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Pillar 2 – RBC Agreement to Promote Sustainable Forestry, basic activities Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) AgreementsThe Dutch government has concluded agreements on responsible business conduct (RBC) with Dutch sectors and civil society organisations. The agreements set out how companies can work with civil society organisations and government to prevent abuses in the areas of human rights, labour rights and the environment.Goal of this projectSupporting civil society organisations to make their knowledge available to play a role in the implementation of the RBC Agreement to Promote Sustainable Forestry.The civil society organisations contribute to reduction of International Corporate Social Responsibility (ICSR) risks in international value chains conform their commitments, as set out in the RBC Agreement.NoteFVO's Pillar 2 projects support civil society organizations that make their knowledge of human rights due diligence and (international) network accessible to help achieve the goals of the ICSR covenants. Businesses, social organizations and government work together in ICSR covenants, to make value chains more sustainable. The covenants are organized by sector. The sectors have international value chains in multiple production countries/regions.For more information, please visit the website of the Government of the Netherlands:•	Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) agreements (https://www.government.nl/topics/responsible-business-conduct-rbc/responsible-business-conduct-rbc-agreements)
Demo Soft Fruit India This project has the objective to demonstrate the suitability of a selection of the Vissers' genetic planting materials and other soft fruit plants and different growing technologies under local Indian conditions, for large scale and year-round strawberry production in Northern India.
#CoCreateDESIGN Festival 2022 South Africa A key objective of the yearly organized #cocreateDESIGN Festival 2022 is to be a platform for local designers, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders, such as the City of Cape Town, to discuss local challenges. In 2022, the focus will be on designing blue-green city solutions for African cities and supporting entrepreneurs through the ideating and scaling phase of their product and service development.
Dutch Expert for National Congress IDEAM Upon request of the Colombian government the Netherlands Enterprise Agency has invited a Deltares to contribute to the 4th National Congress on Climate Change – IDEAM, held in Bogotá on 5 and 6 December 2013.The Congress was organized by IDEAM, the Colombian Institute for Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies in collaboration with the Universidad de los Andes.The number of participants was about 150 on 5 December and about 120 participants on 6 December. Representatives from, among others, the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development were present, as well as a variety of research institutes and universities.Deltares gave a presentation titled ‘Water Management in the Netherlands; How to deal with Climate Change and Uncertainty’. Besides, they were member of a panel discussing ‘Research for adaptation to Climate Change’.In their presentation, Deltares briefly explained the history of the Dutch water management, from responding to disasters, to adaptive delta management. Concepts touched upon included ‘Room for the river’, the ‘Multi-layer approach’, ‘Building with nature’, ‘Tipping points’ and ‘Adaptation pathways’. The role of the Delta Commission and the Delta Programme was briefly explained.In conclusion: the Dutch approach to climate adaptation has been presented and further elaborated upon in a panel discussion. Basic concepts in the approach like the use of scenarios, flexibility, robustness, communication, participation, etc. were well-received.
Laminated bamboo for structural use (LBS) in the built environment sourced and produced in Uganda (Phase I) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Developing Markets.Design and innovate with locally available materials for economic and environmental impact.Phase I: Feasibility study.
Investment study production and service facility Tanzania Ante B.V. is a family company specialized in new and secondhand dairy machinery.Our family has more than 25 years experience in the dairy production, combined with more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing dairy equipment. We offer customized projects all over the world, and our services also include consultancy and training courses, specialized in dairy processing. The investment project is aimed at the facility for semi-production and servicing of dairy equipment in Dar es Salam, Tanzania.
Fund for Responsible Business (FVO) FVO supports collaborations between enterprises and civil society organisations that aim to reduce Responsible Business Conduct risks and misconduct in the value chains of Dutch companies, such as harm to the natural environment through pollution or reduction of biodiversity, human rights violations during land acquisitions, poor working conditions in factories in producer countries, etc. FVO supports Dutch partnerships that:- wish to conduct local or regional research into the underlying causes of RBC risks and misconduct in their value chain or chains and implement measures to address them;- wish to implement RBC into their business processes in a more effective manner, including measures to combat RBC risks and misconduct within their own company;- wish to set up a multi-stakeholder project that addresses RBC risks and misconduct and has a positive impact on manufacturing conditions in their producer countries.
Establishment of HACCP-certified meat processing for export 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. To set up a meat processing facility with a maximum capacity of 35,000 kg sausages (20,000 kg beef sausage and 15,000 kg Frankfurter) per week for export to the EU.
