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Prime Minister of Belgium visits YMCA Jericho
Eva MORRE | 08/02/2017
The first week of February, the prime minister of Belgium – Charles Michel – made an official visit to the Palestinian Territory. As part of his trip, he has visited the Work Based Learning project of the Belgian Development Cooperation in the YMCA in Jericho. The YMCA in Jericho has been founded in 1952, as a branch of the YMCA in Jerusalem. It is a training centre that especially focuses on marginalised youth from the refugee camps and other disadvantaged areas in the West Bank. The scope of the centre is to offer a vocational training to these young people – providing them with enough skills to find a job afterwards. The centre focuses specifically on orphans, youth coming from disadvantaged families and backgrounds, traumatized children or people with special needs. Currently the centre counts 35 teachers and 300 students, among which around 50 girls. The centre offers a wide range of professional training courses, including accounting, cooking, ICT, construction works etc. The courses consist of two parts, for a total of two years. The theoretical part of the training takes place in the YMCA and lasts for 11 months. The second part, the practical training takes place inside the private sector, and lasts for 7 months. The Belgian Development Cooperation has supported the YMCA since 2008. A first project helped the centre to acquire 80 beds, as to allow the students coming from remote areas to sleep inside the training centre. Furthermore, thanks to the Belgian Development Cooperation, the centre could acquire 15 new computers, now in use as an ICT classroom for the students. More recently, the centre has been selected for the Work Based Learning Fund in order to optimise their system of training in the private sector. Research has shown that training in private companies drastically enhances their chances to find a job afterwards. Up to 80% of the students find a job within a year. Currently, the fund only supports the students who follow the cooking school, but in the future this fund can also cover other professions. The funds help the YMCA to cover the transportation fees of the students going back and forth to the private sector organisations, to buy uniforms for them, to give them a work insurance, buy the tools and raw materials they need during their training etc. Furthermore, a specific coaching mechanism has been put in place for the teachers and trainers that accompany the students during their time in the private sector and do the follow-up of their training period.
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Rehabilitation works started in Bani Zeid, Deir Ghassaneh
Eva MORRE | 07/02/2017
Bani Zeid is located 25 km northwest of Ramallah. Historically Bani Zeid was a ‘Throne Village’, a village that served as a sheikhdom with administrative capacity (tax collection) during Ottoman rule. As a Throne Village, Bani Zeid enjoyed certain financial privileges which are now still visible in the Sheikh Saleh Palace and rich architectural historic center. In the Regeneration of Historic Centers program, the historic center of Deir Ghassaneh (Bani Zeid) is chosen as a Quick Fruit Project (next to Assira, Deir Istiya, ‘Abud and Bani Na’im) and as a pilot for the seven remaining (and more valuable) localities. Quick Fruit Projects are characterized by their quick return on investment; they are try-outs where a small(er) amount of money is invested and where one can easily and quickly see the output, results and impact. Moreover they provide lessons learnt for the remaining projects in other localities. The Center for Cultural Heritage Preservation (Bethlehem) has been contracted to design and technically supervise the implementation of those quick fruit rehabilitation projects. Their work focusses on preserving the authenticity of the building and maintaining the integrity of the urban fabric where it is located, while at the same time transforming it to host socio-economic functions or services. These new functions were defined through a participatory approach and meet the needs of the local community as well as potential local and international visitors. The project in Bani Zeid, Deir Ghassaneh, includes the rehabilitation of a traditional abandoned building (Dar Khatab) composed of two floors with a total surface area of 190 m² for the adaptive reuse as a multipurpose building. The main activities, which will be exploited by the local Women Association, include milling, drying and storing of local agricultural products (such as thyme, etc). Therefore, a new mill will be installed in the building. Furthermore, the 210 m² courtyard that connects the traditional building with its surroundings will be rehabilitated.The proposed project will contain physical restoration of the building including consolidation works, cleaning works, roof isolation works, maintenance of stone tiling, treatment of cracks in the existing walls, pointing, re-plastering and painting of existing walls and ceilings, installation of electrical and mechanical networks and supply of furniture.The construction works have started at the end of January and should be finished by May 2017. Already during the construction works, the LED expert will work together with the Women Association to raise their business capacities and to develop a sustainable business plan.
