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Participation of the Stichting United Tour Guides of Suriname (UTGS) in 'de Vakantiebeurs' 2018 At the request of the Netherlands embassy in Paramaribo, Suriname, the Stichting United Tour Guides of Suriname (UTGS) will participate in ‘de Vakantiebeurs’ in Utrecht in January 2018.During ‘de Vakantiebeurs’, UTGS will contribute to positioning Suriname as a potential holiday destination for Dutch tourists and contribute to a better representation of the Suriname tourism sector as a whole.
Training how to export food products to the EU, especially the Netherlands Lebanon experienced the worst economic and financial crisis in its modern history. Since late 2019, private banks have imposed informal capital controls, limiting withdrawals and halting transfers abroad. Meanwhile, the value of the Lebanese currency fell against the dollar amid an unprecedented shortage of foreign currencies, leading to a sharp increase in poverty and unemployment. The scarcity of foreign currency in the country necessitates companies to increase exports to stay afloat and halt the effects of inflation and local currency depreciation. This project will help Lebanese Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increase their potential for export by increasing their understanding of rules, regulations and requirements to export to the European market.
Algae and water re-usage and harvesting Turbin develops and produces equipment specifically for the application and wishes of the customer. Our specialism is water filtration and pumping systems for wastewater, process water and consumption water. The project have to convince the Indian customer of the economic and technical feasibility of the Liqoflux system for large-scale algae cultivation. The Liqoflux system is an energy-efficient water filtering system that ensures optimum water reuse while maintaining nutritional value for algae production.
Study visit water governance Myanmar Myanmar is one of the seven delta countries of the Dutch international water ambition. A high-level delegation of decision-makers will visit the Netherlands to strengthen the bilateral relationship on Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) through:•	Insight and knowledge about the Dutch approach and technology for water issues and water governance;•	Introduction to the Dutch water sector and the maritime sector and showcasing Dutch expertise; and•	Discussing the activities under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on IWRM and signing the new extended MoU.
Feasibility Study Centre of Excellence in Maritime Logistics This project will research the possibility for Dutch institutions to become involved (in cooperation with Indonesian stakeholders) in maritime logistics education in Indonesia and what is required for that. It will provide information in terms of market analysis, legal and legislative requirements, demand for education, human resources needed, cost-benefit analysis and final conclusion covering the opportunities and risks involved for the Dutch sector.The Centre of Exellence (CoE) should lead to better education in maritime and logistics in Indonesia in order to keep up with future demand and developments of the industry. By having a specialised CoE in maritime and logistics, students enter the labour market with the right knowledge and skillset, thereby increasing the quality of the human resources.
DRRS Mozambique 2023 – Expert GIS-Data In February 2023, Mozambique suffered from heavy and persistent rains due to the passage of cyclone Freddy. Due to strong winds and ongoing heavy rainfall, there was an above normal flow in the river basin throughout the country, isolating several districts, especially in the central region. This resulted in deaths, displacements and the destruction of socio-economic infrastructure, worsening the already critical humanitarian situation in-country.Mozambique has requested technical assistance through the DRRS programme. The aim is to reduce the risk of natural disasters caused by water through the definition of short, medium and long-term prevention and mitigation measures. This will be done by demonstrating the added value of an inclusive integrated approach by organizing a collaboration workshop with local authorities, funding organizations and diverse stakeholders, stressing the wider context of cyclone and flood threat in Mozambique and emphasizing the importance of sustainably achieving resilience for cities, communities, economies and ecologies. The GIS-Data expert will support the DRRS-Team in the preparation and presentation of relevant data for water resource management.
Hygiene Promotor Bangladesh IF Red Cross (DSS18BD01) Deliver WASH intervention, including Fecal Sludge Management in Cox's Bazar under the BRC WASH response plan.
Potato value-chain development feasibility study The Rwandese highlands are very suitable for the production of potatoes. With roughly 70,000 local potato farmers and a consumption of 125 kilos per person per annum, the market for seed potatoes is significant. At the same time, local farmers are hampered by an underdeveloped value chain. Volatile prices, diseases, poor quality of starting materials and limited access to finance have negative consequences for local farmers. This project aims to strengthen the seed potato value chain by investigating potential business models and creating commitment to this value chain by Dutch and local seed potato growers and processors.
