with Dutch mentors and matchmaking with Venture Capitalists and the Dutch trade mission participants, the start-ups can put theory into practice and attract investments and business partners to scale up their businesses.
Palestinian paper cups Partners for this project have identified the need for a local (regional) producer for paper cups that are suitable for cold drinks. The applicant is mainly active in installation and trade of machines for the paper industry and has a longstanding relationship with the local partner. They see the Palestinian Territories as a suitable production spot for the region. The project will be situated in Hebron and the joint venture for the project will hire production location in the city. The applicant is Janssen & Janssen International B.V. from the Netherlands. The local partner is Al-Ahlia Boxes Industry Co., a company that is manufacturing and distributing different kinds of cardboard boxes. The partners will set up a joint venture company for the project. The project will introduce innovative technology to the Palestinian Territories and substitute imports.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The partners have committed to a sustainable implementation of the project and will provide good primary and secondary working conditions and a safe working place for the employees. The joint venture will implement ethical business conduct in the company and manage the waste that is generated in a sustainable way.The company will cooperate with educational institutions by providing internships.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsThe partners are planning to create safe working conditions. The payment however, is below living wages and as intended fringe benefits for the workers only a free meal per day is given.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe equipment for producing paper cups for cold drinks is very specific and is not yet installed in the Palestinian Territories and the region.•	Chain effectsImpact on local suppliersThe project will source the basic raw material from abroad. The local partner will provide design and printing services.Impact on local customers or consumersLocally manufactured paper cups for cold drinks will be available through the project so for the customers that will mean shorter delivery times and the possibility to get smaller batches for a reasonable price.•	Impact on the sectorThe partners intend to provide internship opportunities for students.•	EnvironmentThe paper cups have a slightly better impact on the environment than their alternative: plastic cups.•	Position of womenThe project will employ a number of women, mainly in medium-level positions. With the project the partners will establish a production facility for paper cups that are suitable for cold drinks with a capacity of approximately 103 million paper cups annually in five different sizes (continuous production). The products will be mark
Orange Corners Senegal – Incubation programme Orange Corners is expanding its incubation programme to Dakar, Senegal. The programme aims to support 120 entrepreneurs by providing them with the necessary tools to create innovative businesses that will benefit the local startup community. This is an excellent opportunity to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the area.
From Farm To Fork: Improving food security in 3 Egypt governorates The local markets in Egypt for agricultural produce are underdeveloped: farmers are not well organised, the sector relies heavily on using pesticides and fertiliser and lacks knowledge of more sustainable alternatives. The project will help to organise the farmers in three Farmers Cooperatives (FC). These FCs will grow into strong and independent organisations with management capacity and collective bargaining power to make and fulfil contracts with traders and processing industries, especially the private partners in the project, Spice Kingdom and Egyptian Farmers. The two partner companies in the project will invest in infrastructure and processing equipment. Government agencies will work on better service delivery to smallholder farmers. The set-up of farmers' markets foresees in urban centres of the three governorates with a variety of horticultural crops. The project enables better delivery of healthier fresh produce and shorter and more efficient value chains between producers and consumers. The two NGOs are responsible for the training of the farmers (mainly CEOSS) and the management of the project (OXFAM Novib). The training aims to improve farming techniques by promoting the use of composting and manure, instead of chemical fertilisers and by introducing new crops and crop rotation. This project aims to:- establish a sustainable business partnership between 3 smallholder cooperatives and 2 domestic companies that trade and process horticulture products in Egypt- improve incomes of 15,000 smallholder families through productivity
Strategic advice and design capacity to support the programme design for Water as Leverage Cartagena Building on the successful Water as Leverage (WaL) for Resilient Cities Asia programme – which focused on the cities of Chennai (India), Khulna (Bangladesh), and Semarang (Indonesia) – and the lessons generated through them, the Water as Leverage approach and processes target the need for integral, inclusive and innovative projects from the earliest stages of project preparation to unlock the complex challenges that hamper climate-resilient urban water projects. As part of the delta cooperation between Colombia and the Netherlands, it is the ambition to investigate the possibility for a Water as Leverage Cartagena programme, to be executed through Partners for Water.WaL provides Cartagena with a roadmap for development: it is focused on the design of future projects that are innovative, bankable, and scalable and puts the pre-project preparation stage at its centre. This stage is the starting point of the project development process, but often lacks investments and capacity. Proper investment in this pre-project preparation stage should lead to the creation of project proposals that can accurately address the complexity of Cartagena, integrating all stakeholders as part of an inclusive process.Through WaL, the Netherlands aims to be the facilitator of a process and act as a broker in connecting the very much needed integral and holistic project development process with potential sources of implementation finance.This assignment aims to strengthen the preparatory process for WaL Cartagena by integrating research and design thinking and communicative capacities into the programme design and initiation phase.
