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Building Back Better Houses in Beira Easy Housing is a circular and climate neutral wooden building system. The aim is to realize sustainable affordable housing for emerging economies. A standardized and scalable building concept has been developed that offers a solution to the growing demand for affordable climate-proof housing. This concept can be easily adapted to local circumstances, needs and demands using local knowledge and materials. That's what this DHI demonstration project demonstrates.
MHPSS Specialist UNICEF Niger The purpose of this deployment is to provide technical MHPSS expertise in Niamey, Niger, including support for the coordination of the MHPSS response as part of the technical working group.
Sustainable production of bamboo panels and planks The applicant Zedonix Investments N.V. participates in ventures for the generation of sustainable energy and sustainable production processes. The local partner CV. Indobamboo is active in the field of development and production of bamboo planks and panels. The third partner Interwand B.V. manufactures flexible wall systems for offices, schools and the healthcare sector. The present facility for production of bamboo flooring (vertical grain planks) in Malang is not optimal and the percentage of bamboo that is wasted is high, approximately 60%. The local partner has visited China several times and learnt about the technology to produce strand woven bamboo. This production technology results in an extremely strong bamboo product, compatible with hardwood and the percentage of bamboo that can be used is 75% (the loss is reduced to 25%).Therefore, the project partners aim to set up a new facility for the production of strand woven bamboo. For the sourcing of bamboo the partners will cooperate with local communities/farmers on the island of Flores.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)During the project, DUBOkeur certification will be obtained to prove the sustainability and eco friendliness of the products.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsDuring the project 54 new jobs will be created of which 10 on a medium-/high-level. Two years after finalisation of the project 76 new employees will be contracted. The wages paid will be at least 10% above minimum wages.Additionally, the joint venture will provide for a clean, safe and healthy workplace in compliance with Western standards, protective clothing will be provided, a canteen in the company and the employees will receive a meal during the working hours. A health and safety programme will also be implemented. The joint venture will co-finance health insurance for all employees ensuring regular access to medical examinations and treatment.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeAll knowledge related to the production of strand woven bamboo will be new for Indonesia. Production of vertical grain bamboo on an industrial level is also new for Indonesia.•	Chain effectsAll bamboo will be sourced from Flores. At least 5 communities will be contracted for the supply of bamboo poles. Further consumables and services for the production and operation of the company will be sourced locally as much as possible.•	EnvironmentThe impact on the environment is positive. First of all, the strand woven bamboo introduces a sustainable alternative for hardwood. Further, the production technology for strand woven bamboo also improves the percentage of the bamboo poles that are used (namely to 75%). Finally, the project will contribute to educating local communities in the sustainable harvesting of bamboo.•	Position of womenThe impact on the position of women is neutral. The purpose of the project is to produce 560 m3 of planks.
Senegalese delegation visit VIV The invitation of three Senegalese representatives of the poultry sector, following Dutch-Senegalese online working group sessions to explore collaboration, will increase knowledge among the Senegalese poultry business community about the Dutch poultry sector and investment opportunities. It allows Dutch companies participating in the VIV to show innovations at the VIV Europe Poultry Exhibition and Conference in Utrecht (31 May - 2 June 2022). The visit to the VIV further contributes to•	Increased knowledge for RVO and the Agricultural counsellor on Dutch innovations and how the Dutch government can facilitate public-private partnerships in the poultry sector in Senegal; •	Dutch investments in the Senegalese poultry value chain;•	Support developing the Senegalese poultry sector; •	Insights on how the Dutch poultry sector can contribute, assessing concrete cooperation opportunities;•	Laying the foundation for a Dutch-Senegalese poultry business partnership;•	Evaluating the possibility of implementing the proposed projects in the previous working group sessions.
FAB lab development for Georgian Information Technology Agency (GITA) The project aims to make the Georgian IT sector less dependable on importing expertise and more internationally competitive. The project aims to contribute to the modernization of the knowledge infrastructure in Georgia to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship, focussing on new media and rapid prototyping services.Training of 20 new iLab and FabLab managers during the autumn and winter semester in 2015. Trained managers can help entrepreneurs develop and commercialize their business opportunities. Students can also learn and study in these labs.
Holiday Fair 2015 Goal of this project is:1) To create, recover and cement relationship with Benelux market especially tour wholesalers, investors and media.2) To instil and intensify destination (Zimbabwe: A World of Wonders)/ brand  presence and visibility in the Benelux market.3) To consolidate the lost brand confidence in the Benelux market.4) To gather market intelligence and trends in line with the changing market needs.This project was implemented within the framework of the L4ED programme (Local Economic Development/Leads for Economic Diplomacy) and initiated by the Netherlands representation. The project aimed to contribute to (the enabling environment for) local private sector development as well as economic diplomacy. It concerns a small intervention that serves as catalyser for further developments.
