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Financial contributions to the African Climate Change Fund
Duration: 2017-2018 Budget: 2.000.000 euro According to a study by Climate Policy Initiative in 2013-2014, only 3% of the global climate financing goes to Sub-Sahara Africa. This contrasts with the fact that Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the lowest contribution to climate change and at the same time has the highest vulnerability to climate change impact. It is known that these countries find it more difficult to raise climate finance.
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Grant to the Royal Danish Embassy in Maputo for developing and improving nutritional status in Mozambique
Duration: 2014-2015 Budget: 1.000.000€ Chronic malnutrition is still a major concern in Mozambique. It affects 40% of the children aged under 5.
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Preventing mother to child HIV transmission
Duration: 2012-2014 Budget: 260.000 Within the framework of the strategy paper between Flanders and Mozambique this project is situated in the sector of health care and reproductive health. Preventing mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is one of the priorities of the Mozambique Ministry of Health. Duration and budget An amount of 260,000 euros has been appropriated for this project which ends in 2014. Problem definition Just like other countries in southern Africa, Mozambique has to contend with the consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Capacity building of the National Health Institute
Duration: 2012-2014 Budget: 689.755 Through this aid, the Government of Flanders wants to take the development of health care further on the basis of evidence-based medicine (EBM).
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Development of an international network around agroforestry in southern Africa (ICRAF)
Duration: 2013-2014 Budget: 1.500.000 The consequences of climate change have a great impact on agricultural techniques in southern Africa. Belgium committed to contributing to Fast Start Financing for climate actions between 2010 and 2012. The different federated states make contributions to this as well. In the past, Flanders supported a trial project (CATSBanks) which integrated forestry as an agricultural practice. The findings of this project were rated positively.
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National Climate Change Programme
Duration: 2011 Budget: 275.000 With this grant the Government of Flanders seeks to contribute to the Fast Start Financing (FSF) budget which is to enable countries to adapt to the impact of climate change. Duration and budget An amount of 275,000 euros was earmarked for this programme on the 2011 budget. Problem definition About 98% of the victims of climate disasters live in developing countries. These countries are more sensitive to climate change.
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Grant to Pathfinder International for ‘Strengthening the Capacity of Youth Civil Society in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights’ (2015)
Duration: 2015-2016 Budget: 250.000€ According to data from the Mozambique National Health Institute (INS) the HIV prevalence in Mozambican girls is three times as high as in boys. Due to gender inequality and a limited possibility to protect the position of women at policy level, women's rights are frequently violated.
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Grant for academic summit EU - CELAC countries 2015
Project: organization of academic summit between the EU and the CELAC countries Beneficiary: vzw Local Organizing Committee Amount: 20.000 euro Duration: 2015 Grant to the non-profit Local Organizing Committee in charge of organizing an academic summit between the EU and the countries CELAC (Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos Caribeños y).
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Grant to GFMD for coordination of media and journalist organisations at in countries the borders of Europe, in the East and the MENA region (2016)
Project: coordination of local and international media and journalists' organizations in countries on Europe's external borders in the east and in the MENA region Beneficiary: Global Forum for Media Development Amount: 100.000 euro Duration: 2016 With the support received from the Government of Flanders in 2016, amounting to 100,000 euros, GFMD seeks to intensify its efforts in the coordination of local and international media and journalists' organizations in countries on Europe's external borders in the east and in the MENA region. Media freedom and present objective media are crucial
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Commemoration 'Battle of Messines' (2017)
Project: Commemoration Battle of Messines Beneficiary: City Messines Amount: 60.000 euros Duration: June 7, 2017 On Wednesday, June 7, 2017 it will be exactly 100 years ago that 19 mines exploded under the German positions and thus heralded the start of the infamous Battle of Messines. The explosions resulted in gigantic craters, which are still visible in Messines, Ypres and Heuvelland. Several monuments and cemeteries in the region refer to this historical battle. 100 years later, these historical events are commemorated internationally.
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Commemoration Battle of Messines (Heuvelland) (2017)
Project: Commemorating 100 years Battle of Messines Beneficiary: Municipality Heuvelland Amount: 49.775 euro Duration: June 10, 2017 During the Battle on June 7, 1917 the British army left 19 mines explode under the ridge around and around Mesen / Wijtschate. The Second Battle of Messines went down in history as the worst military explosion until the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 and changed the landscape around Heuvelland and Messines final.