Training on Access to finance Building on the Orange Corners training-of-trainers, this project on access to finance training hub managers and start-ups aims to enable young, aspiring entrepreneurs to gain access to investment capital by strengthening their financial knowledge, building their skill set and building personal networks through match-making with investors and financiers. By training the hubs, the expertise will stay within the hubs for other start-ups. Target participants from Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania will be selected.
Supportive activities for the purpose of combi-track "Cold chain" in Kenya This project will enable the Netherlands embassy in Nairobi, Kenya to support with activities on the further development of the combi-track on cold chain when needed.The activities will be focussed on bringing stakeholders together whenever needed in support of a well-balanced combi track.This combi-track is part of the MACS of the Netherlands embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.In order to achieve the long-term vision of establishing a direct shipping line between Mombasa and Rotterdam, a.o. the processes of the port will have to be improved.In general, this means the full blue economy needs to be supported. This means that interventions will contribute to coastal economic development in an inclusive, integrated, participatory and sustainable manner through strengthening inclusive and sustainable blue economy value chains; ensuring an integrated approach to sea-land planning and management in a participatory and inclusive manner, especially for women and young people; and strengthening the effectiveness and integration of maritime law enforcement.
FEMTech Pilot Women entrepreneurs face particular challenges also in Mozambique, such as:•	Limited access to business and management training;•	Lack of confidence and necessary support, resulting in risk-aversion and limiting beliefs;•	Limited access to business networks and opportunities for peer-to-peer learning;•	Limited access to markets, lack of collateral for raising capital to expand and access to services critical for robust growth;•	Lack of access to digital technologies and online media. Women are also less likely to use online business tools;•	Few female role models and mentors;•	Extensive family responsibilities and difficulty in achieving work and life balance.FEMTech addresses these particular problems women face.It is an experimental training programme for women entrepreneurs. The program allows women to acquire knowledge and tools to manage and make their businesses grow innovatively.
Incoming mission Floating Houses Comfama Comfama, a Colombian non-profit organization has been commissioned by the Colombian government to build about 15,000 floating houses for the very poor in Antioquia, Córdoba and Sucre, in Colombia.On average, these areas are flooded every 6 to 8 months per year. Further, in 2011, large areas are completely destroyed by a storm. Because of this, Comfama has decided to deviate from traditional way of building houses, and is now looking for other solutions.After thorough research, Comfama has concluded that the Netherlands have much knowledge and expertise in the area of living with and on the water.A delegation of Comfama visited the Netherlands from 28 January till 1 February 2013, in order to acquire more knowledge of Dutch techniques related to floating houses.During their visit in the Netherlands, the Colombian delegation has learned about the different aspects of living on the water. The Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment has given information regarding Dutch law and regulation in this area. The delegation has visited different floating houses in Amsterdam and Lelystad. Further, the delegation has been introduced to 18 Dutch companies, active in building floating foundations, water treatment plants, lightweight houses designed for social housing projects, and solar energy.The result of the incoming mission is that Dutch companies has been asked to make a design which fits the local Colombian standards. Besides the 15,000 floating houses, more houses will be needed in these areas, and also in the neighbouring countries of Colombia, dealing with the same flooding problems.
