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  • PROVIDING SOLAR ENERGY FOR OFF-GRID COMMUNITIES IN RURAL MOZAMBIQUE: BTC/FUNAE ASSESSMENT MISSION

    PROVIDING SOLAR ENERGY FOR OFF-GRID COMMUNITIES IN RURAL MOZAMBIQUE: BTC/FUNAE ASSESSMENT MISSION


    Els DEHANTSCHUTTER | 26/10/2016

    To improve and promote access to modern and renewable energy in Mozambique, BTC cooperates closely with the Mozambican national energy institution (Fundo de Energia - FUNAE) since 2010. In this light, the RERD project (Renewable Energy for Rural Development) was created, focusing on access to energy in rural areas. For this project, a team of international experts recently conducted a market study to find renewable energy solutions for off-grid communities in rural Mozambique. The study also looked into the potential role FUNAE could play in promoting private sector engagement in the renewable energy market.  According to the study,  one  option lies in creating favourable conditions to privatize renewable energy solutions in off-grid communities. Three pilot projects were proposed: 1.     Pay-as-you-go: consumers are connected to solar mini-grids and pay by mobile phone for the amount of energy they consume. Privatizing solar mini-grids would ensure a fully operational and stable energy system with regular maintenance, as the private companies who receive a license to manage the mini-grids would depend on the energy consumption of their clients in order to make their business sustainable and economically viable.   2.     Solar Battery Charging Stations: a solar battery charging station is installed by a private company in the community, and consumers invest in a portable battery that they can recharge at the charging station for a small fee. This battery then provides the households with energy. The private company ensures maintenance of the charging station and of the batteries purchased by their clients.   3.     Photovoltaic systems (PV system) and maintenance: consumers can invest in individual solar panel systems for their own household and the private company selling these PV systems provides regular maintenance.   In the light of these pilot projects, BTC and FUNAE have conducted an assessment mission on 19 October 2016 to Porto Henrique – a little village of around 1000 people located in the Maputo province, Mozambique. Here, solar panels and a 10kW mini-grid were installed for FUNAE with South Korean funds in 2011. This installation also received a monitoring device from the RERD project that allows the functioning of the system to be monitored online. Although the system was working well for a while, it broke down and has not been fully operational for a few months. A damaged transformer and expired batteries prohibit the energy collected by the solar panels to be stored properly, and the local technicians of the village do not have the means to repair or replace the broken components. As a result, the people living in Porto Henrique that are connected to this mini-grid only have electricity on a sunny day. Apart from being a grave inconvenience for inhabitants, this lack of reliable electricity also complicates matters for the public institutions in the village: the classrooms of the local school are dark on cloudy days, making it difficult for students to read and write, and the local health center depends on a steady flow of electricity to treat its patients. Lastly, the majority of the village is not connected to the mini-grid at all: houses and other buildings in the community are very dispersed, making it difficult and costly to connect them all directly to the solar mini-grid. For these people, having no access to electricity is the harsh reality. For these reasons, Porto Henrique has the potential to be a good test-site to launch one or more of the pilot projects:   Handing over the existing solar mini-grid to a private operator with a pay-as-you-go payment system would be possible, as most of the inhabitants have a mobile phone to make mobile payments, and reception is very good thanks to a network antenna located in the village. Alternatively, the distribution of batteries in combination with the installation of a solar charging station would also be a viable option, as it would not require the widely dispersed houses to be connected to the mini-grid. Lastly, interviewed residents of the village said they would also consider investing in a private PV-system. A local shop owner for example said that, despite being connected to the mini-grid, he regularly spends money on propane gas in order to run his fridge to keep his products cold, while every weekend he buys gasoline to run his generator to play some music for the village. For him, investing in a private PV-system would be a viable option that would save him money in the long run. It remains to be seen to what extent private companies are interested in tapping into this energy market, but it could be a profitable one: the potential of the PV systems business in rural Mozambique is estimated as large as 1.5-2 billion USD. In order to attract private companies, some of the projects might need to be partially subsidised as an incentive for companies to make the initial investments. However, if one or more of the pilot projects prove to be successful and profitable, they will ultimately be implemented on a national level, providing reliable, clean energy for millions of people living off the grid in rural Mozambique.


