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Belgium funds biodiversity conference in the Congo Basin
For many years, Belgium has supported countries such as DR Congo in the implementation of their obligations that arise from the UN...
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Protecting mangroves secures future of fishermen
The Belgian NGO, Louvain Coopération, is replanting vanished mangroves in Madagascar. These tidal forests play a crucial role in maintaining...
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The healing power of medicinal plants borne out in Vietnam is confirmed
In tandem with Hanoi University, Prof. Muller (ULiège) has scientifically examined the ancient knowledge on medicinal plants in Vietnam...
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Civilian aid to Ukraine: an overview
So far, Belgium has allocated 91,4 million euros in civilian aid to Ukraine. In addition to humanitarian aid, Belgium is also contributing...
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Benin: women growing pineapples improve their business skills and household incomes
Christiane Gbedji now knows how to keep a cash book, manage her pineapple farm budget and obtain microfinance to expand her business...
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Sustainable mining in Central Africa is possible
It is a well-known fact that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is overflowing with mineral resources. Cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum...
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An investment in education is an investment in people!
The current situation does not look promising: an economic crisis, several conflicts, rising inequality, a climate crisis, etc. After the...
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Menstruation should become a source of pride
Millions of women around the world cannot afford sanitary pads. In addition, they often receive inadequate education about menstrual hygiene...
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Eradication of sleeping sickness several steps closer
In 2017, Belgium and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) decided to jointly take the lead in eradicating sleeping sickness on the...
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A holistic approach to reducing poverty
'If you become a widow here, you become a beggar,' says Ziraji, a Congolese mother of five and a participant in the five-year Ŝanĝo...
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The Annual Report 2021 of Belgian Development Cooperation
The 2021 annual report on Belgian Development Cooperation is available in digital format. This annual report fulfils the legal obligation to...
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Belgium is committed to a living income
Belgium joins the Netherlands and Germany in signing the joint declaration on living wage and living income. Only when smallholders also...
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More CO2 for tropical forests
Tropical forests are gradually losing their capacity to capture carbon. If action is not taken soon, forests could emit carbon by 2035. This...
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Wehubit: towards a digital social innovation network
Two and a half years after its launch, the Wehubit programme of the Belgian Development Agency Enabel is supporting 18 digital projects in...
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Vietnam : A certification method accessible to small-scale agricultural producers
Producing healthy fruits and vegetables, a necessity for consumers and producers The context Various food security scandals have occurred in...
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Human Rights and Digitisation, a winning combination for Belgium
Funding projects relating to the issue of digitisation and human rights is a priority for Belgium. At the European level, our country is...
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Rebuilding Gaza with Minecraft
Meeting, relaxing, taking a break in clean green spaces that are open to all... It seems so obvious from here, yet in some parts of the...
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Improved professional skills thanks to virtual reality in Uganda
In remote areas of Uganda, the limited number of businesses is often an obstacle to the introduction of work-based training. In order to...
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Videos to combat mass crimes
In 2017, Belgium financed a unique project initiated by TRIAL International in eastern DRC: promoting the use of photo and video evidence to...
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Finally, justice for the little Kavumu girls who were raped!
In the village of Kavumu, near Bukavu, dozens of families experienced the unspeakable: young girls abducted in the night, raped and left in...
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The use of drones in humanitarian contexts Belgium at the forefront
Belgium and the World Food Program (WFP) are conducting a pilot project on drones, or UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) to promote their use...
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She Decides: she decides and that's how it should be!
The She Decides initiative, launched in February 2017, brings together stakeholders who are working together so that aid organisations in...
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In Rwanda, money for honey
Through conditions of high population density involving extreme scarcity of arable land and with economic conditions driven by agriculture...
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Building self-esteem: school drop-out for girls in Niger
In Niger, barely 64 % of the girls are attending school. In 2012, the literacy rate for women was only 18.2 % compared to 40.2 % for men...
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Motorcycle ambulances to save lives
Democratic Republic of Congo, Kwilu Province, Mosango health district Saving lives with moto-ambulances Some rather unusual vehicles have...
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