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ESCA II ESCA II project focuses on vulnerable and marginalized Namibian people who have dropped out of mainstream development. The development objective of the project is to improve the quality of life of the people of Namibia to the level of their counterparts in
 the developed world as stated in Namibia?s Vision 2030. The immediate objective is to empower vulnerable and marginalized communities identified in Namibia for self-reliance and engage actively in sustainable national development. Project is implemented b
y Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) who signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Namibian government to become part of the Namibian development agenda through development of community projects in 2010. Namibia is ranked as the most unequal soci
ety in the world. Therefore reduction of inequality is at the very heart of this project that aims to help those who have been left out from mainstream development. Furthermore  poverty and other forms of injustice impact unevenly on men women and children
 and thus there are specific actions that promote gender equality. In this project special emphasis is paid to women who are encouraged to take up leadership positions in their communities. Project respects climate sustainability.The final beneficiaries of
 the project are the most vulnerable communities in Namibia and people who live at margin of human existence or in risk of marginalisation and need immediate social support and practical assistance. The direct beneficiaries are the CCN and its 18 member ch
urches whose capacities to address and respond to socio-economic challenges in Namibia will be strengthened and diversity in societies increased. Churches in their moral responsibilities need to respond to all moral and ethics issues affecting the society.
 The project does not create any new structure or institution but is positioned at the existing structures of CCN yet aiming to strengthen democratic structures and procedures. Key activities are 1) increase of the capacity of CCN and its members to facili
tate targetted responses to socio-economic challenges in Namibia with special reference to community development projects by women and youth, 2) Joint action in community development to result in the successful implementation of community projects includin
g Training of Trainers, and 3) Networking by CCN and its members resulting in targetted advocacy for more equal and inclusive rights-based development.
UNESCO, Enhancing Life and Work Skills for Youth in Lebanon Affected by Syria Crisis The project focuses on the development of skills for life and work through the implementation of curricula and teaching and learning Modules/Learning Packages on ?Life and Work Skills for Youth? in different education stages involving learners of the age r
ange 13-24. It is conceived as a pilot to inform further scaling up of such approaches at a system level. The project is targeting 2000 youth Syrian learners of the age range 13-24 (with a focus on age group 13-15) as well as 1000 Lebanese Youth affected b
y the Syria crisis to benefit from the project directly. The acquisition and development of knowledge skills and attitudes for life and work will support learners in advancing their life and careers in their local communities while also preparing them to c
ontribute to reconstruction efforts in Syria as appropriate. The project will also benefit the national authorities such as CERD and GDVTE/MOEHE as well as key stakeholder institutions in the public and private sectors (i.e. NGOs and Business Associations)
.Given its pilot nature the project results will equally inform the work of others including international organizations in their efforts to scale up education access and quality for Youth affected by the Syria crisis.The project?s main expected results ar
e as follows: ER1.Learners affected by the Syria crisis equipped with skills for life and work through the development of necessary curricula and Modules/Learning Packages for learners of the age range 13-24 with a focus on middle school students (grades 7
-9), ER2.Teachers able to integrate skills for life and work in their school and classroom activities based on hands-on capacity development, andER3.Inclusive and enabling school environments that encourage learning to live together and constructive partic
ipation of Youth in their schools and communities.In line with the organization rules and regulations UNESCO Beirut Office Regional Bureau for Education in the Arab States will manage and implement the project activities in cooperation with the Centre for 
Educational Research and Development (CERD) and the General Directorate for VTE/Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE). UNESCO and the two aforementioned institutions are part of UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Regional Network.
Frame agreement with NGO (CMI) The project supports CMI?s transformation from a project-based organisation to a programme-based organisation through improving CMI?s capacity in risk management, financial monitoring and fundraising, and building a synchronised quality assurance system to
 support the effective implementation of the CMI programme.
Frame agreement with NGO (Suomen Lahetysseura ry) Morogoro district community members and local leaders are empowered by training programs and capacity building to develop their communities in a democratic and participatory way. Communities themselves define the needs and means to improve their living and
 the project may give some material support to the initiatives. The emphasis is in trainings which aim at improving practical skills and knowledge as well as better understanding and realization of human rights. Special attention is given to the rights of 
women and the most vulnerable groups. After graduating the training program the local leaders and decision makers understand their roles and responsibilities better and are more capable to bear their duties. Community members know their rights and are capa
ble to take action to improve their livelihoods, they can make plans, follow the processes and track public expenditure. Living conditions are improved also by practical trainings and micro business.Direct beneficiaries are the most disadvantaged families 
chosen to the program in 15 rural villages in Morogoro district. The whole community benefits from the improved capacity and actions taken. The project is implemented by Tanganyika Christian Refugee Service TCRS which implements a large human rights based 
country program including community empowerment programs and refugee work.
