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DRR-Team Catanduanes, the Philippines An official request from the Philippine Reclamation Authority was sent to the Dutch DRR-Team desk in The Hague. Subject of the request is that the mission will support resilience against floods and help mitigate consequences of floods in Virac and Baras.
Orange Corners Angola – Subsidy application 2023 The main objective of the Orange Corners Grant Programme is to offer training and otherwise support to young entrepreneurs aged between 18 to 35 years old, so they can turn their ideas into businesses with sustainable revenue models.The grant programme places particular focus on women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs whose business operations will contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.The secondary objectives are:•	Raising awareness of entrepreneurship and encouraging young people's entrepreneurial spirit and skills.•	Strengthening the capacity of local businesses and local civil society organisations.
DRR-Team mission Suriname 2022 The DRR-Team sends a Dutch water expert to Suriname to map what is needed and what can be done to tackle current and future water challenges in Suriname after floodings in this country. In addition, the expert will create an overview of current initiatives and potential follow-up on this topic. Finally, the scoping mission is meant to deliver insight in the added value of a full DRR-Team deployment to Suriname.
Shiraka Training Programme Social Affairs and Employment 2022 This annual course helps civil servants working on Social Affairs and Employment to share their knowledge and skills, enabling them to lead and inspire the modernisation of Social Affairs and Employment in their home countries. The course also aims to strengthen participants' ties with the Netherlands and the Dutch government, especially between Dutch civil servants and their counterparts in the target countries.
Community engagement for sustainable elimination of child labour The project intends to contribute to elimination of child labour in the cocoa production in Ghana. The worst forms of child labour are highly prevalent there, chiefly as hazardous work performed on family-run farms, and rooted in poverty, prevailing norms, failing or inexistent protective mechanisms, and lacking access to quality education. Eliminating child labour requires addressing these root causes, working on preventative measures, and supporting victims actively. Empowering communities and government services to be self-sustaining and self-driving is critical for success at scale and in the long term. The project targets 26 communities that are at high risk of child labour to facilitate the creation Community Child Protection Committees (CCPCs), empowering the CCPCs to be able to sensitize their communities members on Child labour, identify and remediate cases as well. Development of Community Action Plans (CAPs) that are child centered will be facilitated in all 26 communities as well child centered VSLAs.
Hortipreneuria Centre of Excellence South Africa The impact cluster Hortipreneurial Centre of Excellence South Africa is an initiative of a consortium of Dutch and South African companies and knowledge institutes in close cooperation with the Dutch embassy in Pretoria. The Centre of Excellence will be a vehicle to showcase new technologies and empower the South African horticultural value chain. The consortium members and their external partners will be executing a well-rounded program consisting of training, courses, mentor groups, and field activities. This program has a strong focus on demonstrating and transferring knowledge. Secondly, the impact cluster programme will focus on creating a market in South Africa for profitable, productive, sustainable and climate-smart farming, mainly in greenhouses. The consortium aims to provide knowledge and create awareness and skills for commercial, emerging and new farmers and students.
NL-AL Cooperation on Water Management The Gulf Water Institute will facilitate a webinar on highlights of the collaboration between the Netherlands and Louisiana on water management, flood risk mitigation, living with water, nature-based solutions and governance since hurricane Katrina. The webinar will also highlight collaborative projects in Texas and South Carolina that were inspired by and are extensions of projects originated in Louisiana. The webinar will highlight public sector, private sector and NGO/non-profit actions that have deepened this collaboration and produced tangible results. Ongoing projects and results of Netherlands – Louisiana cooperative efforts will be highlighted. Governance and “doing business” challenges will be addressed. At the end of the webinar, an overview of current and future projects of interest in Louisiana will be provided.
Child-Labour-Free Carpets – Deep Due Diligence for Dutch Companies This project aims to expand and broaden a comprehensive solution to child labour in carpet manufacturing supply chains in India and Nepal, which will, in turn, strengthen corporate due diligence of Dutch retailers and wholesalers in line with OECD’s guidelines and recent human rights legislation. According to GoodWeave’s nearly three decades of experience in the carpet sector in South Asia, more than 90% of all child labour cases are identified in subcontracted production, where visibility is scarce and monitoring efforts do not reach informal worksites, enabling child labour to remain undetected.By engaging Dutch companies that source from at-risk hotspots, GoodWeave will establish supply chain transparency, down to the most remote home-based worksites, identify cases of child labour and at-risk children in these hotspots, and build capacity of brands, producers and local partners to address cases through remediation and prevention programmes.  Activities include supply chain mapping, inspection and monitoring of both child labour and linked risks, such as wage levels; remediation of identified child labour cases; implementation of child labour prevention programming; and building of replicable examples for corporate conduct to address child labour. Capacity building will be provided to participating brands and in-country producers to ensure strengthened child labour policies and procedures, and verification of their effectiveness. The project also includes company engagement and public communications that promote partner companies as models and tell the stories of former child labourers. This will connect consumers and other market players with the impact that their choices have on maker communities, thus supporting project sustainability. The long-term vision is to strengthen participating companies’ and producers' due diligence in carpet production in India and Nepal to insulate their supply chains from child labour.Cunera Vloerbedekking, Woningtextiel en Meubelen BVGoodWeave InternationalGoodWeave Certification Private Limited
Dutch Trade Mission Lubumbashi and Kitwe Dutch Trade Mission Lubumbashi and Kitwe.This project was implemented within the framework of the L4ED programme (Local Economic Development/Leads for Economic Diplomacy) and initiated by the Netherlands representation. The project aimed to contribute to (the enabling environment for) local private sector development as well as economic diplomacy. It concerns a small intervention that serves as catalyser for further developments.
