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Production and export of high quality roses grown in Debre Zeit The horticulture trading company wants to grow its own high quality roses inEthiopia. Hence, they have bought a existing horticulture farm in Ethiopia whichwill be refurbished and extended by means of this investment.There’s growing demand for these roses in Holland, UK and Germany. Thus, theentrepreneur decided to invest in additional 14 ha greenhouses at the existingfarm, which leads to 450fte extra local employees (mostly female).
Sauce with a Cause: Creating stable and liveable incomes for smallholder farmers in Kwakyai, Kenya In Kenya, 40% of tomatoes and even 67% of mangos get wasted due to post-harvest losses. The Ketchup project (TKP, Sauce with a cause) aims to reduce past-harvest losses for small holder farmers in developing countries and help them generate stable and liveable incomes. TKP does this by locally buying and drying tomatoes that would otherwise end up as waste and import these to the Netherlands for further processing into ketchup for the European market. Drying is a cost-effective and robust method to extend shelf-life and equalise harvest losses and adds value for famers. To prepare for future investments and enable scale-up of production, Technical Assistance (DGGF-TA) provides support to set-up a dry hub – processing facility in Kenya where farmers can cut, dry, package and label their products according to international standards that allows KTP to buy these at a higher and fair guaranteed price at living wage standards. The project includes support to set-up this dry hub, to provide training to reduce food losses, help produce year-round and improve processing standards and to prepare for certification (Global SAP and FSCC), as well as developing production and sales for the Dutch market through a guarantee for the first shipments of dried tomatoes and mangos. The project is ongoing and currently supports 30 direct jobs, 129 indirect jobs and provides knowledge transfer by having trained 134 people. The first bottles of Ketchup using Kenyan dried tomatoes and mangos have successfully been produced in the Netherlands and more impact is expected. Upon successful completion, the model will be replicated and investments in additional dry hubs in Kenya will be prepared.
Madagascar – Responsible knitwear production With a loan of the DGGF Klexknit Holding BV will be able to invest in more efficient production of knitwear and the use of renewable thermal energy in Madagascar.
The investments lead to the retention of employment (the group employs 6.000 fte of which mainly women) and create ~650 new jobs (finally aiming for 1.800 additional positions by 2029).
Scaling up cardiac care TA2 To design, implement, operate, train and maintain a sustainable cardiac care facility using proven healthcare technology, providing access to permanent capacity building programmes and best practices which can be multiplied nationwide over time.
India - Completion of Green Story’s sustainability platform With a DGGF loan Green Story B.V. is able to complete the B2B sustainability platform measuring, offsetting, and improving fashion environmental footprints at the product level. Green Story’s mission is to empower 1 billion people to understand their impact and make choices that are better for the planet. This project will employ 20 developers in India to further develop Green Story's platform.
La Paz Water Efficiency & Early Warning Project, sub-project A (Implementation phase) The larger La Paz Water Efficiency & Early Warning Project is subdivided into two sub-projects:- Sub-project A; Reduction of Non-revenue water and Early warning system, and- Sub-project B; Rehabilitation and expansion of the Pampahasi water treatment plant.The overall objective of the larger project is to ensure a permanent, sufficient and good quality supply of water by an organization (EPSAS) that is able to fully cope with the increasing demand for water and that supplies the necessary trust for water related private sector development. Sub-Project A includes the following components:1. Water Resources Monitoring and Control (M&C): This part of the project concerns a monitoring and control system that allows for better use of the available water in the catchment areas. Through use of this system, the level of water in the basins, storage reservoirs and the level ofwater treated at each point in time can be optimized. This helps to prevent losses through evaporation and floods and allows for optimal use of the connections between the catchment areas and water treatment plants in case of drought.2. Water Supply Efficiency – NRW reduction (NRW): NRW management investments and operational support to the EPSAS NRW management teams in the Achachicala and Pampahasi command areas.
Cashews from Tanzania Johnny Cashew imports processed cashew nuts directly from its origin in East Africa. In the Netherlands Johnny Cashew sells the cashew nuts directly to the end consumer therewith guaranteeing a reduction on food miles by 125,000 KM and improving livelihoods in East Africa. This DGGF-TA project focusses on further development of the supply chain and a first import from Tanzania.
