Projects

Summary: Flanders and Mozambique commit themselves to the implementation of the new country strategy paper for development cooperation between the two governments.  Signed: 31/01/2022 pdf file1264_Declaration in English.pdf (149 KB)  

On 28 May 2021, the Government of Flanders approved the fourth Country Strategy Paper for development cooperation with Mozambique. In doing so, Flanders once again gives depth and perspective to this cooperation for the next five years (2021-2025). Flanders developed the Strategy Paper in consultation with the Mozambican government and government. It is also based on a survey of the broad Flemish civil society and on the evaluation of the implementation of the previous Country Strategy Paper (2016-2020). Flanders and Mozambique will continue to focus on the health sector.

Project: extension project fast TB detection to COVID-19 detection in Mozambique Beneficiary: APOPO asbl Amount: 599,970 euros Duration: 15 months (from October 2020) APOPO has been a partner of the Flemish development cooperation in Mozambique since 2009. The organization has been working on TB detection in Maputo since 2013 and has an extensive network of local partners, a good infrastructure and experienced staff. An important problem in the fight against Covid-19 is the very limited testing capacity in the African region. More laboratory capacity is also urgently needed.

Project: protection staff of AfriCoVER project  Beneficiary: Institutio Nacional de Saude Mozambique (INS)  Amount: 87,000 euros  Duration: 12 months The AfriCoVER project aims to better understand the transmissibility and epidemic spread of COVID-19 in Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa. This way, medical and preventive resources and strategies can be used more effectively and efficiently. For Sub-Saharan Africa, it is important that the role of other infectious diseases such as TB and AIDS, of specific social interactions and of asymptomatic infections is also examined.

Summary: MoU Mozambique PROSAUDE III Signed: 24/08/2017 pdf file1207_MoU in English.pdf (1.45 MB)

Summary: The fourth ACP-EP Convention has been amended in the context of major economic and political changes in ACP countries (democratization process, structural adjustment), in Europe (enlargement, increasing attention to East European and Mediterranean partners), and in the international environment (Uruguay Round Agreement).

On 21 April 2016, the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Development Cooperation between Flanders and Mozambique was approved by the Government of Flanders. The health sector will remain at the heart of cooperation with Mozambique; the Government of Flanders aims to commit annually € 5 million to this cooperation. However, both governments have agreed to place an additional focus on adolescents (10 – 19 years) and more specifically on adolescent girls, as Mozambican teenage girls are very vulnerable in terms of sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Project: Strengthening the health system in Mozambique Beneficiary: Population Services Internatonal Amount: 1 500 000 euro Duration: 2020 - 2023 Strengthen the capacity and motivation for delivering Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights services to adolescents. Through training, data analysis to support decisions in health posts and by increasing the demand for SRHR services through a communication campaign.  

Project: Health, Education and Adolescents Rights in Mozambique Beneficiary: Ariel Glader Foundation and União a Vida Amount: 880 366 euro Duration: 2020 - 2023 Strengthen the health system and its human capacity, and the service and development of education and health programs, both with strong involvement of adolescents. Via a mobile “adolescent-friendly” health service, both health workers are trained and direct health services are offered.

Project: Leaving no adolescent behind: improving access to inclusive, gender sensitive and quality sexual and reproductive health care services in Mozambique Beneficiary: Doctors for Africa and ICHR-Mozambique Amount: 1 500 000 euro Duration: 2020 - 2023 Strengthening the link between health facilities, communities and schools, with specific attention to excluded young people.

Project: An Inclusive, Positive Deviance Approach to improving Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Services and Communications in Mozambique Beneficiary: PCI Media,  ICHR-Mozambique and TV Surdo Amount: 1 499 795 euro Duration: 2020 - 2024 Increase motivation and sharpen the skills of health professionals who provide information to adolescents about Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights through an innovative communication toolkit. There is special attention for young people who live with a disability.  

Summary: The aim of the agreement is to promote and expedite the economic, cultural the ACP States, with a view contributinh to peace and security and to promoting a stable and democratic political environment. Signed: 23/06/2000 Sanctioned and promulgated: 06/12/2002 International ratification: 17/01/2003 Entry into force: 01/04/2003 pdf file442_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (985 KB) pdf file442_Decreet.pdf (135 KB)

Project: Organisation of a training in Mozambique for the capacity building in Africa on underwater cultural heritage Beneficiary: Unesco Amount: 92.650 USD Duration: 2019 – 2020 This project aims to improve the protection and management of maritime and underwater cultural heritage in the African countries, within the framework of the principles and standards of the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. A regional training course is planned on legal protection and practical management of underwater cultural heritage.

Project: Improving the quality of midwifery workforce and health care services for mothers and new-borns in Mozambique Beneficiary:  World Health Organization (WHO) Duration: 2019 - 2020 Budget: 509 257,10 euros The project aims to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in Mozambique.  The main objectives:  Increasing the quality of Midwifes Establishing a quality control system in selected hospitals, with focus on maternal & neonatal deaths surveillance and response

Project: Scaling up the VCT @ Work Initiative in Mozambique Beneficiary: ILO (via Flanders - ILO Trustfund) Amount: 187.364 euro Duration: February 2017 – Fbruary 2019 There has been a lot of progress worldwide in combating HIV / AIDS, but discrepancies remain. For example, 19 million of the 35 million people living with HIV are not aware of his or her status, this is especially true in sub-Saharan Africa where only 45% are aware of his or her status.

Project: “Realizing younger adolescents’ sexual and reproductive rights”  Beneficiary: The Intenational Centre for Reproductive Health Mozambique  (ICRH-Mozambique) Amount: 1.119.810 euros Duration: 2018 - 2021 The project is based on existing partnerships and experiences between Flanders and ICHR-Mozambique. The aim of the initiative is to focus on young adolescents and to increase the sexual education of this group. The direct target group consists of 5000 girls and 5000 boys between 10 and 19 years.

Beneficiary: Red Cross-Flanders Amount: 2.500.000 euro Period: 2018 - 2020 Mozambique and Malawi are one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change due to extreme droughts, flooding and storms,... Climate change has a strong impact on the quality of peoples’ lives and the socio-economic conditions of the population are under pressure. International Red Cross-Flanders will focus on strengthening local Red Cross and Red Crescent sections in Malawi and Mozambique. Red Cross wil cooperate directly with local institutions.

Summary: Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are trade and development agreements negotiated between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) partners engaged in regional economic integration processes. Signed: 10/06/2016 Sanctioned and promulgated: 02/02/2018 Agreement in English: https://publications.europa.eu/nl/publication-detail/-/publication/30b46d96-7bd5-11e6-b076-01aa75ed71a1/language-en pdf file1175_Decreet.pdf (70 KB)      

Project: Coordinaton of the humanitarian consortium COSACA in Mozambique Beneficiary: Oxfam Solidariteit Budget: 478.793,16 euro Duration: 2018 – 2019 COSACA consists of the international aid organizations Oxfam, CARE International, Save the Children and Concern Worldwide. Through joint and coordinated action, COSACA has been working to increase capacity for disaster preparedness, response, and coordination. The emergency and humanitarian consortium wants to develop a new coordination structure.

Project: allocation of an independent expert public finance to the Ministry of Health (MISAU)  Beneficiary: BTC (Belgian Development Agency) Amount: 694,950 euros Duration: 2017 - 2020 Since 2013, Flanders finances an expert public finance to support the ministry of Health and to coordinate the GTAF working group. The GTAF is the forum to investigate and discuss the Public Finance Management of the Ministry of Health (MISAU / DAF). The GTAF is responsible for following up financial management and for the dialogue between the donors and the ministry.