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Joint Water Expertise Development in Vietnam As a result of the political structure in Vietnam there is close collaboration between government, research institutes and universities. Many large scale public interventions are initiated at the universities and therefore depend on the local skills of their personnel. Early involvement in feasibility studies creates better opportunities for the Dutch partners. There is an urgent need for additional (high level) capacity and expertise to improve the quality of these advises and feasibility studies. These skills can be improved through the combined capacity building programme and creation of an expert pool for businesses. The Dutch private sector in Asia is often too expensive for competitive bidding. Close collaboration with local expert pool can reduce costs and create improved access to information that is a key factor for successful business spin-off.The aim of this project is to setup a joint venture between the Technical University Delft and Water Resources University (WRU) in Vietnam, to stimulate business opportunities, knowledge transfer and a network of professionals. The joint venture will be an important interface between the WRU and the Dutch business community. The joint venture aims to attract funding from third parties that can be used to strengthen the education and research at WRU. Income generated by the joint venture will be used to keep academic capacity linked to the WRU, which will also generate further knowledge and human resources available for businesses.
Market study on port development and inland waterway transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo This project aims to assist the Congolese Government and businesses in enhancing their river transportation system. It does so by sharing valuable insights on Dutch expertise and introducing Dutch companies to the various business prospects that arise from these investments.
Solid waste management, Lima Through capacity building and knowledge transfer, the cities of Lima and Piura will be able to improve parts of their Solid Waste Management (SWM) plan as a base for future decisions. The project execution will result in direct improvements to the environment, reduction of climate change emissions and will create temporary and long-term employment in both cities. This project will enable Lima and Piura to involve the local private sector in the form of tenders and concession contracts in various Solid waste management aspects. The project focusses on the efficient use of existing facilities and improve the valorization of solid waste throughout the chain, by extraction of valuable recyclables, improvement of the selection and recycling technologies, extraction of methane gas as energy source and by limiting necessary space for landfill activities and reuse the space of old landfills. The project includes technical, financial, political and juridical aspects needed to improve the overall waste management systems in both cities. Counterparts are the Municipalities of Lima and Piura, The Ministry of Environment, local NGO’s and organizations of informal recyclers, consultants, and holders of large scale waste concessions.
Gedaref Flood prevention UNHCR (DSS221SD08) Prior to the current emergency, the influx of Ethiopian citizens from the Tigray regio into Sudan, East Sudan was receiving an average of 4,000 new arrivals per year, mostly from Eritrea. In the first three weeks of the Tigray crisis, more than 60,000 Ethiopian crossed the border, data of the 20th of January, who are hosted in transit sites and gradually relocated to new settlement sites such as Um RaKuba in Gedaref State.Refugee settlements in Gedaref, Sudan, are threatened by floods during the upcoming rainy season. The UNHCR requested for specialist expertise to map and model the possible waterflows and to advice on drainage design. A team of experts is formed and the team will:•	Undertake a detailed technical assessment of flood risks in the new refugee sites for the refugee influx from Ethiopia;•	Lead the coordination the assessment with operational and implementing partners;•	Assist in the planning, organization and oversight of site investigations, surveys and analyses of existing buildings, feasibility studies, structural inspections and assessments and preparation of assessment of associated reports. Issue a comprehensive technical report;•	Based on the assessment findings, develop the bill of quantities (BoQs) and tendering documentation for a contractor to carry out required earthworks to mitigate floods; supervise the contractor appointed;•	Develop practical guidelines for all sectors for flood mitigating measures in the development of the sites, and coordinate the implementation of the guidelines; •	Monitor and inspect off-site and on-site work for compliance to applicable codes, accepted engineering practices and Sudanese laws.•	Work closely with the site planners and technical specialists in the response.
Siaya County water and sanitation project Rural water schemes in Siaya are typically managed by community water committees. However, due to poor management structures, limited capacities, challenges with revenue collection, lack of accountability and unviable water tariff setting, many schemes are unsustainable. This project addressed the above by adopting a “Public Ownership, Private management’’ (POPM) model through a PPP approach encompassing Dorcas, Maji Milele and the County Government of Siaya.The objective of this project is to create evidence that this management model will lead to sustainable water supply, improved service levels and will turn water schemes currently not commercially viable into profitable schemes. Other distinguishing elements include use of pre-paid meters; use of loyalty points to provide sanitation and hygiene products and creating open defecation free zones through use of Community-Led Total Sanitation approach. Additionally, the project will promote gender equality (through increasing opportunities for women to participate in leadership, decision-making and entrepreneurship ventures) as well as inclusiveness of the poor and vulnerable through provision of free water and community safety nets.In order to achieve project outputs and outcomes, this PPP will defined through a Service Provision Agreement with time-bound Key Performance Indicators, Cooperation Agreement and Partnership Agreement. This project will enable 108,500 people have access to clean water and sanitation. It is envisioned that this model will be scaled up in Siaya as well as other counties and has a potential to attract external financing.
