ANNUAL REPORT 2015
CONTENTS 18 Microfinance and professional
integration
3 Editorial
19 Natural resource management
4 GRET, PROFESSIONALS and energy
FOR FAIR DEVELOPMENT
20 ACTIVITIES
4 Introduction
5 2014-2016 Strategy 20 Overview of 2015 activities
22 Focus on a selection of projects
6 Overview of GRET in 2015
8 Governance Multi-country approaches|
9 An international team Brazil|Burkina Faso|Cambodia|
10 Budget Congo|Democratic Republic of
Congo | France | Guinea | Haiti |
12 SEVEN AREAS Laos | Madagascar | Mauritania |
OF EXPERTISE Myanmar | Niger | Senegal |
Vietnam|Other countries
13 Agriculture: value chains and
agricultural policies 40 DEBATES
14 Cities for all and decentralisation 40 The main development debates
15 Civic issues and democracy in 2015
16 Drinking water, sanitation and
42 Capitalisation
waste management 44 Networks and alliances
17 Health: nutrition and social 45 Advocacy and influence
protection communication
Appendices:
47 Summary of 2015 activities
50 List of acronyms
PEPPER GROWING ON A PLOT DEVELOPED BY GRET,
DRY ZONE PROJECT MYANMAR © Pierre Ferrand
Coordination: Marie Bessières (GRET)
Translation: Jenny Gilbert (GRET)
Graphic design and production: Hélène Gay (GRET)
Cover photos: FRONT: © Alicia Tsitsikalis, Olivier Bruyeron - BACK: © GRET
Pierre Olivier
Jacquemot Bruyeron
Chairperson Managing Director
EDITORIAL both global and local. They require Initiatives with the “Synergie GI” pro-
reconciliation of territorial and plan- gramme and the decision to achieve a
I t has been another key year for etary realities. greater level of cooperation between
GRET. Like every year! In a world its ten members.
of turmoil and uncertainty, and For our association, the year 2015 was
increasing inequalities. But also full of marked by the continuous increase of But nothing is yet certain. Despite the
hope, innovation and opportunities. activities in the countries where we amplitude and quality of the work
work and ongoing efforts on finan- achieved, GRET, like other structures
At international level we had three cial recovery. The clear commitment in the sector, is still not sufficiently
high points: Addis Ababa on funding to modernise our organisation to work involved in funding development
for development in July, New York on for the most vulnerable demonstrates mechanisms. It is urgent that public
the Sustainable Development Goals our intention to constantly do bet- authorities in France, Europe, Asia,
in September and Paris on climate in ter. The capital contribution from the Africa, etc., realise the extent of the
December. 2015 will remain a mile- transfer of our shares in the Amret operational capacities and the power
stone in the international development microfinance institution will help to to change possessed by our interna-
agenda. On each of these occasions, make this possible. tional solidarity organisations work-
GRET added its voice and made its con- ing in development, so that they can
tributions, within various work groups, The Find endowment fund is reach- draw on their expertise and their sin-
particularly the Coordination Sud work ing maturity, with a partner portfolio gular capacity to create effective sus-
groups, and via its publications. that is expanding thanks to effective tainable partnerships in developing
prospecting. countries. It is time for these organ-
The 17 SDGs will now steer action isations to be valued at their true
for the coming years, together with By making relations between head- worth and included in cooperation
GRET's original ambition:“don't leave quarters and country representa- arrangements, particularly in France.
anyone behind”. tions increasingly programmatic, we It is time to define real strategic part-
strengthened the devolution of our nerships and a significant ambition
The definition of these SDGs and the organisation. The decision to make in terms of objectives, resources and
discussions that took place during the winter General Assembly a sec- duration. ❚❚
Cop21 remind us that the issues are ond high point in the organisation's
calendar was also significant. June 2016
Lastly, the year 2015 also marks a
new stage in the growth of Groupe
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GRET,
PROFESSIONALS
FOR FAIR
DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION
GRET in 2015: 771 professionals, 150 projects and expert
evaluations involving at least 2.8 million people in 28
countries.
GRET is an international development NGO founded in
1976 and governed by French law, which works both in
the field and at political level to provide sustainable, inno-
vative responses to combat poverty and inequalities. GRET
is a professional NGO, in its vision of the development sec-
tor, where it aims to provide knowledge and innovative
solutions; in its approach involving populations in devel-
oping countries, whom it considers as stakeholders in
development; and in its practices. Convinced that work-
ing for development requires a global, multi-disciplinary
approach, GRET operates:
In seven areas of expertise: Agriculture: value chains and
agricultural policies; Civic issues and democracy; Drink-
ing water, sanitation and waste management; Natural
resource management and energy; Microfinance and
professional integration; Health: nutrition and social
protection; Cities for all and decentralisation.
LABELS AND CERTIFICATIONS
In 2008, GRET was awarded “socially responsible com-
pany” status, based on its non-profit nature, the allo-
cation of 100% of its profits to reserves and the fact
that the difference between the highest and lowest
salary is lower than a coefficient of 4.
In 2010, GRET was awarded “public interest associ-
ation” status.
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GRET, PROFESSIONALS FOR FAIR DEVELOPMENT
FIND, the endowment fund With diverse professions: the This strategy is subdivided into three
dedicated to innovation majority of GRET’s action concerns strategic areas:
for development field projects. Through expert eval-
uations, coordination of networks Efficiency, by securing manage-
Since 2011, in partnership with com- and the production of references ment, strengthening the coordina-
panies, FIND supports social, tech- generated by its practices, it dis- tion of its action, consolidating and
nical and institutional innovation seminates knowledge and influ- diversifying its sources of funding
processes in developing countries in ences practices and policies for and preparing structural reforms
order to build innovative solutions fairer development. relating to its internationalisation.
for development.
From local to global and from the Strengthening its values and
In 2015, FIND backed seven new ini- field to policy, from villages to inter- its cohesion, by strengthening
tiatives, including four in partner- national bodies. human resources skills in the coun-
ships: tries where it operates, improving
In order to carry out its work, GRET Social and Environmental Respon-
- Access to rights for migrant women establishes alliances and builds sibility (SER) practices, encourag-
workers in Vietnam. diverse long term partnerships with ing internal debate and renewal of
players from associations and the operational quality policy.
- Innovations for rainwater man- economic, public and research sec-
agement in Senegal/Mauritania tors in all the countries it works in. It is Improving its production of ref-
(Epur). highly active in French NGO networks erences and its capacity to influ-
(Coordination SUD, Groupe initia- ence by strengthening its capacity
- Financial inclusion in the Delta tives, CFSI, F3E, AD2M, France Volon- to adapt to its environment and to
region of Myanmar (Fidel). taires), sectoral networks (Coalition innovate, improving management
Eau, PS-Eau, Cerise) and in numer- of its knowledge, communication
- Conservation and development ous countries (Congad in Senegal, and particularly advocacy.
in the Mananara-Nord Biosphere INGO Network in Laos, Spong in Bur-
Reserve in Madagascar, with the kina Faso, etc.). In 2015, GRET continued to under-
Cartier Charitable Foundation. take structural reforms to implement
20142016 STRATEGY its strategic choices:
- Improving the resilience of Bur-
mese farmers to climate change Since 1976, GRET has been expand- Initiation of an internal information
in the dry zone, with the Cartier ing, while at the same time remaining systems project, aiming to improve
Charitable Foundation. loyal to the fundamentals that under- its performance and quality for bet-
pin its identity. ter coordination of activities.
- Testing of a solid waste manage-
ment system in the city of Dolisie, GRET’s vision: a solid, international, Focus on human resources via
in Congo, with the Fonds Suez Ini- decentralised, plural, influential several projects: safety of teams,
tiatives. organisation in which countries of benchmarking of key positions in
operation and headquarters form a countries of operation and charter
- An improved stoves project to con- sustainable community of meaning, of international good conduct.
tribute to access to energy in Mau- values and rules.
ritania (Farim) with Better inclusion of cross-secto-
Engie. This ambition is situated in an eco- ral preoccupations such as cli-
nomic context where resources for mate and gender in development
More information on development are becoming scarcer. projects (review of methods, inter-
Find: www.gret.org/find GRET’s 2014-2016 strategy aims to nal training, multidisciplinary work-
overcome conjunctural constraints ing group).
MARINE PROTECTED AREA IN MADAGASCAR in the short term and launch initia-
© S. Desbureaux tives that generate long term effects. Deployment and training of a
network of 20 key communica-
RAINWATER MANAGEMENT IN SENEGAL, tion staff in 13 countries to facili-
EPUR PROJECT © Jean-Marie Ily tate the coordination and quality
of GRET’s communication activities
at project, subject area and country
level. ❚❚
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GRET, PROFESSIONALS FOR FAIR DEVELOPMENT
Overview of GRET in 2015
771 professionals 10
of 20 different nationalities in 15 countries LATIN AMERICA, CARRIBEAN
154 Actions in
partnership with:
operations
of which: 15
74% scientific institutions
113 field projects 210
13% operational partners
19 short missions and 120
expert evaluations
financial partners
13%
2.8 million
20 studies, research
and capitalisation people concerned by
GRET’s work worldwide
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712 areas of expertise
EUROPE
including DOM/TOM 28 countries of operation
91 Number
AFRICA
of operations
of which: 52
per region
WEST AFRICA
40
SOUTH EAST ASIA
7 new initiatives
backed by FIND
8 including 4 in partnerships
with companies
publications
2015
INTERNATIONAL
202
DEBATES GACSA social
media coverage
climate change entrepreneurship
renewable energy agroecology
152,400
SER biodiversity
hits on www.gret.org voluntary guidelines on land
SDGsstakeholder coalitions
territories
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GRET, PROFESSIONALS FOR FAIR DEVELOPMENT
Governance
GRET’S GOVERNANCE In some of its representation countries, Membership of the
GRET benefits from the support of a
As a stakeholder in the social and soli- Strategic Committee. In Haiti for exam- Management Board
darity economy, GRET sets itself stand- ple, the Strategic Committee is made
ards in terms of transparency and up of former GRET representatives and Under the chairmanship of Pierre
internal democracy. Its orientations managers, academics, strategic part- Jacquemot, former French Ambassador
are defined by the General Assembly, ners and advisers with whom it has in three African countries, the members
which takes place twice a year. GRET’s developed close links down through of the Management Board are:
membership in its countries of opera- the years.
tion and permanent representation is External administrators:
increasing on a yearly basis. In 2015, PARTICIPATION IN Thierry Matthieussent (GRET’s
165 people of 12 different nationali- GOVERNANCE OF treasurer, retiree, former head of
ties were members of GRET: Burkina PARTNER STRUCTURES mission with the AFD), Xavier
Faso, Cambodia, Congo, Democratic Benoist (deputy managing director
Republic of Congo, France, Haiti, Mad- GRET’s teams also contribute to the of the Pact-Farim Federation),
agascar, Mauritania, Myanmar, Niger, governance of partner structures: François Doligez (agricultural
Senegal, and Vietnam. Administrator of NGO collectives engineer with Iram-French Institute
for research and application of
The Management Board, of which the or networks: PS-Eau, Groupe initi- development methods, associate
chairperson is elected for a renewa- atives, A2DM, Coalition Eau, Cerise, professor at the University of
ble three year mandate, is made up CFSI-French Committee for Interna- Rennes), Jacques Lejeune (retiree,
of staff representatives and develop- tional Solidarity, Aliss. former director of hospitality and
ment experts. GRET works under the Shareholder or member of social tourism companies), Cécile Sportis
operational responsibility of a Manag- and solidarity economy compa- (director of CS Consulting) and Serge
ing Director, elected for a three-year nies whose values it shares and Michailof (researcher at Iris-French
mandate that can be renewed once. whose development it wishes to Institute for International and
In 2015, Pierre Jacquemot was re- support: Altermondes in France, Strategic Affairs).
elected chairperson of GRET for a sec- Nutri’zaza in Madagascar, iSEA in
ond three-year mandate, and Thierry Cambodia, etc. ❚❚ Elected staff representative
Mathieussent was re-elected adminis- administrators: Damien Lagandré
trator for a third mandate. In Septem- and Julien Cerqueira.
ber 2015, Alain Billan of Cirad replaced
Pierre Fabre as observer. Observers: Anne Bauer, Alain
Billan, Benoît de Juvigny, Virginie
Rachmuhl, Henri Rouillé d’Orfeuil.
MEMBERS WHO JOINED in this association of professionals. Now I can vote at the general
THE GRET ASSOCIATION IN 2015 assembly and participate in decisions”, explains Sokharith Touch,
project manager with GRET in Cambodia. “At GRET we have the
❯❯ “At GRET, I feel like I’m part of a family. possibility to contribute to decision-making and to changes in the
organisation for which we work. This is why I wanted to become a
I wanted to take my commitment to fair development one step member, it’s part of my investment in working for the population
further by becoming a member of the association. This enables me of my country and Africa in general”, says Arries Muthys Dake,
to expand my knowledge and talk to my colleagues in other coun- territorial coordinator in Congo. “We have to continue capitalis-
tries in a relationship based on mutual trust”, says Mansour Ly, ing on each little bit of progress made to build an avenue of reflec-
coordinator of the GRET office in Bakel, in Senegal. “As a staff tion and action for a better world”, says Rija Randrianarivony,
member of GRET, I thought it was important to become involved project manager with GRET in Madagascar.
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2A08n international teamMYANMAR
73FRANCE headquartersBreakdown per country158MADAGASCAR2015 was a year of moderatecommunication, etc.) and skills in the
growth in GRET staff numbers, areas of project coordination, modera-
MAURITANIA 64 both at headquarters and tion and management, to successfully
BURKINA FASO58 in its countries of operation conduct GRET’s activities.
HAITI 53 (+3.2%).