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  • Signing of the contract between Belgium and the Netherlands

    Signing of the contract between Belgium and the Netherlands


    Els DEHANTSCHUTTER | 26/10/2016

    On 19 December 2011, Belgium and the Netherlands signed a contract accepting the Dutch governments’ contribution of 8 340 000€ to the RERD project. (code: MOZ1002211)


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    Mozambique MOZ0901811

  • Les Champs Ecole Paysans

    Les Champs Ecole Paysans


    Riccardo CAPOCCHINI | 26/10/2016

    Désinfection des rejets de banane


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    Burundi BDI1308211

  • Données générales sur le projet (Suite)

    Fiche projet page (2)


    Abderrahmane ELBHIOUI | 25/10/2016

     Données générales sur le projet (Suite) page 2


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    Morocco MOR1003911

  • Fiche projet

    Fiche projet (1)


    Abderrahmane ELBHIOUI | 25/10/2016

    Données générales sur le projet (page1)


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    Morocco MOR1003911

  • Striving for better results: Support to Skilling Uganda’s Workshop on theory of change

    Striving for better results: Support to Skilling Uganda’s Workshop on theory of change


    Hanna DEKERK | 24/10/2016

    BTC Uganda and the Ministry of Education and Sports are jointly implementing a 5-year project (2015-2020) to Support the implementation of the Skilling Uganda (SSU) Strategy. SSU tries to advance the existing “Skilling Uganda” strategic plan (2012-2021) through a multilevel focus where it promotes systemic change at the policy level, while stimulating bottom-up partnerships between the private sector and training institutions and ensuring equitable access to training for vulnerable groups such as girls and refugees communities. This is done in the three target areas of Albertine, Karamoja and West-Nile. By improving the quality of skills development and making it more responsive to labor market needs, the project aims to make the SU paradigm shift a reality.   Shifting the paradigm In order to successfully enhance this change, the SSU project must formulate the change process and map everything that may influence it. This is why BTC Uganda organized a workshop in Hoima (11th-14th October) with public and private officials of all institutional levels and regions. Over 35 people participated in constructing a “theory of change”, through which the SSU project tries to map the change process in a logical order of events that are expected to lead to the change in the long term, all while taking into account assumptions that may influence the process.  As one of the participants puts it: “A theory of change tells the story behind an intervention and provides clear pathways to monitor change.”   Mapping the change process For four days, the workshops’ participants sat together in groups and mapped the foreseen inputs, outputs, outcomes and impact of each specific project objective. Colorful cards were used to visualize these result-chains. The participants discussed assumptions that may influence the change process, through questions such as “Will better educated students consequently lead to higher employment rates”? or “Will parents let their daughters follow these trainings?” The participants then added these assumptions on the colorful card chains and analyzed the risks they pose to a successful project implementation. By the end of the workshop the change process was broken down into steps, each with its own measurable indicator of change. Through this result-based monitoring, where the focus lies not only on the activities and outputs but also on the outcomes and impact, the SSU project attempts to enhance the paradigm shift towards relevant and equitable skills development in Uganda. As co-manager Thierry Foubert puts it: “During the workshop the targets and necessary change indicators of three area-specific projects were discussed, going from the employment opportunities of the oil and gas sector in Albertine, to the vulnerability of the refugee communities in West-Nile and the specific needs of Karamoja.”


