WRITTEN QUESTION No. 828/97 by Undine-Uta BLOCH von BLOTTNITZ to the Commission. EU co-financing of the CAMPFIRE programme in Zimbabwe
Date: 1997-02-28
Institutions: BLOCH VON BLOTTNITZ, European Parliament
Subjects: Zimbabwe, activity report, aid recipient, biotope, development aid, land use, project evaluation, protection of animal life, rural development













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 828/97 by Undine-Uta BLOCH von BLOTTNITZ to the Commission. EU co-financing of the CAMPFIRE programme in Zimbabwe  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0173 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-0828/97 by Undine-Uta Bloch von Blottnitz (V) to the Commission (28 February 1997)Subject: EU co-financing of the CAMPFIRE programme in ZimbabweIt is known that the American development agency USAID provided US$ 7.6 million in support for the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE) in Zimbabwe between 1989 and 1994 and that it intends to invest a further US$ 20.5 million in this project up to 1999. There are indications that the European Union has likewise allocated funds to the programme.1. How much funding has the EU pledged, allocated and paid, and in what connection, the direct or indirect beneficiary being CAMPFIRE?2. Please provide details of the purposes this financial aid is intended to serve.3. Please state, in detail, who the recipients of the EU funding in Zimbabwe are.4. Are detailed evidence, evaluation reports or other information concerning the use of the EU funding available? If so, can the Commission forward them to Parliament?Answer given by Mr Pinheiro on behalf of the Commission (21 March 1997)The Commission supports wildlife management in accordance with the Campfire principles in one integrated rural development programme in Kariba district in the north of Zimbabwe. The Campfire philosophy is in Zimbabwe advocated by the Campfire association, with a membership including all rural district councils, the government, and non governmental organizations (NGOs) such as the World wildlife fund.The Community rural development programme is financed under the seventh European development fund and was preceded by a land use project under the sixth European development fund. Under the current project, with finance totalling 4.6 mecu, ECU 289 000 are allocated to wildlife management, in line with the Campfire philosophy.The specific objective of the programme is to establish sustainable land use systems of which communal wildlife management in the fragile ecologies of the Mid-Zambezi valley is an important aspect.The principal recipient of funds is the rural district council of Nyaminyami, because it is the council that has the legal authority for wildlife management in the area. The principal beneficiaries are the people living in the area. Funds are not directly transferred to the rural district council. Instead, costs for specific activities (training of game guards, consultancies to improve administrative and financial management of the rural district council) and capital investments (water points for wildlife, game guards' resthouses, electric game fencing to protect villagers) are reimbursed. Allocation of these funds is channelled through the annual work programmes of the project.Every year, an annual work programme and cost estimate is produced. Progress on activities is reported quarterly and annually. Financial statements which are externally audited are submitted on a quarterly basis to the Commission. A major evaluation of all agricultural projects in Zimbabwe is ongoing. The final evaluation report, which will be issued during the coming months, could be made available to Parliament.