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Workshop on the results of diagnostic studies in the Kilombero Valley
Jennifer SWERTVAEGHER | 02/02/2017
The Kilombero Valley is East Africa's largest wetland with a floodplain area of approximately 6,000 km2. In 2002 a significant part of the valley and parts of the surrounding areas was declared a Ramsar* site (7,900 km2). At the same time, a large part of the valley is designated as a Game Controlled Area (GCA) since 1974 (the boundaries of which were revised in 2011). The KILORWEMP project supports the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism and other stakeholders to confirm the boundary of the GCA, and to develop a dual management system for biodiversity and wetland management: a General Management Plan for the Kilombero Game Controlled Area (KGCA/GMP) and an Integrated Management Plan for the Kilombero Valley Ramsar Site (KVRS/IMP). A team of specialists was hired to assist these tasks.To support the management plans with hard data, the consultancy team carried out diagnostic studies on (1) land use, (2) fisheries resources, and (3) pastoralism. The findings were presented last 31st of January, during a stakeholders workshop in Morogoro. Participants discussed the findings of the diagnostic studies and looked for a way forward on how to manage the key natural resources in the most optimal way. A way that will ensure biodiversity conservation, while sustaining livelihoods of the surrounding communities. *For more information: http://www.ramsar.org/about-the-ramsar-convention
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Introducing result-based financing in the public health sector
Thea MATHUES | 30/01/2017
To bring Uganda one step closer to universal healthcare coverage a new system of result-based financing is being introduced. This system looks at results instead of inputs. Hospitals and health centers that perform well will receive financial support to be spent with more autonomy and according to local needs. For many public health facilities in the Rwenzori region of Uganda this makes a big difference. Find out more through the video.
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Lessons learned workshop
Jennifer SWERTVAEGHER | 26/01/2017
The Scholarship Programme is coming to an end in April 2017. After 4 years of implementation, there are a lot of experiences to collect and to learn from. To jointly analyse what lessons have been learned during the past years, 3 stakeholders workshops are being organised to bring together all people who have been involved in the project. In Dar es Salaam, in Kigoma, and in Morogoro, stakeholders are given the chance to voice their opinions on what went well, what didn’t go well, and why. These experiences are of great value to repeat best practices, and avoid past mistakes when BTC engages in any future capacity building efforts in Tanzania.
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Bilal - a blacksmith in the making
Eva MORRE | 26/01/2017
Bilal (20) lives in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. He comes from a wealthy family, but just as thousands of other young men from his generation, he couldn’t find a job. When he was not admitted at university, his uncle offered him to work in his blacksmith workshop. The work was tiresome, but Bilal was happy to learn a skill and earn some money. Unfortunately, his uncle died soon after Bilal started to work for him, which left him without anyone able to teach him the craft of becoming a blacksmith. Bilal decided to enroll at the Rafah Vocational Training Center (VTC). This center is part of the Work Based Learning (WBL) initiatives supported by the Belgian Development Cooperation. This means that students combine theoretical classes at the center with an internship in the private sector. “The training enabled me to master all the skills necessary for becoming a blacksmith, and the learning process was much faster thanks to the training in the private sector. I was very lucky to learn from specialists and experts with a long experience in the field. The fact that I enrolled in the VTC in Rafah was among the best decisions I have ever made.” Bilal has impressed his teachers and colleagues with his creativity and hard work. Throughout his studies, he got information from specialists and experts with long experience in the field. He is convinced that his decision to attend a vocational training center and the encouragement of his parents were among the best things that happened in his life. While enrolled in the VTC, Bilal helped out his neighbors and acquaintances with some small jobs at home to gather some extra money. With the help of this pocket money, he was able to start his own blacksmith workshop soon after graduating from the VTC in Rafah. So far, his workshop is very small, and the number of tasks he can execute is limited, but his dream is to be able to expand his workshop and buy more sophisticated equipment for his blacksmith workshop.
