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Water Provision and Sustainability in uMgungundlovu District Municipality (Development Phase) One of the most pressing needs in uMgundundlovu District is to provide water to currently under- and unsupplied communities in the rural areas. The district has an aging and failing bulk water infrastructure system leading to currently massive 66% water losses. The challenge for this District is the efficient reticulation of this bulk water to communities and the minimizing water losses. The current challenge for the uMDM is that water demand in the Mngeni River system exceeds availability. The lack of additional water could compromise the implementation of water services delivery and more specifically economic development opportunities for the uMDM if it is not addressed. The high percentage of NRW in the district is attributable to the ageing infrastructure (with high leakage rates and frequent bursts) as well as a lack of or inaccurate metering. These water losses have not only a financial impact but also a significant effect on the available water resources.The project is defined as the upgrading and extension of the existing Umgeni Water bulk pipeline network in five local municipalities of the district municipality Umgungundlovu. The upgrading of the existing Umgeni Water bulk pipeline network result in a reduction of leakages. These savings will be used for the connection of new households. The project area consists of a) small towns (Howick/ Hilton/ Richmond/ Rosetta/ Mooi River/ Camperdown/ Wartburg and Birnam Wood). b) townships (Mpophomeni/ Bruntville/ Phumlas/ Lions River and Khayalisha and c) rural areas (Manzamnyama/ Manyavu/ Nkanyezini/ Swayimane and Thendele)Based on the current population figures the number of beneficiaries that will benefit upon completion of the project in 2016 is 254,100. However, the project has a design life of 20 years. Therefore, the total number of project beneficiaries is thus the population that will receive an improved service as a result of the project in the long-term i.e. over the lifetime of the project. The future population served by the project (in 2036) will therefore be 397,214.
Expansion of Niamey Drinking Water Supply Expansion of Niamey Drinking Water Supply with the 3ème Usine water treatment plant
Coastal Protection at Gn. Fuvahmulah (O&M Phase) The project is situated on the southern islands of the Maldives: Gn. Fuvahmulah, S. Maradhoo and S. Feydhoo. In the Maldives over 80% of the islands in the country are experiencing serious beach problems and coastal erosion. These problems can result in flooding of the islands as they are only 1 to 2 meters above sea level. The southern islands are in most urgent need for coastal protection compared to other islands. As they are isolated from the other islands in the Maldives they do not benefit from any protection against waves and currents from other islands.All southern islands are densely populated. Land on Fuvahmulah Maradhoo and Feydhoo is very scarce and the continuous erosion and salt intrusion further reduce the available land and make the land more vulnerable to sea induced flooding.  In Fuvahmulah one of the largest islands in the Maldives the shoreline is never further away than approximately 400 meters. On the islands of Maradhoo and Feydhoo which are fully occupied by buildings and infrastructure nobody is living more than 200 meters from the shoreline. The southern islands are crucial in maintaining the socio economic balance of the country.The long term overall objective of the project is to protect the southern islands of Fuvahmulah Maradhoo and Feydhoo against flooding due to rising sea-level and the ongoing coast erosion in order to protect the population of these islands. The combination of beach replenishment with revetments will protect the shorelines of the southern islands of Maldives against erosion and subsequent flooding in a sustainable effective and cost-efficient way.
Depollution and decontamination via wastewater management of Hann Bay in Dakar, Senegal Depollution and decontamination via wastewater management of Hann Bay in Dakar, Senegal.
Água Grande Coastal Protection & Road Rehabilitation Project (Technical Assistance) In order to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change, the Government of São Tomé and Principe and Develop2Build are developing coastal protection infrastructure in the district of Agua Grande. The ultimate objective of these proposed works is to reduce the vulnerability of the countrys capital, São Tomé, to the risks linked to extreme marine phenomena of the climate change by strengthening resilience and promoting the reconstruction of the Ana Chaves bay for tourist exploitation and development of the country. The Ministry of Public Works, Infrastructure, Natural Resources and Environment (MIRNA) is the Executing Agency for this project. Develop2Build and MIRNA are working together with the European Investment Bank for the implementation of this project.Feasibility Study
Total Floor Covering This Dutch entrepreneur has proven himself to be a successful wholesaler of construction materials for decades. For several years this entrepreneur has been busy setting up a factory in Vietnam to produce his own invented felt material that can be used as floor protection board. This felt material is made from recycled textiles and is mainly used in construction by painters and plasterers to prevent staining and damaging of delicate surfaces.With a guarantee from DGGF and a loan from a Dutch bank the company is able to build an advanced manufacturing facility in Vietnam which will significantly improve its trade capacity.