Fine Bubble Aeration Bosman Watermanagement International supplies Fine Bubble plate aerators for waste water treatment plants. This aerator uses a semipermeable, finely perforated membrane through which oxygen can pass but remains water repellent.  The special plastic of the plate aerators can function satisfactorily for a long time. As a result, a higher efficiency in waste water treatment can be achieved, which in turn suffers a return on operational costs around 30% on plate aerators. Thanks to its high reliability, easy installation and durability, this system is an ideal solution within wastewater treatment plants.In this showcase the Fine Bubble plate aerators will be deployed in South Africa to prove and validate the benefits of these systems in terms of efficiency, lifespan and maintenance at local municipalities. This will open the market in South Africa for Bosman B.V. to sell its plate aerators.The demonstration project is being carried out at a water company in South Africa.
Green Hydrogen Mapping This projects purpose is to raise awareness on renewable energy and green hydrogen in Angola, identify and map relevant ongoing and upcoming opportunities, key players and projects, in the green hydrogen sector in Angola, with a focus on Dutch actors, solutions and expertise.
Allnamics Middle East The objective of this investment preparation study is to explore the commercial and financial feasibility of the proposed investment project, in order to decide for shareholders of the Allnamics Group and NECB to jointly invest in a local economic activity and a associated office accommodating 10 employees in engineering 3 years after this investment study.
DRRS Mongolia 2024 (DRRS24MN03) The proposed Technical Assistance (TA) program envisions to support the Municipality of Ulaanbaatar (MoUB) in two broad areas related to flood resilience: 1)	Improve the technical capacity of MoUB officers to plan and design Ulaanbaatar’s water system infrastructure better, and support officers in conducting maintenance works to the existing river and drainage system through technical trainings, and 2)	To identify the most pressing issues (no-regret interventions) that prevent Ulaanbaatar’s river system to become flood proof during the next flood season.
National oil company Kenya feasibility study The aim of the study is to demonstrate that the deployment of intelligent safes at the National Oil Company gas stations results in savings in money handling costs and that the risk of robberies and theft is reduced.
The Peru Nexus Project: Knowledge exchange on the Water-Energy-Food nexus concept in Santa Eulalia sub-basin The Santa Eulalia river sub-basin in Peru provides 50% of the water needs and 70% of the electricity needs of metropolitan Lima. Moreover, the basin produces a wide variety of fruits (custard apples and avocados) and vegetables that are sold in Lima.Climatic variability compounded by climate change results in decreased availability of and access to natural resources (mainly water and food). This affects local populations directly and metropolitan Lima indirectly. The Netherlands Government supports the Peruvian Government in integrating Water, Energy, and Food-nexus (WEF-nexus) aspects in its sustainable development and climate change policies in which water, energy and agri-food are integrated. This project focuses on organising roundtable discussions on the water, energy, and agri-food sector to facilitate knowledge exchange in the WEF-nexus approach. In addition, partnerships will be started between Dutch and Peruvian knowledge institutions on how the nexus approach can be incorporated into the curricula of academic institutions and vocational schools in Peru.The WEF-nexus approach will result in more efficient use of water, energy, and food resources, enhanced resilience to the impact of climate change, improved agricultural practices, and the development of the local private sector in the Santa Eulalia river sub-basin.
Fact-finding capacity building floriculture sector Lebanon The floricultural sector in Lebanon has potential. However, despite its potential to generate profit for the local economy and develop areas throughout Lebanon for agricultural activities, the sector has previously been neglected. In May 2017, a scoping mission was conducted to further develop, elaborate, and prioritize the activities proposed in the project proposal submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA). The proposal aimed to support the floriculture sector in Lebanon, for which the MoA requested assistance from the Netherlands Embassy in Lebanon. This fact-finding mission aims to determine the capacities and needs within the MoA and the syndicate concerning the follow-up activities and interventions detected during the scoping mission.
