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The Team Europe initiative ‘Sustainable Food Systems’, which aims to increase the resilience of the agri-food sector in the Republic of Moldova, will help farmers better cope with external shocks and climate-related challenges. With a budget of €8.5 million, funded by the European Union and the Czech Republic, the four-year project will introduce state-of-the-art solutions and proven European practices to modernize agriculture and strengthen rural communities.

We are seeking a qualified, independent and skilled consultant with technical expertise in landscape and ecosystem conservation and restoration, landscape planning, sustainable landscape management, natural resources management (especially soil, water and forest), landscape adaptation to climate change and forest ecosystem management to join our team.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience with ILM practices in EU or international contexts, which can be transferred and adapted to support the Zambian institutional and technical conditions.

We are seeking a qualified, independent and skilled consultant with technical expertise in forestry, forest management planning, ecological care of forest ecosystems and landscape restoration to join our team.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience with forestry practices in EU or international contexts, which can be transferred and adapted to support the Zambian institutional and technical conditions.

In the face of worsening land degradation threatening food security and ecosystems across Zambia, a new wave of empowered women scientists is emerging as a vital force for change. Equipped with advanced skills and tools, female soil technicians are leading efforts to monitor, assess, and restore the nation’s soil health — a key pillar in Zambia’s sustainable development vision.

The Czech Development Agency (CzechAid) announces tender procedure for a Small-Scale Public Contract for services entitled “Ensuring Comprehensive photo-video coverage and Media placement“.

The Czech Development Agency (CzechAid) announces tender procedure for a Small-Scale Public Contract for services entitled “Support for National Awareness-Raising Campaign on Quality Infrastructure (QI) in Tbilisi and Regions of Georgia“.

One of the most significant initiatives of Czech development cooperation in Zambia is the project Sustainable Landscape through Integrated Management (SLIM). Its main goal is to strengthen the resilience of ecosystems while also improving the lives of local communities. This is the first project in which the Czech Development Agency acts as an independent implementer. A key component of the project is also the protection of local wetlands through the integration of geotechnologies with public awareness efforts.

We are looking for a reliable and proactive colleague with excellent communication skills and a good knowledge of the Ukrainian healthcare system, who will assist in implementing a delegated cooperation project funded by the Ukraine Investment Facility. The project focuses on the modernization of medical infrastructure in Ukraine.

We are looking for a responsible and detail-oriented colleague with experience in financial administration and accounting, who will ensure accurate financial management and reporting under a delegated cooperation project funded by the Ukraine Investment Facility. The project focuses on the modernization of healthcare facilities in Ukraine.

As the world prioritizes environmental protection, the Sustainable Landscape through Integrated Management (SLIM) project stands out as a significant initiative in Zambia. Jointly co-financed by the European Union (EU), Sweden and the Czech Republic, this ambitious initiative with a total budget of 7 million euros aims to address the pressing challenges of ecosystem degradation and improve livelihoods through integrated landscape approaches.

On 21 November 2023, the handover ceremony of the project “Improvement in WASH sector in Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia” took place in Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia. This important project, funded by the Czech Development Agency and implemented by a consortium led by the Czech NGO Diakonia, is an important landmark in the history of the Czech-Cambodian partnership in the field of water and sanitation.

The project was announced by the Czech Development Agency in 2021 as a follow-up project to the one that ended in 2019. The project was successfully obtained by the Vita et Futura Foundation, which oversaw the entire planning, preparation, and implementation, including the selection of experts who participated in the project. In the first half of January, a large team directly conducted an extensive multidisciplinary program for the education of obstetricians, anesthesiologists, neonatologists, midwives, and pediatric nurses in Cambodia. On March 21 Cambodian delegation visited Czech Republic including main office of the Czech Development Agency.

On November 22, 2022 in Tbilisi, there was a working presentation and discussion of the Georgian draft Code on chemical substances and mixtures, which was created as part of the development project “Capacity building for sound management of chemicals – Implementation of REACH and CLP regulations” funded by the Czech Development Agency (CzDA).

The Gambia is a country with little manufacturing capacity, where most goods are imported. At the same time, however, the smallest country in continental Africa is opening up to new technologies, especially in the field of education. The interest in innovations in healthcare and production is also on the rise. Therefore, Prusa Research, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of 3D printers, with the support of the B2B Program of the Czech Development Agency, started a project whose goal is the socially beneficial use of 3D printing in the Gambia, especially in the field of healthcare and education. With the support of CzDA, the third largest 3D printing farm in Africa is being created in the Gambia. 

Only 4.4% of Zambia’s rural population has access to electricity for lighting and cooking. As part of pilot projects, People in Need introduced various possibilities of using biofuel technology as a source of sustainable household energy and highly effective organic fertilizer to residents in the Western Province of Zambia already four years ago. Currently, People in Need, with the support of the Czech Development Agency, is implementing the follow-up project called Biogas technology for higher resilience of communities in the Western Province of Zambia.

Projects supported by the Czech Development Agency and implemented in Ethiopia by People in Need and other partners are successfully realized. Recently, a publication entitled “Best Practices in Landscape management” was published by People in Need as part of the project Increasing the Ecological Stability of the Dijo and Bilate Watersheds, which charts examples of good practice in the management of the landscape of Czech development projects in Ethiopia between 2010–2020.

Four years ago, the Czech Development Agency decided to fund the innovative DOT Glasses project for the distribution of patented adjustable, one-size-fits-all eyeglasses to developing countries at low prices, through its B2B grant programme. Since then, DOT Glasses has won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award, built its own sales network in Ethiopia and engaged small business owners in Kenya and India. The company currently has an active presence in 14 countries around the world.

The project “Rehabilitation of an old refinery area in Batumi” under the auspices of Czech Development Agency (CzDA) and within the Program for Foreign Development Cooperation with Georgia was initiated in November of 2021 and is scheduled to finish in May 2023. The aim of the project is to contribute to the reduction of threats to both environment and population in the area of an old oil refinery in the Batumi harbor.

This year will see the completion in Zambia of a successful four-year project called “Agribusiness for life – livelihood, innovation, sustenance & empowerment”, the goal of which is to increase the agricultural productivity and incomes of 125 medium-sized farmers and 22 cooperatives by building capacity, developing the value chain and improving access to local markets. This project supported by the Czech Development Agency and carried out by Caritas Czech Republic also uses a mobile application that provides weather information and other valuable data for the operations of small farmers and larger local agricultural cooperatives.

The end of September saw the grand completion of a foreign development cooperation project coordinated by the Czech Development Agency entitled Sustainable Production of the Traditional Domestic Livno Cheese. The aim of the project was to support local cooperatives of small traditional cheese producers to enable them to supply high-quality and hygienically sound products to the market in Bosnia and Herzegovina and, in the future, to the EU, particularly to nearby Croatia, where Livno cheese is a well-established brand and is popular with Czech tourists.