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Why a fresh graduate refused a job
Eva MORRE | 26/01/2017
Ala Abu Ayesh is 23 years old. He has been a Work Based Learning (WBL) trainee in PTC Al Aroub, where he studied Computer sciences. The total duration of his training was 7 months, out of which he spent 4 months as a trainee in a private company. In the private company he learned how to repair smart devices like smartphones and laptops and how to install computer software as well as security camera systems. His everyday tasks included installing operating systems and building computer networks, repairing hardware defects in computers and smart phones and installing camera systems at private homes and in companies. In short, he was very happy with the variety of tasks that was given to him during his internship. “Thanks to the training period in the private company, I learned how to repair laptops and smartphones. It also thought me some practical aspects like the knowledge of where to buy spare parts for all kinds of electrical devices.” His internship went so well that the company where he was trained during the WBL course proposed him a job at the end of his training which he refused. He preferred to open his own company in his hometown, north of Hebron, right after graduation. His company is still in the start-up phase, so for now he works from home, but he is hoping to rent an office space in the near future to make his company more professional. Once it is big enough, he would be willing to train WBL trainees in his own company, as his own internship made him realize the importance of training young people inside a private company.
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TVET stakeholders discuss draft proposal on Work-Based Learning (WBL) Legislation
Eva MORRE | 23/01/2017
More and more Palestinian students from technical and vocational education and training (TVET) follow part of their training in the private sector. In recent years this practice is rapidly gaining in popularity, as this hands-on training period provides them with skills that are more relevant for the private sector than when they are only trained inside their training centre or school and hence increases significantly the chances of TVET graduates to find a job.However, these traineeships in the private sector or work-based learning (WBL) pose new legal challenges: What are the rights of the trainees? Who is responsible in case of an accident in the workplace? Should the trainee sign an employment contract? Should enterprises who employ trainees get any incentives like a tax reduction? Should trainees be paid or receive pocket money? In order to tackle these and other related legal issues, the Belgian Development Agency hired a legal company to support the development of a legal framework for work-based learning practices. This research was done in close cooperation with the TVET stakeholders and the International Labor Organization (ILO). On the 9th of January 2017, a final workshop was held to present the results of the legal study and to discuss the legislative framework for work-based learning in Palestine with the concerned stakeholders at the central and local level. Representatives from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the Ministry of Labour and the Private Sector as well as principals of TVET institutions and company owners debated jointly the draft proposal and formulated their remarks and propositions. Detailed discussion in the workshop resulted in some observations which will be integrated in the final report of the legal expert. Among others: Give people with special needs priority in legal matters Agree on a common definition of a traineeForesee compensation for unfair dismissal of the traineeIdentify the party in charge of the trainee’s insurance The adapted proposal for a WBL legal framework will be presented to both ministries for further discussion and final adoption by the Palestinian Authority.
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Le système de gestion de l’état civil renforcé au Mali
Els DEHANTSCHUTTER | 20/01/2017
Droit à l'éducation, à la santé, à l'héritage, plein exercice du droit de vote, ou encore acquisition de la personnalité juridique, sont conditionnés par l'obtention des actes de naissance, de mariage et de décès. Dans les villages du Mali, l'accès difficile à ces pièces d'état civil constitue à terme une réelle entrave à l'exercice de la citoyenneté formelle. Pour remédier à cette situation, la Direction nationale de l'état civil a expérimenté une approche novatrice à travers les Plans d'amélioration des services de l'état civil (PASEC), avec le soutien du Projet d'appui à l'état civil dans la région de Koulikoro (PAEC). Les plans d'amélioration définissent dans le temps et dans l'espace communal les opérations à réaliser en vue d'améliorer l'accès et la qualité du service d'état civil. Suite à l'élaboration de ces plans, les communes ont doté en matériels les villages disposant de