Quality feed for Nigerian livestock Aquaculture and livestock farming are growing business activities in Nigeria. Premixed feed at high prices is not attainable for small farmers and limits the profitability and production. Single Spark has created an app to support farmers and feed millers to produce quality feed for their animals. The app calculates the optimum mix of attainable ingredients. DGGF-TA funded a market validation and scale up of the app in Nigeria. The project lead to a change in business model, making the app free and easily accessible to farmers. With the market validation, 3 direct and 4 indirect jobs were supported. 600 farmers have received training on how to use the app and how to create the most optimized feed for their animals.
Fashionably Ethic J-LAB3L has started out from a desire to produce sustainable fashion. After creating and selling a first small collection, the company wanted to further professionalize and produce a larger collection. Finding the right partner to produce a collection with is what DGGF-TA supported, by including a consultant to audit factories in India, and to support the technical production strategy as well as the purchasing strategy for the company. After finding a suitable factory, a sample collection and thereafter a collection has been produced and pre-financed by DGGF-TA. The Indian factory has chosen to work with focus on women empowerment throughout the organization, including putting women in management positions. Production of the both the sample collection and production of the first complete collection has led to 26 indirect supported jobs and 4 people were trained during the course of the project.
Cultivar Coffee The aim of the project is to give Cultivar's partner farmers in the Central and Northern coffee region of Peru access to alternative and long-term trade relationships with Specialty coffee roasters in Europe. This would not be possible without financing the coffee beans from plantation to cup. Since they work with both farmers and roasters, a large part of arranging supply chain financing falls under the responsibility of Cultivar Coffees. This project of pre-financing the coffees purchased from Cultivar's partner growers in Peru is essential  to build a track record while keeping their relationships with farmers and roasters direct, and while building a stable foundation guided by our company’s vision and mission. The import of 2 containers of coffee supported 7 direct jobs at Cultivar Peru and 22 FTE amongst farmers.
India - C-sample production: solar cargo vehicles With DGGF Technical Assistance TUX Mobility B.V. will be able to develop, produce and assemble the so-called C-sample production of 3 solar cargo vehicles. With the aim of validating the vehicle in the use case of potential customers.
True Cost Accounting Tool MVO Nederland was supported to bring together Dutch companies and make a True Cost Accounting Tool. The coffee companies were involved to include their producers in the process to ensure equal partnerships and create transparency within the coffee chain. To make true pricing visible a full social and environmental picture has to be made. The make the tool usable a few themes were selected: living income gap, soil degradation and carbon emission. In the future this will also include living wage, occupational health and safety, access to healthcare, access to education, child labour risks and gender. With this tool producers gain insights in their true cost of production. At the moment the tool is now being used in Colombia and Peru. By gaining transparency, farmers can ask higher prices for their coffee and decide to take measures on quality improvement to gain premiums. Secondly the DGGF-TA supports the visibility of the Tue Cost Accounting Tool and the marketing of the True Price of coffee. 28 Dutch companies have now signed on the project. Throughout this TA 3 indirect FTE were supported regarding making this tool and more than 250 farmers were trained on how to use the tool
Realisation of two water supply plants for rural areas (O&M Phase) Ba Ria Vung Tau province has a population of approximately 1 million inhabitants. The project area is a rural area inhabited by approximately 115,300 persons. Currently, only 51% of the households is connected and receives water. However, water quality is not up to the standards set by the Vietnamese government because most of the WTPs in place are outdated and overstretched. The remainder of the population uses unsafe or polluted untreated or poorly treated water by collecting rainwater digging wells or buying expensive bottled water. This lack of drinking water causes diseases and hampers economic development.The project is defined as the development design construction commissioning operation and maintenance of complete stand-alone drinking water supply systems (WTPs): two new WTPs and upgrade of three existing WTPs including raw water intakes and existing distribution network. The two new WTPs are proposed in Da Ban and in Song Hoa situated in the western and eastern part of the project area. The project will provide new drinking water connections to 23,050 households (102,803 persons) so they receive safe and reliable drinking water (both new connections and additional water).
Motorcycle assembly and production plant in Nairobi Koneksie BV, a Dutch social enterprise has developed a motorcycle for the African market.The company aims to provide safe and reliable transport for all in Africa. In order to reach that goal, the motorcycle is offered in combination with driver’s training, safety clothing and a helmet. This investment increases motorcycle production capacity in Kenya. The company will also roll out a maintenance and service network. 84 new jobs in Kenya, next to the existing 21 jobs, are created with this investment. All employees will receive training. Also, indirect jobs are created at the service providers that will maintain and service the motorcycles. 83 employees will be trained at these companies.