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    Uganda UGA1402711

  • New guide for teachers to boost active teaching and learning in Uganda

    New guide for teachers to boost active teaching and learning in Uganda


    Els DEHANTSCHUTTER | 24/10/2016

    "Our children, our future. Our future, our children," said Mrs. Janet Museveni, Minister of Education and First Lady of Uganda as she signed the poster to officially launch the Active Teaching and Learning Guide on 2 September 2016 in Kampala. This guide was created under the Teacher Training Education project of the Ministry of Education and Sports, supported by BTC.The objective of the guide is to support teacher training colleges to create a teaching and practice-oriented learning environment, so as to improve the quality of teaching and learning in teacher education.The guide was specifically designed to train all teacher educators in Business, Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Health Education and General Secondary Education. It was piloted for a year with about three hundred Lecturers of five National Teachers' Colleges, three Instructors' Colleges and one Health Tutors' College. The initial training involved several face-to-face sessions, followed by the application of Active Teaching and Learning in lecture rooms. This offered an opportunity for the authors to frequently refine the content in order to suit the requirements for training a teacher of the twenty-first century.One thousand copies will be distributed to all lecturers of the nine National Teachers' Colleges in Uganda. The guide will also be given to Primary Teachers' Colleges, Makerere University, Kyambogo University and the Ministry of Education and Sports.


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    Uganda UGA0902011

  • L'école pour tous

    L'école pour tous


    Meriem HILALI | 20/10/2016

    Le projet d’Appui au Programme de Mise à Niveau environnementale des écoles rurales a doté 45 écoles rurales des provinces Zagora et Tinghir de blocs sanitaires, munis de fosses septiques, de puits filtrants et de lavabos. Ce sont des infrastructures sanitaires qui respectent les ratios élèves/nombre de latrines aux normes, ainsi que les dimensions genre et environnement. Elles disposent toutes d’un accès pour les enfants handicapés. Aujourd'hui, 3618 élèves dont 1746 filles les utilisent, et le projet veille à ce que ces infrastructures sanitaires qui répondent à un besoin pressant et fondamental des écoliers - surtout pour les fillettes - fonctionnent et soient bien gérés. Par ailleurs, le projet étend ses activités en construisant des infrastructures sanitaires au sein de 114 écoles rurales de trois provinces : Tinghir, Ouarzazate et Taroudant, augmentant ainsi le nombre de bénéficiaires à hauteur de 12 730 écoliers (filles et garçons). Le projet reste toujours vigilant dans la réalisation des travaux de construction, pour leur fonctionnement, leur entretien et la maintenance, et pour garantir une utilisation correcte et durable. Pour tout cela, le projet valorise les acteurs qui animent l’école rurale marocaine (Association de parents d’élèves, élus, directeurs, instituteurs et clubs d’environnement).


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    Morocco MOR1004011

  • Investing in skills development: providing a way forward to young people in Uganda

    Investing in skills development: providing a way forward to young people in Uganda


    Thea MATHUES | 19/10/2016

    On of the problems in Uganda is that many youths do not have the skills employers are looking for. This is due to the disconnection between the degree obtained and the vocational skills needed for the jobs that are in demand for workers. The Ugandan government is aware of this challenge and is implementing a 10-year strategic plan known as 'Skilling Uganda'. BTC supports the government’s call for more skilled youth and works closely with the Ministry of Education and Sports to improve the quality of the Ugandan vocational education and training on both the local and government level.


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    Uganda UGA1402711

  • Informal apprenticeships : slavery or a once in a lifetime opportunity?

    Informal apprenticeships : slavery or a once in a lifetime opportunity?