Orange Corners Palestinian Territories – Incubation programme The Orange Corners Palestinian Territories incubation programme aims to support approximately 40 young Palestinian 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 the Palestinian Territories and strengthen the Palestinian start-up ecosystem.
Postharvest handling mapping, Côte d'Ivoire Investors like the World Bank, the European Union and the African Development Bank are increasingly active in the agri-food sector in Côte d'Ivoire. Postharvest handling is a crucial part of the value chain. The impact can be generated by collaborating with these institutions. The Netherlands has the expertise and technology to support Côte d'Ivoire in developing the postharvest handling industry. The focus of this study is threefold:•	Brief analysis of postharvest handling within the food system, with a focus on the agro-(export-)logistics sector, the main challenges and the opportunities in Côte d'Ivoire; •	Get an overview of recently implemented or ongoing projects in postharvest handling in Côte d'Ivoire with a focus on the cocoa and horticulture sectors; •	Appreciation of the potential of these projects and identification of possible Dutch involvement or contributions that could provide added value to developing the post-harvest handling in Côte d'Ivoire.
Mission commerciale Bénin The Netherlands continues to support initiatives to improve sustainable trade and investment in Benin, while at the same time trying to attract Dutch investors and companies to stimulate bilateral trade and take a role in capacity strengthening of Beninese private sector.As part of the set of initiatives, a trade mission to Benin is organised. The purpose of the mission is to contribute to the economic development of Benin and to strengthen trade with the Netherlands. The specific objective of the mission is to promote business relations between the Dutch companies participating in this trade mission and the economic operators of Benin evolving or interested in the targeted subsectors.
Developing VSLA+CHILD tool to remediate child labour in cocoa areas The project aims to implement a bottom-up and community-driven approach to tackle the root causes of child labour. The approach is based on the VSLA+GALS concept (Village Savings and Loan Associations + Gender Action Learning System) combined with a specific child labour remediation module (CHILD).VSLA+GALS is an efficient way to build financial resilience and empowerment of women in rural communities. By integrating a child labour component into VSLA+GALS, farmer households will be guided to prioritize child labour issues in household decision making. Additionally, access to microfinance and training on gender and financial literacy increase financial stability and general wellbeing in households. This is expected to have a positive impact on reducing child labour in the region.Interventions include1.	Implementation of the VSLA+CHILD approach. It is based on the VSLA+GALS concept (Village Savings and Loan Associations + Gender Action Learning System). VSLA+GALS is an approach focused on:a.	Household financial capacity building,b.	The development of household business and action plans, andc.	Gender empowerment. In this project, VSLA+GALS will be combined with a specific child labour remediation module (CHILD).2.	As part of the VSLA+CHILD approach, participating households develop Household Development Plans, which encourage goal-setting, income diversification and financial planning.3.	Child labour monitoring will take place by means of surveys and observations among participating households as well as control households to assess child labour remediation progress.The project allows local cocoa buying companies to strengthen their farmer networks, to source sustainable and traceable cocoa, and maintain excellent and long-term relationships with international buyers. For chocolate companies in the supply chain, child labour is a prominent topic. As such, the project can contribute to their efforts to eradicate child labour in their supply chains.
Participation of Uganda to 'de Vakantiebeurs' in Utrecht (Part I) At the Vakantiebeurs from 10 - 14 January in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, the Ugandan stand will be facilitated in order to promote Uganda’s tourism potential and expose investment opportunities within Uganda to Dutch tour operators.