MHPSS Specialist UNICEF Gaza (MHPSS23004) The primary goal of the MHPSS Specialists is to enhance the intersectoral coordination of MHPSS for Health, Nutrition, Protection, Education, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), Shelter, and Food Security, thereby expanding the reach of superior services to a larger population in need.
Support to the development of the Masterplan for Hydraulic Works Vietnam Prime Minister requested MARD (Decision #120) to prepare the Hydraulic work masterplan for the Mekong Delta, to be based on the new law. MARD assigned its Directorate of Water Resources (DWR) to urgently draft this masterplan. This masterplan would provide input for the integrated masterplan of the entire Mekong Delta to be developed under a World Bank funded project. This is one of the specific tasks of MARD in the Action plan to implement the Government Resolution #120 on Sustainable Development of the Mekong Delta to response to Climate Change. MARD is assigned to review the existing master plan for irrigation and prevention of natural disasters up to 2-30, with a vision to 2050 to ensure that fits within the new context, to mitigate damages caused by natural disasters, to proactively respond to the most unfavourable scenario; to develop a scheme on modernization of the irrigation system to support the transformation and sustainable agricultural development in ecological sub-zones along the direction of diversification of resources and modes of implementation, with attention paid to promote public-private partnership (PPP). The advice of Dutch experts would be highly appreciated. This fits well within the Strategic Partnership Arrangement on Water Management and Climate Change that Vietnam and the Netherlands have signed. It also fits in the framework agreement elaborated by RVO.RVO requested a team of two experts to prepare and execute a scoping mission to identify possibilities for cooperation between the Netherlands and DWR regarding masterplan for the Mekong Delta. The primary focus was to advise on a realistic scope of the Masterplan for Hydraulic work, the scope of input studies needed for the Masterplan, their research methodologies, as well as on DWR’s work plan to fulfil their task to write the Masterplan. The initial focus was on advising them the way forward from the starting position where they are now. This assignment falls within and is financed by the Partners for Water program. This project is conducted in cooperation with: Climate Sense and the Government of Vietnam.
Better Chicken for a Better Future! Research has shown that there are many opportunities within the poultry value chain in Ghana for employment and increasing the income of farmers. However, the sector has to compete with cheap imports and deal with many issues concerning logistics, infrastructure and sustainability.Dutch expertise and technology can help tackle these issues. The project Better Chicken for a Better Future aims to create a fully functioning integrated poultry meat value chain that provides decent jobs and better income for poultry farmers in Ghana by 2024.A cluster of 8 Ghanaian and Dutch companies and NGOs will strengthen each step in the value chain by demonstrating best practices and building the capacity of 500 emerging farmers in the Ashanti region in Kumasi. If successful, the aim is to scale the pilot to other regions.
Professionalising Moldova Fruct Association Moldova Fruct Association is a member-oriented organisation that provides a range of services to its members. Moldova Fruct has increased its membership from 80 in 2014 to more than 170 members in 2017 and realised that the members need more services provided by the association and that the organisation needs deeper specialisation to develop the horticultural sector in a competitive international arena.In August 2017, Moldova Fruct initiated a process of reorganisation aimed at aligning its structure and executive team with the evolving circumstances. It is considered a big challenge for Moldova Fruct as the organisation has no clear vision of how to implement this process in developing Moldova Fructs' capacities for maintaining the status of an independent and professional organisation.Within the project, a senior expert will support the association through the reorganisation process and help to find more opportunities for broadening the members’ product categories to increase the quality of services and to develop an Association management structure to face this more complex and challenging organisation.
Emergency WASH Expert Angola UNICEF (DSS17AO03) Provision of WASH services and development of long-term action plans to cope with possible additional future refugees.
Study visit introduction seed chain This project aims to support the seed sector in Jordan by inviting the Seed Technology Lab at the National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension, the Plant Protection Directorate, and the New Plant Variety Protection Office for an introduction to how they organize the seed chain. The main purpose of this meeting is to facilitate interaction between these organizations and pave the way for future support by Dutch experts.
Al Siha (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.
Assistance to PERC on regulation of the electricity sector Dutch expert on electricity market regulation performed an audit to the Palestine Electricity Regulatory Council, in order to investigate how PERC is operating as a regulator and which improvements could be made. Part of the assignment was to investigate the current challenges with regard to renewable energy in the Palestinian Territories from the point of view of the regulator.