CAMBODIA 52 These professionals can be classified
SENEGAL On 31 December 2015, 771 profes- in the following categories:
LAOS 32 sionals were providing their know-
DRC 20 how and combining technical exper- 73 employees at headquarters;
CONGO 19 tise (agricultural engineering, urban 37 employees overseas;
planning, hydroelectric, economics, 7 international solidarity volunteers;
NIGER 14 anthropology, nutrition, sociology, 654 employees with local con-
VIETNAM
13 tracts. ❚❚
3 GENERAL ASSEMBLY
BURUNDI 1
MANAGEMENT BOARD
Chairperson: Pierre Jacquemot
Knowledge MANAGING DIRECTOR Communication
Management Unit Unit
TANZANIA 1 Olivier Bruyeron
François Enten Marie Bessières
Administrative and Human Resources Forward Planning Operations
Financial Directorate Directorate
Directorate Directorate
Marie-Odile Cardera Damien Thibault
Jean-Christophe Lallau Marc Lévy
13 LOCAL REPRESENTATION OFFICES
3 DEPARTMENTS
coordinate teams and activities
coordinate and manage activities
-Brazil Philippe Sablayrolles -Madagascar Luc Arnaud
-Food and Rural Economy -Burkina Faso Claire Kaboré -Mauritania Nalla Samassa
Dominique Violas -Cambodia Chanty Meas -Myanmar Phyo Min Swe
-Congo Reiye Gandzounou Matombou -Niger Moussa Hainikoye Issa
-Social Policy and Civic Issues -DRC Emmanuel Buovolo -Senegal Guillaume Bastard
Émilie Barrau -Haiti Ledu Annacacis -Vietnam Ninh Huu Nguyen
-Laos Arnaud Vontobel
-Basic Services and Natural Resources
Jean-François Kibler
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14% HAITI BREAKDOWN OF PRODUCTION 6%
IN 2015 BY COUNTRY 6%
CAMBODIA
SENEGAL
13% MADAGASCAR 5% DRC 2% 2% LAOS
BURKINA FASO 2% GUINEA
12,5% 9%
NIGER
MAURITANIA
8% MYANMAR CONGO 4% 0,5% VIETNAM
Budget OTHER COUNTRIES 16%
AND MULTICOUNTRY
I n 2015, GRET’s production continued to grow compared BUDGET IN 2015 28 million euros
to the previous year. Production in 2015 amounted to
28.2 million euros. As well as a significant number of BREAKDOWN OF PRODUCTION
studies and expert evaluation missions, approximately IN 2015 BY ACTIVITY
thirty projects above one million euros were implemented
and 46 new projects were launched. The balance sheet
shows that the overall volume of work in progress increased
significantly.
Despite having progressed, the activity gross margin expert evaluations, 88% field projects
increased less sharply than production, making it diffi- research and
cult to cover all our costs; hence a negative gross operat- capitalisation 6% studies and
ing surplus. In fine, the annual balance is positive; this is 5% short missions
due to the cash received by GRET following the transfer coordination,
of its shares in a microfinance institution during the year. communication 1%
This transfer had a positive impact on cash flow and equity
in the balance sheet. and training
The portion of field projects in GRET’s activity remains
dominant, and increased between 2014 and 2015. Geo-
graphical analysis of GRET’s activity in 2015 demonstrates
growth of activity in most countries of operation, espe-
cially in Madagascar and Haiti. ❚❚
❯❯ European Union 36%
7 ❯❯ Private funding 17,5 %
17
SOURCE 1 36 ❯❯ AFD 15 %
OF FUNDING 7 17
❯❯ French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International
for the Active 7
Portfolio in 2015 Development, and French Public funding 7%
15
10 2015 Annual Report GRET ❯❯ Decentralised cooperation 7%
❯❯ Developing country funding 0,5 %
❯❯ Other funding 17 %
GRET, PROFESSIONALS FOR FAIR DEVELOPMENT
Profit and loss statement Book sales 2015 % 2014 %
Production of goods and services 27 24
IN Scientific production 97% 96%
THOUSAND Other products 27,357 3% 23,370 4%
Total production 713 0% 736 1%
EUROS Direct costs for activities 116 327
Direct staff costs for activities 100% 100%
Support staff costs for activities 28,214 - 77% 24,457 - 74%
Total consumption - 21,807 - 16% - 18,051 - 15%
Gross margin on activities
Indirect staff costs - 4,615 - 3% - 3,718 - 3%
Overheads - headquarters - 709 - 96% - 733 - 92%
Total structural costs
Gross operating surplus - 27,131 4% - 22,502 8%
Release from risks and expenses 1,083 - 3% 1,317 - 3%
Provisions for risks and expenses - 750 - 3% - 785 - 3%
Other expenses - 713 - 5.2% - 743 - 6.2%
Operating results - 1,463 - 1.3% - 1,528 1.7%
Financial results - 380 427
Exceptional gains and losses 349 - 1.9% 369 1.1%
Tax on profits - 460 - 490
Net profit before allocation - 42 11.1% - 33 0.7%
Deferred revenue - 533 273
NET PROFIT 142 11.1% 30 0.7%
3,530 - 137
0 0
3,140 166
0
3,140 166
Balance sheet ASSETS 2015 2014
Tangible and intangible assets 25 35
IN Financial assets 173 227
THOUSAND Total assets
Work in progress 198 262
EUROS Accounts receivable 47,166 41,920
Advance payments for projects
Current assets 4,619 6,033
Cash 1,098 1,379
Prepaid expenses 52,884 49,332
Unrealised foreign exchange losses 12,334 3,105
TOTAL ASSETS
63 107
LIABILITIES 0 0
Association funds and reserves
Income 65,478 52,806
Deferred revenue
Total equity 2015 2014
Provisions 1,457 1,291
Long-term debt 3,140
Long-term capital 166
Suppliers and other debts 0 0
Fiscal and social debts 4,597
Current liabilities 1,457
Income collected in advance 552 550
Unrealised foreign exchange losses 0 0
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,148 2,007
6,780 1,181
2,211
8,991 832
51,338 2,013
48,786
0
65,478 0
52,806
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SEVEN AREAS OF
EXPERTISE
In 2015:
AGRICULTURE: VALUE CHAINS AND AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
48 operations and projects
in 24 countries involving 400,000 people
CITIES FOR ALL AND DECENTRALISATION
11 initiatives in 5 countries
involving 175,000 inhabitants
CIVIC ISSUES AND DEMOCRACY
11 projects in 6 countries
involving 2,900 people and 16 associations
DRINKING WATER, SANITATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
41 multi-annual projects, studies and expert
evaluations in 11 countries involving 475,000 users
HEALTH: NUTRITION AND SOCIAL PROTECTION
33 projects in 10 countries
involving 989,000 people
MICROFINANCE AND PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION
16 projects and expert evaluations
in 8 countries involving 29,000 people
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY
27 projects et expert evaluations
in 12 countries involving 159,000 people
FARMER AT THE SIEM REAP MARKETS, APICI PROJECT IN CAMBODIA
© Germain Priour
SEVEN AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Agriculture: value chains
and agricultural policies
CATTLE SALE AT NIASSANTÉ
MARKET IN SENEGAL
© Franck Boyer - Agence Kamikazz
24 COUNTRIES OF OPERATION Benin|Burkina Faso|Burundi|Cambodia|Cameroon|Chad |
Democratic Republic of Congo|France|Guinea|Haiti|Ivory Coast|Kenya|Laos|Madagascar|
Malawi|Mali|Mauritania|Myanmar|Niger|Rwanda|Senegal|Tanzania|Uganda|Vietnam
EXAMPLES OF PARTNERS CTAS in Madagascar|CIRD in Cambodia|MGE in Guinea|
Roppa in West Africa|Worldfish and Network Activity Group (NAG) in Myanmar
48 operations and projects in 2015 involving 400,000 people
S ince it was created in 1976, the impacts of climate change and Strengthening the capacities of
GRET has been promoting the improvement of nutritional and food farmers’organisations and civil society
economic and social devel- security; to provide new services to their mem-
opment of family farms and agri- bers, to be included in decision-making
food activities. This requires improv- Structuring of activities and food processes within activities and territo-
ing farmers’ access to land, natural supply to towns and national & ries, and to participate in agricultural
resources and means of production. regional markets. GRET is notably and commercial policies at national,
It also requires facilitating access for interested in small processing busi- regional and international level. ❚❚
farmers to the market, enhancement nesses, in the enhancement of prod-
of products and strengthening the ucts via proof of quality and in cre- www.gret.org/themes/
capacities of farmers’ organisations ating job opportunities for young agriculture-en
to have greater impact on organisa- people and women;
tion of activities and public policies.
GRET carries out its work via projects FORMALISATION OF LAND RIGHTS, REGULATION
in the field, support to partners and OF AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTS
expert studies and research. GRET’s
approach is based on the inclusion of ❯❯ In its role as technical and scientific secretariat of the Land and development
productive, commercial, institutional
and land issues: technical committee, in 2015 GRET finalised two studies on the formalisation of
land rights and regulation of large scale agricultural investments. “GRET defends
Support for decentralised joint reforms and approaches that are more inclusive and respectful of local land rights”, explains
land policies aiming to secure land Aurore Mansion, land expert with GRET. Amel Benkhala, also a land expert with
for family farms; GRET, talks about the process: “these studies were presented in France (Inter-minis-
terial group for food security, Committee of investors in Africa) and interna-
Improvement of agricultural pro- tionally (World Bank, African Union, Cedeao, Uemoa, Pap). Four recommen-
duction and livestock breeding dations on the recognition and protection of land rights for family farms were
methods, as well as of overall man- defined”. In 2016, the conclusions of these collective studies will pro-
agement of farms. GRET works in par- vide a basis for France’s position on the issue.
ticular on agroecological practices and
on approaches enabling improve-
ment of populations’ resilience to
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SEVEN AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Cities for all and
decentralisation
CONSULTATION WITH INHABITANTS FOR A
REHOUSING OPERATION IN GUYANA © Bérangère Deluc
5 COUNTRIES OF OPERATION Congo|France (French Overseas CITIES FACING
Territories)|Haiti |Madagascar |Peru
CLIMATE CHANGE
EXAMPLES OF PARTNERS ID |I Care & Consult and Artelia
in France|Public Housing and Building Unit (UCLBP) in Haiti| ❯❯ Parallel to international
The City of Dolisie in Congo|
negotiations, inclusion of the
11 initiatives in 2015: 5 field projects, 6 studies and issue of climate change is pro-
capitalisations involving 175,000 inhabitants gressing in cities and terri-
T oday, three billion people live can be achieved through better rec- tories. “Climate issues
in cities. 80% of urban growth ognition of the place of poor inhab- heighten existing
occurs in developing coun- itants in the city, through grassroots vulnerabilities,
tries. In 2015, over 880 million peo- dynamics and initiatives in disadvan- especially in poor
ple were living in “slums” according taged districts, and redistribution of districts in cit-
to UN-Habitat; this figure will rise to public investments. ies in develop-
two billion by 2030. ing countries.
In the least developed countries, espe- Adaptation to cli-
Since it was created, GRET has been cially in Sub-Saharan Africa, priority
convinced that cities have a major role is given to urban growth, rural exo- mate change must be a key fac-
to play in development and in provid- dus and access to services for all. GRET tor in any viable inclusive develop-
ing support in the area of urbanisa- works to promote the implementation ment policy. GRET supports local
tion, and has been working in coop- of urban planning strategies, improve- authorities and players to define
eration on urban development (150 ment of housing, access to services mitigation and adaptation strat-
projects, 100 studies and 50 publi- and development of employment. It egies: participative processes ena-
cations). It supports decentralisa- combines appropriate technical solu- bling the recognition of climate
tion mechanisms that redesign ter- tions, original funding mechanisms change as a common issue, for-
ritorial balance to bring it in line with and institutional multi-player man- ward urban and territorial plan-
socio-spatial realities and people agement systems to make the goods ning, and action generating exam-
working in the field. It works in poor and services created sustainable. ples. In Port-au-Prince, in Haiti,
peri-urban and city-centre districts, in GRET is working on risk manage-
average-sized capital cities (one mil- Its experts teach in Masters degree ment via watershed management,
lion inhabitants) and in secondary cit- programmes to train the profession- rehousing of inhabitants located in
ies, together with local and national als of the future (Bordeaux 3 Univer- threatened areas and protection of
players. sity, French Urban Planning Institute, wooded areas to minimize land-
L’école des mines engineering institute slides generated by extreme rain-
GRET’s work is guided by its objec- in France). ❚❚ fall”, explains Renaud Colomb-
tive to combat urban relegation and ier, urban development expert
ensure rights to the city for the great- www.gret.org/themes/cities with GRET.
est possible number of people. This
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SEVEN AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Civic issues and
democracy
LEGAL INFORMATION MEETING IN A WOMEN WORKERS’ CLUB
IN VINH PHUC VIETNAM, PHU NU PROJECT © Giang Nguyen
6 COUNTRIES OF OPERATION Burundi| Congo|DRC|Mauritania|Rwanda|Vietnam
EXAMPLES OF PARTNERS Batik International|CDI|Health Development Initiative (HDI)|Humure
11 projects in progress in 2015, involving 2,900 people and 16 associations
B eing able, on a daily basis, to (housing, access to health insur- FINAL REGIONAL PROJECT CONFERENCE,
decide, make informed choices ance, social services, labour law); PAFPD PROJECT, KIGALI RWANDA,
according to the opportunities NOVEMBER 2015 © HDI
available, participate in decision-mak- Strengthening of players in asso-
ing processes or contribute to pub- ciations, and of community, social www.gret.org/themes/citizenship
lic debate on societal choices, are all and institutional players for greater
ways of being an active citizen, indi- inclusion of vulnerable popula-
vidually or collectively, beyond exer- tions;
cising the right to vote.
Access to information and knowl-
Acting as a citizen contributes to edge via better knowledge of infor-
reducing inequality of access to mation technologies and commu-
resources, opportunities, basic serv- nication;
ices and decision-making processes.
