16.01.2015 VLIR-UOS Séminaire Maroc South policy Morocco City of Antwerp

16.01.2015 VLIR-UOS Séminaire Maroc

South policy Morocco City of Antwerp

Specific Antwerp contexto + 160 nationalities or originso Institutions with specific expertise (ITM, AUHA)o ↗ solidarity (4th pillar or particular initiatives)o Diaspora: from familiar solidarity -> project work

in countries of origin

Sustainable South Policy with countries of origin with involvement of migrant communities

Strengthening social cohesion in Antwerpen

1) South policy: why?

Active network: diaspora associations and institutions with specific expertise cooperation and exchange

Stimulate and elaborate common, qualitative and demand-oriented development projects

Role of development cooperation service: matchmaker, coach and donor

Sensitization of our South policy to Antwerp population and target groups.

2) South policy: how?

Geographical en thematical approach

3 countries: Morocco, Ghana en Congo

2 subjects: health care and education

Projects: Region Oriental (Oujda, Nador, Berkane)

3) MOROCCO

Training of the members (management) Material support Start or development of microfinancing/credit Business expert visits

Partners: 5 Antwerp-Moroccan diaspora organizations and partner cooperatives, local governments & Ormvam, PUM/Exchange, AUHA (with specific expertise)

Future/challenges: Strengthen market access of cooperatives’ products Academic expert visits/exchanges: professionalization

cooperatives Involvement of local government through socio-economic

development strategy/plan

Farmers’ cooperatives= core

Traineeships student-teachers Exchanges of lectors-teachers Schooltwinnings

Partners: AUHA, Education department city of Antwerp, Antwerp-Moroccan diaspora organizations, AREF

Future/challenges: Strengthen schooltwinnings and traineeships Agreement with action plan on specific topics in

alignment with reform and with external fin. means Capacity building and exchange on involvement of

parents, early childhood development, teacher training

Education

Health care = nursing and maternity Traineeships nurses and midwifes Exchanges lectors-teachers and multidisciplinary training week Curriculum development Basic medical training towards villagers

Partners: AUHA (KdG), Antwerp-Moroccan diaspora organizations, IFCS Oujda

Future/challenges: Involvement medical department universities

Health care

Exchanges of experts-lectors social sciences universities Antwerp - UMP Sociologie

Traineeships students social sciences-social work

Partners: AUHA (coördination IMaMS), UMP Oujda Future/challenges:

Integration social sciences in economic department UMP Linking student traineeships social work-orthopedagogy

with projects diaspora organizations in rural areas

Social sciences

4) MONITORING & EVALUATION Monitoring

Project groups and networks = selfregulating Monitoring and evaluation through cooperation agreements with partners Advice group of experts

Evaluation In Morocco

Field visits by (external) partners

In Antwerpen f.e. = report CeMIS on diaspora and development cooperation in Antwerpen.

Profile and motivation Impact on integration Cooperation with partners Recommendations

Katrien Leemen or Daan Sanders

development cooperation serviceCity of Antwerpen

03 338 65 13ontwikkelingssamenwerking@stad.antwerpen.be

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