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Road-based public transport infrastructure and services (Development Phase) A major problem in the city of Cape Town is the inequitable and inefficient urban spatial structure of the city which excludes about one third of the citys inhabitants living in the Metro South East (MSE) from full economic and social participation in society. Khayelitsha is the largest partially informal township in MSE and is reputed to be the largest and fastest growing township. There are several public transportation routes and a train track route available but the radius and its coverage of this infrastructure is totally insufficient. The project is defined as the construction operation and maintenance of a stretch of 6-7km semi-dedicated bus lane from Khayelitsha to the N2 related PTI facilities and the management of these facilities. The facilities consist of transfer stations including facilities for commercial and social services stops and the development of a feeder system. This project is part of a larger Intermodal Transportation Project developing corridors. The project would lead to safe reliable and affordable integrated public transport facilities between Khayelitsha and neighbouring areas such as Philippi on one hand and the city centre on the other.
Deferred and Performance Based Maintenance Dredging of the Odaw Channel and Korle Lagoon (RWS) 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.Online Training Project Preparation and Tendering PBC Ghana
Social productive integration in Colombia to improve food safety by the use of animal manure as a source of soil enrichment Colombia has large amounts of soils used for agriculture and livestock farming, yet limited knowledge on circular farming is available, leading to unnecessary and excessive use of chemicals fertilizers which in turn has negative effects on the environment and communities. In particular those communities living in post-conflict areas where they heavily rely on farming to make a living. By transforming animal manure and organic waste into compost, these negative effects can decrease rapidly and value can be added for the farmers’ produce. Knowledge transfer and capacity building is necessary for this. The consortium of Hocotec, Wilschip and Nutrisuin is specialized in pig farming and have also established an agricultural education center. They have developed a technology that processes animal manure into usable organic compost which can offer a sustainable solution to current issues. To make it possible to further upscale the consortium’s current DGGF investment in Pig Farming and to create immediate impact for local farming communities, increasing production capacity and knowledge transfer are required. Therefore, Technical Assistance (DGGF) offers support for the development of a Agro-Social Production Training Project by the consortium in cooperation with La Universidad de la Salle. By providing training to local leaders of farming families and leading students of 50 rural towns on sustainable animal’s manure management and using organic compost for agriculture, the project will increase soil productivity, improve animal managing techniques and production yields and will lead to more sustainable production processes of approximately 2000 farmers in the area, which will have a positive impact on the environment and the communities these farmers are part of. Furthermore the project will study animal manure’s characteristics and quality and obtain relevant data about the most effective use of organic fertiliser for a variety of crops produced in those areas of which the results will be shared with farmers in the region and used to develop an agricultural course with together with the University. The project currently supports 8 direct jobs, 500 indirect jobs and has already provided training to 450 farmers and leading student. More impact is expected to be achieved during the next few months.
Trade for Change This Side Up (TSU) is the orchestrator of a worldwide coffee growing and roasting community, brought together by the vision of coffee trade based on human values instead of money. By making the value chain fully transparent (including themselves) from bean to cup, TSU aims to redistribute wealth back to the farmers in an equal and cooperative fashion. Farmers are in direct contact with roasters in Europe gaining leading to a higher price for coffee and more control of their own product. With DGGF-TA, TSU will be able to pre-finance coffee imports from longstanding partnerships in Colombia, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lac Nokoué et Lagune de Porto-Novo The project focuses on providing an Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) solution to hydrological, ecological and water quality challenges in Lac Nokoué in Benin.The project consists of: - Ecological recovery through deepening of parts of the lake via dredging,- Use of dredged sediment for construction of flood defence structures and land reclamation for urban infrastructure development,- Intervention in the salt-sweet water cycle of the lake and lagoon throughout the seasons,- Cleaning up and redeveloping banks of river and lake and drainage canals,- Measures for water quality improvement (linked to the project).
Water Supply Service Improvement and Extension Project (Development Phase) All relevant information regarding the main project is found under the Implementation Phase.
Year-round production and export of Fairtrade seasonal flowers in Ethiopia Through their local subsidiairy in Ethiopia they want to expand their breeding, processing and selling of fresh summer flowers. For this expansion they need to invest in a new production facility on a new venue. The land is going to be leased directly from smallholders or the company is looking for land that was not in the possession of smallholders.This investment and the activities the company is planning to do will have a significant developing impact. Eventually (after 7 years) the project realizes approximately 1.275 jobs of which app. 75 people will be employed on medium or high level positions. Besides that app. 65% of the total employees will be female. Employees will be trained on the job but also on gender issues and reproductive health including HIV. And finally the company aims as much as possible at buying locally which has a positive effect to indirect jobs.