Validation and route to market assignment HortiNord This project builds upon CSS23CI03 and will further develop the blueprint for the HortiNord training and demonstration centre in Toumbokro, that will first be focused on 'conventional' horticulture.It will result in solidifying the partnership, including local partner(s) for the envisaged centre and provide a guideline for the route to market activities to be developed alongside.
Market support Colombia Buitenspeel B.V. was established in 2006 and has been in business for over ten years now with its mission to make everyone of all ages play. We aim to be the recognized brand of high-quality, educational and active toys and games worldwide. This project focus on market research regarding the appropriate location, corporate structure, financial constraints and local laws.
Enzyme-enriched improver for Cassava Bread Bakery Initiatives supports the customer with its 5P Profit Programme.Construction of a profitable bakery requires that all the 5Ps are equally aligned.The objective of this demonstration project is to demonstrate that by using the enzyme-enriched Performance Blocks, part of the wheat flour can be replaced by locally produced cassava flour without affecting the quality and properties of the bread.
Team leader DRR-Team Mission Thailand (DRR16TH01) This project concerns the deployment of DRR-Team, following the formal request by the government of Thailand and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (2016). DRR-Team is asked to carry out a scoping mission to provide advice on urban drainage challenges in the Bangkok delta.
Ortec Africa 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. Offering of localised software, ERP-based ICT solutions and local implementation support to ten clients, including approximately one-third offshore outsourcing from ORTEC Holding.
Pig farming development in Armenia Armenia consumes about 24,000 tons of pork annually. The majority of this meat is imported frozen. There are only a few pig farms in Armenia. These farms are mostly obsolete, with closed concrete floors, without ventilation. Emissions of ammoniac are not dealt with properly and the wet fraction of manure is often released into the environment.The partners VDL Agrotech B.V. and Vasanavi LLC plan to upgrade two barns of on old sovchoz style farm, 20 km outside of Yerevan. These barns will be completely renovated and equipped with modern farm management systems. Furthermore, the farm will get a biogas production system which will be used to generate electricity. The system will generate 60% of the farm's energy demand initially. If the farm grows, the biogas production will be enough to meet the entire energy demand of the farm. In addition 120 sows will be imported from the Netherlands in order to obtain top quality genetic material in Armenia.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The project results contain a completed Environmental Impact Analysis and HACCP certification. The project is geared towards reduction of emissions and reduction of energy use.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsBasic salaries will be at least 20% above minimum wages, in addition meals will be provided at work.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThere are no state-of-the-art pig farms with animal friendly rearing conditions and biogas production.•	Chain effectsWhen the farm grows, it will require more feed ingredients, grown on local farms.There are two types of customers: pork consumers and small farmers who buy piglets for fattening. Both groups will benefit from the higher standard which results in healthier and stronger pigs.•	Impact on the sectorVasanavi intends to work together with the International Centre for Agribusiness Research and Education in Armenia (www.icare.am). Students from the Agribusiness Teaching Centre in Yerevan can come to the farm for field visits and training periods.•	EnvironmentThe construction of a biogas installation will imply a significant improvement compared to the old situation.Ammoniac and methane emissions will be reduced to almost zero and the remaining wet and dry fractions of the manure will be reused for fertilisation of nearby agricultural land.•	Position of women35% of the staff will be female.	•	Impact on food safetyThe project results in import substitution and making Armenia less dependent on import of frozen meat from abroad. To set up a modern environmentally friendly pig farm with a biogas installation for 420 sows, producing piglets for fattening by the farm and for local smallholders.
Economic Flood Assessment Durban, South Africa The purpose of this project is to provide a flood risk assessment for the South Durban Basin in Durban, South Africa. This is an essential part for impact determination of flood hazards in order to develop a flood resilience strategy and prioritize projects in a stakeholder setting. This will contribute to a more resilient and safe environment for the local private sector and secure employment in Durban against future flooding risks.Currently, there is no insight in the economic flood risk that would guide the selection and prioritization of measures. This is an indispensable step to be built on by the (follow-up) technical assistance mission by the DRRS Team mission to equip the city to Build Back Better and recover more swiftly from the flood impacts and, more particularly, to assess mechanisms to build flood resilience and mitigation for the future, including nature-based solutions. The assessment will give priority to the South Durban Basin which was greatly impacted, and which is the economic heart of Durban.