Jerashi Flexible Packaging The Palestinian industry is already a client for flexible packaging solutions, which it imports from China, Israel, Jordan etc. Flexible packaging can be described as film based packaging materials, paper rolls, stickers etc. When offering this service to the Palestinian manufacturers from a local source, the clients will have a more flexible supplier available. The project will be located in Bethlehem which is centrally located in the West Bank. The applicant, Techno Arabia Signs LLC, is a company that produces and installs road signs and is located in the United Arab Emirates. The local partner, Jerashi Flexible Packaging (currently Jerashi Printing House) is a conventional printing company from Bethlehem. The partners intend to establish a joint venture company to implement the project. The project will introduce advanced technology for packaging material manufacturing to the country and will substitute imported materials.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The partners have already formulated targets for different CSR aspects of the project. They have set standards for ethical business conduct, employment conditions, customer care, environment and combating bribery. The company will be ISO 22000 certified as the major part of the production will be for the food industry.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsThe joint venture will offer good and safe working conditions. Payment will be at least at 150% of the official minimum wage, which is also above living wage level. A number of fringe benefits like health insurance, transportation and bonuses will be available to the workers.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe printing technology that is introduced does not exist in the Palestinian Territories. The present foreign suppliers only deliver large quantities of the same design/make of packaging materials.•	Chain effectsImpact on local suppliersThe project will hire transportation and some other services. Almost all raw materials will be sourced abroad.Impact on local customers or consumersThe project will be beneficial the customers as they will have a source for the packing material available locally which will allow them to be more flexible in the design and printing. Also, smaller producers can now have customised flexible packaging material.•	Impact on the sectorThe joint venture will share knowledge with educational institutions and offer internships for students. The company will seek cooperation with manufacturers of non-flexible packaging to share knowledge and seek cooperation.•	EnvironmentNeutral.•	Position of womenA considerable number of positions at medium level will be available for female workers.•	Impact on government/society levelThe project will generate tax income for the government and substitute imports. The partners want to establish a facility for producing flexible packaging solutions with a capacity of 445 tons of printed packaging material annually in film packaging rolls, ready pouches and shrink sleeve labels.
MHPSS Technical Officer Gaziantep World Health Organization (WHO) This project is an assignment at the request of WHO for an MHPSS Technical Officer to support the MHPSS Technical Working Group (TWG) in Gaziantep, Türkiye, for the northwest Syria response. The tasks include coordinating activities of and representing the MHPSS TWG in the inter-cluster working group and contributing to support the MHPSS capacity-building activities.
Production of window fasteners with innovative features in Thailand 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 purpose of the project is to set up a production facility for the manufacturing of 600,000 window fasteners of which approximately 41% in compliance with the Dutch police label for export to the Netherlands.
Protecting the rights of children in the coconut oil supply chain in the Philippines In the coconut cultivation in the Philippines, millions of smallholder farmers are engaged. They often live in remote areas in poverty, without access to education. Although literature on this is scarce, it seems that children may do unpaid family work in the process from land preparation to harvesting. These young workers (15-17 years old) may be found in processing facilities working in hazardous conditions.Coconut processing and trading companies such as Wilmar and Cargill, predominantly have indirect commercial relationships with coconut farmers, with middlemen delivering copra to their crush plants, making possible child farm labour less visible.The companies that are part of this consortium are committed to this challenge, and therefore keen to be part of a project on combatting child labour in the coconut supply chain. Overall, as a consortium, consisting of not only individual companies, but also sector associations and specialized NGOs, the aim is to develop an operational plan to address protection of children’s rights in the coconut sector in the Philippines in the long term.
Country Pavillion at the Global African Hydrogen Summit 2024 Climate change mitigation and energy security have created the need for alternatives to reduce carbon emissions in hard-to-abate sectors in the face of current and future political tensions.One of such alternatives is Green Hydrogen (GH2), which is expected to make up 12% of global energy demand by 2050 (IRENA, 2022). South Africa and the Netherlands have expressed interest in developing GH2 economies.GH2 is seen as a key component of the Netherlands' carbon-neutral goal of 49% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. As a country highly dependent on coal, South Africa sees GH2 as crucial for decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors and mitigating climate change and electricity grid stress.The Netherlands' pavilion at this year's South Africa Green Hydrogen Summit serves to continue positioning the Netherlands as a key trade partner in the production and off-take of GH2 to the South African market. Since this year's summit will also have attendees within the Sub Saharan African region, a much wider target audience will be reached.While GH2 is a rather nascent sector, it is also a rapidly growing sector in an ever competitive global market. Therefore, it is important to continue dialogues and facilitate business opportunities between the Netherlands and South Africa. The pavilion presents a space where these dialogues and Business-to-Business (B2B) matchmaking can take place.The expected outcomes of the South African Green Hydrogen Summit are to further cement existing partnerships between the Netherlands and South Africa, as well as identify new partnerships that can advance the GH2 vision of both countries.