Promotion of a dialogue between
This can be achieved by: all formal and informal public and
private stakeholders for the provi-
Becoming aware of the rights and sion of basic public services and the
responsibilities of all people and defence of rights for all people, for
access to information on rights more inclusive social policies. ❚❚
LGBTI*, HUMAN RIGHTS AND HIV and aids, and provide empathic listening. These groups
AFRICAN CULTURE made it possible to develop the territorial base and commu-
nity activities of the 16 associations in question. “This pro-
❯❯ This was the focus of GRET’s regional project in the Great ject was different to other projects, it required social engineering
as well as commitment” comments Aflodis Kagaba, director of
Lakes region (Rwanda, DRCongo, Burundi) supporting asso- the Health Development Initiative (HDI) in Rwanda. “Net-
ciations working in favour of populations who are subject to working between organisations was stronger. Nobody will hand
discrimination based on their sexual orientation. The project us our rights on a plate. We will have to fight to have the same
was completed in Kigali in November 2015. During the pro- rights for everyone.”
ject, 350 discussion group meetings were organised to iden-
tify cases of discriminations, conduct preventive work on * Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex.
15GRET 2015 Annual Report
SEVEN AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Drinking water, sanitation
and waste management
THE CHHEU KHMAO
SITE IN CAMBODIA
© Germain Priour
11 COUNTRIES OF OPERATION Burkina Faso|Cambodia|Congo|Democratic Republic of Congo|
France|Haiti|Laos|Madagascar|Mauritania|Myanmar|Senegal
EXAMPLES OF PARTNERS Aquassistance|Coalition Eau| Eau Vive|Isea|Lereps
41 multi-annual projects, studies and research programmes in 2015 involving 475,000 users
A ccess to drinking water, san- MANAGEMENT OF FLOOD WATERS
itation and waste manage- IN SECONDARY TOWNS
ment is part of major com-
bats for the right for all people to live ❯❯ The effects of climate change in secondary towns in the Sahel exacerbate the
in dignity. This issue is at the heart
of international development agen- vulnerability of populations: although overall rainfall is decreasing, rain events
das. The adoption of the Sustainable are becoming more intense during winter. Defining appropriate solutions is dif-
Development Goals in 2015, with a ficult due to a knowledge gap: 20 years from now, what types of rainfall will exist
goal dedicated to water and sanita- and how will rivers function hydrologically? “During the rainy season, certain pub-
tion, demonstrates the importance lic services are rendered inaccessible, such as the school and the bus station, and the
of these services for the development roads are cut off. Our town has neither the budget nor the decision making tools to
of societies and preservation of the deal with this problem”, explains Killé Sakho, the Mayor of Diawara, in Senegal.
environment. With backing from FIND, GRET is supporting the towns of Diawara in Senegal
and Boghé, in Mauritania to improve rainwater management and adapt solu-
For the last 25 years, GRET has been tions to climate change by proposing technical innovations and new approaches
contributing to improving fair and sus- in terms of planning, management and funding at local level.
tainable access for all to these services
in developing countries, by focusing Improve social, economic and envi- GRET supports various types of organ-
on innovation and the sustainability ronmental performance of services. isations to exercise their responsibili-
of systems. Its positioning is based on ties as project owners; in management
the conviction that the provision of ser- GRET’s approach focuses on three inter- roles; in the protection of users; regu-
vices cannot be solely guided by market dependent objectives: strengthen the lation of services; etc.
logic. Intervention by public authorities capacities of stakeholders to play a role
and citizen participation are essential to in the production, provision and use It has developed know-how in hydrau-
guarantee fairness and sustainability. of services; organise inclusive modes lic engineering, social intermediation,
of governance for these services; and coordination of contracting processes,
The projects led by GRET aim to: develop technical systems suited to support to service operators and the
local requirements and constraints. public services economy. ❚❚
Extend access to services by favour-
ing disadvantaged populations and www.gret.org/themes/water-sanitation
territories;
Secure access to services by ensur-
ing their affordability;
16 2015 Annual Report GRET
SEVEN AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Health: nutrition and
social protection
RAISING AWARENESS ON MATERNAL
AND CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION
IN MADAGASCAR © Gret
10 COUNTRIES OF OPERATION Burkina Faso|Cambodia|France|
Guinea|Haiti |Madagascar|Mauritania |Myanmar| Niger| Senegal
EXAMPLES OF PARTNERS Cambodian National Social Security healthcare national strategies, the
Fund|IRD|Médecins du monde|Nutri’zaza|International objective is to facilitate and extend
network of Instituts Pasteur social health protection to popula-
tions not covered by traditional sys-
tems (informal sector), as well as to
33 projects concerned in 2015 involving 989,000 people adjust services for vulnerable popu-
lations in the formal sector.
Every year, 100 million people fall malnutrition by improving feeding, GRET contributes to public policies
below the poverty line because hygiene and healthcare practices, and tools of national institutions and
of illness. Malnutrition is respon- mainly with women of childbearing local partners at national and regional
sible for half of infant mortality and age and children under the age of two. levels. It leads action in the field, nota-
generates negative impacts for one out bly facilitating the link between the
of every two children through to adult- Since 1997, it has also been deploy- community and primary healthcare
hood. It is both the cause and the con- ing social health protection systems structures. ❚❚
sequence of poverty and under-devel- to protect people with low incomes
opment. In order to break this vicious against the risk of catastrophic health www.gret.org/themes/
circle of malnutrition-illness-poverty, expenditure, which is a real poverty health-nutrition
GRET focuses its work to improve the trap. In contributing to universal
health of vulnerable populations on
four pillars: provision of appropriate
fortified food produced locally with the THE IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTHENING
local private sector; awareness-raising
on appropriate practices in terms of HEALTHCARE PROVISION
feeding, maternal and child healthcare
and family planning; improvement of ❯❯ Poor provision of healthcare minimizes the impact of action to prevent mal-
the quality of health services and the
development of social health protec- nutrition and hinders social health protection action. “Prevention of malnutri-
tion systems and nutrition-oriented tion in pregnant women and young children means improving feeding and minimiz-
safety nets. ing illnesses. To do this it is necessary to strengthen healthcare provision and financial
access to healthcare, especially in terms of reproductive, maternal and child health”,
GRET has been working for 20 years explains Mirrdyn Denizeau, head of the Nutrition programme with GRET. “This
in the health sector, more specifically is why GRET gradually became involved in reinforcing healthcare provision at primary
in maternal and child health. healthcare and community levels. It developed partnerships with medical NGOs to
complement primary healthcare at hospital level”, adds Pascale Le Roy, head of the
With the Nutridev programme, devel- Social health protection programme with GRET.
oped with the IRD since 1994, GRET
works on long-term prevention of
17GRET 2015 Annual Report
SEVEN AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Microfinance and
professional integration
CARPENTERS IN POINTENOIRE CONGO, PARTAG PROJECT © S. Pambou
8 COUNTRIES OF OPERATION Benin|Cambodia|Congo|France|Mauritania|Myanmar|Senegal|Tanzania
EXAMPLES OF PARTNERS ADG|Bureau d’appui aux artisans (support association for tradespeople)
in Benin|Cerise (administrator)|CGAP|Enda Graf Sahel in Senegal|Congo Interprofessional craftspeople’s
group (Giac) in Congo|Inap-FTP in Mauritania|Mviwata|Resopp-Coopec
Microfinance 20 YEARS OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN
CHIN MFI AND GRET
7 inclusive finance projects in 2015
involving 20,000 people ❯❯ Lai Uk Nawl, Director of the Chin Microfinance institution, looks back at 20
Microfinance aims to provide financial years of partnership with GRET: “In 1995, GRET and the local Chin team started from zero
services to populations excluded from to develop a microfinance programme. Nobody believed it would work because we were working
the traditional banking system. Ini- in a context of slow economic development. We were microfinance pioneers in this region, as well
tially, the concept of microfinance was as in Myanmar! In 1998, GRET supported the creation of the Chin Microfinance institution and
closely related to micro-credit, but it 20 years later, 150 credit unions are providing services to 10,000 borrowers, with a repayment
evolved due to the growing diversifi- rate of 100%. Our strength lay in the development of financial systems based on the strong social
cation of products and the develop- cohesion of the Chin communities. The support we received from GRET enabled us to progres-
ment of various types of microfinance sively build our management system and our governance. The new 2011 microfinance law pro-
service providers to meet the broader vides greater visibility of the Microfinance institution’s sustainability: we are working on trans-
issue of financial inclusion. forming it into a company, with GRET as a shareholder and member of the governance body.”
GRET has been working to promote Business development vocational training, GRET implements
financial inclusion for 25 years, via the services, vocational training apprenticeship systems designed to
creation and development of microfi- and professional integration suit the local labour market - espe-
nance institutions (commercial com- cially the informal sector – and that
panies and savings & credit coopera- In 2015: 5 field projects affecting are linked with the formal vocational
tives). It works on the diversification of over 9,000 people, 4 expert studies education and training system. Since
the financial services offer and market- and coordination of networks 2008, it has been working on socio-
ing of products. It supports the devel- professional integration and is test-
opment of platforms for discussion For the last 30 years, GRET has been ing a system to support young people
and reflection on transparent, respon- providing business development ser- in their integration process. It coordi-
sible microfinance practices. It capital- vices to small economic operators in nates the www.entreprendreausud.org
ises on experience acquired and dis- the informal, crafts and agrifood sec- knowledge dissemination portal. ❚❚
seminates knowledge via its role as tors. It works on technical and strate-
content manager of the French Micro- gic aspects (management, support- www.gret.org/themes/
finance Gateway, and also via partici- consulting, information, training), and microfinance-insertion-en
pation in workshops and conferences. on structuring value chains and pro-
In 2015, GRET transferred the shares fessional organisations. In the area of
it had held in the Amret Cambodian
microfinance institution.
18 2015 Annual Report GRET
SEVEN AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Natural resource
management and energy
CUTTING TYPHA, TYPHA
PROJECT IN MAURITANIA
© Benjamin Trouilleux
12 COUNTRIES OF OPERATION Benin|Brazil|Burkina Faso|Cambodia|Democratic Republic
of Congo|Haiti|Laos|Madagascar|Mauritania |Myanmar| Tanzania|Vietnam
EXAMPLES OF PARTNERS Institute of Technology (Iset) in Rosso|Diawling National Park|
Participative Irrigation Management Centre (CPIM)|State of Amapá|WCS International
F or the last 20 years, GRET has for environmental services, Redd+, production of alternative bioenergy
been working on appropriate compensation). through the development of appro-
sustainable operating systems priate innovative solutions (typha coal,
that contribute to preserving biodiver- Energy multi-functional solar platforms, rural
sity & the fight against climate change, hydroelectric mini-networks), by facil-
to the implementation of good gov- 6 projects, 3 expert studies and itating renewable energy, a balanced
ernance of natural resources and a coordinated network involving public service and the development
energy, and to information-sharing via 141,000 people in 2015 of economic activities. ❚❚
training and coordination of networks.
1.6 billion people have no access to www.gret.org/themes/
Natural resource electricity and 3 billion people use coal resource-energy
management and biomass for cooking. GRET works
to facilitate access to electricity and the
13 field projects and 4 expert studies GRET WINS THE 2015 CONVERGENCES AWARD
involving 18,000 users in 2015 FOR THE TYPHA PROJECT
In developing countries, biodiversity ❯❯ Since the construction of the Diama dam in 1986, the typha reed has
loss is notably caused by malfunctions
in land law and the disposal of nat- been colonising the delta of the Senegal River. This has resulted in a loss of space
ural resources by rural populations. for subsistence farming, an increase in water-related illnesses and displacement
A land system where the State is the of local populations. Given that Mauritanians consume charcoal in large quanti-
sole owner of the land and wildlife, ties, an idea emerged: transform the invasive plant into green energy as an alter-
with no regulatory tools, encour- native to the destruction of forests. In 2011, GRET, together with Iset in Rosso
ages open access to resources, which and the Diawling National Park, developed a project to transform typha into coal.
removes the responsibility of users, This innovation was recognised in 2015, when it won the Convergences Inter-
and leads to their depletion and even national Award. “This pilot project demonstrates the pertinence of the 'stakeholder
their extinction. GRET acts for local coalition' approach, backed by public grants for research on innovative development
governance of resources that ensures solutions”, says Samassa Nalla, GRET’s representative in Mauritania. “It demon-
their sustainability and greater fair- strates that it is possible to act for development while at the same time contributing
ness between users. GRET works on to the fight against climate change.”
protected areas, agricultural water,
forests, environmental management
and funding instruments (payments
19GRET 2015 Annual Report
iquant
ACTIVITIES
Overview
of 2015
activities
❯❯ The statistics given only concern
countries where GRET had teams in 2015.
One activity may concern several countries.