Electric Villagepump Demonstration Bangladesh To demonstrate that the newly developed Villagepump 500 Electrified technology is working and highly effective in purifying very dirty local (river/well) water into safe drinking water, under the typical harsh circumstances we find for example in the refugee camps around Coxs Bazar. Project will proof that our off-grid water treatment device Villagepump 500 Electrified is the ultimate solution for disaster struck areas, especially to cover the gap between the first days emergency aid (bottled water) and the (semi-) permanent solution at the longer term.Two Villagepump 500 Electrified models will be installed and operated during the project at two sites, with different characteristics (e.g. distance and depth to water source), at the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps, in collaboration with locally active Bangladeshi based relief aid organization, BRAC. Both units will be powered by a solar panel, provided by BRAC. After being in operation for 3-4 months, multiple demonstration sessions will be organized, mainly directed towards all major relief aid organizations in the world (most are already present in Cox’ Bazar) and local government officials (provinces and municipalities).Expectedly 170 VP 500-E models will be sold in Bangladesh through the benefits of this project in the first 2,5 years after completion of the demonstration (summer 2019), accounting to EUR 637,500 – 90 village pumps to aid relief organizations active in the Cox’ Bazar refugee camps and 80 village pumps to mainly rural communities in municipalities away from major cities.
Presentation study opportunities for the collaboration between NREA and the ETF This is a follow-up of project ETFP18005 and comprises a presentation of the results of "Study opportunities for the collaboration between NREA and the ETF" for the New & Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) in Egypt.
Participation RIVM in a workshop from the Ministry, National Agency and the Netherlands embassy in Algiers National implementation plans for the Stockholm Convention of North Africa in Algiers.Bilateral cooperation from ETF in Algeria is based on an Executive Programme between the Algerian Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy (MEER), and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A representative of the Ministry and the ETF country coordinator for Algeria are the focal points for this programme.One of the national agencies of MEER is the Centre National des Technologies de Production plus Propres (CNTPP). As a start of the bilateral cooperation MEER, CNTPP and the Netherlands embassy in Algiers organised a seminar for countries in North-Africa on the Stockholm Agreement of Persistent Organic Pollutants. ETF supported this event with bringing in a national expert of the Stockholm Convention: Mr Martien Janssen, Centre for Safety of Substances and Products, RIVM.Mr Janssen gave a number of presentations that presented the experiences both in the Netherlands and Europe on specific topics.
Melenhorst Alstroemeria's in Colombia Through this demonstration project, we will gain a lot of information and this can be applied to introducing the right selection of Alstroemeria varieties in Colombia. The objective of this project is to introduce new Alstroemeria varieties in Colombia.
Training-of-Trainers Impact Cluster Seed 4 Change Kano This project aims to train and establish a team of 25 Super Trainers in Vegetable Cultivation Practices in Kano, North Nigeria. The goal is to create a knowledge base that supports the development of the horticultural sector, particularly for smallholder farmers, to improve their productivity and livelihood. Once they complete the program, the trainers will be equipped to analyze farming practices and offer recommendations on sustainable and profitable vegetable production to farmers and professionals in the Nigerian horticulture sector.
Shiraka Training Programme Administration of Justice 2022 (Part I) This annual course helps civil servants working in the administration of justice to share their knowledge and skills, enabling them to lead and inspire the modernisation of judiciary and prosecution services in their home countries. The course also aims to strengthen participants’ ties with the Netherlands and the Dutch government, especially between Dutch civil servants and their counterparts in the target countries.
WASH Officer Colombia UNHCR This project aims to support the UNHCR office in Riohacha to coordinate the provision of WASH services to persons of concern together with partners and the government.
Participation SARA-fair This agro trade mission with several Dutch companies to Côte d’Ivoire creates the opportunity to introduce Dutch expertise to the fast-growing agro sector of Côte d’Ivoire. The home base of this mission will be a Dutch Lounge at the SARA fair. The SARA-fair is a huge agriculture event aiming to welcome more than 500,000 guests, 600 businesses, and representatives from 30 countries in November 2017. Not only will companies be introduced to the expanding agricultural market in Côte d’Ivoire, but it will also provide the Netherlands with valuable information on the opportunities and obstacles in the sector's growth and the potential role of Dutch development initiatives in Côte d’Ivoire.
Air suspension systems in India Most light commercial vehicles are equipped with mechanical suspension systems. But there is a fast growing demand for increased comfort, better driveability and more safety. VB’s innovative air suspension systems offer these. We develop, produce and market (air)suspension systems for light commercial vehicles. The project focus on to investigate the feasiblity of a joint venture with an Indian company.