    Eva MORRE | 19/10/2016

    One of the biggest challenges for the Palestinians is the fast-growing number of youngsters that present themselves at the labour market. In the absence of an equally fast-growing economy, the result is a rapidly increasing unemployment. Currently we talk about youth unemployment rates of 40% for both the West Bank and Gaza. When we speak about the official unemployment figures, we know at the same time that there is a large informal economy that according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics makes up 60% of the total employment in Palestine. A substantial part of this group are young people who work in small companies as apprentices without the minimal legal protection, recognition or pedagogical coaching that can make their apprenticeship into a positive learning experience, which can increase their chances in the labour market. Overall, not much is known about informal apprenticeships and that is the reason why the Belgian Development Agency (BTC) and ILO have conducted research on the scale, types, structuring and geographical distribution of apprenticeship schemes in Palestine. The objective of the research was to provide (a) a detailed knowledge base on informal apprenticeship practices and (b) to identify opportunities for a potential framework for upgrading this informal apprenticeship. The study showed that the average profile of an apprentice is someone in his early 20’s (older for women) coming from a big family with income below the poverty line. The motivation for the internship is mostly ‘learning the skills of the trade’ and ‘to earn some money now’.  The findings of the study have indicated some weaknesses to the system that leaves the apprentices without enough legal protection. The majority of the trainees are working in small companies without a written contract. Only half of the apprentices are aware of their rights regarding wages, working hours and holidays. Furthermore,  only 10% if the apprentices will get a certificate after the training ends. Nevertheless, the informal apprentices are overall very successful. One in five apprentices was able to start their own business, two out of three within their field of training. Only 1% of the apprentices was unemployed after their internship. The rest are either working in the taught trade or other trade. These figures indicate the ability of the informal apprenticeship system to facilitate transition from the world of learning to the world of work. This is significant when comparing with the 40% official unemployment among Palestinian youth during the past decade. Thus, the study showed that the system is working well as it is, even though the apprentices are not always well protected. Setting regulations and standards, followed and supervised by government and private sector bodies, would be a first step towards optimising the system. One of the suggestions is to introduce a minimal pedagogical program for these youngsters, for example, by developing training programmes during one day a week in the Vocational Training Centers (VTC) under the Ministry of Labour or in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions under the Ministry of Education and Higher Education. These training programmes already exist in some cases, but should become more widespread. Furthermore, a training should be provided for the private sector organisations and companies both on how to coach an apprentice, and on a more technical level. One of the first successful ‘formalisations’ of this system is the Work Based Learning programme of the Belgian Development Agency. The first pilot WBL programme was launched last year and paired 10 TVET institutions with 30 companies to develop joint training programmes for over 200 TVET students that combined in-company training with training at a TVET institution. The programme has proven to be highly successful and offered great advantages to both the TVET institutions and the companies: a substantial reduction in costs for the participating institutions and companies, increased enrolment of young people in TVET, better trained students acquiring relevant skills and significantly higher employment among graduates. After this successful pilot, a full-fledged Work Based Learning Fund was set up to support the development and roll out of WBL programmes for TVET students. This year 73 WBL initiatives have successfully been introduced by 43 TVET institutions in combination with over 100 private sector companies. In total 1500 students have already benefitted from this program.  


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    Palestine PZA1202911

  • Enhance learning with user-friendly libraries

    Enhance learning with user-friendly libraries


    Thea MATHUES | 19/10/2016

    User-friendly libraries are at the center of teaching and learning. That is why we think it is essential to assist the librarians in our supported colleges to continue to grow and deliver a better service to both students and teachers. We want to ensure that everyone on campus has access to knowledge and information through (electronic) books, the internet, a clean and silent studying environment and approachable library staff.


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    Uganda UGA0902011

  • Local Economic Development (LED) - A new pillar to strengthen collaboration between villages

    Local Economic Development (LED) - A new pillar to strengthen collaboration between villages


    Eva MORRE | 13/10/2016

    Currently, the West Bank is split in more than 500 local government units. Some of them are so small that they are not able to provide the necessary services to their citizens in terms of waste management, water supply, street cleaning… The Local Government Reform and Development Programme (LGRDP) tries to strengthen municipalities and village councils across the West Bank in order to give everyone access to basic services, also the citizens living in the smallest villages. The intention is to create a streamlined local government sector with an effective local administration capable of realising sustainable development, and to reduce the development discrepancies between communities. Therefore, we aim to facilitate and strengthen inter-village collaboration, so that villages can exploit and share local resources and jointly provide the necessary services for their citizens. In order to encourage small villages to work together, we are now implementing a local economic development (LED) approach. A LED strategy can offer a small window of hope for the future of the Palestinian population notwithstanding the great uncertainty about the creation of a viable Palestinian State in the coming decades. It helps the Palestinians to improve their local economy, which should lower the unemployment and increase social cohesion and will eventually contribute to the enhancement of their quality of life. The first LED pilot project under the local government reform and development program started one year ago, in the newly created municipality of Al Karmil, consisting of four villages that have decided to melt together. The socio-economic analysis of Al Karmil revealed that the cluster has four sectors of high economic potential. The most important of them is the agricultural sector. Although the agricultural sector in Al Karmil could potentially have been  very developed already, it was suffering from a severe lack of water. Therefore, the LED strategy for Al Karmil has focused mainly on improving the access to water for the local farmers. In total, 35 water cisterns have been rehabilitated, so the farmers can again collect rainwater for agricultural purposes. Moreover, 40 farmers have been trained on water management skills and best water practice awareness, in order to maximise the use of the available rainwater. The water cisterns have been rehabilitated by local farmers, who operated as small contractors for the project. By employing locals, the ownership of the project in the local community has increased. Furthermore, this opportunity created 80 temporary working opportunities for community members. In the future the LED strategy will be developed and used in other  village-clusters as well. Depending on the existing local resources of each village-cluster, the approach will be different for each of them, but in every cluster the LED strategy will always be developed in partnership with the private, public and civil society sectors.  