Preparation of the support to World Bank Vietnam and MARD The Netherlands aims to continue its support to World Bank Vietnam and the Vietnamese government on topics related to river training and river management in the Mekong Delta. This assignment identifies the potential added value of Dutch support.
Orange Corners Côte d'Ivoire – 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.
Fact-finding horticulture Peru Increasing the knowledge of Dutch businesses and knowledge institutes on the Peruvian horticulture sector. The fact finding is focussed on chances and challenges in Peru and how these match with Dutch strengths and solutions.
Business development Bake-4-Ukraine The project supports designing a business model and a pilot for developing the small-scale baking industry in Ukraine. It leverages the further production of bread, job creation and income generation at the community level in areas strongly affected by the ongoing war. The results of this project lay the foundation for the sound development of the small-scale baking industry, which is modern and competitive to match the local demand and to find a position in the European market.
Cooperatives Eliminate Child Labour (ECCCL) The project will establish a cooperative-based Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS) in Côte d’Ivoire. This will contribute to put in place a robust Child Labour Due Diligence (CLDD) process to identify, prevent and address child labour in Cargill’s and Unilever’s extended global supply chain as well as build the capacities of cooperatives to comply with the new Rainforest Alliance standards, to be launched globally in 2020, with regards to child labour. The Theory of Change is founded on the idea that if these purposes are achieved, then cooperatives will be empowered to more effectively identify, address and prevent child labour and contribute to improving community livelihoods.The project will operate in nine cooperatives reaching more than 5,200 cocoa producer households and directly targets 1,520 children that face a high risk for child labour. The interventions consist of:1.	Establishment of Village Saving & Loan Associations Groups for women;2.	Training households on alternative income generating activities and crops diversification;3.	Setting up child protection systems and platforms;4.	Awareness creation around child labour and gender equality through local radio stations;5.	Provide school-kits to children who are out-of-school or at risk of dropping out;6.	Provide children with birth certificates so they can enroll in education;7.	Support nine coops with establishing a Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System.The expected results of the project interventions are that:1.	Households, including youth, have improved marketable skills & income generating opportunities. Households will have increased income, which can reduce child labor and increase children's school enrolment. Youth will have improved marketable skills and employment opportunities.                                                                            2.	Improved child protection mechanisms at district and community level and children are better protected from harm through better connected child protection systems;   3.	Improved access to quality education for children in target communities;4.	Cooperatives have increased capacity to tackle root causes of child labor through their systems and referrals;5.	Cocoa sector and other actors in child labor have improved understanding of what works to tackle root causes of child labor.                                                                                                                                                              The expected long-term outcomes of the project:•	Joint operation of a CLMRS between international and national supply chain actors to effective assess and address child labour;•	Strengthening of the capacity and livelihoods strategies to support children’s development and education to prevent child labour.
Neutral Advice on development beer sector This project aims to offer the Government of Ethiopia an impartial strategic analysis of the Ethiopian beer industry's progress. It will also guide the required measures for the sector's organization and the effects of its growth on the development of the country's agro-processing sector.
Inception mission for the National Food Agency of Georgia This project is an inception mission to Georgia to develop an action plan for capacity building on food safety and phytosanitary issues.After the inception mission, all parties have a clear picture of the current situation, structure and knowledge demand of the National Food Agency Georgia and especially the required activities and actions to build a sustainable quality management system. This system will increase the standards in food safety, animal health and welfare, and phytosanitation. Inception mission for the National Food Agency of Georgia
Fruit value chain development Angola The purpose of this project is to present the main findings of the mapping study on the fruit sector in the Lobito Corridor during the incoming trade mission from Angola to The Netherlands, to moderate a workshop with Angolan producers and Dutch stakeholders and to report on potential and possibilities for follow up.This should result in awareness on the opportunities around the hinterland of the Lobito corridor for Citrus, Avocado and Mango. Creating mutual understanding of the importance to operate in cluster and synergies with the Dutch Private sector. This should lead in the identification of 3 project leads that are in sync with the RVO and Invest International available instruments. Ideally this intend by the delegation members  to participate should be manifested at the end of the workshop.