DRRS (DRR) Libya 2023 – Derna dam (DRRS23LY05) 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 Libya, Tripoli.In an effort to be as effective as possible the Netherlands embassy in Tripoli, Libya together with the DRRS team, has joined forces with the 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.
Female fund strategy To design and prepare the set-up of a grant-based fund to support and enlarge the impact of the female training project (PKB19ZW02A) and enable the female agri-entrepreneurs of this project to grow their companies, strengthen their position and contribute to their communities.
Augmented Reality training and instructions for medical equipment (Phase I) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Developing Markets.Digital solutions to improve access to healthcare and education services for remote groups in the Middle East and North Africa.Phase I: Feasibility study.
GROW Niger Because of the extreme poverty in Niger and the high vulnerability of women, this project fostered their entrepreneurial skills and self-esteem. The project aims at empowering five women entrepreneurs and 75 women farmers. Training and coaching sessions help the women gain knowledge and expertise in high-quality agricultural production and entrepreneurship. Moreover, the project connects the participants, fostering cooperation between women farmers at the BoP and female opportunity-driven entrepreneurs across regions and along the entire value chain. It allows all women to be active in the local economy, be self-sufficient, and support themselves and their families. In three regions, Niamey, Tahoua, and Maradi is the project implemented over 12 months.
Dutch Visitors Progamme Influentials Program Logistics Cooperation between Ethiopia and the Netherlands in the field of Agrologistics through a tailor-made mission to the Netherlands for Ethiopian and Djiboutian decision makers. This cooperation should lead to an improved enabling business climate in Ethiopia and to concrete business leads for Dutch partners in the agro logistics sector.
Promoting child protection in cocoa farming communities in Sierra Leone Tradin Organic is a global ingredient sourcing partner and with its active presence at origin, takes concrete measures to reduce the risk of child labour in its supply chains. This FBK-supported project focuses on cocoa farmers in Sierra Leone. The Tradin SL team of 60 people works closely with the farmer communities, and collaborate with local partners Child Fund and IQSMA Solutions to leverage their expertise in this project.Research conducted in the first phase of the project identified indebtedness, insufficient household income and a lack of awareness as root causes for children being at risk of child labour. To address these, Tradin and its partners are:1.	Establishing a continuous monitoring system;2.	Strengthening community capacity to prevent child labour;3.	Promoting economic alternatives to child labour for farming families;4.	Establishing Village Savings and Loan Associations; and5.	Embedding child protection in Tradin’s global business.Tradin’s already existing network of Farmer Field Schools and Farmer Service Centers are used to establish Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) and implement village sensitization campaigns and community action plans. The cooperatives and local traditional communities are key to bringing the farmers together to collaborate on implementing child protection mechanisms.Local project coordinator Jusufu Moiwa, summarises the project as follows:"It’s great when children are helping out on the family farm, learning and developing useful skills. However, the matter is to prevent children from not being able to go to school and to get physically exhausted from their work. We therefore want the establishment of an effective child welfare committee in each and every community.Poverty is the underlying cause of child labour, and vice versa: child labour also keeps farmers trapped in poverty. Addressing this vicious cycle is a multifaceted effort, of which this programme will be a key element."The project is important to strengthen the work of NGOs like Child Fund and structurally embed them in a private sector approach to increase visibility and sustainability beyond project funding.The project also aims to embed a CLMRS approach (Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System) in the data collection infrastructure of Tradin SL. This fast and cost-efficient system is to transparently communicate impact at origin with Tradin’s clients.
The Netherlands-Belgium INA reclamation pavilion A representation of the Netherlands in this 2016 renowned infrastructure exhibition would boost the possibilities for Dutch companies in Indonesia and the local private sector by sharing Dutch expertise. Local private companies could learn from the know-how of Dutch companies, enlarging the knowledge and competencies of local Indonesian companies. Furthermore, involving Dutch expertise in Indonesian infrastructural projects may also positively influence environmental and sustainability issues in Indonesia.
Poultry knowledge transfer and business opportunities Knowledge transfer from the integrated public and private Dutch poultry sector contributes to a sustainable poultry sector in Myanmar. This investment will create future business opportunities and trigger investment by the Dutch private sector.