LATIN AMERICA, CARIBBEAN
BRAZIL since 1988
1 project in progress in 2015,
involving 500 people
HAITI since 1995
53 employees
9 projects in 2015,
involving 200,000 people
SOCIAL PROTECTION IN CAMBODIA, TAKEO PROVINCE
© Ensad
EUROPE ACTIVITIES
FRANCE since 2012 SOUTH EAST ASIA
73 employees, 10 projects in 2015,
involving 50,000 people CAMBODIA since 1988
52 employees, 16 projects in 2015,
involving 300,000 people
LAOS since 2004
20 employees, 9 projects in 2015,
involving 103,000 people and 50 organisations
MYANMAR since 1995
208 employees, 19 projects
in 2015, involving 41,700 people
VIETNAM since 1988
5 employees, 5 projects and
1 study in 2015, involving 5 local NGOs
and 900 migrant women workers
AFRICA, INDIAN OCEAN GUINEA since 1995 21
5 projects in 2015,
BURKINA FASO since 2003 involving 20,400 people
60 employees, 13 projects in 2015,
involving 160,000 people MADAGASCAR since 1988
158 employees,
BURUNDI since 2009 19 projects in 2015,
1 employee, 1 project in 2015, involving 970,000 people
involving 900 people
MAURITANIA since 1991
CONGO since 2002 64 employees,
14 employees, 18 projects and 1 study in 2015,
9 projects in 2015, 525,000 inhabitants, involving 355,000 people
1,000 crafts-people and 180 apprentices
NIGER since 2006
DRC since 1998 13 employees, 2 projects in 2015,
19 employees, involving 40,000 inhabitants,
3 projects in 2015, 396 health workers and community stakeholders
involving 1,700 agricultural workers and 150 families
SENEGAL since 1989
32 employees, 6 projects,
1 study and 3 action-research initiatives in 2015,
involving 45,000 families
TANZANIA since 2002
1 employee, 2 projects in 2015,
involving 72,000 people, 16,900 farms
and 150 farmers' organisations
ACTIVITIES
Focus on a selection
of projects
MULTICOUNTRY ing of experiences and knowledge project on labour law. Over a two year
APPROACHES between agroecology players in Laos, period, the project will contribute to
Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar. In migrant women taking ownership of
2015, a review of players per country their rights in Vietnam and in France.
was conducted and national corre-
spondents were identified. In 2016, Geographical indications
the alliance’s website will be launched, in Africa
a national workshop will be organised
in each country and national networks 2015 | Budget: 77 k€ | Funding: AFD |
will be set up. Partner: Cible.
South-East Asia: Alliance France-Vietnam: Geographical indications (GIs) are
for apprenticeship and law, a vector for solidarity an intellectual property right recog-
agroecology (Alisea) for migrant women nised by the World Trade Organisation
(WTO), intended to protect products
2015-2018 | Budget: 1.2 M€ | Funding: 2015-2017 | Budget: 102 k€ | Funding: whose specific qualities are related
AFD | Partner: Cirad. CFSI | Partners: CGT, VGCL. to the geographic territory in which
they are produced. The African Intel-
“In the Mekong region, agriculture faces Similar problems exist in Vietnam and lectual Property Organisation (AIPO)
several challenges (soil fertility crisis, in France for migrant women working is the only regional body (17 African
migration, climate change), for which in formal and informal jobs: access to countries) for management of intellec-
agroecology can provide solutions”, information on rights, legal aid cen- tual property that has a legal protec-
explains Pierre Ferrand, agriculture tres and the role of trade unionists in tion framework specially designed for
expert with GRET in Laos. “Agro-eco- ensuring their rights are respected. GIs. GIs make it possible for small-scale
logical initiatives exist! They are worth The key issue is to identify the prob- producers to protect their know-how
getting to know and are being recog- lems that exist in both France and Viet- for traditional productions, so they
nised by farmers’ organisations, con- nam, to collectively reflect on tools contribute to promoting and high-
sumers and public authorities.” This is to promote trade union member- lighting family farming.
the objective of the Alliance for agr- ship and a campaign to raise aware-
oecology training (Alisea), led by GRET ness of trade union based legal aid The AIPO led a support programme
as part of Cirad’s Actae project, which in both countries. This is GRET’s first for the implementation of geographi-
makes it possible to strengthen shar- partnership with trade union players cal indications in Africa (Pampi). GRET
(Confédération Générale du Travail- evaluated this programme and con-
CGT in France and the Vietnam Gen- ducted a feasibility study for the
eral Confederation of Labour-VGCL in implementation of a new project to
Vietnam) in the implementation of a support the AIPO in the development
of Geographical Indications in Africa.
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ACTIVITIES
Benin and Mauritania: Christine Uhder, vocational train- BRAZIL
development of apprenticeship ing expert with GRET. In Benin, 820
training (Pafpa) young people in 14 municipalities in Sustainable management
the Ouémé-Plateau region benefitted of the forest and biodiversity
2011-2015 | Budget: 1.9 M€ | Fund- from a 9-month preparatory training in the State of Amapá (Geflo)
ing: EU, AFD, Inap-FTP | Partners: BAA, course aimed at supporting their entry
Inap-FTP. into the formal dual system leading to
the Professional Qualification Certifi-
In Sub-Saharan Africa, traditional cate. In Mauritania, an apprenticeship
apprenticeship is often the only route training scheme was set up to prepare
to professionalization for young peo- young people for the Skills Certificate,
ple with little or no schooling. “As part a State Diploma leading to a semi-
of the Pafpa project, GRET is support- skilled profession. 900 young people
ing the States of Benin and Maurita- in Nouakchott, Atar, Boghé and Rosso
nia to structure this form of training were trained for 15 trades, in partner-
by implementing dual training”, says ship with six training centres, four pro-
fessional organisations and approxi-
mately 100 craftspeople.
MYANMAR / BRAZIL / MADAGASCAR © GRET Mauritania and Senegal: 2012-2016 | Budget: 4.7 M€ | Funding:
local sanitation and waste FFEM | Partners: CI, State of Amapá.
SKILLS CERTIFICATE BEING AWARDED TO AN management stakeholders
APPRENTICE IN MAURITANIA, PAFPA PROJECT (Aladin) In 2006, a state forest called Flota was
© Christine Uhder created in Amapá over a surface area
2013-2016 | Budget: 725 k€ | Funding: of 2.4 million hectares. The State wants
AFD, EU, Eau vive | Partner: Eau vive. to make this forest an example of sus-
tainable management, combining pro-
In towns of 5,000 to 30,000 inhabitants duction & conservation of biodiversity.
in Senegal and Mauritania, sanitation GRET is supporting the government
services are often absent or dysfunc- of the State of Amapá to consolidate
tional, generating health risks. As part its policy for conservation & manage-
of the Aladin project, GRET is empow- ment of biodiversity and the devel-
ering towns, in their role as project opment of its Flota forest. “The State
owner, to provide sustainable effec- of Amapá is specific in its significant
tive services. forest cover and the fact that its insti-
tutions are recent. The challenge con-
“We work with the towns of Ourossogui sists of maintaining all of the ecosys-
and Diawara on the entire sanitation temic services with the participation of
chain to improve sustainable access to communities, while at the same time
infrastructures and services for inhab- generating income for the communi-
itants. Today, in Ourossogui, a master ties and the State”, says Elektra Rocha,
sanitation plan has been approved by forestry expert with GRET. In 2015, the
the town and is currently being imple- new government put its team in place,
mented. In Diawara, the waste manage- the trust fund for the management of
ment department is up and running and the biodiversity corridor was created
rainwater management around the bus and dialogue with civil society contin-
station is currently being implemented”, ued. The call for tenders for forest con-
explains Babacar Gueye of GRET in cessions was republished and a study
Senegal. Illicit dumping grounds made it possible to identify strategies
and local authorities’ lack of capac- to enhance the attractiveness of the
ities to manage the services devel- timber sector. ❚❚
oped over the long term are the next
challenges. ❚❚ www.gret.org/countries/
representation/brazil
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ACTIVITIES
BURKINA FASO Social marketing for total
family sanitation (Sanya Kagni)
2014-2017 | Budget: 3.3 M€ | Funding:
EU, City of Paris | Partners: Eau vive, iDE.
Resilience of poor The sanitation situation in rural areas
populations and food security remains a subject for concern (open
in Mouhoun (Repam) defecation and poor knowledge of
hygiene and sanitation rules). GRET
2013-2017 | Budget: 2.1 M€ | Funding: has designed sustainable solid hygi-
EU | Partner: Fepab. enic latrines that are considerably less
expensive than traditional latrines and
The Mouhoun Loop region is charac- is implementing a social marketing
terised by a high rate of chronic mal- approach for sanitation as part of the
nutrition (27.8%), despite the fact that Sanya Kagni project. Four local eco-
agricultural production is abundant. nomic operators have been trained
GRET, in partnership with a produc- and are being supported to produce
ers’organisation called Fepab, is sup- and sell Yilemdé latrines.
porting the most vulnerable farmers
in order to strengthen their resilience, “I am totally invested in this activity
while at the same time raising their because it is profitable and creates an
awareness of best feeding practices. economic impetus in my town”, says
Barri Ibrahima, manager of the Yilemd-
“This is an innovative project incor- raaga shop in the town of Fara. Once
porating food security and nutrition, the latrine sales business is estab-
which is based on an approach that lished, the Yilemd-raaga will envis-
targets the poorest households as a pri- age expanding their range of sanita-
ority”, explains Ousmane Ouédraogo, tion products with support from GRET.
project manager with GRET. In 2015,
GRET strengthened the production Mobile telephony working
capacities of 1,422 farmers (tech- for maternal and child health
nical training, agricultural inputs), in the East (Mobisan)
implemented 51 field schools and
supported 147 farms, 8 units making 2015-2017 | Budget: 1.1 M€ | Fund-
non-timber forest products and two ing: AFD | Partners: Djantoli, ABF, Apac
infant flour production units. Aware- Fandima.
ness-raising on nutrition concerned
over 8,000 people. 72% of the Burkinabe population are
mobile phone subscribers: an oppor-
SANIMARKET IN POURA, BURKINA FASO, tunity to improve health in commu-
SANYA KAGNI PROJECT © GRET nities. GRET is testing three health
services using mobile telephony in
the province of Gourma: a home-
care service to continuously moni-
tor the health of children under five
in their homes, an awareness train-
ing service on health and nutritional
practices, and a service that mon-
itors the healthcare of children suf-
fering from chronic malnutrition. In
2015, 200 families subscribed to the
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ACTIVITIES
first home-care service. 250 text and villages, who had outstanding loans of
voice messages were defined to raise 300 million dollars at the end of 2014.
awareness and their distribution was In 2015, GRET transferred its shares
tested with 100 families via a locally (20%) to a consortium of partners and
developed software application for to the Botta employees association.
mass text messaging.
“GRET played a key role in the develop-
"GRET contributes to promoting the ment of Amret as a technical assistant,
use of Information and Communica- a shareholder and as a contributor to
tion Technologies (ICT) applied to health Amret’s strategy”, says Phalarin Chea,
in Burkina Faso. A framework for con- director of Amret. “This experience dem-
sultation with ICT and health players onstrates the usefulness of official devel-
headed by the ministry of Health was opment assistance for testing models
set up” says Estelle Juré, project man- whose social objective cannot survive
ager with GRET. ❚❚ solely with market logic”, says Olivier
Bruyeron, managing director of GRET.
www.gret.org/countries/ Health for all: supporting
representation/burkina-faso-en social health protection
operators (I-Hop)
CAMBODIA 2014-2016 | Budget: 303 k€ | Funding:
FIND, Sanofi Espoir Foundation | Part-
ners: SHPA, FHD.
Withdrawal from the Amret Despite the progress made in terms
Microfinance Institution, of health indicators, 60% of health
25 years after its creation expenditure is still borne by Cam-
bodians, which impacts household
In 1991, GRET launched a microfi- finances. Social health protection
nance project in Cambodia to facil- (SHP) systems are essential in the fight
itate the development of activities against poverty. The I-Hop project is
generating income for vulnerable part of GRET’s continuous work over
populations. In 2000, the project the last 10 years in the area of SHP in
was institutionalised in the form of a Cambodia. This involves supporting
microfinance institution called Amret. the professionalization of local SHP
For the first time ever, GRET became a operators to whom GRET transferred
shareholder in an organisation whose micro-insurance activities in the infor-
development it supported. Amret’s mal sector and leading health educa-
activity has developed significantly tion initiatives targeting health equity
and it now has 300,000 clients in 5,900 fund members to strengthen their
access to healthcare.
In 2015, operators from the Social
Health Protection Association
(SHPA) were strengthened in terms
of accounting management and the
Family Health Development (FHD)
operator received support for the
promotion of a micro health insur-
ance service for the informal sector.
2,000 families benefitted from initia-
tives to raise awareness on maternal
and child health.
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ACTIVITIES
Innovations for improved quality drinking water at an afforda-
water and sanitation services ble price for all Cambodians”, says Yi
(iSEA) Sokkol, director of iSEA. ❚❚
2012-2015 | Budget: 787 k€ | Fund- www.gret.org/countries/
ing: Fonds Suez initiatives, FIND, Unicef, representation/cambodia
Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Partners:
Aquassistance, iSEA.
Almost 400 small businesses have CONGO
invested in the supply of drinking
water in small towns in Cambodia. Management of essential
GRET has been supporting structur- services in Dolisie (Promaiss)
ing of the sector and professionaliza-
tion of these businesses for 15 years. 2011-2015 | Budget: 634 k€ | Funding:
The social enterprise iSEA (Innova- EU, Municipality of Dolisie, Fonds Suez
tive Services Engineering and Advi- initiatives, FIND.
sory) was set up as part of the project
and was institutionalised to provide
services to these small businesses:
engineering, construction, consult-
ing, training, banking intermediation.
Since 2012, 20 entrepreneurs have
placed their trust in iSEA. In 2015, iSEA
had revenues of almost 110,000 euros
and a team of 15 people.
“We want to consolidate our positioning
as an innovative business via new serv-
ices (training in situ, management sup-
port, ...) to guarantee access to sufficient
In Dolisie, the 3rd largest city in Congo
with a population of 100,000, the issue
of waste was a matter of concern: 40
illegal dumps, blockage of water chan-
nels, waste burning, and an increase
in malaria and typhoid. In 2011, after
several failed experiments to dele-
gate waste collection, the Municipal-
ity of Dolisie called on GRET to test
a municipal system The project was
completed at the end of 2015, with a
pre-collection service for 15,000
inhabitants in five districts.