WOO cares Good Works Initiaive B.V. (GWI) has successfully launched a collection of premium home fragrances and handmade candles on the Benelux market. These products are produced by small suppliers from poor and marginalized communities. This DGGF loan allows the GWI to establish a production and assembly location in Vietnam and to expand on several European and Asian markets. Next to the jobs that are created in the production facility and the local sales office, the investment also creates additional employment and income for the small suppliers that work with GWI.
Deferred and Performance Based Maintenance Dredging of the Odaw Channel and Korle Lagoon (Financial Study) It concerns a deferred and routine maintenance dredging project under a Performance Based Contracting (PBC) approach project in the Odaw River Basin in Accra (Ghana). The dredging works in the Odaw River Basin will be combined with the re-use and environmentally-safe disposal of the dredged material. The project will be part of the preparations for the Greater Accra Resilient Integrated Development (GARD) programme from the World Bank.Financial Study
Green Story Green Story’s vision is to get every consumer on the planet ask: “What’s the impact of my purchase?”. Our mission is to make the sustainability information interesting, relevant and personal for every consumer. To that end, they are working to develop the world’s most sustainable consumer marketplace. The proposed Marketplace will only sell carbon and water neutral products with fully transparent supply chain information. It will allow more and more companies to sell sustainable products thus creating more choice for consumers.With the support of DGGFTA Green Story seeks to: a) sharply reduce its onboarding costs by automating the footprint calculation. Currently, it takes between 1 to 3 days to manually calculate a product’s footprint. Automating this will reduce the footprint calculation time to couple of hours. This will be critical for marketplace where we plan to onboard hundreds of brands/companies each month. Developing this capability will also result in a direct financial contribution from brands of up to $2 million over next 3 years to offset projects in developing countries.  b) expand their market reach by targeting bigger brands who want to offset their residual footprint and showcase supply chain transparency. Supply chain transparency is also critical for the marketplace as consumers want to ensure that sustainability is upheld across the entire supply chain. In addition, showcasing transparency will lead to improving supply chain sustainability at every stage of the product’s lifecycle.
Improvement of the road conductivity in the Champasack Province by the construction of bridges Re-construction (i.e. replacement), installation and maintenance of twelve bridges along the NR20 between km 12 and km 63.
Improving the Access to Healthcare for Mother & Child (Implementation Phase) Each year over 2,500 women die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth in Burkina Faso as reported by a 2009 report of Amnesty International and based on data by the Ministry of Health. Most of these deaths could be avoided if adequate obstetric care was available and accessible. Additionally according to UNFPA/WHO estimates for every woman who dies from complications related to childbirth approximately 20 more suffer from injuries infections and disabilities that can result in temporary or lifelong social and economic exclusion. The main and most important causes of the maternal mortality and morbidity and infant mortality is the lack of adequate healthcare services, including a need for both health infrastructure (healthcare facilities equipment etc) and skilled human resources.The Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso recently created six new health district to bring healthcare closer to the population. Five of these new districts have been selected for the project because they currently do not have a the facility for comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care. These five health districts are the districts of Mangodara in the Cascades Region (southwest Burkina Faso) the districts of Karangasso-vigué and Lena in the Hauts-Bassins Region (also southwest) and the districts of Manni and Gayéri in the Eastern Region.
Professionalisation of the horticulture sector, in particular the multiplication of seed potatoes (Feasibility Study) The objective of the requested study is to assess the possibilities to revitalise and rehabilitate the Centre de Promotion de l’Horticulture (CPH) in Dalaba in order to improve the  horticultural production in Guinea, reinforce the capacity and knowledge of the CPH regarding production and promotion of horticultural products grown in the region specifically potatoes, and of improving food security in general.The assignment is set-up in two phases A and B respectively, with a go/no-go decision foreseen in between:Phase A consists of studies to analyse the horticultural sector, to determine what is necessary to rehabilitate and revitalise the CPH in terms of functionality and capacity, and to assess the financial, economic, institutional and environmental feasibility of the project.  This stage includes a preliminary Technical Design and Cost Assessment as well as an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA).Phase B consists of the preparation of a tender dossier for selecting a contractor, which will rehabilitate and build the infrastructure of the CPH, deliver the required equipment and supply the required technical assistance. This will include drafting the overall specifications and design criteria  to enable the contractor to prepare the Detailed Design and cost estimates. As well as specifications on the Technical Assistance to be supplied. The output of phase B will be a complete tender package for a design and build project ready to be put in the market.Feasibilty Study
Wastewater treatment system for Municipality of Leskovac (Development Phase) All relevant information regarding the main project is found under the Implementation Phase.
