Projects

Down to Zero: Building Back Better

Down To Zero, an alliance of Terre des Hommes Netherlands, Plan International Netherlands, Defence for Children – ECPAT, Free a Girl and ICCO (part of Cordaid), aims to ensure that children and youth are better protected when at risk or victim of sexual exploitation, during and in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Act2Aid, EU Aid Volunteers East Africa

Act2Aid is an initiative to promote cooperation among European citizens, working together with communities in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or post-crises.

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High Flyers Project For Young Entrepreneurs

The High Flyers project supports 1,000 young entrepreneurs between 18-35 years with an existing agribusiness in Nebbi district and Lango sub-region in Uganda, to scale up sustainable businesses and drive waged job creation in local communities.

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Uganda

Birds, Bees & Business

The project Birds, Bees & Business combines the restoration of biodiversity and business activities in the shea value chain. In Burkina Faso, ICCO and Vogelbescherming (Bird Life Netherlands) join forces in this innovative approach.

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Burkina Faso

SMARTseeds: Achievement, Lessons Learned, and Way Forward

Geodata for Agriculture and Water improves food security in developing countries by using satellite data and making this information available to farmers via SMS and mobile applications.

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Indonesia

STARS

Strengthening African Rural Smallholders, in short STARS, is a project in partnership with Mastercard Foundation and ICCO Terrafina.

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Manq’a Cooking Schools for Youth

Manq’a brings together producers, food processors and consumers to train 3,000 disadvantaged young people as chefs, using only local, organic ingredients.

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Youth Employment in Mali

Young people in Mali face employment challenges. Fewer jobs are created in the economy than are needed to keep pace with the growing population.

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Mali

The Salt Solution

ICCO trains 5,000 farmers in the coastal areas of Bangladesh to start growing salt tolerant crops.

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Bangladesh

RESET Plus: Innovation Fund for Resilience in Ethiopia

The RESET Plus Innovation Fund is a four-year initiative (2019-2022) of the European Union to foster social innovation that enhances resilience-building in five regions in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia

Projects we are proud of

Down to Zero: Building Back Better

Act2Aid, EU Aid Volunteers East Africa

High Flyers Project For Young Entrepreneurs

Birds, Bees & Business

SMARTseeds: Achievement, Lessons Learned, and Way Forward

STARS

Manq’a Cooking Schools for Youth

Youth Employment in Mali

The Salt Solution

RESET Plus: Innovation Fund for Resilience in Ethiopia

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