“GRET carried out a diagnosis of waste
and drew up a four-year joint action
SUPERVISING WORK ON CONSTRUCTION
OF A WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN CAMBODIA,
ISEA PROJECT © GRET
PRECOLLECTION OF WASTE IN DOLISIE,
CONGO, PROMAISS PROJECT © Renaud Colombier
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ACTIVITIES
plan. This project made it possible to in individual plots converted to agrofor-
implement a consultative body, a tran- ests with the plantation of fast-growing
sit site, pre-collection equipment and a trees and food crops in alternate rows,
temporary landfill site. Municipal serv- which will be used for charcoal after a
ices were reorganised, municipal staff 10-year period”, explains Emmanuel
were trained, and inhabitants were Buovolo, GRET’s representative in DRC.
made aware of the issue”, says Flo-
rian Marchadour, project manager In 2015, 10 storage depots and 35 new
with GRET. A new project is starting houses were built by the farmers using
in 2016 to expand and consolidate an ecoconstruction technique that
the system. ❚❚ minimizes carbon footprint. The fami-
lies completed an additional 140 hec-
www.gret.org/countries/ tares of agroforestry plantations and
representation/congo-en are grouped in a farmers’ organisa-
tion via agroforestry site management
committees.
PROJET JANG JUB TEKKI AU SÉNÉGAL DEMOCRATIC Definition of the mechanism
© Pape Cheikh Fall REPUBLIC for sharing the benefits
OF CONGO generated by Redd+
Agroforests for development 2015-2016 | Budget: 73 k€ | Funding:
in Kipushi (Afodek) World Bank.
2012-2017 | Budget: 3.05 M€ | Funding: In 2014, the Carbon Fund of the World
EU, CPP|Partners: CPP, Nature+. Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership
Facility (FCPF) approved the indic-
GRET is contributing to the improve- ative rating of the emissions reduc-
ment of food security and income for tion programme in Maï-Ndombe. This
the inhabitants of Haut Katanga, by opened up a new phase for the devel-
minimizing deforestation of forests opment of this programme and for
impacted by urban growth and coal- Redd+ in DRC (reduction of emissions
mining. relating to deforestation and deteri-
“An agroforestry perimeter of 2,000 hec- oration of forests).
tares was created and enhancement
of damaged savannah woodlands is GRET conducted a study on the issue
becoming a reality in Kipushi, with 250 of benefit-sharing for the Congolese
hectares already planted. This develop- Ministry of the Environment and Sus-
ment aims to allow 150 families to settle tainable Development. It produced a
review of national and international
experiences, consulted stakehold-
ers on acceptable principles of ben-
efit-sharing, and provided support
to the national Redd unit to draw up
the programme.
Judicaël Fétiveau, natural resource
management expert with GRET, com-
ments on the progress of this study
in 2015: “GRET produced guidelines,
an indicative benefit-sharing plan, a
review of the legal framework and pro-
vided support in drawing up the legal
sections.”
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Food crop and forestry
activities in Mayanda
(Defiv-Dafoma)
2010-2015 | Budget: 3.13 M€ | Funding:
EU, AFD, Unicef, FSD (French Embassy).
Over a five-year period, GRET con-
tributed to the improvement of
food security in the province of Bas-
Congo and the supply of firewood to
the town of Boma. Improving access
to the peri-urban area of Mayanda
from 2011 via road infrastructures
made it possible to boost livestock
breeding and farming. Innovations
in terms of agroecology and land
were developed to maintain the fer-
tility of soils, enable farmers to set-
tle, produce wood energy and con-
tain the pressure on land and residual
wooded areas.
In 2015, GRET strengthened the
umbrella organisation for farmers in
Mayanda, the association in charge
of maintaining roads and the associ-
ation in charge of managing markets.
“The market built at the entrance to
Boma drained significant quantities
of food and provides services such as
cleaning and security of goods that are
much appreciated by users”, explains
Cédrick Luyeye, project manager
with GRET. GRET published a guide
on agroecological and agroforestry
practices for operators and farming
associations. ❚❚
www.gret.org/countries/
representation/drc
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS EXCHANGE
PLATFORM IN BOMA, DEFIV PROJECT IN DRC
© Dominique Violas
MAKESHIFT HOUSING IN KAWENI,
MAMOUDZOU, MAYOTTE
© Mathieu Le Corre
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ACTIVITIES
FRANCE A study on non-collective
sanitation in Mayotte
2015 | Budget: 5 k€ | Funding: PS-Eau
and ARS-OI | Partner: Ircod.
Sustainable urban planning The French overseas department
and development in Overseas of Mayotte suffers from insufficient
territories access to sanitation. In 2012, only a
little less than two-thirds of main resi-
2015-2016 | Budget: 108 k€ | Funding: dences had toilets. The solutions pro-
Ademe | Partners: I Care & Consult, H3C posed, based on a sewage network,
Caraïbes, Atelier Villes et Paysages. are expensive and not fully funded.
At the request of the Indian Ocean
GRET is working with three con- regional Health Agency and PS-Eau,
sultancy firms to draw up a guide GRET conducted a study on the poten-
on the environmental approach to tial of non-collective sanitation on the
urban planning and development island. The objective was to ascertain
in the Overseas territories (AEU2), whether methods used in developing
in response to a commission from countries, especially in Madagascar,
Ademe. The Environmental approach could provide lower-cost solutions for
to Urban planning (AEU) is one of Mayotte, with the involvement of local
Ademe’s key methodological and tradespeople and some self-building
operational systems, aiming to reach by inhabitants.
the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) in urban planning and devel- “The study confirmed the poten-
opment. tial. A pilot project aiming to explore
these potential solutions has been put
The guide aims to adapt this approach together and is waiting for funding”,
to the specific features of ultramarine says Mathieu Le Corre, water and san-
territories for decision-makers and itation expert with GRET. ❚❚
project leaders. GRET is contributing
its knowledge of Guyana and of infor- www.gret.org/countries/
mal urbanisation issues in Overseas representation/france-en
territories.
“The guide proposes six levers and eight
areas of action. It includes numerous
tool data sheets and feedback to high-
light what is already being done in these
territories and disseminates their find-
ings”, explains Renaud Colombier,
urban expert with GRET.
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ACTIVITIES
GUINEA urban centres. Kerfalla Camara, exec-
utive director of the MGE, GRET’s part-
ner, explains: “Thanks to regional and
national workshops, we supported the
joint drawing up of best practice guides
for both sectors. For the rice sector, this
work resulted in interministerial vali-
dation of a national charter. As part
of the response to the Ebola epidemic,
groups were able to supply the United
Nations World Food Programme with
quality rice.”
Supporting organisations in Technical assistance to the
the rice and palm oil sectors in National Directorate of Rural
the Guinea Forest Region (Acorh) Engineering/NDRE (Lower
Guinea Rice project)
2013-2015 | Budget: 873 k€ | Funding:
EU, AFD, CFSI-Fondation de France (FDF) | 2015-2016 | Budget: 170 k€ | Funding:
Partners: MGE, Strategy and Development AFD | Partner: DNGR.
Office of the Ministry of Agriculture.
As the largest contribution to reduc-
The rice and oil palm sectors contrib- ing poverty, rice growing is the sub-
ute greatly to food supply in Guinea, ject of a national support strategy
as well as to the creation of added by the government. GRET is provid-
value and employment. Demand, ing technical assistance to Ministry
however, is still not being met: 25 of Agriculture’s National Directorate
% of rice and 18 % of palm oil are of Rural Engineering (NDRE) for the
imported. The objective of the pro- finalisation of collective infrastruc-
ject in the prefectures of N’zérékoré, ture development for the cultivation
Lola and Beyla is to increase produc- of mangrove rice (training, control and
tion and competitiveness of these monitoring of work), and the manage-
local products to improve incomes ment, maintenance and upkeep of
for rural households and supply for infrastructures (training, geographic
information system, national work-
shop on stakeholders’roles and imple-
mentation of a maintenance fund).
GRET conducted a diagnosis and
delivered training on planning and
financial management. “The NDRE’s
investments will only be sustainable if
the organisations in charge of manage-
ment have the means and the skills nec-
essary to maintain the infrastructures”,
warns Patricia Toelen, natural resource
management expert with GRET. ❚❚
www.gret.org/countries/
representation/guinea
TRADITIONAL PALM OIL EXTRACTION
IN LOWER GUINEA, ACORH PROJECT
© Pierre Ferrand
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ACTIVITIES
HAITI draw on GRET’s methodology”, says
Antoine Ciguene, project manager
with GRET.
Innovative sanitation services
in urban areas (Siamu/Jefakaf)
2014-2016 | Budget: 1.1 M€ | Funding:
AFD, EU | Partner: Snelak.
Development and GRET is developing an innova-
reconstruction in the district tive waste collection service model
of Baillergeau in Port-au-Prince suitable for the physical and socio-
(Areba) economic constraints of districts in
Port-au-Prince. Consultation between
2012-2016 | Budget: 4 M€ | Funding: stakeholders made it possible in 2014
EU, AFD, FDF | Partner: UCLBP (Public to set up Sèvis Jesyon Fatra (SJF), a
Housing and Buildings Construction Unit). community-based social business
managing collection of household
Baillergeau is a vulnerable district in waste in Carrefour Feuilles thanks
Port-au-Prince, where 58% of homes to an economic model based on the
were destroyed during the 2010 earth- pre-sale of plastic bags. The coordi-
quake. Since 2013, a Reconstruction nation and communication strategies
Support Centre has been helping and funding of microprojects to elim-
inhabitants to rebuild or reinforce inate illegal dumping made it possible
their homes. In 2015, 60 new construc- to develop the service and improve
tions were launched and 65 were com- inhabitants’ living conditions.
pleted, bringing the number of com-
pleted constructions up to a total of “Waste management also involves a
85. 90 bricklayers, 20 engineers and process of behavioural change, which
30 building block manufacturers were the community is not used to. This
trained. GRET provided information required a lot of efforts, conviction and
to inhabitants about the neighbour- tools that GRET and the project players
hood development plan to ensure it developed together to generate interest
will be complied with. Eight new pub- among the population” says Jean Bony
lic spaces were built by associations Luxamma, manager of SJF.
or construction businesses to improve
accessibility and enhance the image Integration of rural and urban
of the district. In all, 16 public spaces civil society initiatives in
were completed. national policies and national
dialogues (Colibri)
“The UCLBP made the first concrete
application of its new national policy 2014-2016 | Budget: 1.33 M€ | Funding:
on housing and habitat, and it pub- EU, FDF, AFD | Partners: Adema, Initia-
lished a directive inviting donors to tive Development (ID).
VISIT FROM A COORDINATOR OF THE COLIBRI Over the last 20 years, the number
PROJECT, WORK COMPLETED BY THE GROUP of civil society organisations (SCO)
CHAIRED BY THE COTEPREH ASSOCIATION IN in Haiti has increased considerably,
SAVANN PISTACH, IN PORTAUPRINCE HAITI especially in disadvantaged areas,
© Virginie Rachmuhl in the absence of appropriate poli-
cies and action by public authorities.
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The Colibri project aims to encour- papa Nakang Luang) to improve its
age consultation between SCOs and accounting and financial management.
local authorities on key issues for ter- Nampapa supplies drinking water to
ritories (food security, improvement approximately 100,000 subscribers in
of access, urban development, elec- this rapidly growing city. The progress
tricity) and to implement a support made in asset management was not
fund for their initiatives. GRET, Adema followed by strengthening of com-
and ID are all working on a territory: mercial and financial practices, and the
the metropolitan Port-au-Prince area, Authority’s performance was deterio-
the Lower North-West and the Upper rating. GRET carried out a total over-
North-West. In 2015, 48 projects were haul of internal accounting and finan-
selected. “The project’s strong point is cial management procedures in 2015,
the fact that grassroots organisations with all the Authority’s departments.
are conducting activities”, explains The objective is to initiate change from
Fanatis Saint-Sauveur, project man- within by adapting to requirements and
ager with GRET, “community-based practices.
project ownership makes it possible to
work in the most dangerous districts, dis- “Modernisation of our management
tricts in which very few NGOs manage to practices is important if we are to meet
work. We achieve an enormous amount the growing demand for water in the cap-
of work with very little resources.” ❚❚ ital. Mobilising external expertise will ena-
ble us to reach our objectives in terms of
www.gret.org/countries/ coverage of the network while maintain-
representation/haiti-en ing the quality of our service” says Kham-
pheuy Vongsakhamphoui, director of
Nampapa.
LAOS Developing the bamboo
sector in the province of
Houaphanh
2010-2016 | Budget: 1.8 M€ | Funding:
AFD, EU, Fondation Ensemble, Oxfam,
Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Devel-
opment (SDC) | Partners: SNV, national
University of Laos (NUOL), Forest Sciences
Research Centre / National Agriculture and
Forestry Research Institute FSRC/NAFRI,
technical departments of the Province.
Supplying drinking water 63% of the population depends on
in Vientiane (Madevie II) forest products for their food and live-
lihood. However, forests only cover
2015-2016 | Budget: 81 k€ | Funding: 40% of Lao territory compared to
AFD | Project owner: Nampapa Water 70% in 1940, because of the develop-
Authority in Vientiane. ment of concessions and agro-indus-
trial plantations. GRET supports the
development of five bamboo activi-
ties in three districts in the Province
of Houaphanh. It supports village-
Since 2009, GRET has been supporting THE VIENTIANE WATER COMPANY REPAIRING
the Vientiane Water Authority (Nam- A WATER LEAK, MADEVIE PROJECT IN LAOS
© Fanny Buffandeau
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ACTIVITIES
based territorial planning, manage- testing innovative solutions through-
ment and securing of natural forests out the sector. Five Diotontolo sani-
and bamboo plantations, structuring markets were set up to sell hygienic
of activities and public policies. 4,400 toilets and allowed 7,500 people to
hectares of forest were allocated to have adequate sanitation. 300 families
communities for management focus- with very low incomes received sup-
ing on commercialisation and 29 vil- port. 24 pit emptiers were trained to
lage technicians were trained. In 2015, operate four faecal sludge discharge
2,860 families from 70 villages gener- services in three communes. Four fae-
ated income of 537,000 dollars. “The cal sludge treatment stations were
2016-2020 Provincial Strategy makes it built with the partner towns in charge
possible to support the bamboo sector. of the projects.