Uganda CSR Country scan Upon deciding which role the embassy should take to promote Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in its country, the first step is to have a clear view of the current state of CSR. MVO NL can help to conduct a global scan of the state of CSR in a country or sector, resulting in recommendations for implementing CSR strategies and possible next steps. The agro-food sector is the target sector for the proposed project case. This is the sector with the most attention and projects of the Netherlands Embassy. The scan will enable the Netherlands Embassy to put CSR on the agenda at institutional levels and discuss and advise about realistic ambitions with companies, government and other organisations.
Fighting Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone (DSS15EB006) Deployment of DSS in the fight against Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Scoping Mission The Philippines (DRR14PH01) A team of Dutch experts, together with the NGOs NL Red Cross, Wetlands International and Cordaid, provided advice to the Philippine government on coastal protection and disaster risk reduction around the city of Tacloban.
CAER BURN designs, manufactures, and distributes cost-effective cooking products that improve household incomes and save lives and forests in the developing world. Since launching in 2013, BURN has sold over 900,000 cookstoves. Burn plans to sell 120.000 Burn Kuniokoa stoves within 2,5 years.
Software Engineer and Internet of Things Expert Bangladesh UNHCR This project aims to instal and provide a software platform, training and devices to monitor water usage in refugee settings.
Land studies This study on the suitability of this land for horticulture purposes should lead to more variation in land claims and shift the emphasis from Oromia to other regions.
Fact-finding Automotive Indonesia The actual opportunities for Dutch automotive companies in Indonesia depend greatly on the situation locally. The potential for the supporting automotive industry, and more broadly focused on smart mobility, is recognized. In order to provide the business community with targeted information, further elaboration of these opportunities is required. A fact-finding mission is a logical step to map this out.
DRR-Team Greece – Team Leader In September 2023, storm Daniel made landfall in a number of countries on the Mediterranean sea.In Greece, severe rainfall led to flooding that caused more than two billion euros in damage, making it the most costly recorded storm for the country.The Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection sent out an official request for assistance to the Netherlands embassy in Athens, Greece, specifically asking for assistance from the DRR-team, now known as the DRRS programme.
DRRS Slovenia 2024 – Team leader The proposed DRRS Team will act as technical sparring partners for the Post-Flood and Landslide Reconstruction Office in technical (online) expert meetings. The Slovenian counterpart is in the lead to determine the topic and the timeline for the collaboration.Phase 1 – Information Sharing (January - February 2024)- Exchange of documentation on constructive flood risk reduction measures, standards, guidebooks, maintenance standards and procedures related to water infrastructure.Phase 2 – Organizing digital expert meetings per topic (February/March 2024)- The Slovenian counterpart selected a number of thematic areas where they would like learn more about. Two expert meetings already took place in the preliminary meetings during Q4 2023. It is expected that the next (3) thematic expert meetings will take place in February/March 2024 and will focus on disaster management, communication, and participatory water management.Phase 3 – study visit to the Netherlands (TBC) (April 2024)- After the thematic learning and exchanging sessions we’ll organize a study visit to the Netherlands to go into the technicalities of what we have discussed during the expert meetings. The proposal is to link the Slovenian counterpart to the Dutch waterboards (e.g. Limburg) and organize a collaborative exchange of experiences and lessons learned.Phase 4 – evaluating the collaboration (April 2024 - May 2024)- The Team leader is asked to set up an evaluation call with the Post Flood and Landslide Reconstruction office to determine whether the advice has led to concrete change in policies/ regulatory frameworks/ communication flows etc.
Fact-finding reduction of the use of pesticides This project aims to identify in what way the Netherlands can contribute to solving the issue of the provisional EU import ban on dried beans.
Orange Corners Upper Egypt – Incubation programme The Orange Corners Upper Egypt incubation programme aims to support approximately 30 young Egyptian entrepreneurs per year with a dynamic, state-of-the-art facility, where they get the opportunity to collaborate and work with like-minded individuals in order to start and grow their business.The incubation programme, focusing particularly on entrepreneurs in the agriculture and creative sector, offers training, business development support, masterclasses, events, coaching and mentoring sessions.Through collaboration between the private and public sector, Orange Corners combines forces to contribute towards the economic growth of Egypt and strengthen the Egyptian startup ecosystem.