River crossing Kapuas river Pontianak This project contains the (pre) feasibility study of a river crossing over the Kapuas river near the city of Pontianak, West Kalimantan. The project will specifically research the possibility to build a immersed tunnel over a bridge at this location. This could potentially be the first immersed tunnel in Indonesia. This option is considered by the government of Indonesia because of the fact that the Pontianak river is heavenly used for shipping traffic. An immersed tunnel would ensure that shipping traffic. This project is done in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works.
Uganda - Larvae production facility With a start-up financing from DGGF, Marula Agribusiness B.V. ('Marula') will be able to further  develop the existing larval production facility together with the local subsidiary:
a nursery and processing facility (based on circular waste) for Black Soldier larvae (maggots), which will be used as protein and fat component in animal feed for poultry /tilapia in particular. The residual waste will be used as fertilizer for agriculture in Uganda.

The pilot of the local company started at the beginning of 2018 with the help of a DGGF TA subsidy and has been successfully concluded. Marula therefore wants to expand the current production capacity.

The impact of this project is huge. For example, this project offers a solution to the major waste problem in the country and also ensures a reliable and affordable component for animal feed (poultry sector / tilapia production) and thereby contributes to reliable food consumption. The production and processing facility also provides additional employment (growth of 50 people). After a successful roll-out of the pilot in the first location, the team wants to expand to six locations in total.
Development of Port of Ziguinchor (Implementation Phase) The Casamance region located in the south of Senegal is known for its extensive natural resources and its unique climate offering a large potential for economic development. However, a former separatist conflict and the isolated location of the region (the region is separated from the rest of Senegal by The Gambia) hindered economic development for a long time. The regions poverty level is among the highest in the country. The productivity of the region is underexploited due to limited transport connections to the rest of the country and limited access to markets. Also power cuts are frequent as fuel supply is limited because fuel is transported by truck. Compared to road and air transport maritime transport from the port of Ziguinchor located at the Casamance river is the least expensive and most environmentally friendly option for transport to the trade centre Dakar. Unfortunately maritime transport is hindered by the limited draft of the river caused by sand banks. As a result the number of vessel calls has dropped. Furthermore, the port management structure is inefficient and outdated and international port standards especially safety requirements are not met. With regard to these shortcomings the project is defined as the upgrade and operation of the port of Ziguinchor. The design of the port allows vessels up to 5,000 DWT (standard size of short sea vessels). Unfortunately the river currently does not allow ships of that size to pass through so dredging is an elementary requirement. The project comprises the following elements:- Works to improve access to the port (dredging of the river and navigational aids)- Upgrading of the port infrastructure in order to include all relevant facilities for a secondary port according to international standards- Relocation of fishery activities to the fishery port- Maintenance of the access channel (river) and the infrastructure- Technical assistance to the management and the port staff.
Palestinian Territory project for quality improvement of healthcare for mother and child in the West Bank (Development Phase) In the West Bank, there is need for improved and accessible maternal and child healthcare services. A specialised paediatric and obstetric hospital in the city of Hebron. Established by the Palestine Red Crescent Society in 2004 is currently under-equipped and not operating at full capacity. Only two of the nine floors are operational. The project aims to upgrade this hospital. The bed capacity will be increased from the current total of 55 beds to approximately 130 beds. When fully operational the hospital will offer a comprehensive package of medical services including basic and specialized obstetric services and gynaecological care to women. Paediatric specialties such as paediatric surgery oncology rehabilitation and endocrinology will be made available. The objective is to increase the quality and quantity of maternal and child healthcare services in the West Bank and by this to reduce unnecessary long sickness and avoidable deaths amongst children and mothers in the West Bank.The project includes the required equipment and maintenance contracts infrastructure additions and the training of staff to enable the hospital to deliver secondary and tertiary care. More specifically it consists of:- the redesign and renovation if the existing nine floor hospital building- new equipment for the hospital wards operating theatre radiology department and laboratory- possibly the design and construction if a 1000 m2 building in which the rehabilitation centre radiology department kitchen laundry and mortuary will be housed- training of the staff in buttonology and clinical skills- training of management and maintenance staff- technical assistance and institutional strengthening.