To consolidate the sector it will be nec-
essary to set up a services centre and “Although the desired results in terms
a bamboo strategy at national level”, of access to toilets have been achieved,
explains Sara Melki, project manager challenges remain in terms of making
with GRET. ❚❚ sludge discharge and treatment services
sustainable,” explains Michel Andri-
www.gret.org/countries/ amifidy, project manager with GRET.
representation/laos-en “In 2016, we will be providing support
to the project owners for management,
monitoring and control of the services.”
MADAGASCAR Support for maternal and
child health (Pasmi)
2014-2017 | Budget: 640 k€ | Fund-
ing: AFD | Partners: consortium led by
Médecins du Monde (MdM), with Santé Sud,
Action against Hunger (ACF), Handicap
International (HI), French Family Planning
Movement, Malagasy Ministry of Health.
Appropriate sanitation Over the last 15 years, health indica-
services for the greater tors in Madagascar have deteriorated
Antananarivo area (Miasa) with rates of maternal and infant mor-
tality way below the objectives set
2012-2016 | Budget: 770 k€ | Funding: by the MDGs. In a consortium with
EU, AFD, Grand Lyon, Veolia Water | Part- five other NGOs, GRET is participat-
ner: Enda Océan Indien, Communes. ing in the Pasmi project to contrib-
ute to reducing maternal and infant
In Antananarivo, 30% of families use mortality in the regions of Itasy and
hygienic latrines and informal manual Bongolava.
pit emptiers discharge untreated fae-
cal sludge into the environment. Since GRET is in charge of strengthening
2012, GRET and Enda OI have been the community health system, train-
ing healthcare staff in prevention of
malnutrition, and raising awareness
on maternal and child health in 15
rural towns, reaching over 250 com-
munity health workers (CHW). In 2015,
the work achieved by these CHW with
GRET’s coordinators made it possi-
ble to reach 20,000 women. GRET is
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ACTIVITIES
testing local solidarity funds to cover MAURITANIA
transport costs in case of emergency
referral of pregnant women.
Improving food security and
agricultural income (Asara)
2014-2017 | Budget: 1.66 M€ | Fund-
ing: EU, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) |
Partner: CTAS.
GRET is strengthening the capacity Support for community-
of livestock farmers in the district of based hydraulic and sanitation
Ambovombe, in the south of Madagas- initiatives (Aicha II)
car, to implement innovative agricul-
tural techniques in this semi-arid area . 2011-2015 | Budget: 2.7 M€ | Funding:
In 2015, GRET and the CTAS developed EU, Sedif, AESN, Apaus, PS-Eau, Vert-
250 hectares in 14 agroecological sites Saint-Denis, OMVS, Évry-Gregy | Part-
including anti-erosive systems using ners: Tenmiya, Communes.
wind-barriers and sustainable forage
plant barriers using drought-resistant Phase 2 of the Aicha project was
crops that can be used as food (mil- completed in 2015, after five years of
let, pigeon peas, konoke peas, mor- activities aiming to improve access
inga) or feed for animals (brachiaria, to drinking water and sanitation in
mucuna). 491 people cultivate these the communes of Rosso, Dar El Barka,
sites. Organisational support is pro- Keur Macène, Tekane and Ndiago.
vided to the Agricultural Services Cen- The objective was to empower these
tre in Ambovombe to help develop its communes to develop their territory.
skills and improve its results. ❚❚ 25,000 people now have access to a
drinking water service, 12,000 peo-
www.gret.org/countries/
representation/madagascar-en
MULTIPURPOSE SOLAR PLATFORM IN DAR EL BARKA,
ERUDI PROJECT IN MAURITANIA © En haut !
AWARENESSRAISING IN A FIELD SCHOOL, ASARA PROJECT IN MADAGASCAR © Fabrice Lhériteau
34 2015 Annual Report GRET
ACTIVITIES
ple and 30 schools have access to MYANMAR
improved sanitation.
Sustainable approaches for
GRET developed several approaches improved nutrition (Sustain)
in terms of sectoral planning (Munic-
ipal Hydraulic and Sanitation Plan), DeltaRISE: 2015-2018|Budget: 3.9 M$US|
sanitation marketing and water treat- Funding: Lift|Partner: WHH.
ment plants. Capitalisation texts draw-
ing lessons from these experiences MyCulture: 2015-2018 | Budget:
were produced and are available on 1.3 M$US|Funding: Lift| Partners: World-
www.gret.org. A third phase will make fish, Pact, Nag, Fisheries Department.
it possible to continue strengthening
players (Water and Sanitation Direc- Innovative irrigation techniques for poor
torates, Regulation Authority, service farming families in Myanmar and Cambo-
managers, communes and user rep- dia: 2014-2016 | Budget: 450 k€ | Fund-
resentatives). ing: Louis Dreyfus Foundation, FIND.
Interregional decentralised GRET has been active in the Aye-
electrification (Erudi) yarwaddy Delta since 2008. Initially
underpinned by a post-emergency
2011-2016 | Budget: 3.5 M€ | Funding: logic following the Nargis cyclone,
EU, Apaus | Partners: Tenmiya, Ecodev. which severely affected economic
and productive systems in the area,
3,000 Mauritanian villages do not have GRET’s action is now more focused on
access to electricity. GRET installed supporting sustainable development.
multi-purpose platforms using solar In 2015, GRET was providing sup-
energy, which make it possible to port to 2,000 families via technical
supply electricity to 56,000 users in advice services (in agriculture, live-
79 villages in 21 rural communes in stock breeding and aquaculture) and
the Brakna, Assaba, Gorgol and Tagant producers’ organisations providing
regions. These platforms make it pos- services for the entire rice sector,
sible to develop economic activities which is the main crop in the region
such as processing of local products, (quality seeds and inputs, collective
crafts, refrigeration, lighting, audiovis- marketing).
ual and mobile telephony. After con- “We developed an integrated, participa-
structing 70 buildings and imple- tive, complementary approach to cover
menting user committees ensuring the diverse requirements of families in
monitoring of services, two contrac- the Delta region (farmers and landless
tors are operating 56 platforms and people),” specifies Premila Masse, pro-
336 micro-entrepreneurs were trained ject manager with GRET.
in technical and financial manage-
ment in 2015.
Activities will continue in 2016, in
order to provide 77,000 people with
access to energy. The findings of the
project will be submitted to the Mau-
ritanian State, which is planning to
extend the system as part of a national
platforms programme. ❚❚
www.gret.org/countries/
representation/mauritania
35GRET 2015 Annual Report
ACTIVITIES
Sustainable approaches for projects. At the end of 2015, the pro-
improved nutrition (Sustain) ject was supporting 4,200 borrowers
in Monywa and Yinmabin and was
2012-2015 | Budget: 336 k€ | Funding: working on opening a third branch
EU | Partners: ACF, WHH, Gold Power. in Budalin. By the end of 2016, GRET
hopes to be supporting over 7,000
The limited nutrient intake of “home- borrowers in these three localities. ❚❚
made” food, limited access to quality
complementary feeding and lack of www.gret.org/countries/
knowledge contribute to malnutrition representation/myanmar-en
in children under the age of two. GRET
is working in partnership with the local NIGER
private sector to develop and market
an affordable complementary feed-
ing offer that corresponds to interna-
tional quality standards and is suited
to the needs of children aged 6 to 23
months: May May Mitta infant flour was
introduced onto the market in 2015.
GRET also raises awareness of mothers
and healthcare staff on recommended
healthcare and feeding practices. “GRET
is contributing to the improvement of the
two pillars of food security: availability
of food and its proper use, by increasing
access to quality complementary feeding
and by carrying out nutrition education
activities” explains GRET project man-
ager Thura Kyaw.
Creation of a microfinance Prevention of malnutrition
institution in the Dry Zone in women and children
(Nutriniger)
2013-2016 | Budget: 2.5 M US$ | Fund- 2013-2015 | Budget: 410 k€ | Fund-
ing : Lift. ing: Fida, Usaid, Pam | Partners: Misola,
CRS, municipalities, Regional Directorates
According to the Finscope study pub- of Rural Engineering and Education, Gage,
lished in 2014, 20% of the population in Care, Icrisat, women’s groups, communes.
Myanmar have access to formal finan-
cial services. The formal financial ser- The prevalence of malnutrition is con-
vices offer adapted for poor house- tinuing to increase in Niger. To con-
holds aims to diversify and secure tribute to prevention of malnutri-
various sources of income that will tion in the country, GRET supported
enable them to combat poverty and the development of three produc-
food insecurity. tion units to make affordable forti-
fied infant flour that meets interna-
Since the end of 2013, GRET has been tional quality standards. It raised the
working in microfinance in rural areas awareness of 36,000 people on feed-
in the Sagaing region. This project is ing and nutrition of young children
based on the Chin MFI experience and trained 396 health and com-
(Chin State), and GRET’s knowledge
of this area, having worked here since RAISING AWARENESS ON BEST
2011 on agricultural development NUTRITION PRACTICES IN NIGER © Gret
36 2015 Annual Report GRET
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munity health workers, as well as 80
women in charge of the production
units. Following initiatives focusing on
adolescents, the prevalence of anae-
mia has decreased among pupils in
Mirriah (from 61.7% to 59.9% for boys
and from 63% to 57.9% for girls). Eight
tons of infant flours were marketed
and consumed in 2015. Hainikoye
Issa Moussa, GRET’s representative in
Niger, talks about the project: “GRET’s
approach makes it possible to contrib-
ute to the fight against malnutrition, as
well as putting cereal and flour produc-
ers in contact with each other.” ❚❚
www.gret.org/countries/
representation/niger-en
SENEGAL
Apprenticeships for the
development of rural territories
(Adeter)
2014-2017 | Budget: 730 k€ | Funding:
AFD | Partner: Enda Graf Sahel.
In Senegal, the offer of formal training
for early school leavers corresponding
to the requirements of rural territories
remains low. GRET and Enda Graf Sahel
initiated the Adeter project to develop
a work-linked training offer via appren-
ticeships in farm-related trades, mak-
ing it possible to boost the high poten-
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ACTIVITIES
tial of agriculture in the Senegal River gency plans and 200 benefitted from
valley. In 2015, 94 youths began train- a transfer of 150 euros to purchase
ing in the manufacture of agricultural agricultural inputs. According to Kébé
material; maintenance of agricultural Cissé, the head of a farm in Barkédji:
machinery & outboard engines; and “the project inventions have enabled us
installation & maintenance of irrigation to avoid wasting our production and to
systems. These training courses should ascertain our requirements.”
enable the youths to obtain the Cer-
tificate of Professional Aptitude (CAP) Ifpri conducted a study of 240 fam-
or a Certificate of Professional skills ily farms to measure the impact of the
(CCP). The programmes are delivered project. Capitalisation of CEF systems
via alternance-based training courses is currently underway with a view to
mobilising 55 small-scale businesses informing national reflection. ❚❚
and three training centres.
www.gret.org/countries/
Family farming and access representation/senegal-en
to information (Afai)
2014-2016 | Budget: 483 k€ | Funding: VIETNAM
DFID | Partners: Fongs, Ifpri.
Living conditions of migrant
Family farming supplies 70% of food women in industrial zones
in Senegal and employs 60 % of the (Phu-Nu)
active population. Lack of information,
planning and financial resources limit
the performance of family farms. As
part of the Afai project, GRET, Fongs
and Ifpri are studying the impact of
the Family Farms Council (CEF) on 600
families, with 107 coordinators. Thanks
to support from GRET and Fongs, each
family has benefitted from three sim-
plified assessments and monthly visits.
400 family farms defined two contin-
2014-2017 | Budget: 439 k€ | Fund-
ing: AFD, Oxfam-Solidarity, CCFD-
Terre solidaire, CG93, Juristes-Solida-
rités, FIND | Partners: Batik International
(project leader), CDI.
Vietnam’s economic development strat-
egy, based on production for export,
has led to rapid development of indus-
trial zones and mass rural exodus. Poor
ADETER PROJECT IN SENEGAL
© Gret / Enda Graf Sahel
TRADITIONAL HOUSE EQUIPPED WITH
A SOLAR LIGHTING KIT IN THANH HOA,
VIETNAM © Ninh Huu Nguyen
38 2015 Annual Report GRET
ACTIVITIES
development of services in these zones were set up in the villages and the
affects living conditions for migrants, facilities were prepared. ❚❚
54% of whom are women. The project
aims to improve migrant women’s liv- www.gret.org/countries/
ing conditions and social integration representation/vietnam-en
in Hai Duong and Vinh Phuc.
OTHER
In 2015, 600 women participated in COUNTRIES
approximately thirty women’s clubs.
“Creating sociability is a first step. But
beyond this, the objective is to ena-
ble the women to organise themselves
and take their full place in society with
various stakeholders”, explains Ninh
Nguyen Huu, GRET’s representative in
Vietnam. 32 women workers and two
lead women workers benefitted from
training on social rights. Work groups
brought together landlords, compa-
nies and local authorities. 12 housing
units accommodating 480 women were
upgraded (sanitary installations, etc.).
Solar energy: replication of Local and municipal
the Barefoot College model development in the Palestinian
Territories: the West Bank
2015-2017 | Budget: 86 k€ | Fund- and Gaza
ing: FIND, Cartier Charitable Founda-
tion | Partner: Barefoot College. 2015 | Budget: 58 k€ | Funding: AFD |
Partner: BOI.