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    Palestine PZA1303311

  • Matéri, Tanguiéta, Cobly : trois communes, un même combat contre la malnutrition

    Matéri, Tanguiéta, Cobly : trois communes, un même combat contre la malnutrition


    Bellya SEKPON | 10/10/2016

    Résumé des interviews de Monsieur Paul Sahgui, maire de la commune de Tanguiéta (assisté par le Chef Service Planification et Développement Local de la commune, Monsieur Feysal Pogo), du 2ième adjoint au Maire de Cobly, Monsieur Yves Kaucley et de Monsieur Sorikoua Sambiéni, Maire de la commune de Matéri.La malnutrition, un problème global dans les communes de Matéri, Tanguiéta et CoblySelon les personnes interviewées, la malnutrition est un problème général dans les trois communes de Matéri, Tanguiéta et Cobly. Son taux varie entre 30% et 44%, selon les mairies concernées. Ce sont surtout les zones rurales qui sont les plus touchées, les zones urbaines étant plus ou moins préservées. Dans les zones rurales, les effets de la malnutrition sont criants et décelables à l’œil nu chez les enfants de 0 à 5 ans. Plusieurs causes sont relevées par les responsables des communes pour expliquer la malnutrition dans leurs localités. A Matéri, par exemple, le Maire insiste sur le fait que « malgré la disponibilité des produits riches en protéines et autres nutriments indispensables à une bonne santé, les populations continuent de faire face à la malnutrition parce qu’elles ne se nourrissent pas selon les normes alimentaires. C’est plus une question de prise de conscience et d’habitude alimentaire au fil des générations qui fait que cet état de choses perdure ». Monsieur Sambiéni insiste aussi sur les habitudes sanitaires qui ne sont pas adaptées pour favoriser une bonne nutrition. Ainsi, les populations se rendent à l’hôpital uniquement quand elles sont malades et ne procèdent à aucun déparasitage ou autre suivi sanitaire de prévention. Pour le Maire de Tanguiéta et son collaborateur, leur commune fait face à un grave problème de malnutrition du fait de l’indisponibilité de terres cultivables dans certaines de leurs localités : « Quand on prend le village de Tanongou et Cotiakou où le relief est rude, montagneux et très accidenté, il n’y a pas suffisamment de terres cultivables et le problème de malnutrition s’y pose en terme de disponibilité et en termes d’accessibilité. » affirment – ils. Les Maires de Tanguiéta, Matéri, et Cobly expliquent aussi la malnutrition dans leurs communes par le fait que « les parents, lorsqu’ils produisent, bradent les produits au lieu de les utiliser pour nourrir leur famille et particulièrement les enfants ». Dans sa démarche pour faire face à ce dernier facteur déterminant Monsieur le Maire de Tanguiéta est entrain de prendre des mesures pour  « sensibiliser les populations sur le fait qu’à la production, il y a une part qui doit être réservée pour la vente et l’autre, la plus grande partie, pour la consommation et doit suffire pour toute l’année. »Mais de l’avis général, un autre facteur, insoupçonnable et pourtant bien réel, affecte directement ou indirectement, la nutrition chez les petits et les adultes dans les communes de Matéri, Cobly et Tanguiéta. Il s’agit de l’alcoolisme. L’alcoolisme, facteur favorisant la malnutrition chez les enfants et les adultesPour étayer cette affirmation des autorités interviewées, le 2ième adjoint au maire de Cobly, monsieur Yves Kaucley, évoque l’étude réalisée par le directeur de l’Hôpital Saint Jean de Dieu de Tanguiéta, dans laquelle ce dernier tire la sonnette d’alarme en estimant que si rien n’est fait d’ici 10 ans, la jeunesse des trois municipalités sera détruite par l’alcool et donc incapable de contribuer à la production agricole locale. Monsieur Kaucley s’appuie également sur des mémoires d’étudiants portant sur l’alcool et ses effets négatifs dans les communes concernées. Pour lui « chez les adultes, la malnutrition est liée à la consommation d’alcool frelaté dans nos régions, surtout le SODABI que les femmes fabriquent sur place et dont on ne sait avec