Matchmaking visit program Nhat Linh Company Limited Matchmaking project to get entrepreneurs from developing countries in contact with new trade partners.
Fighting Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone (DSS15EBL33) Deployment of DSS in the fight against Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Production of standardised doors and windows for low-cost housing Twenty-seven years of war have had a tremendous impact on the rural population of Angola. A large number of people have fled into large towns like Luanda. After the war, a lot of people want to return to their home lands, but houses are completely demolished, caused by the war and by lack of maintenance. This is why the government of Angola announced a low-interest housing fund to be able to build houses again in the rural areas.Habitec Commercio and Industria S.A. is a social enterprise that makes school furniture from Eucalyptus wood in Huambo (central region). Together with their South African partner Cheswood Timbers cc, they have developed plans to start up a joint venture and invest in a joinery, dedicated to the production of standard size doors, door frames and windows. As they use Eucalyptus wood, they target the low-cost housing market. In the beginning they can deliver to a low-cost housing project established by the NGO who has founded Habitec Commercio and Industria S.A..This project will produce products that will be very useful to rural lower and middle class people and create a large amount of jobs outside the metropolis of Luanda or other coastal towns.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The sustainable exploitation of the forest, the care for a healthy working environment, and the social objective to present a solution to cheap housing make this joint venture a responsible company with a well-developed CSR package.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsAs the joint venture will apply working conditions according to OHSAS 18001, very high standards are applied.The fact that all employees will be trained in a specific trade, their employability in a country like Angola will be strongly enhanced.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe mass production (compared to the existing artisanal production) does not exist in Angola.•	Chain effectsThe three sawmills that will deliver wet timber are getting much more business than before. As they work for the joint venture, they too will be obliged to work according to high CSR standards.The mass produced windows and doors will make social housing plans become cheaper and easy in installation. Building costs will be lower.•	Impact on the sectorThe project will set a standard in quality and uniformity that other manufacturers can follow.•	EnvironmentThe kiln boiler will be fired with woodcuttings and shavings from the joinery. The Eucalyptus woods will re-establish themselves after cutting (ratoon cropping).The positive aspect of this project is that the joint venture will plant open spaces with higher valued native species like Pinus.•	Position of womenThe joint venture will hire 25 women of which 3 in medium-level positions. This is much more than usual in a technical venture in Angola. To start up a factory with a yearly production of 12,000 doors, 24,000 doorframes and 24,000 windows of standard sizes, made of sustainable produced Eucalyptus wood to be used in low-cost housing projects.
Involvement of the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment (Commissie MER) during the webinar series on dredging and reuse of dredged materials in Colombia The ambition of this assignment is to present the role and work of the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment to the involved stakeholders from both the Government of Colombia as well as the Government of the Netherlands during a series of webinars. As such, the webinars aim to strengthen the relationship between the different entities of the Colombian and Netherlands government and provide an opportunity for a follow-up activity on the topic of dredging and innovation.
Improving performance of official duties of National Food Safety Agency of Moldova The main aim of this joint project is to support the National Food Safety Agency of Moldova (ANSA) in carrying out its official duties related to plant and animal health and food safety issues. That will help ANSA meet its legal obligations within and outside the country, thereby increasing future export opportunities for Moldovan products and creating a fair competition environment for importers.
Wetskills competition South-Africa CCMC The Wetskills competitions will bring diverse young talents from South Africa, Southern Africa and beyond with a passion for Water & Sustainability together to co-create new solutions for water challenges in a two week period. In an interactive and intergenerational workshop, the teams will present their innovative and out-of-the-box solutions for water challenges to a jury panel and audience. The winning team will be awarded at the closing ceremony of the CoCreateMYCITY event in Durban on 8 June 2023 (PKB23ZA02A).This project is related to project PKB23ZA02A as five high-potential candidates from the Wetskills programme will be provided with a tailor-made mentorship programme to improve the market readiness of their business ideas. The programme will be conducted via the incubation programmes from Orange Corners with local market knowledge.
Sino-Dutch cooperation in the Solar greenhouse in Shouguang: research This project aims to research the improvement of cultivation, production and quality in traditional Chinese solar greenhouses by introducing modern Dutch techniques.The specific purpose of this project is to advise on the set-up and execution of the experiment and to compose the research report so that qualitative and reliable results are obtained and presented according to the high standards of Wageningen University & Research (WUR).