Five million people in Vietnam do not
have access to the electricity grid, GRET contributed to the evaluation of
especially in the mountainous areas of the first phase of a multi-donor munic-
the North and Centre of the country. ipal development programme (MDP)
GRET and Barefoot College are test- in the West Bank and Gaza, imple-
ing the replication capacity of a model mented between 2009 and 2013 by
for sustainable access to solar energy the Municipal Development and Lend-
developed by Barefoot. The objective ing Fund (MDLF), a semi-governmen-
is to train women in their early forties tal Palestinian institution working with
as solar technicians so that they can municipalities. The evaluation is part
install and maintain individual solar of a multi-donor approach. The AFD
kits in their villages. wanted to evaluate the programme
taking into account the context, pub-
This approach is based on “the con- lic policies and its specific procedures.
viction that the knowledge, skill and The evaluation team examined the
wisdom available in the villages must programme’s results in light of the
be used for their development before objectives set for the improvement
bringing in external skills,” according to of living conditions for the popula-
Bunker Roy, founder of Barefoot Col- tion via funding of urban services
lege. In 2015, six villages in two dis- and strengthening of Palestinian insti-
tricts in the province of Thanh Hoa, tutions & municipalities in terms of
with 1,000 inhabitants, were identi- financial management and planning. ❚❚
fied; four women were trained in India
during six months; solar committees
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GRET contributes to debates on development policies and practices
in various manners: expert studies for States, capitalisations
with a view to action-research for development, coordination of
and contribution to stakeholder networks, advocacy & influence
communication and strengthening of civil societies
in their contribution to policies.
The main Forward
development planning
debates in 2015
STRATEGIC
COORDINATION
Communication - Knowledge
advocacy management -
capitalisation
THE ROLE OF COMPANIES
IN DEVELOPMENT
In 2015, GRET conducted a forward planning study on GROUPE INITIATIVES STUDY DAY ON “NEW STAKEHOLDER COALITIONS’
the growing involvement of small, large and very large ISSUES AND PRACTICES”, JANUARY 2015 © Johnson Sabin
companies in social and environmental issues. It co-
organised a Groupe Initiatives study day on stakeholder more broadly new forms of philanthropy in the world
coalitions between public authorities, companies and of finance and foundations.
associations. At the request of the AFD, it conducted an
expert study on the strengthening of private stakehold-
ers’ capacities in order to contribute to the French posi-
tion for the United Nations Conference on Financing
for Development in Addis Ababa. It conducted a study
to contribute to Maedi’s strategy in favour of a social
and inclusive economy.
GRET launched a multi-annual seminar with the Fon-
dation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, the IRD and
Cirad, to examine the involvement of companies and
THE MAIN EVENTS
JULY JULY
United Nations World Summit on
Conference on Financing Climate and
for Development in Territories in Lyon
Addis Ababa
© Uneca
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CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY: NATIONAL PARK AND MARINE PROTECTED AREA, FIAVOTANA PROJECT
FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL © Aurélie Vogel
In Madagascar, GRET conducted a study on the govern- ing for biodiversity for Maedi, in order to contribute
ance and involvement of communities in the manage- to the Pilot Group on Innovative Funding that brings
ment of New Protected Marine and Costal Areas (NAP). together approximately sixty States.
On 15 September 2015 in Antananarivo, the Directorate
General for the Sea, GRET and WCS organised consul- COORDINATION SUD FORWARD
tation on this subject, during which the need for long PLANNING FOR 2030
term support for local communities was underlined. The
Directorate General for the Sea committed to build on
the recommendations resulting from this meeting in the
ordinance on the implementation of the Law on pro-
tected areas. GRET also participated in discussions on
the European Union’s strategic framework in terms of
conservation of biodiversity in Africa, which will steer
the next ten years of action: the issues of governance
and natural resource management by local communi-
ties are central.
With a view to funding the objectives of the Conven-
tion on Biological Diversity for 2020, GRET, Cirad and GRET is part of a Coordination Sud work
the Caisse des dépôts-Climate and Biodiversity con- group on forward planning to look
ducted a study on the mechanisms of innovative fund- towards 2030. “Thanks to work on explor-
ing scenarios on world trends and shifts applied to our
sectors and combined with the aid paradigm, we detected
the challenges facing the world of international solidarity
GACSA and Coordination Sud in particular”, explains Marc Levy,
director of forward planning at GRET. “Let us quote
social entrepreneurship for example the transition from ‘North helping South’
climate change agroecology to solidarity from territory to territory focused on
common issues, or alliances to respond to new con-
renewable energy figurations of mobilisation and intervention. This
team work generated collective intelligence, which
SER biodiversity is currently being transcribed into a work plan.”
voluntary guidelines on land
stakeholder coalitions THE MAIN SUBJECTS
IN 2015
SDGsterritories
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER
Cop 21
United Nations in Paris
Summit on the SDGs
in New York
41GRET 2015 Annual Report
DEBATES
Capitalisation Drawing up recommendations on public policies: GRET
promoted the results of the Agora and Appi action-
G RET works as a “development laboratory” with research programmes on socio-political dynamics of
projects activating synergies between research public policies in West Africa, in partnership with Euro-
and development. Its experts capitalise on their pean and African social science researchers.
practices in a reflective manner, to review their experi-
ences and the knowledge acquired. These findings are GRET supported two theses led by its experts in 2015, on
enhanced via the publication of specialised books, arti- water entrepreneurs in Cambodia and dialogue between
cles in journals, and during scientific conferences and experts, researchers and deciders on the Land and Devel-
seminars. GRET has accumulated a catalogue of 250 ref- opment Technical Committee.
erences, sold at the Lavoisier bookshop and available
online at www.gret.org. CHANGES IN KNOWLEDGE AND
PRACTICES FOR DEVELOPMENT
In 2015, GRET published eight books and participated in
conferences and seminars to contribute to knowledge on
development and to changing practices. Spotlight on a
selection of references and work focusing on three emerg-
ing areas in 2015.
COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCH Promoting agroecology and
agroforestry know-how
GRET participates in research projects and in reflection on
research for development at different levels: To provide solutions for the issues of fighting climate
Action-research: as part of the Rhyvière hydraulic elec- change and environmental degradation, based on expe-
riences in the field, GRET contributes to highlighting agro-
trification project in Madagascar, GRET is collaborating ecology and agroforestry practices and initiatives to help
with the French Institute of Research for Development both farmers and aid practicians to appropriate them.
(IRD) to draw up participative watershed modelling. GRET spoke at two regional seminars organised by the
Forward planning on research for development: GRET United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
is part of the interministerial work group set up by the on agroecology in Sub-Saharan Africa (Dakar) and in Asia
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Devel- and the Pacific (Bangkok).
opment (Maedi) and the French Ministry of Higher Educa-
tion & Research (Menesr) to draw up a forward planning SOME 2015 PUBLICATIONS:
document on scientific policy in terms of international
cooperation. Towards an agroecological transition in Southeast Asia :
Cultivating diversity and developing synergies
SOME 2015 PUBLICATIONS: Castella J.-C., Kibler J.-F., Ferrand P., GRET
Appui à la gouvernance concertée des Guide technique. Pratiques
services publics locaux : les apports agroécologiques et agroforestières
du projet de recherche-action Agora en zone tropicale humide
(Bénin, Burkina Faso, Mali) Scholle J. (dir.), GRET
Débats & Controverses no 11,
Barrau E., Hochet P., Quentin A., Keeping Composting Simple
Vaumourin S., GRET Farming Matters, no 31.1,
Allaverdian C., Fayon S.
Actes du colloque Appi. Une action publique éclatée ?
Production et institutionnalisation de l’action publique Evaluation des paiements pour services
dans les secteurs de l’eau potable et du foncier (Appi) : environnementaux
Burkina Faso, Niger, Bénin Fétiveau J., in Mille G. and Louppe D., “Mémento du forestier
IRD Gred, Lereps, Lam, Lasdel, Laboratoire Citoyennetés, GRET tropical”, Quae
42 2015 Annual Report GRET
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Formalisation of land rights and services: future action and research”conference organised
land tenure for farmers by the universities of Basel, Geneva and Toulouse, and at
a symposium entitled “Rethinking vulnerable districts”
With the Land and Development Technical Committee organised by the AFD and the French National centre for
for which GRET ensures the technical and scientific sec- Scientific Research (CNRS).
retariat, GRET is coordinating reflections on land poli-
cies in developing countries, especially on conditions Including climate change in projects
for formalisation and reform of land rights. GRET spoke
at the conference organised by the World Bank on Land In order to prepare the post-Cop 21 operational translation,
Rights in Washington, as well as in Bern, at the Interna- several capitalisation projects have been launched on climate
tional Conference on Community Land and Resource issues and agricultural policies, on measures for adaptation
Rights. GRET participated in conferences on land issues to climate change in urban areas and on natural resource
in the Mekong delta, on land conflicts in South East Asia management. Existing tools and methods produced by
in Chiang Mai and at the Forum on direct foreign invest- projects on adaptation to climate change were reviewed.
ments in Hong Kong.
2015 PUBLICATION: OTHER 2015 PUBLICATIONS:
Formalising land rights in Journalisme radio.
developing countries: Conseils pour la pratique en
Moving from past controversies Afrique subsaharienne
to future strategies Guide pratique, F.-P. Mbumba
AFD, Maedi, GRET Mpanzu, GRET
Governance of essential services Apprécier l’impact en cours
in urban territories
de projet : retour sur une méthode
expérimentale au Cambodge
Coopérer aujourd’hui, no 77, Renard O. and Castellanet C.,
GRET
Projects to implement basic services in urban territo- TRAINING THE DEVELOPMENT
ries are leading GRET to explore interactions between PROFESSIONALS OF THE FUTURE
urban governance and management of these services.
GRET’s experts spoke at the“Financial innovation for basic
SOME 2015 PUBLICATIONS: GRET’s experts work to train future professionals.
Urban development: EUP, Ifu, Upem.
Financer les services essentiels Food security and Nutrition: Agroparitech, Iedes,
des villes du Sud : quelle équation
socio-politique ? SupAgro.
Leménager M., Naulet F., Etudes & Basic services, Drinking water and sanitation: Iedes,
Travaux en ligne, no 44, GRET
Engref, Ifu.
Mettre en place des services urbains Advocacy and communication in associations and local
d’évacuation et de traitement
décentralisé des boues de vidange authorities: UVSQ, Upec.
Gabert J., GRET Land: Bordeaux III University.
Evaluations and diagnoses: Istom.
Filières, acteurs et territoires : Agriculture, value chains and agricultural policies: Iedes,
une équation impossible ?
Création d’une filière “sociale” de Ifaid, IRC Montpellier SupAgro, Iris Sup, Paris South
recyclage des déchets plastiques University, SupAgro.
à Nouakchott Project management: University of Rennes.
Tsitiskalis A., in Durand M., Djellouli Y., Economic policy in Africa: Sciences Po Paris. ❚❚
Naorine C. (ed), “Gestion des déchets :
innovations sociales et territoriales”, 43GRET 2015 Annual Report
Presses universitaires de Rennes
Networks and alliances
In its countries of operation, GRET works within Civil Society
Organisation (CSO) groups and contributes to networks & consultative
forums coordinated by public authorities.
NGO and CSO Consultative forums Multi-player
Networks sectoral networks
France: National Council for the
France: Coordination SUD, Development of International France: GTD Désertification,
CFSI, Groupe initiatives, Coali- Solidarity (CNDSI), Interministe- Cicle, Riaed, Cerise. Pepa in
tion Eau. Abong in Brazil, Inter- rial Group for Food Security Haiti, Land Issue Working
NGO liaison committee in Haiti, (Gisa), PFVT, Land and develop- Group in Laos, Nerad in Viet-
Health NGOs Group in Mada- ment council, National group on nam, etc.
gascar, Congad in Senegal tropical forests, Costea, Group of
Repaoc, Spong in Burkina Faso, technical and financial partners
Aliss in France, etc. on nutrition in Burkina Faso,
Group for consultation on vio-
lence against women in Haiti, etc.
EXAMPLES OF NETWORKING (SCOs), which reveals notably that NGOs are still insufficiently
INITIATIVES AT NATIONAL AND consulted on the definition of roadmaps and that dialogue on
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL policies is limited to certain sectors.
PFVT: GRET was re-elected to the NGO college GRET participated on behalf of Coordination Sud in a meeting
and contributed to the French position organised by CONCORD in Brussels, which brought together
for Habitat III NGOs and representatives of the European Commission &
European Parliament. After expressing its satisfaction with
French Alliance for Cities and Territorial Development (PFVT) the efforts being made, GRET raised the issue of lack of trans-
is the exchange and promotion platform for urban develop- parency regarding conditions for implementing the 2014-2020
ment internationally. In 2015, GRET was re-elected as a repre- strategy, cumbersome administrative constraints that are det-
sentative in the civil society organisations college. GRET con- rimental to carrying out work adapted to local contexts and
tributed to the French position in the run up to Cop 21 (see the necessity for multi-stakeholder dialogue on political issues.
page 45) and is contributing to the French position for Habi-
tat III. It presented its experience in the area of consultation International call by
for access to urban services in informal settlements in Port-au- “Climate Smart Agriculture Concerns”
Prince in Haiti, as part of a workshop on the rights to the city.
A year after the launch of the global alliance for climate smart
Europe: improving EUD-SCO relations agriculture, GRET is one of 355 international organisations
with CONCORD having signed a call to decision-makers to include agroecology
in all processes relating to agriculture and climate change. This
CONCORD, the European NGO Confederation for Relief and call criticises the fact that the definition of climate smart agri-
Development, wrote a report on relations between European culture (Acsa) is too vague and too broad, which means that
Union Delegations (EUDs) and civil society organisations harmful practices for food sovereignty and the climate can be
included. GRET’s signature of this call is part of a series of ini-
tiatives to promote agroecology in order to meet the challenges
of agriculture and climate change, in political and scientific
circles (see page 42 and 46). www.climatesmartagconcerns.info
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Advocacy and influence
communication
27 positions 5,600 subscribers to the In Touch newsletter
202 media coverage
152,400 hits on www.gret.org 5,690 views on the
Dailymotion.com/GRET-videos channel
GRET is also engaged in several campaigns The funding requirements for these SDGs are colossal, in
in terms of advocacy and influence the vicinity of two to three trillion dollars per year over 15
communication to change policies in France years, taking into account official development assistance.
and in its countries of operation. Spotlight On 30 March 2015, GRET and Groupe initiatives partici-
on two campaigns in a key year for pated in the CNDSI’s work group on financing for devel-
international development orientations. opment via public-private stakeholder coalitions. More
generally, GRET endorsed the importance of supporting
Financing for development and the States in the search for national resources, beyond the var-
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ious international options.