Sustainable Water and Sanitation for Indigent Communities (Implementation Phase) Around 800,000 inhabitants of the Municipality of eThekwini live in informal settlements where houses are of inferior quality and basic infrastructure including notably water and sanitation are lacking. The project provides a solution to the problem of inadequate water and sanitation infrastructure by providing sanitation to 754,000 poor people living in informal settlements in the municipality of eThekwini in the form of 1676 ablution blocks (for male and female) in these areas over a 3-years period. These ablution blocks will provide first time direct access to clean water for a large part of the population in these areas thus contributing to the improvement of the living conditions of these people. The ablution blocks provide a flexible solution which is suitable for informal settlements. They can be easily relocated to another area when new infrastructure is in place. Due to an enormous growth in informal settlements in recent years there is also a need for sanitation facilities.The needed volume of water  for these ablution blocks (32,000 m3/day) will be provided through the reduction of Non Revenue Water (water leakage) also achieved through activities under the ORIO project application. This reduction of NRW is needed because of the scarcity of water at this moment since the bulk supplier (Umgeni Water) is currently facing capacity constraints. The NRW volume will decrease during the project from approximately 34 to 25 percent and as a consequence an additional volume of water is freed up for the new ablution blocks (at a level of 32,000 m3/day).
Community beekeeping for conservation and empowerment in Kibondo, Tanzania Tanzania suffers from one of the highest rates of deforestation, a decrease of 1.1% per year of the total forested area, caused by unsustainable demand and use of charcoal and the expansion of farming land into forest areas. Sustainable beekeeping could offer a solution for this, yet most smallholder beekeepers in Tanzania live in poverty, lack access to markets and skills and technology to produce high quality honey for exports and have a critical position in the honey value chain, despite the growing demand for honey in Europe due to the declining honeybee colonies. Dutch company Jasmine Bee B.V. wants to contribute to stop non-sustainable land-use practices and converse the environment by developing an organic certified commercial beekeeping supply chain in Tanzania that depends on the vitality of the forest and thus will encourage rural communities to protect their environment. To prepare for future investments, demonstrate commercial viability of organic honey from Tanzania and to have an immediate positive impact on the local community, Technical Assistance (DGGF) provided support to Jasmine Bee and its local subsidiary in Tanzania. The project included setting up partnerships with local authorities and secure community involvement to develop a local supply chain, implementing an Internal Control System for organic certification to meet European market requirements, transfer of knowledge regarding forest preservation, organic beekeeping and good agricultural and food processing practices, the set-up of 3 honey collection and processing facilities, providing local smallholder beekeepers with training, permits and protective clothes to improve working conditions and pre-financing the first container shipment to Europe. The project was successful and supported 20 FTE direct jobs, of which 12 FTE include 36, mostly female, seasonal processing workers during harvest seasons. The project also supported 979 indirect jobs and provided sustainable knowledge transfer to 2117 people. In total, 2117 smallholder beekeepers received training, of which 949 are now organic certified and were able to sell their honey for the European market.  Jasmine Bee is now looking to expand its activities in Tanzania which will likely result in an additional 500 smallholder beekeepers being trained and certified which allows them to sell their honey to the European market and will contribute to sustainable agricultural practices, improved livelihoods of beekeepers involved and will have a positive impact on forest and wildlife preservation in general.
Water 4 Cabo Delgado The specific project objectives aim at increasing sustainable access to water services in the towns Macomia, Namuno, Ancuabe, Mecúfi, Meluco, Ibo and Quissanga.This will be pursued by:- Rehabilitating the existing water production and distribution  - Extending the existing water production and distribution systems to increase service coverage of the systems to 80 litre per capita per day.
Dutch Good Growth Fund - Technical Assistance (DGGF-TA) Entrepreneurs doing business in emerging markets and developing countries, often have a great contribution to economic and social improvements in these countries. However, as it can be difficult to get the funding for these projects, the Dutch Good Growth Fund part Investing Dutch SMEs (DGGF1 and DGGF1 Start-Up) supports Dutch SMEs doing business with developing countries and emerging markets with customized services. DGGF 1 supplements private investments by means of guarantees to banks, direct financing with a repayment obligation, such as loans and equity investments in projects.Complementary to and within the context of DGGF there is the possibility to make use of Technical Assistance. The objective of TA is twofold: 1. Minimizing the risks inherent of the investment, and thus contributing the revolving character of DGGF1.2. Enhancing the development impact (including positive impact on CSR relevant issues) of the investment in terms increased employment, enhanced production capacity or transfer of knowledge.