Netherlands Court of Audit multi-annual ‘Sharaka’ programme; strengthening good governance and public financial management in the MENA region The main objective of this tailor made training (TMT) is to improve the knowledge, skills and capabilities of women working in the justice sector by sharing knowledge, experiences and expertise on various topics. The training will have a positive impact on women’s abilities and efficiency at work and it will increase their opportunities (to reach to decision making positions). Last but not least, the course also aims at strengthening participants’ ties with the Netherlands and the Dutch government.
Wetskills challenge India A 'challenge' to investigate which measures can be implemented to reduce flood risk.
EnRoute: Towards a living income of farmers to tackle child labour After the baseline and development of Living Income strategies carried out in Project A (2020-2021), Project B will focus on Ivory Coast piloting different cash and service packages to uncover the relative merit of each.   In 2 regions, Man and Daloa, households (HH) are divided into 3 groups and receive different packages for 2 years: 1.	200 HH receiving Cash   2.	200 HH receiving Service Interventions 3.	200 HH receiving Cash + Service Interventions  The Cash package consists of 200EUR/year for 2 years to the household, equally divided between the husband and wife and paid by mobile money. Households in group 1 receive a household vision training first which helps the husband and wife to decide together what the cash is best spend on in their situation.   The Service packages consists of a smart mix of interventions, that was developed by Oxfam Novib, KIT and Beyond Beans in Project A. The package was designed to bridge the Living Income gap on all income drivers and addressing root causes of child labour (nb need for labour for plantation work and household chores). The Service package consist of : i.	Foundational activities (VSLA-CHILD - Village Savings & Loans Associations with participatory training on entrepreneurship, gender and child protection)  ii.	Yield intensification (Farm Development Plan, Individual Coaching and Subsidized service groups),  iii.	Crop diversification (Income Generating Activity training and material distribution) and  iv.	Labour / cost saving (access to water points, improved cookstoves, and school fee credit)   Aside farming households receiving 3 packages there will be a control group to compare the impact. The project researches if there is a difference between the absolute impact in reducing the Living Income gap and reducing Child Labour between the packages. And the project also wants to understand the relative impact, eg which services work best, which groups benefit most from cash.
Amref Flying Doctors Leap (Phase I) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Developing Markets.Solutions for health, data and financial support in times of COVID-19 in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Niger and Uganda.Phase I: Feasibility study.
Study – Private Sector Development Jordan This study aims to gather suggestions and advice on ways to help small and medium-sized businesses in Jordan grow faster. It also aims to make it easier for businesses in underserved areas to find opportunities, create good jobs, and increase wages. By doing so, it aims to promote sustainable economic growth and provide better opportunities for young people.
Fuel consumption reduction and driving style improvement of the transport sector in Uganda Rietveld is a leading international company with over twenty years of experience in the area of fleet management in the transport and logistics sector. Rietveld's solutions such as EasyTrack fleet management ensure simplified planning and a reduced and simplified administration. This leads to improving the efficiency of the local company.The objective of this demonstration project is: to convince Ugandan customers that the use of the applications EasyDriveSolo and EasyDrivePlus in Uganda, also leads to improving the driving behaviour of truck drivers, reducing the consumption of fuel and increasing road safety.
Anti-Fraud and Corruption training and Data Analytics training This training is a follow-up of the Anti-Fraude and Corruption training in 2022. The Contrôle Général des Finances (CGF) has shown interest in providing this training for other employees of CGF.• Training 1: Organise a second similar training for the rest of the CGF government officials (about 25 participants) on anti-fraud and corruption.During the Shiraka Training Programme in Tunis in May 2022 Dutch National Academy for Finance and Economies (NAFE) and CGF also discussed a second topic: how to make better use of the data CGF has access to.Therefore, a complementary training has been developed to make better use of their data capabilities based on the recent developments and experiences of reforms at the Central Government Audit Service (CGAS):• Training 2: Organise a training for CGF on data analytics and data usage within the Internal Audit function, based on experiences and best practices from CGAS, for about 25 participants.
Realizing the potential of responsible ASGM trade Goal of this project: preservation of 10 gold ASMs in the Geita region, Tanzania.Solidaridad and The Impact Facility are already collaborating with these mines.Certification is difficult or impossible (expensive) for these types of mines and The Impact Facility has set up an alternative ESG structure with basic, intermediate and advanced levels, where advanced equals the level of certification. These mines vary between basic and intermediate. The most pressing problems are:•	the use of mercury (disastrous for people and the environment), which is the most efficient and cheap method of gold mining, and•	at random digging, instead of using geodata (expensive).