Fact finding study: Small and medium enterprises access to finance Ukraine The project provides up-to-date information related to:1)	The financial instruments available for Ukrainian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the Ukrainian (UA) government, International Financial Institution, Multilateral Organizations and donors. 2)	The situation of the SMEs -per sector, their knowledge about opportunities for access to finance and their readiness to engage in the economic recovery of Ukraine by making use of the available financial instruments, and identifying concrete needs for accessing to finance. Furthermore, it provides the design of a tailormade training on access to finance matching the needs of the SMEs of the prioritized economic sectors, in line with the Ukrainian Facility Plan, and the criteria of the Ukrainian Investment Framework (UIF) and the available financial instruments in the country. This project is in line with the strategy of the Ukrainian government to boost the local economy and foster the economic recovery of the country in the current war scenario. The project has a positive impact on SDG 8: inclusive and sustainable economic growth: support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation.
Training at the Netherlands embassy in Harare – Financing This project aims to acquire knowledge on the various instruments that can be employed to enhance development cooperation efforts.
ACCC Ltd. cacao processing for Sierra Leone Note: This project has been cancelled, because it has been withdrawn prematurely.Although this project has been approved and awarded a PSI grant, it has unfortunately never been implemented.Therefore, the full grant amount has been withdrawn. The establishment of a grading and processing unit for cacao beans and coffee, with a maximum annual capacity of about 5,000 tons.
Female Entrepreneurship Breakfasts 2021 This project aims to connect and empower Palestinian (aspiring) female entrepreneurs, by facilitating the creation of a network of female entrepreneurs committed to sharing, inspiring and supporting each other for accelerated success.This will be done through the organisation of online (if possible offline) networking sessions, where the sharing of experiences, best practices and possible matchmaking will be facilitated.
Water Community of Practice Myanmar (Water COP) The purpose of this project is to establish at a local level the Myanmar Water Community of Practice (CoP) to provide capacity building and to empower local ownership in the Myanmar water sector by stimulating peer-to-peer knowledge exchange and learning between local and international water experts. It will be a local body of knowledge, which, as a collective, will act as a facilitator and a connector to help water experts “join the conversation”. The CoP connects existing groups and provides an essential place to consider, discuss and resolve water-related issues.
Oromia Business Guide This project will deliver a Business Guide Report on the Investment Climate for investors planning to venture in the sectors of horticulture, floriculture and dairy sector in the Oromia region in Ethiopia.This product has two key objectives:1.	The first key objective is to provide the regional government of Oromia with the necessary assistance in promoting the investment opportunities available in the region and more professionalizing the public relations (PR) performance of the responsible government authorities.2.	The second key objective is to make the information and procedures related to the horticulture, floriculture and dairy sectors more complete for (Dutch) investors becoming active in the Oromia region.
UNICEF Desalination Gaza – Water Expert This is an assignment at the request of UNICEF for specific short-term (remote) technical support to review the current solar system designs and advise on the potential to integrate new functionality that allows the solar system to power the desalination plant as a stand-alone system.
Adding value to fruits in Moldova Geerlofs Koeltechniek B.V. is the specialist for storing and processing fresh food and frozen products. The feasibility study is concerning a proposed investment of a local company, which is active in fruit and invests since 2012 in new orchards. With an expansion of its own fruit production and the increasing demand for high quality, sorted and packaged fruit this local company wants to invest in a modern cold storage, packaging and processing units. This investment would allow to sell high quality fruit for a higher price during the off-season until May-June. The aim of the study is to determine the correct bewarings - sorting and processing technology for fruits for fruit production OOO Kalvil.
Fighting Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone (DSS15EBL31) Deployment of DSS in the fight against Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Study Visit Libyan National Committee for International Humanitarian Law to The Netherlands This project aims to support  the Libyan National Committee for International Humanitarian Law* in executing their mandate: to define and strengthen international humanitarian law and its incorporation and inclusion on a national level across Libya.  It aims to do so through a study visit to the Netherlands during which Dutch knowledge and expertise on IHL is shared with the NCIHL. The goal of this visit is twofold:• Strengthening the ability of the NCIHL to better execute a specific part of its mandate. Which part this is will follow from a needs assessment.•Explore if there is room for future and potential collaboration and knowledge exchange projects between Dutch organisations and the NCIHL.
Autonomous Orchard Management South Africa Aurea Imaging B.V. has developed a Crop Intelligence system for the horticulture sector based on its expertise in AI data analysis and interpretation of digital imaging and sensing, obtained by drones and IoT sensors. Aurea enables growers to achieve better results by optimizing yields and minimizing the carbon footprint of their production. In addition, costs are reduced by improving crop production and more efficient use of water, fertilizer and crop protection management. Aurea's solutions enable automated orchard management with interventions at individual tree level.The demonstration project aims to demonstrate at two locations for both apple and pear production that the Crop Intelligence system is cost-effective and yield-increasing.