• Introduction
  • Themes
    • Climate
    • Food & Nutrition Security
    • Humanitarian Assistance
    • Private Sector Development
    • Security & Rule of Law
    • Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
    • Strengthening Civil Society
    • Water
    • Women's Rights & Gender Equality
  • Countries
    • Afghanistan
    • Bangladesh
    • Benin
    • Burundi
    • Ethiopia
    • Ghana
    • Great Lakes region
    • Horn of Africa
    • Indonesia
    • Kenya
    • Mali
    • Mozambique
    • Palestinian Territories
    • Rwanda
    • South Sudan
    • Uganda
    • Yemen
  • Projects
  • SDGs

Dutch Development Results 2016 in PerspectivePublished September 2017

Introduction Countries

Countries and regions

The Netherlands has a special development relationship with 15 partner countries. In addition, there are specific programmes for the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa.

Make a selection to see the results per country or region.

  • 4,945 people have increased access to justice (formal/informal)
  • 22 Gender Focal Points are established to address gender issues in rural areas and to enable women to raise concerns and problems

Expenditure (euro) 2016

28.80 million
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  • 615.140 people with improved food intake
  • 36.450 couples protected by various contraceptives over a one-year period (CYP)
  • 17 civil society organisations (CSOs) strengthened with competences and the capacity for effective action to increase the number of women in positions of influence

Expenditure (euro) 2016

34.40 million
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  • 32.330 farmers have increased their productivity and income
  • 150.000 additional women (or their partners of reproductive age) are using a modern contraceptive method
  • Themes of Demographic Dividend and Youth Empowerment are higher on the political agenda

Expenditure (euro) 2016

26.89 million
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  • 602,400 undernourished people/children reached
  • 353.779 couples protected by various contraceptives over a one-year period (Couple Year Protection = CYP)
  • 4 Security Sector-linked institutions strengthened (in terms of fairness, effectiveness, accountability or independence)
  • 6 media organisations supported to avoid the closure of private media organisations

Expenditure (euro) 2016

27.21 million
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  • 60,400 people reached whose nutritional situation became more resilient to possible stresses and/or shocks
  • 7,400,000 couples protected by various contraceptives over a one-year period
  • 299 professionals trained to contribute to human security

Expenditure (euro) 2016

57.22 million
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  • 403,800 people in urban populations with access to and use of improved drinking water facilities
  • 77,000 hectares of farmland used more eco-efficiently
  • 482 companies with a supported plan to invest or trade

Expenditure (euro) 2016

26.43 million
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  • 1,465 people involved in communal dialogue facilitated by NL-funded projects in eastern DRC
  • 3 regional agreements reached supported by NL-funded projects
  • 9,524 community members and community leaders participating in SRHR awareness-raising activities at community level

Expenditure (euro) 2016

12.11 million
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  • 3 institutions strengthened (in terms of fairness, effectiveness, accountability or independence) in Somalia
  • 455 people who received training, assets or other support to boost (self-)employment or livelihoods
  • 12 events for training to professionals who contribute to human security

Expenditure (euro) 2016

6.53 million
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  • 1,500,000 people reached with sustainable access to and use of improved sanitation facilities
  • 10,200 farmers with increased productivity and income
  • 185 women and girls with access to justice for domestic violence

Expenditure (euro) 2016

18.53 million
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  • 34 strategic Dutch investments in agribusiness and agrifinance
  • 200,440 people with access to improved water resources
  • 118 civil society organisations (CSOs) with stronger capacity to advance women's rights and gender equality

Expenditure (euro) 2016

16.98 million
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  • 20 communal debates for peace and number of reconciliation ceremonies (following these debates) organised by local authorities
  • 315 youths participating in policy and decision-making bodies and who perceive their participation as meaningful
  • 4,200 family farms with increased productivity and income

Expenditure (euro) 2016

29.18 million
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  • 312,150 young people reached with comprehensive correct information on sexuality, HIV/AIDS, STIs, pregnancy and contraception
  • 571,870 people with secured access to agricultural land
  • 130,000 people gaining access to safe and affordable drinking water

Expenditure (euro) 2016

29.31 million
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  • 6,550 permanent workers in the agricultural sector
  • 1,800,000 people reached with sustainable access to and use of improved water source facilities in Gaza
  • 10,169 beneficiaries of legal awareness-raising activities

Expenditure (euro) 2016

17.35 million
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  • 190000 undernourished children reached
  • 48,400 civil, commercial and criminal cases processed
  • 23 One Stop Centres established in relation to Gender Based Violence

Expenditure (euro) 2016

49.40 million
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  • 6.169 people with improved access to legal proceedings through a legal institution
  • 193,500 people with access to better water resources
  • 20,630 people with access to better sanitation and info on hygienic living conditions

Expenditure (euro) 2016

13.68 million
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  • 73,660 farmers with increased productivity and income
  • 10 Ugandan companies with Dutch business relations
  • 127,325 people with increased access to justice

Expenditure (euro) 2016

15.32 million
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  • 3,072,181 square metres of land cleared of Explosive Remnants of War
  • The provision of reliable and factual information on contraception and sex to youths continued through the toll-free helpline 'Shababline' (Youth line).
  • 12 civil society organisations (CSOs) with stronger capacity to advance women’s rights and gender equality

Expenditure (euro) 2016

11.63 million
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Published by:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | Directorate-General for International Cooperation
P.O. Box 20061 | 2500 EB The Hague | www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/ontwikkelingssamenwerking
© Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | September 2017