centres de déclaration et ont organisé des formations sur la tenue de registres de déclaration et l'utilité de l'enregistrement des faits d'état civil.Dramane Coulibaly, 23 ans, est l'agent de déclaration du village de Tiendobougou. Scolarisé jusqu'à l'âge de 14 ans, il est ensuite devenu cultivateur. Il y a deux ans, Tiendobougou ne disposait ni d'un agent de déclaration capable de lire et écrire en français, ni d'un centre de déclaration. Seul lettré disponible, il a alors été choisi par le chef de village : « C'est de façon bénévole, je ne reçois rien. Mais comme on m'a accordé la confiance, je m'adonne vraiment à ce travail. On m'a choisi parmi tout le village pour le faire. Cette année, il y a eu des changements. Avant, tous les actes d'état civil se faisaient dans ma chambre et je les gardais dans mon sac. Il n'y avait pas de jour fixe. Ça dépendait de ma disponibilité... Puis, tout le village s'est cotisé pour construire un centre. Maintenant, il y a un lieu fixe où les papiers sont déposés. Pendant deux jours par semaine, du début de la journée jusqu'à la fin, je reste là. » En juin dernier, Dramane a suivi un stage de formation avec une vingtaine d'autres relais communautaires de sa commune. L'objectif du stage, appuyé par le PAEC, était d'apprendre aux participants à informer leur propre communauté sur l'importance des actes d'état civil et sur les procédures à suivre pour les obtenir. L'outil pédagogique privilégié était une boîte à images de 14 planches que les participants étaient invités à manipuler lors de différents jeux de rôles. Quelques semaines plus tard, c'est dans son village que Dramane présentait la boîte à images, sous le regard intéressé de ses voisins. L'une des conditions premières pour asseoir un système d'état civil pleinement fonctionnel, statistiquement utile et adapté au contexte de décentralisation territoriale reste son appropriation et sa fréquentation par les populations. Grâce à la mise en œuvre des Plans d'amélioration des services de l'état civil et à une communication de proximité, c'est l'accessibilité du service public de l'état civil qui se trouve grandement améliorée.Faits et chiffres · Financement : Mali, Belgique · Budget : 1.129.389 € · Depuis le début du PAEC, plus de 400 centres de déclaration et centres d'état civil ont été dotés en chaises, tables, armoires et matériel d'archivage. En deux ans, le taux de couverture géographique des centres d'état civil au regard des normes nationales est passé de 39 % à 69 % dans la région de Koulikoro. Depuis avril 2015, 20 stages ont été dispensés dans 20 communes pour un total de 400 relais communautaires formés à l'utilisation de la boîte à images. Cette activité devrait avoir des effets positifs sur les taux d'enregistrement des actes d'état civil, inférieurs à 35 % en début de projet.Civil registry management system strengthened in Mali Birth, marriage and death certificates are required to claim the right to education, health, inheritance or voting or to acquire legal status. In the villages of Mali, the poor access to such civil registry certificates is in the long run a genuine impediment to formal citizenship. To remedy that situation, with the assistance of the Support project to civil registry services in the Koulikoro region (PAEC), the National Public Service Directorate tested an innovative approach through Civil Registry Service Delivery Improvement Plans (PASEC). The improvement plans define when and where in the commune actions must be taken to improve access to and quality of civil registry service delivery. Following the elaboration of these plans, the communes have provided the villages that have registry offices with equipment and have organised training on registry management and on the need for registering civil state deeds.Dramane Coulibaly, aged 23, is the civil registry officer of the village of Tiendobougou. He went to school until he was 14 and then started working as a farmer. Until two years ago, Tiendobougou had no civil registry officer who could read and write French and there was no registry office. Since he was the only literate person, he was chosen by the village head: "I do this as a volunteer; I do not get anything for it. But since the villagers put their trust in me, I really do my utmost best. I was chosen among all villagers to do this. (...). This year, changes have been made. Before, all civil registry deeds were drafted in my room and I kept them in my bag. There was no fixed day. It all depended on my availability. (...) Then, the whole village contributed to build a centre. Now, there is a place to store the paperwork. And I stay there two days per week from the beginning until the end of the day." Last June, Dramane did a training internship with some twenty other community workers of his commune. The goal of the internship supported by PAEC was to teach participants how to inform their own community about the importance of civil registry certificates and about the procedures needed to obtain them. The learning