Employability workshops for young women The project aims at ameliorating young womens employability. The coordinating association is working in one of the most marginalized neighbourhoods of Casablanca where the young people unemployment and school dro-out rates are very high. The project consis
ts of organizing professional training and orientation services to the beneficiaries.
Frame agreement with NGO (FIDIDA) Programme planning, monitoring, evaluation and development
PLARD phase II: Program for Luapula Agriculture and Rural Development The overall objective of the PLARD programme is to contribute to the development of an efficient competetive and sustainable agricultural and rural sector which ensures increased income and food security for the people in Luapula Province. PLARD II is a ne
w phase of the long history of the Finnish Zambian cooperation in the agricultural  and  builds on  the PLARD I successful initiatives and processes. The programme is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture  and Livestock with technical assistance provi
ded by a Finnish consultancy company Finnish Consulting Group (FCG).  This objective is to be achieved through the following Five (5) closely interlinked components: i). Agribusiness development that aims to raise farm incomes and enhance household wealth 
through support to groups-based participatory approach to ?farming as a business?? and value chain development of 1-2 specific products.  ii). Agriculture aimed at improving crop and livestock production for food security and livelihood resilience purposes
 through a Commodity Study Group approach. iii). Capture fisheries focusing on developing sustainable co-management systems and structures for the two large fisheries in Luapula Province: Lakes Mweru-Luapula and Bangweulu. iv).  Aquaculture with a focus on
 promoting fish farming for food security and income generation mostly in the upland areas of the province and enhancing Crop - Aquaculture ?Livestock integration. v). Institutional and organisational capacity development of MAL focusing on strengthening t
he financial management procurement planning monitoring and evaluation systems and increasing MAL capacity to effectively coordinate with other actors in agriculture / fisheries. Well encompassed in the programme are the cross-cutting themes as defined by 
MFA-Finland at the beginning of PLARD-II, i) Gender, ii) HIV/AIDS and vulnerable groups, and iii) Environment and climate change.   PLARD II is operating in  seven districts of Luapula Province covering eighty-seven (87) camps out of total of one hundred a
nd seventy nine (179) camps and 145 fishing villages (represented by VMCs) in lakes Mweru-Luapula and Bangweulu.
Asian Development Fund AsDF XI The Asian Development Fund (ADF) offers loans at very low interest rates as well as grants to help reduce poverty in the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) poorest borrowing countries.The ADF XI replenishment negotiations concluded in April 2012 with a total r
eplenishment of SDR 7.9 billion ($12.4 billion) to provide critical financial support to fight poverty in the Asia and Pacific region over the period 2013 to 2016. The key mandate of ADF XI period will be to reduce poverty in Asia and the Pacific through A
DB?s Strategy 2020 and its three complementary development agendas: (i) inclusive growth (ii) environmentally sustainable growth and (iii) regional integration. ADF XI will also focus on Strategy 2020?s five core areas of operations: infrastructure finance
 sector development education environment and regional cooperation and integration (RCI). Within this strategic context ADB will give special considerations to three special themes: gender fragile and conflict-affected situations and food security.Finland'
s contribution to ADF XI is 21 million EUR.