Scaling up cardiac care services in Ethiopia “strengthen cardio-thoracic services across the continuum of care” Scaling up cardiac care services in Ethiopia by strengthening cardio-thoracic services across the continuum of care.
Deferred and Performance Based Maintenance Dredging of the Odaw Channel and Korle Lagoon 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.
Enhancement of Maternal Health and Paediatric Service (Implementation Phase) Zanzibar consists of two large islands, Unguja, which is the largest and most populated island and the smaller and less populated island Pemba. Zanzibar is part of the United Republic of Tanzania but is semi-autonomous. The number of Zanzibar people that currently benefits from appropriate medical hospital care is limited. The percentage of healthcare facilities that are able to deliver the most essential healthcare is by far not sufficient in particular first aid in trauma related cases as well as maternity care. Healthcare of newborn children and women is threatened by a lack of basic medical services and availability of critical medical services. Especially the Neonatal Mortality Rate. Which is said to be 78 deaths per 1,000 births continues to be high, being two times higher than the already high Tanzanian rate. In general both Primary Healthcare Units and the Mnazi Mmoja hospital are not equipped understaffed and the staff is often not well trained.Zanzibar consists of two large islands, Unguja, which is the largest and most populated island and the smaller and less populated island Pemba. Zanzibar is part of the United Republic of Tanzania but is semi-autonomous. The number of Zanzibar people that currently benefits from appropriate medical hospital care is limited. The percentage of healthcare facilities that are able to deliver the most essential healthcare is by far not sufficient in particular first aid in trauma related cases as well as maternity care. Healthcare of newborn children and women is threatened by a lack of basic medical services and availability of critical medical services. Especially the Neonatal Mortality Rate. Which is said to be 78 deaths per 1,000 births continues to be high, being two times higher than the already high Tanzanian rate. In general both Primary Healthcare Units and the Mnazi Mmoja hospital are not equipped understaffed and the staff is often not well trained.The project comprises the following elements: - Rehabilitation of Mnazi Mmoja referral hospital: This includes the extension and upgrading of the hospital’s maternity, paediatric, outpatient and emergency care departments. This is done by the rehabilitation, interior redesign and equipment installation of the existing adjacent “Old Pharmaceutical Building” (OPB), and the renovation (including works and equipment) of the paediatric ward at the hospital’s main building (MBM).- Upgrading of 15 Primary Healthcare Units (PHCU’s): This includes the infrastructural improvements and hands-on equipment (stethoscopes, microscopes, lab test sets, delivery chairs, etc.) of 15 rural health posts, 8 in Unguja and 7 in Pemba, intended to improve antenatal and neonatal care delivery in the rural areas of Zanzibar.
Impact Accelerator -Stichting Flying Swans 2.0 To provide funding to the Stichting Flying Swans, who aims to develop agro logistical cool corridors in emerging markets. The funding will be used to identify and develop projects to become bankable projects in a number of identified countries such as Ethiopia, South Africa, Kenya, Angola and any other country as agreed
Partnership Development Facility PDF21PH01 Bluecap Bustos B.V. The funding objective is to perform a full feasibility study for the use of Bluecap Hydro turbines in irrigation channels in the Philippines. This includes feasibility studies for 10-15 roll-out locations as well as the installation and testing for 12 months of one turbine in the demonstration location. The ultimate goal is to scale this up to 10-15 locations initially and then a gradual scale-up to 300 sites (subject to public tender), where electricity is provided to local farmers communities and to the national grid.
Water Retention Panels for Green Roofs in Colombia Ceyes has started up 2 pilot projects in Bogota, Colombia for water retention and green roofs. The company has found a number of companies in Colombia to work with and use old tires to recycle into water retention projects. For these pilot projects, financed by DGGF-TA, Ceyes is producing the products in the Netherlands, installing them in Colombia as showcases, with the ultimate goal of setting up factories in Bogota. Local companies are providing the workers to implement and install the products. The project has so far lead to 2,5 indirect FTE.