Improving children's education and youth employment Coffee is one of the top export products of Uganda. 95% of the coffee exported from Uganda is Robusta coffee, making it the number five exporting country of Robusta in the world. About 90% of coffee farms in Uganda are smallholder farmers having farms of 1-2 acre. The Uganda coffee sector has a high-risk profile on the occurrence of child labour. Apparently, the main underlying reason for child labour is poverty. Families are not able to earn a living income, and school fees and other household costs cannot be paid.In the coffee sector, where relevant interventions have not yet taken place, about 40% of the households keep children away from school to work on their farm. With the support of project activities including awareness raising, improved incomes and community-based activities mainly, the incidence of child labour can be reduced to less than 5%. In addition, coffee farmers do not have diversified crops and are insufficiently prepared for the effects of climate change. In April – July 2022, a long period of drought took place in Uganda, destroying the crops of maize and beans, resulting in an increase of food prices by more than 50%. Farmer inputs (if they could afford it before) are twice as expensive due to the Russian – Ukrainian war.Recent studies also show that the percentage of child labour has further increased during and after Covid-19 pandemic. Local and National government fail to make progress in diminishing these percentages by taking corrective and preventive action against child labour. A positive note is that the severity of child labour is not classified at the highest level. Hazardous or forced child labour does not seem to be common in the coffee sector.Currently an impact assessment on child labour is being conducted in Phase A.
#CoCreateDESIGN Festival 2020 #cocreateDESIGN Festival 2020 is a platform for local entrepreneurs to discuss with other stakeholders, such as local governments and designers, the opportunities and bottlenecks of dealing with aspects of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) in South Africa. A cross-sectoral committee of dedicated representatives, who will use their network and expertise to develop workshops and masterclasses, will prepare the festival.
Sustainable O&M Model for Manual Pumps in Mali – The UDUMA concept The project aims at solving the problem of high non-functionality of manual pumps in rural areas. The project introduces a water services delivery model for manual pumps driven by a viable business case. A private operator – contracted by local government – will finance 40% of the project, will take care of rehabilitation, operations and maintenance of about 1,400 pumps and will ensure the functioning of the pumps for a period of 15 years, with a maximum downtime of 72 hours per incident. In return, the operator will be allowed to charge a water tariff, for which a new, user-friendly payment system will be implemented. All pumps will be converted to “E-pumps” equipped with a water meter and data logger to monitor water consumption. Households will pay according to volumes of water consumed. They will receive a better service than in the past, especially a much higher functionality will be assured, against an affordable tariff. The water services system will be based on a paid caretaker at each pump and a network of well-trained and equipped pump mechanics.
Plastic bricks for sustainable construction (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.
Scoping Mission Central Luzon, the Philippines (DRR15PH12) Scoping mission on possible arsenic contamination in Central Luzon (the Philippines).
Expert on Flood Risk Reduction / DRR-Team Scoping Mission Bulgaria (DRR16BU02) In recent years Bulgaria has faced challenges such as floods, drought and intensive landslides. An official request for DRR-Team support from the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water was received, on natural disasters, floods and landslides. This mission concerns DRR-Team assistance on methods and tools for flood (risk) assessment, as well as recommendations on the implementation of these methods.
Training activists Renewable Energy Egypt's abundant land, sunny weather and high wind speeds make it ideal for renewable energy. The Government of Egypt is quite ambitious in its Renewable Energy policy but does not include the private sector and society in this transition.For economic development in Egypt to be sustainable, better use of natural resources such as renewable energy and energy efficiency is essential. Providing relevant knowledge to civil society can influence sustainable economic development along with the private sector's sustainable energy efforts.
Training at the Netherlands embassy in Harare (follow-up) This project concerns supporting the training follow-up conducted at the Netherlands embassy in Harare in July, by documenting key takeaways and providing on-the-job coaching to participants.
Farmers mission The upcoming trade mission aims to connect thirty Ugandan small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the agro-food sector with Dutch companies. This initiative, scheduled for November 2018, will facilitate the exploration of new markets for Dutch businesses, the establishment of fruitful partnerships, the acquisition of agro-machinery, knowledge sharing, and the introduction of Ugandan SMEs to a wider range of Dutch brands.
Cocoa Coalition Ghana The Netherlands and Ghana have a  common interest in transforming the cocoa value chain into a viable business proposition for farmers and processors, with sustainable supply management, addressing issues such as deforestation, child labour and a living income, attracting Dutch companies and making the sector attractive for youth. The Netherlands believe that to address the mentioned issues, the cocoa sector needs partnerships and a holistic, systemic approach. With the help of a coalition led by the embassy, the partners will adopt a new approach to do less but better and more flexibly to achieve a systemic change.