Frame agreement with NGO (Fida Int.) The purpose of the Project is to increase the capacity of the partner on environmental conservation and food security so as to improve the livelihood of ten Communities in Kenya. The Project seeks to address the destabilized livelihoods of the communities 
due to environmental and climatic change as a result of harmful human action. The Full Gospel Churches of Kenya is the Fida Partner in Kenya. The Church has a membership of 1.2 Million members and is administratively organized in 12 regions and 83 district
s in throughout the Country. The target communities live in the most difficult places in arid and semi-arid lands which have harsh climatic conditions caused by increased global warming. Deforestation through human activities has also contributed to the re
duction of forest cover in Kenya in a great way. The Communities in these areas have encountered great challenges in their lives due inadequate food and water. The project will focus in the areas of food security, environment protection through alternative
 livelihood strategies and formation of Children Clubs for their participation purposes. The will sensitizing the communities on their rights to the basic needs and encourage them to increases environmental conservation. The communities will be empowered b
y providing them with adequate knowledge on how to respond to the impacts of climate change and increased food production. The communities will be trained on modern skills for establishment of tree nurseries and water harvesting which allows a network of p
artners to be engaged. The project intends to continue intensifying interventions in the former pilot areas and add 4 new areas. The empowerment process will include establishment of tree/fruit nurseries, environmental management training, Farming in God's
 Way, soil erosion control, poultry keeping, bee keeping, improving livestock breeding and production of energy saving Jikos to reduce deforestation. Through the partner, the well-being of the communities in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya will have impr
oved in the way of increased food security and forest cover. Members of the community will continually access enough and nutritious food adequate for their lives and realize healthy living. Farmers have practiced agro-forestry which has increased forest co
ver as they grow their food.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Foundation for Human Rights/KIOS) Human Rights of the Tibetans
UN/AIDS-Programme UNAIDS the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS aims at reducing the consequences of the disease for those infected as well as at offering them support.The programme creates general guidelines for action regarding the prevention of HIV/AIDS co-ordina
tes the activities of its partner organizations and offers them technical assistance. Finland has given financial support to UNAIDS since its foundation and is one of the major donors of the organization together with other Nordic countries. This gives Fin
land an excellent possibility to influence the policies of UNAIDS. The organization speaks strongly for human rights especially in the context of the HIV-positive patients (drug users sex workers among others). The promotion of human rights and equality in
 the HIV/AIDS response have been defined as one of the top priorities in the UNAIDS strategy. According to Finland?s Development Policy Programme the Finnish HIV/AIDS funding is mainly channelled through the UN system in particular through UNAIDS.
Core support to UPU Core support to Universal Postal Union (UPU). Support through the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Frame agreement with NGO (Int.Solidarity Foundation) Planning, evaluation and resource development. Planning, evaluation and development of programme
Nomadic development project The project is a follow-up to the Maygaagle nomads development project which began in 2009.
Frame agreement with NGO (Operation a Day?s Work) Development awareness: Program development initiatives
Frame agreement with NGO (Fida Int.) Evaluation of frame agreement project managed by Finnish NGO, Fida International
Mapping and Land Use In Lao PDR improved natural resource management (including land use) is one of the most significant development issues to improve economic development and to strengthen people?s human rights and well-being. This has also been one of the most important targ
ets of Finnish supported project (Strengthening National Geographic Services SNGS) since August 2010.SNGS project will end in August 2014. In general the objectives of SNGS have been achieved rather well. Orthophoto coverage at the end of the SNGS will be 
twice the original project area i.e. approx. 2/3 of the country. It has substantially increased technical and institutional capacity of the partner organizations (National Geographic Department NGD and surveying and Mapping Centre SMC). High resolution dig
ital orthopohoto (1:5000) and topographic (1:50000) maps are unique products in Lao PDR.The main challenge beyond the current project is the institutional sustainability. Especially the policy issues on data sharing product pricing and NGD funding still ne
ed further support. The other challenge is the orthophoto coverage because the northern part of the country has not yet been photographed. It is needed so that the NGD and SMC would have a full countrywide orthophoto coverage.The SNGS extension is planned 
to last from August 2014 until December 2015 and it serves as an implementation of exit strategy of SNGS project. The extension will focus especially on ensuring the institutional sustainability. The project purpose is to ensure that the NGD and the SMC ha
ve long term capability and financial means to produce and distribute good quality and up-to-date geospatial data. The expected results are to develop policy and regulations to ensure sustainable production and distribution of reliable accurate geospatial 
data. In addition the remaining northern third of the country is planned to be flown during the SNGS extension and the campaign is funded jointly by Finnish German and Lao governments. The project will also increase the demand for good quality products thr
ough awareness raising.Finnish support to the SNGS is 6 mill. Euros and Lao support is 05 mill. Euros. In the SNGS extension Finnish support (1 Mill. Euros) is targeted to the technical assistance and the German support (07 Mill. euros) to aerial photograp
hy. Lao PDR will support the extension with c. 150 000 Euros.
Print publications The realisation of the objectives of Finland's development policy requires support from citizens and their confidence in the effectiveness and potential impact of any actions taken.  The MFA's Development Communications Unit is responsible for raising publ
ic awareness about global development issues and the objectives themes and results of Finland's development policy.  Effective development communications require that medium and message meet citizen and stakeholder needs that texts be written in clear lang
uage and that each message be tailored to its target group.  Information is made available not only through traditional official channels but also via social media and at public events.  Specific programmes are being prepared to help the media learn about 
development issues and development cooperation.  The Development Communications Unit's (VKO-40) e-publications on development policy are produced as a response to citizen and stakeholder needs. The Unit is responsible for serving citizens central governmen
t the media and other stakeholders as well as possible through different channels of communication such as development policy publications.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) The overall objective is to improve effectiveness, quality and impact of the Central America programme focusing on the thematic areas livelihoods, education and peace through established field presence.