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Grant for Memorial Garden Canberra (2017)
Project: Memorial Garden - Flanders Fields Memorial Garden in Canberra Beneficiary: Australian War Memorial Amount: 200.000 euro Duration: opening in April 2017 In April 2017 the Australian War Memorial officially opened the Flanders Fields Memorial Garden. The memorial gardens abroad help to ensure international attention for Flanders Fields and Flanders as peace destination after 2018. The memorial gardens honor and commemorate everyone who fought and died during the war.
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Statue of John McCrae unveiled in Ottawa (2015)
Project: Statue of John McCrae unveiled in Ottawa Beneficiary: Royal Canadian Artillery Heritage Trust Amount: 50.000 CAD Duration: May 2015 On Sunday, May 3rd in the Canadian capital Ottawa a statue was unveiled to commemorate the Canadian military physician John McCrae (1872-1918). John McCrae fought during World War I as a volunteer with the Allied Forces and was stationed near Ypres. There he wrote in early May 1915 the famous poem "In Flanders Fields" in memory of his fallen friend, former student and fellow soldier Lt. Alex Helmer.
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Grant to VFL (Vlaams Fonds voor de Letteren) for Frankfurter Buchmesse 2016
Project: Grant for organisation Guest of Honor at Frankfurter Buchmesse Beneficiary: Flemish Literature Fund Amount: 400.000 euro Duration: October 2016 In 2016, Flanders and the Netherlands presented jointly the Frankfurter Buchmesse, the largest and most important literary fair in the world. They do this under the motto "this is what we share.
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Grant for the Climate Adaptation Network in South Africa 2014
Project: Strengthening knowledge sharing partnerships for effective adaptation to climatic variability and change in South Africa Partner: Environmental Monitoring Group Budget: €420.000 Duration: 01.01.2015 – 31.12.2017 Around the world we are faced with climate change effects, like temperature increases and climate-related disasters like flooding and draught.
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Grant to support the social enterprise eco-system, 2014
Project: Social enterprise eco-system support Partner: Bertha Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship (University of Cape Town) Duration: 01.01.2015 – 31.12.2017 Budget: €1.000.000 This project was submitted by Cape Town University on behalf of the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (hereafter abbreviated as Bertha Centre). It seeks to improve the climate for social enterprises so as to allow them to achieve better results and create decent jobs. The Bertha Centre wants to realise this by supporting an eco-system which is based on 4 key goals: 1.
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Grant for the development of a policy framework for social economy in South Africa, 2016
Project: Building a policy framework for social economy in South Africa Partner: Economic Development Department of South Africa and the International Labour Organisation Budget: 1.324.367 euro Duration: 2017-2020 Flanders supports the Economic Development Department of South Africa in the development of a policy framework for social economy. The sector is developing fast in South Africa. It is an economy that offers innovative solutions to social challenges and aims for an inclusive, sustainable and social society.
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Grant for technical and management support of the development cooperation programme in South Africa, 2012
Project: Technical and Management Support Project Partner: Government of South Africa - National Treasury Budget: 2.000.000 euro Duration: 01.02.2012 – 31.12.2016 (extended till 30.06.2017) With this project the National Treasury of South Africa will offer additional support to the official development programme between Flanders and South Africa. This programme has been laid down in the Country Strategy Paper 2012-2016. Both governments agreed to focus on two sectors, i.e.
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Grant for the Land Observatory of South Africa, 2014
Project: SA Land Observatory, a platform for supporting evidence-based and participatory decision making on land in South Africa Partner: University of Pretoria Budget: 406.450 euro Duration: 01.10.2014 – 31.09.2017 In 1994 South Africa introduced far-reaching and fundamental land and agricultural reforms. After twenty years the time has come to draw lessons from this. However, the country has insufficient data and analyses at its disposal, which in addition are not or hardly available.
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Grant to the Industrial Development Corporation for the Expansion of the Social Enterprise Fund, 2013
Project: Support for the expension of the IDC Social Enterprise Fund Duration: 01.04.2014 – 31.03.2016 (extended till 31.03.2018) Budget: 4.000.000 euro With this grant Flanders develops the Industrial Development Corporation Social Enterprise Fund. Through this fund environment-friendly companies are supported which have a large social impact on local communities. It primarily deals with the issue of high unemployment. Only 40% of the active working population has a job (OECD, March 2013). Also, 51% of the young people are unemployed, which is even more alarming.