Construction of a system for wastewater collection & treatment (Development Phase) The project focuses on five communes and towns located in the districts of Di An. Thuan An and Tan Uyen in Binh Duong province in South East Vietnam near Ho Chi Minh City. The canals and rivers in the project area contain a high mixture of chemical and biological pollutants because untreated waste water is being dumped in these water sources. The implication of deficient adequate sanitation is that water borne diseases are prevalent and have serious consequences for the general health of the population. Currently there is no wastewater treatment plant or collection network.The project is defined as the development design financing procurement and construction and subsequent operation and maintenance of a wastewater treatment system with a capacity of 15,000 m3/day including new tertiary (for approximately 37,500 household connections) secondary and primary collection networks to wastewater treatment plant.The project will contribute to enhance the Di An regions environmental conditions especially the water environment and subsequently to improve the living and health conditions to reduce water-borne infections and to support the (socio) economic development of Binh Duong Province.
Green and Blue: Sourcing sustainable fish products from Peru Dutch Company Green and Blue B.V. has a track-record in the fishing sector and has the ambition to regularly source certified seafood products from Peru, such as scallops, giant squid and mahi mahi. To prepare for future investments and to assess the Peruvian supply chain, Technical Assistance (DGGF-TA) provides support. The project includes partner selection and the pre-financing of the first shipment of frozen seafood products from Peru to the Netherlands for the European market. Upon successful completion, Green and Blue will expand its sourcing activities in Peru which may result in the development of a new and more sustainable and certified product line for local Peruvian processing partners which in turn could result in 180 new jobs and new opportunities for local fishermen.
Third Niamey drinking water plant - Studies This project concerns the construction of the third Niamey drinking water plant and associated infrastructure - economic and financial analysis of the project.
Nepal – expansion of goat farm for the production of cashmere wool. With a DGGF Start-up Loan, SoGoodToWear Coöperatie UA (SGTW) will be able to responsibly expand a goat farm for the production and sale of cashmere wool. This investment provides employment and income to some 1,500 families, to be realized within 10 years.SGTW is a social enterprise with a not-for-the-profit objective, and eand fashion brand of fine cashmere clothing such as sweaters, cardigans and scarves. . SGTW wants to make the entire chain fairtrade, from goat to store, from cashmere to fashionable clothing. They will be applying the principles of fair trade and pursuing an eco- and animal-friendly polic. With this plan, SGTW brings a lot of employment and economic perspective with small-scale goat farming and processing of cashmere. SGTW has received a DGGF Technical Assistance subsidy in the past for the start-up of the breeding program in Nepal.
Specialist on coastal protection and management, disaster risk reduction and flood management for coastal protection in Beira A specialist for coastal protection and management, disaster reduction and flood management to provide support for its activities in developing countries. The requested support contains activities concerning technical input and project development.
Partnership Development Facility PDF20CI01-02 PAIX IndigoB.V. The development capital will be used to co-fund the feasibility study including the ESIA which is required to determine the feasibility of setting up the local data centre and confirms the assumptions made in the business plan.
Installation of towing capacity to facilitate transport facility (Implementation Phase) The project is situated in three ports located on three Cape Verdean islands nearby major North-South trade routes along the coast of West Africa. Ports are important for the economy and economic growth of Cape Verde. The economic potential of Cape Verde is limited: the islands have little natural resources a shortage of water and only a few sectors. The economy is mostly service oriented with the growth of the tourism industry as a central strategic objective. The expansion and modernization of the ports of Palmeira (Sal Island) and Praia (Santiago Island) has been earmarked as strategic infrastructure contributions to tourism growth and international transshipping. The projects objective is to be a driver of robust and sustained economic growth. One tug will be stationed in the Port of Praia (Santiago Island). The other tug will be stationed in the Port of Palmeira (Sal Island) and will also be working in the port of Sal-Rei (Boa Vista Island).The two tugs will additionally perform the following functions: - fire-fighting and oil pollution control - salvaging vessels and rescuing- ferrying pilots from and to the incoming vessels - assisting in berthing along the quays for the ports of the three islands.