HEAP Research B.V. In Armenia, rehabilitative care for patients with a stroke is poorly developed. It is estimated that in Armenia approximately 6,400 persons suffer from a major stroke, every year. There are no centres in the country specifically tailoring to the short- and long-term rehabilitation needs of post-stroke syndrome, in particular paralysis of the extremities and speech disorders. Due to a lack of treatment, patients often spend the last years of their lives incapacitated and with a low quality of life.The objective is to create the first centre existing in the country for the treatment of post-stroke syndrome. The first rehabilitation centre can be established on the first floor of the hospital.The applicant, HEAP Research B.V., has as a main activity the development of rehabilitation health care delivery infrastructure projects in developing countries.The local partner, MRC Artmed, is a private hospital.The partners will establish a joint venture.This project will enlarge the rehabilitation option in the country.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)Artmed’s CSR policy includes attention for the employees, as most vital resource to which they offer equal opportunities. Further, there is attention for the environment and the wider community.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsAt the end of the project 32 people are working for the joint venture. These will all fulfil medium- and high-level functions. All employees will be paid 10% above the average wage in the sector. Further, the joint venture will make payments to a private pension fund in Armenia. All Armenians are insured according to the national health insurance system. During verification it became clear that the staff members will receive double salaries during weekends and nights.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeAt present, there are no rehabilitation services in Armenia for patients suffering from CVA. The staff members will receive intensive training, technical assistance and management support to learn new treatment techniques and to learn how to assist people with a stroke. Their knowledge will be enhanced. RRS has agreed to transfer this knowledge.•	Chain effectsThe joint venture will use local suppliers, as much as possible. There are intermediaries in Armenia that supply medicine. Further, they will need food for the patients and a company might be contracted to do the laundry.•	EnvironmentThe effect on the environment is neutral. MRC Artmed already has a waste management procedure for medical supplies and the extra waste from the new stroke unit will be handled via the existing programme.•	Position of womenThe effect on the position of women is positive. In the health care sector over 75% of the workforce are women. It is a sector dominated by female health professionals. During verifications the partners stated to employee 80% women. The percentage will also be valid for the high-level position. Women will be paid the same wage as men. To establish the first unit with 25 beds for rehabilitation of patients with a stroke in Armenia.
Ephyra® piloting innovative plug flow digestion in Canada •	Short general project overviewEphyra® is an innovative sludge digestion technology developed, proven and patented in the Netherlands by Royal HaskoningDHV Nederland B.V. (RHDHV). Its design and process control enable a sustainable and cost-efficient way to convert sludge from wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) into biogas. In collaboration with OCWA and with support of Partners for Water (PVW), RHDHV performed a study that showed the feasibility of a pilot project in the Great Toronto Area and upscaling potential within Canada (PVW4H19001). A pilot project is essential to gain the necessary certification and approval of the technology for application in the North American market, enhancing the market adoption and accelerating the commercial scale up. Technological and financial validation of the Ephyra® technology on North American sludge under different Canadian (weather) conditions is the key to market success. The consortium partners consider a pilot as the next step in their collaboration and are willing to invest in the realization and execution of the project.•	Initial activities and results of the projectThe pilot project will answer the following questions:1. What is the amount of biogas production, TS and VS reduction with Ephyra® on NAS and circumstances?2. How do these numbers compare to conventional technologies used in Canada or a reference reactor?3. Does the Ephyra® installation perform according to model predictions and expectations?4. How stable is performance of Ephyra® and a reference reactor under normal operating conditions?5. How stable is performance of both installations under peak-loading conditions?The pilot will run in the Ephyra® configuration with two or three tanks placed in series. A reference situation will be used to compare pilot data to a conventional anaerobic digestion system.The project results/deliverables are:- 1 functional pilot installation design, based on the Ephyra® Technology Package (ETP);- 1 report on the pilot test results and recommendations for improvement;- 1 third party validation report;- 1 certificate for application of Ephyra® as a proven technology in the Canadian market;- 1 dissemination package (including scientific publications, presentations, etc.);- 2 updated business cases for full-scale implementation;- 1 agreement for full-scale implementation at a WWTP in Canada.•	What makes the technology, product, method or approach used innovativeThe Ephyra® technology is unique compared to conventional systems in terms of capacity/yield, process/operation and applicability/costs. The plug flow regime and the separation of the different process of anaerobic digestion process is the key novelty. As a result Ephyra® can operate at short retention times (high capacities, smaller reactor volume and footprint, lower investment) and improves the digestion process (more biogas, less sludge disposal, lower operational costs). The plug flow regime including the typical internal recycling in Ephyra® is a newly patented technology.