Geological Survey of Finland's support to AGS Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) strengthens the capabilities of the Afghanistan Geological Survey (AGS) in the prospecting for ore. It has been estimated that Afghanistan has very large potential mineral resources. The exploitation of these resources in
 the future would increase the economic growth and positively support the development of the society.The cooperation aims to improve AGS?s capabilities in the sector of mining and exploration geophysics. During this five year project GTK will provide diver
se training for ten employees of AGS in the mentioned fields of expertise.
FNBEs Support Services for Education Sector Cooperation in Nepal Finnish National Board of Education (FNBE) is to provide substantive support in planning follow-up and analysis to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in relation to the development of education sector in Nepal. The main focus of the Finnish participation in 
the implementation of the Nepal School Sector Reform Plan is to inetgrate technical vocational subjects to the curriculum development and teacher training. There is an allocation of 200.000 euro for FNBE tehcnical support during 2013-2014.
Girls on the Move! The project will launch basketball schools adn training for girls and young women in Somaliland first in Hargeisa and at later stage elsewhere in Somaliland. Those who attend the activities will also be given healtheducation. The project will promote the p
articipation of girls in sports in general and make it acceptable in community. Before the civil war girls where able to enjoy sports. The current structures in society do not favor girls at school or  in sportclubs. Needs of the girls are ignored and nobo
dy wants to invest in them. Boys play and girls are (perhaps)watching the games. Or girls continue studies in classrooms while boys have sports.The project wants to make it possible that girls could attend sport equally. In this work we want to launch a ba
skeball league for girls and give it some credit and visibility in media. By broadcasting the games we will raise the intrest of advertisers and sponsors to support our tournaments. In this way we will get financing from the private sector and eventually b
e economically independent in the future.
Frame agreement with NGO (Pelastakaa lapset) Creating protective Environment for Children
Umtapo -  centre Strengthening Civil Society towards an Ethical nation Umtapo works in Peace and human rights empowerment EducationThis project is aimed at playing  a role in dealing with the problem of corruption in as far that  it impacts on Peace Human rights and democratic culture it target young people community stakehol
ders and civil society organisation in processes of capacity building awareness raising and partnership building.The main purpose of the project is to build an effective civil society particularly at youth leadership for future governance that will be  pre
dicated upon a democratic human rights  based culture.. 125 peace forum youth will targeted at tertiary institutions in 5 provinces. and 100 schools peace clubs in secondary schools throug school debatesTheir empowerment  ensure that an individual sees him
/ herself as part of a wholeas part of acollective whose mission is the transformation of sociaty for the betterment of all.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Plan International Finland Foundation) Seeks to address the following challenge: Influencing the fulfillment of child rights and related global development requires comprehension of the complex challenges, the underlying cause effect relations and the role of Finland as a member of the internat
ional community. Without the comprehension, the general public or the decision makers are not able to advocate for the fulfillment of child rights and global responsibility.Aims to enforce global civic responsibility contributing to realization of human an
d child rights. PlanCitizen provides opportunities for people to participate and get engaged. PlanCitizen consists of Children?s Board, Young adults? network and General Volunteering. Children?s Board aims at raising awareness of child rights and advocatin
g for the rights of children in developing countries. The Board organises events and campaigns such as Beat the Violence. International co-operation with Vietnamese youth enforces mutual learning and exchange of information. Young adults? network motivates
 young adults to take action for global justice. The network is a facilitating platform for youth volunteering and youth participatory advocacy. Nationally, it advocates and raises awareness on global youth unemployment especially. The cooperation with you
th group YACAN in Sierra Leone enables mutual learning on global issues, advocacy and different cultures.General Volunteering aims to increase interest in child rights and offer opportunities for civil society engagement. Volunteers participate in campaign
s and organise events and exhibitions. Regional coordinators coordinate the volunteer activities around Finland. In 2013 volunteers worked on Right to learn -campaign advocating for the funding of education in development cooperation. The development impac
ts and direct beneficiaries include increased awareness on child rights, development and global responsibility among children, young adults, volunteers, pupils, teachers and wider public, increased understanding on child rights and development as well as e
nhanced skills on active global citizenship among PlanCitizen groups, increased capacity of volunteers to advocate for child rights and development. The project is implemented by Plan Finland with the following partners for different actions: the Winyls ba
nd, schools, Plan Vietnam, YACAN, Trade Union of Education PlanGlobalSchool aims at strengthened skills and knowledge of children, young people and education professionals in Finland on children?s