quel produit il est fabriqué. La population en consomme beaucoup. On peut parler de malnutrition parce que la personne qui s’adonne à ces boissons n’arrive plus à manger correctement et investit tout son argent dans l’achat de boissons alcoolisées frelatées ».Monsieur Sambiéni, Maire de Matéri, insiste quant à lui sur l’impact de ces boissons sur les enfants : « Vous verrez par exemple une dame censée préparer à manger et qui n’arrive pas à le faire, à cause de la consommation excessive d’alcool. Ce qui fait que les enfants ne mangent pas à temps ou pas du tout, parce que leur mère est saoule. Ou vous pouvez voir le père  qui vend une partie de ses récoltes pour prendre de l’alcool, ce qui fait que la famille se retrouve sans aliments ».Monsieur Yves Kaucley décrit la situation comme très alarmante et préjudiciable à la lutte contre la malnutrition dans les communes de Matéri, Tanguiéta et Cobly : « Aujourd’hui, si on n’arrête pas ce phénomène de consommation excessive d’alcool frelaté, on aura la volonté de promouvoir la sécurité alimentaire mais on n’aura même plus de bras valides pour intervenir dans les champs afin que la production soit massive ».Face à cette menace, les Maires des trois communes ont décidé mutualiser leurs efforts pour lutter contre ce fléau, car, en allant en rangs dispersés, ils se retrouvent confrontés à de nombreuses difficultés, comme le souligne le 2ième adjoint au maire de Cobly : « On a vraiment à cœur ce problème. Mais face à certains paramètres, chaque Maire pris séparément se retrouve dans l’incapacité d’arrêter ce fléau. Nous nous sommes joints aux Maires de Matéri et de Tanguiéta pour mener la lutte ensemble. Parce qu’aujourd’hui, ces dames [fabricantes de boissons frelatées] ont des maisons dans la localité mais personne n’a accès à ces maisons. Et au jour le jour, elles continuent de produire ces boissons ».Le Programme AMSANA, un programme de qualité pour lequel tous les Maires sont engagésPour le Maire de Matéri, AMSANA leur a permis de « prendre conscience du fait que la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle est une question importante, de l’intégrer dans notre jargon et dans nos politiques. ». Le maire de Tanguiéta souligne aussi comme force du programme le fait que « AMSANA a choisi comme porte d’entrée la commune. Donc tout passe par la commune qui doit jouer un rôle de coordination et de suivi des activités sur le terrain ». Quant au 2ième adjoint au maire de Cobly, il estime que « si ce que déclare AMSANA sur le plan théorique, le programme le met effectivement en pratique, il ne faudra même pas attendre la fin des quatre ans d’exécution pour obtenir des résultats concrets ».Les Maires démontrent donc un grand intérêt pour le Programme auquel ils ont été associés dès les premières phases. Et pour l’accompagner, ils se disent prêts à intégrer la Sécurité Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle dans les prochains Plans de Développement Communaux (PDC). Ils sont conscients qu’il y va d’abord et avant tout de l’intérêt de leurs administrés, des populations dont ils ont la charge. Comme le dit si bien le Maire de Matéri, qui résume l’avis général des Maires impliqués dans le Programme AMSANA, « notre rôle c’est d’abord de prendre en compte les aspects de la Sécurité Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle dans nos politiques et documents de planification et d’accorder les ressources qu’il faut pour mener à bien cela. Car le rôle de la mairie n’est pas juste de construire des infrastructures mais aussi de faire en sorte que la population mange à sa faim et qu’elle puisse améliorer ses  revenus pour réaliser le développement ».Il ne reste donc plus qu’à formuler, comme le Maire de Tanguiéta, le vœu que « tous les acteurs impliqués dans la mise en œuvre du programme réalisent le rôle central de la Mairie dans le programme,  pour que d’ici 20 ans, le relai soit vraiment assuré. Parce que nous parlons de pérennisation des acquis. C’est vrai que le programme n’est là que pour cinq ans, mais la commune, elle est toujours là ».