DRRS Brazil 2023 – Hackaton Recife The proposed DRRS team will be part of the Hackaton in Recife.With the Hackaton, together with a team from Recife, the DRRS team will try to achieve a reasonably justified assessment of the climate change impacts of rainfall intensification and sea level rise on different stakeholders in the city of Recife, and to develop adaptation strategies for the short, medium and longer term in the water management infrastructure and urban spatial development domains.DRRS encourages inclusiveness of all stakeholders in the process, integrated holistic approaches on the problem analyses and solutions, including taking into account Nature-based Solutions.
Agri and Food Business Event Madagascar The project aims to organise an event to promote investment and trade opportunities in the food and agriculture sectors of Madagascar for the Dutch private sector and to create awareness among potential investors.
Beyond trauma: Scaling up community mental health care for children and youth at risk in Ukraine's conflict affected communities A three-year project on Health Recovery, focusing on Chernivtsi, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi and Sumy oblasts is aimed at strengthening the ability of community-based and primary healthcare institutions to provide Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS); at reducing barriers to accessing mental health services for communities; and at reducing distress levels and improving the well-being among communities. The project addresses the need for better, local mental healthcare services and stigma reduction in targeted areas in Ukraine, with a special focus on children and youth.During the project, the consortium partners will transfer knowledge, share a comprehensive package of evidence-based mental health methodologies and renovate 11 local health and community centers. In applying this comprehensive approach, they will build the capacity of staff at local community and healthcare centers to recognize and deal with mental health problems (including mhGAP and PM+). Barriers to accessing mental health services will be addressed by working with young people on stigma reduction, sexual and reproductive health and by encouraging help-seeking behavior for children and adolescents. To improve psychosocial well-being levels among communities, partners will engage with youth groups and support adolescents and caregivers through evidence-based methodologies such as EASE, BeThere and PM+.
Salon international de l’Agriculture et des Resources Animales (SARA) 2022 Trade Mission The sixth edition of SARA will bring together national, regional and international stakeholders in agriculture and all its sub-sectors for ten consecutive days. It is an important international gathering that brings together and exposes the agricultural expertise present in Côte d'Ivoire, the sub-region and the world. It aims to promote the production of agriculture, livestock farming, fishing, forestry and agro-food industry. SARA aims to raise awareness of the sub-regions production and exchange capacity with the rest of the world to develop technical and commercial partnerships and provide thematic forums and symposia on agriculture and related activities. The previous edition in 2019 had 360,000 visitors, 786 exhibitors and 29 participating countries. For this sixth edition, the Ivorian Minister of Agriculture expects strong participation from the Netherlands as the Country of Honour. The SARA 2022 focuses on the role of agricultural innovation in the fight against climate change and the post-COVID-19 recovery. The Netherlands, as the second agricultural exporter in the world and the leading country in agricultural innovation, has a lot to offer to Côte d'Ivoire and the West African region. The Netherlands and its businesses can support Côte d'Ivoire and the West-African region in its transition to a more sustainable, climate-smart, innovative and circular agricultural system while at the same time also increasing yields, quality of products and profitability.This project focuses on the PSD and trade mission from the Netherlands to the SARA. The aim of the trade mission and the Netherlands' pavilion is fourfold:•	To promote and facilitate business2business links and knowledge transfer between Dutch companies and Ivorian and West-African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), companies and stakeholders to increase sustainable agricultural production, processing and marketing in Côte d'Ivoire and West Africa; •	To promote selected Dutch-funded programmes and activities in the agriculture sector in Côte d'Ivoire and West Africa and identify new partnerships and activities;  •	To promote opportunities in Côte d'Ivoire and Francophone West Africa to the Dutch agricultural sector; •	To position the Netherlands and Dutch companies as partners in sustainable, innovative and circular agriculture.
Knowledge acquisition on market opportunities for pot roses in India Founded almost a century ago, De Ruiter has been working continuously on the breeding and improvement of the rose as a product. De Ruiter has since grown into an organisation of international renown in the breeding and propagation of numerous varieties of roses. The study is focussing on knowledge acquisition on market opportunities for pot roses in India.
Fighting Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone (DSS15EBL46) Deployment of DSS in the fight against Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Business Event Nepal As a follow-up of the performed market study earlier in 2018, the findings of the market study will be presented to inform Dutch companies and organisations about the trade and investment opportunities and challenges for trade and investment in Nepal.
Scoping Mission (light) Boa Vista 2021 (DRR221BR01) Teamleader DRR-Team scoping mission (light) Boa Vista 2021
World Aquaculture Summit This project aims to enhance knowledge and understanding of contemporary Dutch aquaculture technologies among aspiring farmers, industry stakeholders, and institutions in Southern Africa and worldwide. That will be achieved through organising workshops and pavilion exhibitions at the World Aquaculture Summit in Capetown.