Peru - Avocado import With a DGGF Start-up Loan Nafreschco B.V. will be able to invest in scaling up its avocado import and distribution in collaboration with local production/sourcing partner, Agrocosta Peru S.A.C.One of the main objectives of Nafreshco BV is to enter into and invest in a direct cooperative relationship with the fruit growers they work with, without the intervention of an exporter, so that the fruit grower gets a better/fairer price for his product and has direct access to the European fruit and vegetable market. The imported avocados will then be sold in the Netherlands and Europe. The financing concerns a working capital financing for the import of containers of avocados and partly operational costs. The expected impact is local employment of approx. 10 FTE and knowledge exchange/transfer by training the staff.Prior to this financing Nafreshco BV has received support in the form of a DGGF-TA pre-finance.
Water Supply Upper East Region Ghana (Development Phase) The Upper East Region is located in the North Eastern part of Ghana. Bordering Burkina Faso and Togo. The major cities are Bolgatanga, Bongo and Navrongo. Serious restraints in the drinking water supply are identified throughout the area. The existing water supply system has inadequate capacity to meet the demand. The high population growth in the larger cities increases the shortages. The area generally is quite arid which has also resulted in migration to the larger cities. At this moment there is a small drinking WTP located between Bolgatanga and Bongo, supplying both cities with insufficient capacity. After the foreseen system change this WTP will be dedicated to Bongo and its surroundings. The raw water source for this system the Vea irrigation reservoir is exploited to its limit which eliminates the possibility of extended use. To supply the cities of Bolgatanga Navrongo and their surroundings a new raw water source and a new WTP is foreseen. The above solution will close the demand gap after its completion. The number of people that will be supplied with potable water in 2030 is estimated to be 310,488. Of these people 230,488 currently do not have access to potable water. The remaining 80,000 will have access to a more reliable connection.
Cultivar Coffees Peru Cultivar Peru engages in long-term partnerships with coffee farmers. With this DGGF-TA project the knowledge and capacity of coffee growers has been improved. Project Specialty Coffee Peru: the objective of this project is to increase the knowledge and capacities of a group of coffee growers with whom we, Cultivar Coffees, have entered into a long-term trade relationship (since 2017). It concerns improving the production and processing of quality coffee (specialty coffee). This objective contributes to the greater joint vision of both the farmers and Cultivar Coffees: realising collaborations between all chain partners, whereby the farmers have long-term access to the specialty coffee market, and are able to implement a sustainable and profitable business model without being dependent from external financing.
Improving the performance of the rural health sector (Implementation Phase) Health care in rural Senegal is of low quality. Even though health posts are crucial in the health care system in Senegal especially in rural areas. The poor services of the health post are related to the lack of electricity. There are 210 health posts in the Groundnut Belt region of which an estimated 150 do not have access to electricity. Without access to electricity are the health posts  unable to deliver the quality and quantity services for which they have been created: care around child birth, prevent and cure illness and diseases. Improve the quality of life of the population and strengthen productivity.  The project will provide electricity from solar power to 120 rural health posts and access to warm water for the maternity facilities of these health posts to cover the need of 1.6 million inhabitants. The health posts will be selected according to criteria such as distance to the grid (more than 5 km from the national grid no mid-term planning for grid connection organisational social and technical feasibility and expected benefits. Training of the local committee members is also part of the project financially and technically. After electrification of the health posts the MoH will supply electronic medical appliances.The main benefits of the project are health-related benefits. As a result of the electricity certain treatments and operations now become available at the health posts that are not possible without the electricity including small surgeries injection with electrical syringe infusion with high accuracy flow echography (prenatal control) cooling of drugs and vaccines basic dentistry services and post-delivery reanimation. In addition patients wont have to travel far to receive treatments. The long-term objective of the project is to improve access to basic health care for the poor in deprived areas of the Groundnut Belt region in order to decrease morbidity disability and mortality rates in the region.
Kenya - Moringa Plantation & processing facility With a DGGF Start-up Loan, Leafs from Kenya BV will be able to set up a Moringa plantation and processing facility in Kenya together with local subsidiaries.Most of the Moringa that is produced there and processed into powder and tea, finds its way through LEAFS from Kenya B.V. in the Netherlands to customers in Europe and America, among others.  Certainly the high quality and organically certified Moringa that Leafs will grow is very popular.The market for Moringa is growing. Europe often follows the trend of the United States and there the use of dietary supplements and use of Moringa in the food and cosmetics market are already very common. Also due to the current Covid19 situation, more vitamins and supplements are taken.In this start-up phase, investments must be made in mother plants (seeds), means of production, processing areas, in the infrastructure and in the recruitment and training of local employees. The expected impact is local employment of approx. 400fte and knowledge exchange by training the staff.
