Projects

Duration: 2010-2013 Budget: 319.709,77 euro Through this agroforestry project the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) will develop a sustainable, cost-efficient way to contribute to greater food security and poverty reduction for millions of farming families in Sub-Saharan Africa. Duration and budget In 2010, a grant of 319,709.77 euros was allocated to the project "Community Agroforestry Tree Seeds Banks (CATS Banks): Building Agroforestry Scaling up Platform for Diversifying Livelihoods Opportunity in Malawi and Mozambique".

Duration: 2013-2015 Budget: 400.000 The Government of Flanders decided to allocate a new contribution to the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Malawi. This organisation has been one of the partners of Flemish development cooperation since 2009. Duration and budget A contribution of 400,000 euros is charged to the 2013 budget. The programme will start in the spring of 2013 and will last three years. Problem definition Deforestation is a huge problem in Malawi.

Duration: 2013-2015 Budget: 600.000 euro The Government of Flanders decided to allocate a contribution to the Natural Resources College (NRC) in Malawi. This training institute was already a partner of Flemish development cooperation within the framework of the programme for capacity building among agricultural extension workers. Duration and budget A contribution of 600,000 euros is charged to the 2013 budget. The project will start in the spring of 2013 and will last three years. Problem definition NRC is a public institution.

beneficiary: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Duration: 2013 Budget: 1.250.000 euro 98% of the victims of climatic disasters live in the developing countries. These countries depend on agriculture and natural resources for their income, which makes them extremely vulnerable in the face of climate change. Poor countries are also less adaptable to this new reality. The Government of Flanders invests 1.25 million euros in climate change management in Malawi. The objective is to allow developing countries to make a fast start on implementing adaptation and mitigation activities.

Duration: 2012-2014 Budget: 3.000.000 In 2011, the Government of Flanders decided to extend the aid to the World Food Programme (WFP) structurally.  Since 2008, the Government of Flanders has already granted specific support to the country programmes of WFP in Malawi and Mozambique. The current aid covers the period from 2012 to 2014. Duration and budget The contribution for the period 2012 to 2014 amounts to three million euros. Problem definition Between 2007 and 2009, the number of undernourished people rose sharply, reaching the sad peak of more than one billion people in 2009.

The Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2019 – 2023 is the result of a joint consultation process between the Governments of Malawi and Flanders. In line with the previous strategy, the efforts will be on improving the agricultural sector, with a specific focus on extension services, market-oriented farming and sustainable land management. Extra attention goes towards ensuring equal opportunities for women and youth, and to support the ongoing decentralization process within the agricultural sector.

Project: Building Markets for Prosperity (BM4P) Beneficiary: Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa (ACE) Duration: 2020 - 2024 Amount: 1.500.000 euros ACE operates as a trade facilitator bringing together sellers, warehouse managers, banks and buyers to create structure and order in the agricultural market, which is predominantly in the informal economy. A context in which small-scale farmers are easily exploited. The project builds on the previous project "Strengthening Farmer Organisations and Rural Structured Trade Mechanisms in Malawi" carried out by ACE and WFP (2014).

Partner: Belgian Red Cross - Flanders Duration: 2013-2014 Budget: 147.840 euro The Belgian Red Cross - Flanders intends to strengthen the first aid activities of 10 national committees in southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe) via the International Red Cross. In order to bring this to a successful end, however, the idea is to carry out a baseline study first. For this purpose, the needs, legislative frameworks, policy plans and ongoing activities of each of the different countries will be recorded.

Project: Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp) in Malawi Beneficiary: Multi Donor Trust Fund Duration: 2017-2018 Amount: 5.000.000 euro Together with several donors, the agricultural sector in Malawi  will be supported through the Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp). The Support Project (ASWAp-SP) provides technical and financial support to the Ministry of Agriculture for the implementation of this ASWAp. Funding is provided through the Multi-Donor Trust Fund and is supervised by the World Bank.

Partner: Belgian Red Cross - Flanders Duration: 2010-2012 Budget: 500.000 euros Flanders supports the implementation of the Malawi health policy, but also wants to strengthen the activities of NGOs in the health sector. Malawi’s short and long term challenges have reached such great volume that this double approach is necessary. Since 2003, the Malawi Red Cross Society has been active in Kasungu, where local hospital outreach centres were built with the support of the Dutch Red Cross.