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    Benin BEN1502911

  • Atelier d’appropriation du programme Appui Multisectoriel à la Sécurité Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle dans l’Atacora (AMSANA)

    Atelier d’appropriation du programme Appui Multisectoriel à la Sécurité Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle dans l’Atacora (AMSANA)


    Bellya SEKPON | 10/10/2016

    Les 12 et 13 juillet 2016, les acteurs impliqués dans la mise en œuvre du Programme Appui Multisectoriel à la Sécurité Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle dans l’Atacora (AMSANA) se sont retrouvés en conclave à Parakou. Le but de la rencontre était d’amener les parties prenantes du programme à dégager une compréhension harmonisée du concept de sécurité alimentaire, de la logique d’intervention du programme, et de leurs rôles de façon à ce qu’ils contribuent tous d’une manière efficiente à l’atteinte des résultats et au suivi du programme. Rappelons qu’AMSANA est un Programme multi-acteurs d’un montant de 12 592 080 d’euros financé par le Fonds Belge pour la Sécurité Alimentaire (FBSA), qui a pour objectif d’améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle des groupes vulnérables des Communes de Boukoumbé, Cobly, Matéri et Tanguiéta. Il est mis en œuvre par un consortium de Cinq (05) acteurs belges que sont Iles de Paix, Louvain Coopération pour le Développement, la Croix Rouge de Belgique, Protos et la CTB avec chacune, une valeur ajoutée spécifique.Animée par la consultante Hannelore Beerlandt, venue de Belgique pour la cause, cette rencontre a connu la présence de cadres des services techniques des mairies impliqués dans la mise en œuvre du projet, de cadres du Ministère de l’Agriculture de l’Elevage et de la Pêche (MAEP) et du Centre d’Action Régional pour le Développement Rural (CARDER), des équipes des différentes institutions associées mais aussi des maires des communes de Tanguieta, Matéri et du 2ème adjoint au maire de Cobly.


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    Benin BEN1502911

  • Beekeeping films on Youtube

    Beekeeping films on Youtube


    Jennifer SWERTVAEGHER | 07/10/2016

    The strategy of the Beekeeping Support Project in Kigoma Region (2012-2016) was to develop the honey value chain, while linking this to sustainable management of natural resources and institutional capacity building. Over 5000 beekeepers and their families were reached, as well as processors’ groups, cooperatives, traders and exporters operating in Kigoma Region. At the end of the project, 3 films were produced, each serving a particular purpose: 1. To promote the sale of honey from Kigoma region, a short film was made to highlight the main reasons why consumers should buy Kigoma honey: organic by defaulthigh quality processingconservation by sustainable use of natural resourcessupport to local economic development and livelihoods2. To increase production, the use of modern beehives and beekeeping techniques were promoted. A second video zooms in on one of these techniques: bee queen rearing. The film advocates the opportunities and adoption of queen rearing in Tanzania. Because more bee queens, means more bee colonies; and more colonies, means more honey!3. The last film is a visual report of the main project activities and achievements. These were aimed at:improving beekeepers’ incomes through improved production and  business skillsimproving the efficiency of honey value chains through coordination and capacity building to respond to market opportunitiesprotecting key forest and bee forage areascreating an enabling environment for sustainable beekeeping local and national levelWatch the films now!1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mim4xCLiGZc2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IInw5pZN71k3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6VocJEkvHU  


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