materials consisted of an image box of 14 plates used by participants during various role plays. A few weeks later Dramane presented the image box in his own village to his interested neighbours. One of the first conditions to install a fully functioning civil registry system, which is statistically useful and adapted to the decentralisation policy in place, is that the population takes on ownership of the system and actually uses it. Thanks to the implementation of the Civil Registry Service Delivery Improvement Plans and to local communication, access to civil registry services has significantly improved.Facts and Figures · Funding: Mali, Belgium · Budget: 1,129,389 euros · Since PAEC has started, more than 400 registry offices and civil registry centres have been supplied with chairs, tables, cupboards and archiving materials. In two years, the rate of coverage of the national standards Civil Registry offices went from 39% to 69% in the Koulikoro region.Since April 2015, 20 internships have been dispensed in 20 communes for a total of 400 community workers who were trained in using the image boxes. This activity should have positive effects on the rate of certificates registered, which was less than 35% at the beginning of the project.Efficiënter systeem voor de burgerlijke stand in Mali Het recht op onderwijs, gezondheidszorg, het recht om te kunnen erven, te mogen stemmen of een rechtspersoonlijkheid te verwerven ... dat alles is nauw gelinkt aan het bezitten van geboorte-, huwelijks- en overlijdensakten. In de Malinese dorpen speelt de moeilijke toegang tot akten van de burgerlijke stand de bevolking parten om op te treden als volwaardige burgers. Om die situatie recht te trekken heeft het Nationaal Directoraat voor de burgerlijke stand geëxperimenteerd met een innovatieve aanpak via Verbeterplannen voor de dienstverlening van de burgerlijke stand (PASEC). Dat deed ze met de steun van het Project ter ondersteuning van de burgerlijke stand in de regio Koulikoro (PAEC). De verbeterplannen bepalen waar en wanneer de gemeente actie moet ondernemen om de toegang tot en de werking van de burgerlijke stand te verbeteren. Zo hebben de gemeenten de dorpen die beschikken over aangiftecentra uitgerust met materiaal. Verder hebben ze opleidingen georganiseerd over het bijhouden van aangifteregisters en over het nut van het opstellen van officiële akten voor de bevolking. Dramane Coulibaly, 23 jaar, is aangifteambtenaar in het dorp Tiendobougou. Hij liep school tot zijn veertiende en ging daarna op het land werken. Tot twee jaar geleden was er geen aangifteambtenaar in Tiendobougou die Frans kon lezen en schrijven, en was er evenmin een aangiftecentrum. Dramane was de enige beschikbare geletterde en werd dan ook uitgekozen door het dorpshoofd: "Ik doe dit werk vrijwillig. Ik krijg er niets voor. Maar omdat de mensen mij vertrouwen, doe ik echt mijn best. Uit heel het dorp werd ik gekozen om dit werk te doen. Dit jaar waren er een aantal veranderingen. Vroeger werden alle akten van burgerlijke stand opgemaakt in mijn kamer en bewaarde ik ze in mijn tas. Er was geen vaste dag. Het hing ervan af wanneer ik beschikbaar was. Toen heeft het hele dorp bijeengelegd om een centrum te bouwen. Nu is er een vaste plaats waar alle papieren worden bewaard. Twee dagen per week blijf ik daar van 's morgens tot 's avonds." Afgelopen juni volgde Dramane een opleidingsstage samen met een twintigtal andere gemeenschapswerkers uit zijn gemeente. Die stage werd gesteund door PAEC. Doel was de deelnemers te leren hoe ze hun eigen gemeenschap kunnen informeren over het belang van akten van burgerlijke stand en over de procedures die ze moeten volgen. Het lesmateriaal bij uitstek was een prentendoos met 14 platen die de deelnemers konden gebruiken bij verschillende rollenspellen. Enkele weken later liet Dramane de nieuwsgierige dorpsbewoners van Tiendobougou kennismaken met die prentendoos. Een van de basisvoorwaarden voor een werkzaam systeem van burgerlijke stand – dat statistisch interessant materiaal oplevert en is aangepast aan het beleid van territoriale decentralisatie – is dat de bevolking erachter staat en er gebruik van maakt. Dankzij de verbeterplannen voor de dienstverlening van de burgerlijke stand en de lokale communicatie, is de dienst burgerlijke stand nu veel toegankelijker.Feiten en cijfers · Financiering: Mali, België · Budget: € 1.129.389 · Sinds het begin van PAEC werden meer dan 400 aangiftecentra en centra voor burgerlijke stand uitgerust met stoelen, tafels, kasten en archiveringsmateriaal. In twee jaar tijd is de geografische dekkingsgraad t.o.v. de nationale normen van centra voor burgerlijke stand in de regio Koulikoro gestegen van 39 % naar 69 %. Sinds april 2015 werden 20 stages gegeven in 20 gemeenten. Op die manier werden in totaal 400 gemeenschapswerkers opgeleid in het gebruik van de prentendozen. Dat zou een positieve weerslag moeten hebben op de registratiegraad van akten van burgerlijke stand. Die lag bij de start van het project onder de 35 %.