This project was supported by the Government of Flanders via a contribution to the Studio Brussel action "Music for Life" 2011. The theme was diarrhoea. Together with lung infections, this is the main cause of death in children aged under five. Duration and budget The project will run for three years. A total amount of 300,000 euros was earmarked. The project started in July 2012. Problem definition Everyone has the right of access to safe drinking water. However, in Malawi only 74% of the population has this access. Moreover, there are huge regional differences within the country.

Duration: 2011 Budget: 150.000 euros Child abuse still occurs far too often around the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) puts this theme high on the agenda of national governments worldwide. By doing so, it wants to raise awareness and increase the governments’ capacity to tackle this problem. Duration and budget In 2011, the Government of Flanders donated 150,000 euros towards the implementation of this project. Problem definition Worldwide, over 150 million girls and 73 million boys, aged under 18, are victim of sexual violence.

Project: emergency aid after floods in Malawi and Mozambique Beneficiary:  Malawi Humanitarian Emergency Response Fund (HERF) and One Programme UN Amount: 329.000 euro Duration: February 2015  In recent weeks heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in Mozambique and Malawi. In Mozambique the provinces of Zambézia and Nampula are affected the worst. It is feared that at least 200,000 people will soon feel the effects of the food shortage. In Malawi especially the southern districts of Nsanje, Chikwawa, Phalombe and Zomba are affected.

Project: emergency aid for food crisis in Malawi  Beneficiary: World Food Programme Amount: 208.149 euro Duration: 2015 - 2016  In  Malawi an estimated 2.8 million people are threated by a food shortage will be  through the combination of floods and severe drought caused by a severe El Niño, a climate phenomenon that is caused by an abnormal warming of the seawater in the eastern tropical Pacific.  Together with the international community, the Malawian government addresses this situation with a national action plan.

Project: Scaling up Radio and ICTs in Enhancing Extension Delivery II (SRIEED II) Beneficiary: Farm Radio Trust Amount: 1.695.866 euros Duration: 2020 - 2025 The objective of the project is to increase access and coverage of agricultural extension services for small-scale farmers through the use of radio and other communication tools.

Duration: 2007-2015 Budget: 4.100.000 Flanders works together with the Government of Malawi and FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) around an integrated programme for the promotion of food and nutrition security. Duration and budget After the start in 2007, an interim evaluation was carried out in April 2010. This evaluation was overall positive. As a result, the second phase could start in August. For this second phase the Government of Flanders earmarked an amount of 4.1 million euros.

Project: Promoting decent work in tea plantations in Malawi's Thyolo District Beneficiary: ILO (via Flanders - ILO Trustfund) Amount: 275.442 euro Duration: March 2018 – March 2020 The project aims to promote sustainable, rural livelihoods and decent work through improved employment and working conditions in the tea sector in Malawi.

Duration: 2012-2014 Budget: 1.999.934 With this programme, the Government of Flanders wants to help support Malawi’s national health policy and reduce child mortality (MDG4). Duration and budget The Government of Flanders allocates a grant of 1,999,934 euros to this sustainable vaccination policy. The programme started in 2012 and will end in late 2014. Problem definition The health care sector in Malawi is under pressure, especially due to a shortage of medical staff and the lack of diagnostic and therapeutic capacity.

Project: Improving the functioning of agricultural extension services, agricultural markets and agricultural cooperatives in Malawi Beneficiary:  International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Duration: 2020 - 2023 Amount: 999.841 euro The project follows on from IFPRI's previous project financed by Flanders 'Assessing and enhancing the capacity, performance and impact of the pluralistic agricultural extension system in Malawi' (2016).

Project: Strengthening subregional cooperation and national capacities in seven southern African countries to implement the 2003 Convention for the preservation of intangible cultural heritage (PART I)  Beneficiary: Unesco Amount: 250 000 USD Duration: 2014 This project aims to establish a subregional cooperation platform to help seven southern African countries in their efforts to protect the heritage living within their borders. This platform consolidates the results of previous projects funded by Flanders.