Establishment of Addis children's hospital The design, construction, equipping and subsequent operations of the Addis Children’s Hospital, a national paediatric referral and teaching centre of excellence, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Uganda - Rollout of a‘last mile health network’ The Healthy Entrepreneurs group (HE) is a social enterprise. HE has established a franchise network of micro Community Health Entrepreneurs (CHE) to provide people in rural areas of Africa with basic healthcare products and services. These would otherwise be difficult to access. HE wants to expand in Uganda and Kenya to achieve economies of scale and build a commercial business case. In Uganda and Kenya, a ‘last-mile’ distribution network of around 4,000 CHEs, serving around 1 million families with affordable products and services, has already been established. Because health services are offered closer to home, families save a lot of money on transport costs. The combination of an efficient supply chain, the use of customer-friendly technology and the cooperation with local health entrepreneurs lead to significant improvement in the rural healthcare service. HE’s goal is to expand to 16,400 CHEs in Uganda and Kenya in 2025 and to serve 3,8 million families. DGGF’s loan will support Healthy Entrepreneurs B.V. with their goals. The loan finances, among other things, health product supplies, prefinancing of CHEs product baskets, office costs, transport costs, selection and training costs, and tablets.
Construction of a System for Wastewater Collection (Development Phase) Located in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. Phan Rang - Thap Cham is the economic and administrative capital of the province of Ninh Thuan. Presently, Phan Rang city has a population of 170,000 people. Most households currently use septic tanks but these often overflow into the ground and when emptied the effluent is dumped untreated into nearby lakes and river or dumpsites causing serious pollution of ground water and surface water. The discharge of untreated wastewater from SMEs worsens the situation.In the current situation, about 60,000 people and 200 SMEs (situated in some critical areas of the city centre with very poor sanitation conditions) are connected to a sewage system linked to a 5,000 m3/day wastewater treatment plant. The project concerns the development design financing procurement and construction of a wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 10,000 m3/day including tertiary (household connections) secondary and primary collection networks in the city and subsequent operation and maintenance of the installations and training of staff. The cleaned wastewater will be used for irrigation purposes. The present project aims to connect an additional 125,000 households and 300 SMEs to a wastewater collection network while the wastewater of these connections will be treated in a wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 10,000 m3/day. The project is physically separated from the before mentioned system presently under construction. After project implementation 100 percent of the population of the Phan Rang - Thap Cham city will be connected to a system for sewerage and wastewater treatment.
Water Supply Service Improvement and Extension Project (O&M Phase) The cities of La Paz and El Alto are provided with drinking water by four independent but interlinked water supply systems (El Alto & Achachicala & Pampahasi & Tilata). These current systems together have insufficient capacity to deliver water supply services to the populations of La Paz and El Alto. Specifically in El Alto and the north eastern hillsides of La Paz  the Chuquiaguillo area. It is a challenge for the municipal government and utility companies to provide adequate service to the population in this area. The project concerns reallocation of water resources and the construction of a new independent water supply system for the Chuquiaguillo service area. The main project components include: - raw water capitation and transport, - water treatment plant (max capacity 300 l/s), - transmission main (approx. 17 km), - distribution system (approx. 30 km),- technical assistance to drinking water company EPSAS,- DESCOM: community development and awareness raising activities.The interventions in the Chuquiaguillo system will be implemented in parallel with the construction of the Hampaturi Alto Dam. Once the Hampaturi Alto dam is taken into operation the Incachaca dam which currently provides water to the Pampahasi water treatment plant will be used exclusively for the supply of raw water to the Chuquiaguillo water treatment plant.
Sagar Energy Solutions Sagar Energy Solutions BV (NL) and Sagar Energy Solutions Company Limited (TZ) are a mother and daughter company, dedicated to bringing renewable energy solutions to niche and artisanal industries in developing countries. Starting in the productive fishing industry of Tanzania, the companies have developed a solar product to completely eradicate the use of kerosene in the night fishing industry of Lake Victoria, an industry responsible for over half of the total yearly catch of the Lake.
Our focus is on designing such products that can close the renewable energy cycle, ensuring increased incomes at the base of the pyramid in order to lead to improved standards of living through other access to energy initiatives and SDG components. The TA fund will thus contribute to a successful commercialisation of this first product in order to build the business and reach the desired levels of impact - people, profit, planet.
Not only does the product have the potential to eliminate over 480,000 tonnes of CO2 every year emitted by the currently used kerosene lanterns, but it will also lead to increased incomes by up to 40%, and significantly improve the health and safety of fishermen currently exposed to several long term health risks caused by kerosene as well as the imminent threat of kerosene explosions due to the pressurised nature of the current lanterns.