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BTC launches call for proposals for CVET
Eva MORRE | 19/01/2017
On the 10th of January 2017, the Belgian Development Agency launched a call for proposals for the new Continuous Vocational Education and Training (CVET) Fund. CVET includes all forms of education or training after initial education or entry into working life. It is aimed at helping individuals to improve or update their knowledge and/or skills; acquire new skills for a career move or retraining or continue their personal or professional development. The call aims at two different target groups: People who are working in a TVET-related profession in the private sector and who need a skills’ update or upgradeUnemployed young people with prior training and who did not find a job and decided to change their career based on the labour market needs Two information sessions were held in both Gaza and West Bank to explain the concept of the CVET and the guidelines for applicants. Representatives from TVET Institutions (Vocational Centres, Industrial Schools and Technical colleges) as well as private sector and civil society organisations from various districts (Ramallah, Hebron, Nablus, Jerusalem and Gaza) participated in the workshops. The implementation of the selected CVET initiatives is expected to start in April 2017.
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114 écoles rénovées, un accomplissement pour les écoliers du sud marocain
Meriem HILALI | 18/01/2017
Le projet d’Appui au Programme National de Mise à Niveau Environnementale des Ecoles Rurales a organisé, les 16 et 17 janvier dernier, la distribution de kits pédagogiques et la remise symbolique des clés des blocs sanitaires construits par le projet, dans 114 écoles rurales enclavées des provinces de Ouarzazate, Tinghir et Taroudant.
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Proyecto del Lago IMAGES DRONE TITICACA LOGO PTP
Agar TAMAYO | 12/01/2017
El Proyecto del Lago tiene como objetivo "Contribuir a mejorar la gestión comunitaria del patrimonio cultural de la cuenca del Lago Titicaca boliviano y promover el desarrollo del turismo cultural comunitario".Proyecto del Lago
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Proyecto del Lago y hallazgos obtenidos a la fecha
Agar TAMAYO | 12/01/2017
El ministro de Culturas y Turismo habla en el Programa Anoticiando de la RED ATB a nivel nacional acerca del Proyecto del Lago y sus características, además de algunos hallazgos obtenidos hasta la fecha.
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Proyecto del Lago: ARUSKIPIRI
Agar TAMAYO | 12/01/2017
Se trata de un vídeo que narra en imágenes el proceso de Socialización del Proyecto del Lago, un proyecto arqueológico-turístico que busca contribuir a mejorar la gestión comunitaria del patrimonio cultural de la cuenca del Lago Titicaca boliviano y promover el desarrollo del turismo cultural comunitario. Esta socialización fue realizada en 13 municipios priorizados en el Proyecto del Lago, en este proceso se llegó a capacitar a alcaldes, concejales, directores de desarrollo humano, de cultura y turismo. Alrededor de 180 autoridades municipales fueron sensibilizados acerca del Proyecto del Lago y sus alcances. Asimismo se encuentra en plena conclusión la segunda etapa de socialización con autoridades originarias, representantes de emprendimientos de turismo comunitario y artesanal de los 13 municipios. La socialización se realizó en idioma aymara y español utilizando diferentes materiales de información como apoyo didáctico. Franz LaimeProyecto del Lago
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Programme update: Maisha Bora video to raise awareness of pastoral livelihoods & food insecurity
Toon DRIESEN | 21/12/2016
Iles de Paix made an eye-catching video on the Maisha Bora programme. The video will be used to inform and sensitize school children in Belgium on pastoral livelihoods and the work of our Maisha Bora partners to improve food security in Northern Tanzania.
