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  • the development of a shared se

  • the displaced populations and

    General The displaced populations and host communities in Burkina Faso, build their resilience through vocational skills for the construction of the Nubian Vault, an ecological shelter solution The project will contribute to provide Internally Displaced families in both the Sahel and Centre North regions of Burkina Faso with ecological shelters, which are also better suited to the hot local climate. This will help reduce the congestion of sites and contribute to improving the physical safety and well-being of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and host communities. By focusing on activities…

  • the fifth world cocoa conferen

    In April, Belgium will host the fifth World Cocoa Conference. Its main theme: paying a fair price to cocoa farmers so that they can grow cocoa as sustainably as possible. With Beyond Chocolate, our country is already showing the way. Belgium rightly cherishes and nurtures its image as the country of chocolate. Belgian chocolate is sought after the world over for its high quality. At 600,000 tons a year, tiny Belgium is the world's second largest exporter of chocolate and accounts for 11% of the world market. The only country that is ahead of Belgium in that regard is…

  • the functional rehabilitation

    General The marginalization and lack of participation of people with disabilities is a critical problem for the social and economic development of Lao PDR. The long term objective of the project is that people with disabilities in Laos are functionally independent and participate actively in society while enjoying their rights and benefits. In order to achieve this objective, the project will contribute to the development of (1) increased capacities for hospitals to deliver screening, referral and rehabilitation services for 0-5 years old children in Vientiane Capital and (2) a functional…

  • the general public is better i

    General The Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) is an autonomous academic institute specialised in scientific research, postgraduate education and expert service delivery in tropical medicine and public health in developing countries. Its expertise is central to 8 of the 17 Strategic Development Goals and related to 7 others. In its Belgian programme, ITM pursues its over-all goal of improving health in developing countries through (1) academic capacity strengthening of individuals and institutes; (2) policy support and networking; (3) de-velopment education and advocacy. Academic…

  • the healing power of medicinal

    In northern Vietnam, traditional medicine is still very popular. Healers, mostly women, pick plants that occur naturally in that region and that are used to cure numerous ailments. Prof. Marc Muller, a biologist at ULiège, was of the opinion that this ancient knowledge could be put to better use. Can't those medicinal plants form the basis for new medicines? And isn't it helpful to get to know those plants better anyway? After all, some can also be toxic. Not everything that comes from nature is healthy. Just think of the many extremely poisonous mushrooms.   …

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  • the right on social protection

    General Indonesia, the largest economy and democracy in Southeast Asia, has made an enormous rise in recent decades. Under the progressive President Joko Widodo, in power since 2014, there is more room for the labour movements and partner organisations to negotiate better social regulations, such as the new law on labour migration adopted in 2016, which should bring about a real improvement in the protection of labour migrants. There are also disappointments, such as the 2015 decree that prevents tripartite negotiations on minimum wages at national and provincial level. WSM focuses on 3…

  • the rights to food and water i

    General In the Southern Cono region and the Metropolitan region of Cochabamba the peasant organizations of men and women (PO) of five municipalities will enhance their agro-ecological (AE) production, working their soils in a sustainable way. They will sell their produce on ecological markts directly to the consumers, interested in healthy food (short chain). As a result of climate changes and the lack of water management, shortage of water is the main bottleneck for the farmers. Water recharge zones, where rainwater filtrates into the ground, are protected by these peasant organizations, so…

  • the shift sdg for internationa

    General L’objectif principal de ce nouveau mandat est de stimuler un nombre croissant d’acteurs belges du secteur privé à s’engager concrètement à la réalisation des SDG dans les pays en développement à travers leurs opérations, leur chaîne d’approvisionnement et des partenariats fructueux avec des acteurs du secteur public et de la société civile en Belgique et dans les pays partenaires de la cooperation belge.Results Plus spécifiquement, les activités prévues dans le cadre de cette proposition ont pour but de : i. Renforcer l’expertise pratique belge en matière de diligence raisonnable ESG…