Beira Drainage Rehabilitation Works for rehabilitation and expansion of Drainage system in Beira
Dar es Salaam Integrated Waste project A primary MSW management system for a large metropolitan area as Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania’s current development phase, must be solid and scalable. The urgency demands a strong public dominance and it must be focused on sustainable operations with regard to financials and organizations. The overall work on this solid waste management “backbone” can be subdivided into seven work packages. Along with this programme come two additional work packages on involving the Dutch waste management industry where useful and appropriate and on overall programme coordination.
Providing new water infrastructure in the rural areas of Elundini (Implementation Phase) The Joe Gqabi District Municipality (JGDM) is one of the six district municipalities in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Elundini local municipality is part of JGDM. This area is located in the foothills of the Southern/Eastern Drakensberg. Presently the residents get their water from springs, ponds and rivers. Many of these sources are used for washing and are sometimes shared with animals. This encompasses health concerns and thus has a negative impact on the productivity of the population. Of the total population of the District only 9.9 percent is connected to a drinking water system and of the remaining 91.1 percent 48 percent does not have access to clean drinking water in the current situation. Of the 206 villages in the rural areas of Elundini 107 villages do not have sustainable and safe water. This project will provide water infrastructure by boreholes or rainwater harvesting to communities of 107 villages. Next to water for households 90 schools and clinics will be connected to the water system. The project will not only ensure sustainable service delivery to these villages but will also ensure short and long term employment to beneficiary communities. In addition the training component of this project addresses the shortage of skilled labourers in the water sector (knowledge and experience of/in water infrastructure and maintenance). For each village a separate stand alone system will be built. This project also entails the operation and maintenance of the complete systems for a period of 10 years.
Opening-up of Ethiopia’s horticultural bounty The existing horticulture company wants to grow its production capacity in Ethiopia as thedemand for its flowers is increasing steadily. The entrepreneurs decided to invest inadditional 2 ha greenhouses at the existing farm. They expect to employ 100fte extra.
Demonstrating C3 Living Units in Maputu and Beira In Mozambique, there is an estimated housing shortage of 2 million and approximately 13.5 million people are living in unsuitable living conditions. The recent cyclone that hit the country ruined over 240,000 houses and the total damages for housing is estimated to be over 678 million US dollar. Under the brand of C3Living, Rendiz B.V. develops affordable flexible, transportable and sustainable living units using the cradle2cradle principle. The housing units may provide a solution to the affordable housing issues in Mozambique, including for low income households seeking to rebuild after the cyclone. Technical Assistance (DGGF-TA) provided support to develop demonstration units that meets local requirements. 4 houses were built and supported 14 people for the duration of the project, who also received training on how to do construction.
Miracle Bags The Tiny Miracles Foundation was founded with the objective to send street children to school in Mumbai, India. They soon found out that their impact would be exponentially larger if they could assist the parents to generate an income. This DGGF-TA project has been focused on a collaboration with Rituals Cosmetics, for whom they produced 100,000 cotton bags. This large volume order has led to the creation of 81 direct jobs of which 85% are women. A total of 45 FTE has been indirectly supported with these shipments and 111 people have received trainings on not only stitching, but also with regard to personal skill development, financial skills, human rights and responsibilities. In 2020, Tiny Miracles has been granted Bcorp certification. The first shipment of bags was successful and has now led to new orders, consisting of a total of 1 million bags to be produced in 2021.
Clean and waste-free Bujumbura (Development Phase) In Bujumbura, solid waste is piled in the streets or littered in and around the neighbourhoods. Only a minor part of the produced waste is offered to an existing dumping site the majority is dumped uncontrolled and illegally. In addition, the area of the existing dumping site and surroundings is very close to Lake Tanganyika and pollution from the dump seeps down to the lake. Burundi is therefore one of the biggest polluters of Lake Tanganyika which is estimated to be the worlds second biggest fresh water lake. If this problem is not addressed and solved the volume of uncontrolled waste will increase further leading to a further increase of infectious diseases and of the pollution of soil drinking and ground water and Lake Tanganyika.This project can be divided into three main subprojects: - In the first phase a clean and safe landfill will be designed and constructed- In the second phase a waste system and infrastructure for the collecting separation transporting and dumping of waste will be designed and implemented.Also, in the second phase a professional waste department (including capacity building) will be set up to execute and to manage this system and the related infrastructure. This management set-up will also include a fee-collecting system that makes the waste system financially sustainable after the ORIO-period.