Blue Crane Charcoal+ The objective of this feasibility study is to make an investment plan that demonstrates the feasibility of an investment in two charcoal plants with co-generation.
Flood Management and River Basin Master Plan for the Welang River This project is conducted under the bilateral water cooperation between Indonesia and the Netherlands. The overall aim is to support East Java Province (EJP) and its partners in integral river basin management of the Welang river and in the development of a River Basin Master Plan and an Implementation Programme for the measures (structural and non-structural) that will lead to flood safety and the improvement of other water resource related issues in the coming decades. This project intends to facilitate effective and inclusive government decision-making on flood safety investments, and to support a solid preparation for the application of available funding.The project has five pillars: A. Understand the Welang River basinEJP is supported in developing a thorough understanding of the (physical, ecological, social and economic) character of the Welang river and is equipped to make decisions and to improve flood safety in an integral, inclusive and sustainable manner.B. Welang Integrated River Basin Master PlanEJP has a plan for integral river basin management of the Welang river for the long term(+15 years). EJP has a clear vision on its priorities to improve the river basin in the coming 5 years. EJP is able to use the IRBM approach in other rivers.C. Solve and innovateEJP is supported in the development of a coherent package of conceptual designs for thedesired hard and soft measures. EJP is inspired by and able to apply innovative technologies and approaches, such as Building With Nature.D. Develop inclusive policyEJP is supported in and advised upon maximizing inclusiveness in integral river basinmanagement and in the development of hard and soft measures, so that is ensured thatno community or social group is left behind or prevented from benefiting fromimprovements. E. Strengthen capacities & institutionsThe individual and organizational capabilities of EJP are strengthened so that EJP isable to apply the elements of Integrated River Basin Management in practice. Knowledge isdeveloped in co-creation with parties from the ‘quadruple helix’ (government, industries,civil society and knowledge institutions) and focused on innovative solutions for societalchallenges.This project is conducted in cooperation with: Witteveen+Bos, Wetlands International, Deltares, PTWBI, ITS University, Rebel, HZ University of Applied Science, The Water Agency, Netics BV and East Java Province.
North Manila Bay Flood Protection Strategy This assignment is one of the follow-up activities of the Manila Bay Sustainable Development Masterplan. In the Masterplan, a proposition is made for the sustainable protection of the Northern coastal zone of Manila Bay. In this project consultants will engage with local and institutional stakeholders to create first designs for sustainable, natural solutions to the flooding problems in this area, and develop a roadmap towards implementation.
Value chain analysis Food Security and Private Sector Development The Netherlands embassy in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, commissioned a study to analyse relevant value chains for interventions to improve Food Security and Private Sector Development.This report was presented to a group of stakeholders to get their feedback and advice on further follow-up.
Phased transformation Beira Municipal Land Registry This project aims to upgrade the cadastral system of the Municipality of Beira, Mozambique, to assist the Municipality in contributing to the nation’s 5 M tittles target and secure potential Dutch investments in implementing the Beira Master plan.
AgriQ Food Monitor 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 execute 540 microbiological analyses, 4,500 pesticide residue analysis and to recruit 10 members for participation in the AgriQ Food Monitor programme.
Food Safety Roadmap Vietnam lacks a high-performing Food Safety Management system. This project is a second step in the development of such a system. This project aims to stimulate a genuine collaboration across ministries and to determine a joint Action Plan towards a high-performing Food Safety Management system. This project is a follow-up to a Memorandum of Understanding on Food Safety signed between Vietnam, World Bank and the Netherlands on 10 July 2017.
Nutip activities This project will contribute to a sustainable business network platform for Dutch and Ugandan businesses. It complements the Dutch Aid, Trade and Investment Agenda in Uganda.The East African Market, specifically Uganda, provides good opportunities for Dutch private sector companies to expand in various sectors such as Agribusiness throughout the value chain and tourism. Ugandan companies can profit from export opportunities to The Netherlands and attract capital from interested Dutch investors.
Additional training at the Netherlands embassy in Harare – Public Private Partnerships This project aims to acquire knowledge on the various instruments that can be employed to enhance development cooperation efforts.