GRET contributed to the French positions for two major GRET participated in a meeting between Maedi and civil
events: the Addis Ababa conference on financing for devel- society on the last session on the SDGs in New York on
opment in July, and the General Assembly of the United evaluation, to underline the need to involve civil society
Nations in September, where the 2015-2030 SDGs were in the definition of qualitative monitoring and evaluation
defined. It contributed to Coordination SUD’s collective procedures versus exclusively quantitative procedures.
position.
Cop 21: climate change accelerating poverty
Pierre Jacquemot, Chairperson of GRET, was given a hear- and creating inequalities
ing on 1st April 2015 by the Commission on Sustainable
Development and Planning of the French Parliament, on The 21st Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (Cop
the future SDGs. Having commended the effort made by 21) held at the end of 2015 in Paris mobilised numerous
the United Nations to organise extensive consultation, players throughout the year.
he expressed satisfaction regarding the option chosen to
make the SDGs a universal issue and place the focus on GRET contributed to this mobilisation to promote cli-
winning human rights and dignity. mate commitments that are compatible with the issues
of development. It made recommendations based on
“This is a transformative ambition, reduc- its experience in the field in five sectors: food security,
ing inequalities to alleviate sources of ten- innovative funding to protect forests, renewable energy,
sion. But it should be noted that the trans- cities and management of rainwater. Its action is part of
collective dynamics with networks of which it is a mem-
formation hoped for is not supported by a ber (Coordination SUD, Groupe initiatives, Coalition Eau,
clear analysis of the deep-rooted reasons pS-eau) and as part of multi-player consultation forums
behind inequalities: unfair trade, unbridled finan- (PFVT, FWP [French Water Partnership], CNDSI).
cialisation, biodiversity losses...” specifies Pierre Jacque-
mot. “There are 17 objectives. Which is a lot, but removal of GRET participated in several meetings with French public
any of these could open the door to an erosion of some of the authorities and parliamentarians to prepare the French
progress already made, particularly on the issue of gender.” position. At a hearing it was given by the French Sen-
ate in March 2015, GRET recalled that climate funding
should be dedicated as a priority to adaptation in the
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Least Developed Countries (LDCs) via grant mechanisms. Using video to raise
GRET alerted the AFD on priority funding solutions (risk of awareness of decision-
false fixes, necessity for joint planning at territorial level) makers and professionals
and the need to support action-research. During a meet-
ing with African Mayors organised by the Municipality Whether to raise awareness of political
of Paris on 17 April on the Initiative for Electrification in decision-makers, donors or development
Africa, GRET commended initiatives in favour of renew- professionals, video is a tool that ena-
able energy but recalled that it is vital to include local bles political recommendations and best
authorities in initiatives. practices to be conveyed visually. In 2015,
GRET published 31 new videos on its Dai-
GRET participated in several preparatory meetings in the lymotion channel: “3-question” interviews
run-up to Cop 21. In June 2015, it attended the interme- with GRET experts or partners, motion
diary negotiations for Cop 21 in Bonn, Germany, for dis- design animated videos, films on projects,
cussions with negotiators in the countries where it works audio slide shows, etc. In order to promote
on national contributions (INDC). Four experts from GRET, these new tools, GRET added a new sec-
respectively of French, Burmese, Malagasy and Maurita- tion to its monthly newsletter: “Video of
nian nationality, presented their experience in agriculture the month”.
in dry zones during the Désertif’actions meeting in Mont-
pellier in June 2015. GRET spoke at the World Summit Cli- You can see all GRET’s videos on:
mate & Territories in Lyon in July, together with the PFVT, www.dailymotion.com/GRET-videos
notably to defend the need for local authorities to conduct
ambitious participative processes for the construction of COP 21: GRET PARTICIPATED IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE
local action, and to equip themselves with decision-mak- ORGANISED BY COORDINATION SUD © Marie Bessières
ing and planning tools that take the uncertainties of cli-
mate scenarios into account.
A GRET delegation from France, Mauritania and Mada-
gascar participated in Cop 21 in Paris, alongside partners
from France, Mauritania and Senegal.
During the press conference organised by Coordination
SUD for the launch of Cop 21, Samassa Nalla, GRET’s rep-
resentative in Mauritania, called on negotiators “to end use
of fossil fuels by 2050”.
GRET spoke at or co-organised approximately fifteen side-
events in the negotiation areas and the areas dedicated
to civil society, to present solutions for development that
are compatible with climate issues, convey collective posi-
tions and continue the dialogue with delegations from its
representation countries on their plans to implement the
Paris commitments.
More information on GRET’s mobilisation for Cop 21:
www.gret.org/Cop21
46 2015 Annual Report GRET
Summary of 2015 activities
COUNTRY DATES PROJECT THEMES SOURCE OF FUNDING PARTNERS BUDGET IN K€
ALGERIA
BRAZIL 2013-16 Support for the concerted multi-stakeholder programme ⓔ CFSI CI, Amapá government 27
BURKINA FASO 2012-16 Management of the Amapá forests (Geflo) Ⓟ FFEM 4,655
2013-15 Shea butter Ⓟ Yves Rocher Laboratoire Citoyennetés
CAMBODIA 2014-15 Capitalisation of the process for allocation of land in the Dî irrigation scheme ⓔ E-sud Inter-Réseaux, CPF, Roppa 40
2011-16 Capitalisation of experience developing local products for urban consumers ⓔ CFSI - FDF Fepab 15
CONGO 2013-17 Resilience and food security in the Mouhoun region (Repam) Ⓟ CFSI - FDF, EU IDE, Eau Vive 13
2014-17 Sanya Kagni Ⓟ EU, City of Paris Hauts-Bassins region 2,100
DRC 2013-15 Sustainable management of land and adaptation to climate change (Paci/GDT) ⓔ Cilss, FFEM Afaudeb, Région Est 3,300
FRANCE 2013-16 Governance and enhancement of natural resources in two national parks (Pape) Ⓟ EU, Afaudeb Afaudeb, Naturama 14
2014-17 Integrated management and joint governance of the Pô-Nazinga-Sissili ecological complex (Ponasi) Ⓟ EU Eastern Region, ACF, CRS, APAC, Fandima, 1,160
GUINEA 2010-17 Fighting child malnutrition (Nutrifaso) Ⓟ EU, French Ministry of the Interior, Aseff, TDH, SOS Sahel, GVC, AB Misola, IRD 202
HAITI Cedeao, Pam, Unicef, USAID, Cartier 7,486
Charitable Foundation, FIND, Ofda, Sida
2015 Promotion of community health Ⓟ PADS (National Burkina programme) Icodev, Fiimba, ABF, Apac Fandima 69
2015-17 Mobile telephony working for maternal and child health in the East (Mobisan) Ⓟ AFD Djantoli, ABF, Apac Fandima 1,100
2014-17 Agricultural development in Siem Reap (Apici) Ⓟ CG 92, FIND, Louis Dreyfus Foundation Cird, Siem Reap Agriculture Department
2013-15 Support and financing for drinking water operators in Cambodia Ⓔ World Bank Isea, EMC 800
2013-15 WSP Access to finance Study (A2F) Ⓔ World Bank Isea, EMC 15
2013-15 Training for private operators Ⓔ World Bank Isea 323
2013-16 Management and development of access to water in Kampot (Madeau) Ⓟ AESN, Aquassistance, City of Paris, Kampot water services 530
Kampot water services 194
DFAT, Unicef
2013-16 Water, sanitation and hygiene – Output-based aid Ⓟ Unicef EMW, Isea 435
2015 Minimum standard for the water supply system in urban areas Ⓔ AFD, EU
2014-19 Access to financing for small drinking water and electricity operators Ⓟ AFD Isea 23
2014-18 Strengthening local agricultural water stakeholders (WASP) Ⓔ
Sanofi Espoir Foundation, FIND Artelia, Isea, See Saw, Ministries, CWA, REA 2,000
AFD
Cambodian Ministries and provincial services 649
for water resources and agriculture, Egis Eau,
ISC, FWUC, FWN, Cirad
2014-16 Health for all: supporting social health protection operators (I-Hop) Ⓟ FHD, Social Health Protection Association (SHPA) 303
2015-16
Technical assistance to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to detail key procedures of NSSF 54
2013-16 health insurance in the formal sector Ⓟ
2014-17 Support for the project owners of the multi-stakeholder concerted programme ⓔ CFSI Municipality of Brazzaville and districts 56
2015-16 Support for private and not-for-profit waste pre-collection activities in Brazzaville (Filipa) Ⓟ MAT, DGGT (C2D) 650
2015-17 Support for the management of mini-drinking water supply networks in the districts of Ignié Ⓟ French Red Cross 46
2015-18 Raising awareness on management and characterisation of household waste in Brazzaville Ⓟ City of Paris 25
2011-15 Inclusive and concerted management of waste in Dolisie (Gicod) Ⓟ EU 1,100
Management of basic services in Dolisie (Promaiss) Ⓟ Municipality of Dolisie, EU, FIND, 634
Fonds Suez initiatives
2014-18 Support for waste management in Brazzaville Ⓟ DGGT, AFD Nodalis (leader), IGIP 97
2012-15 Communal and community-based microprojects in Brazzaville (Micab II) Ⓟ AFD, EU AAISC, Municipality of Brazzaville and districts 1,300
2015-18 Support for the small-scale business sector via strengthening of Giac (Partag) Ⓟ EU Giac 1,415
2010-15 Forestry food-production agricultural value chains in Mayanda (Defiv - Dafoma) Ⓟ EU, AFD, Unicef, FSD 3,134
2012-17 Agroforests for the development of Kipushi (Afodek) Ⓟ EU, CPP CPP, Nature + 3,048
2015-16 Definition of the mechanism for sharing the benefits of Redd+ ⓔ World Bank
2012-15 Short supply chains in Europe (Codia) ⓔ Greater Paris Region, MAAF ESA INC Civam 49, Afipar, Bergerie nationale, 73
Crara, Supagro, Inra 349
AFD, AESN, Fonds Suez initiatives,
2014-15 Sanitation handbook ⓔ SIAAP 148
PS-Eau, ARS-OI
2015 Sanitation project formulation study in Mayotte ⓔ Adea Ircood 5
2014-15 Adea, Iram 13
Study entitled: “Fonds de Financement de la Formation Professionnelle”
2014-15 (“Vocational training financing fund”) ⓔ AFD 30
2015-16 AFD IECD 7
Entreprendre au Sud (Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries) portal ⓔ
2014-15 Municipality of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 7
“Formation-insertion professionnelle” (“Vocational training and professional integration”)
2014-16 NGO discussion group ⓔ Ademe I Care & Consult, H3C Caraïbes, 108
Atelier Villes et Paysages 29
Pre-operational phase support for a slum-clearance operation in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni PACT federation in French overseas 6
(Guyana) Ⓔ territories Artelia
ANRU
Sustainable urban planning in the overseas territories Ⓔ
2015 Increasing knowledge of the “Housing improvement” value chain (Guyana, Reunion Island, FIND MGE, BSD/MA, FOPBG 50
Martinique and Guadeloupe) Ⓔ AFD, CFSI, FDF, EU MGE, Ministry of Agriculture BSD 873
2015-16 CFSI - FDF FPFD 43
Analysis of replies to the call for expressions of interest issued by the Villes et territoires durables AFD DNGR 170
2013-15 (Sustainable cities and territories) investment in the future programme ⓔ EU CCFD -TS, FPFD 2,016
2013-15 Increasing the value of quality mangrove rice in Lower Guinea (Bora Malé) Ⓟ AFD SOS Enfants sans frontières 665
2014-15 Support for organisations in the rice and palm oil value chains (Acorh GF) Ⓟ AFD, EU Snelak 1,105
2015-16 Improving supply of local vegetable products to the town of TimbiMadina Ⓟ Kellogg Fondation 764
2013-16 Technical assistance to the National directorate of rural engineering (Riz Basse Guinée) Ⓟ FDF, EU UCLBP (project management) 1,005
2013-16 Strengthening food security in the North of Guinea (Resa Nord II) Ⓟ FDF, AFD, EU Solidarités International, Entrepreneurs 4,000
2014-16 Innovative management of watersheds Ⓟ EU du Monde, Build Change 46
2014-16 Innovative sanitation services in urban areas (Siamu/Jefakaf) Ⓟ Oxfam GB
2012-16 Local development in Saint-Louis-du-Sud Ⓟ EU, Oxfam GB ID, Adema 6,200
2012-16 Local urban initiative funds in Haiti (Filu II) Ⓟ EU, FDF, AFD 1,333
2014-15 Development and reconstruction of the Baillergeau district in Port-au-Prince (Areba) Ⓟ
Reconstruction, urban development and economic development in Christ Roi Ⓟ
2014-16 Support for the reconstruction and development of Desprez (Parad) Ⓟ
2014-16
Integration of rural and urban civil society initiatives in national policies and
national dialogue (Colibri) Ⓟ
Ⓟ Field project Ⓔ Expertise and short missions ⓔ Studies, research and capitalisation
Civic issues and democracy
Agriculture: value chains and agricultural policies Health: nutrition and social protection Drinking water, sanitation and waste management Natural resource management and energy
Microfinance and professional integration Cities for all and decentralisation
47GRET 2015 Annual Report
SUMMARY OF 2015 ACTIVITIES
COUNTRY DATES PROJECT THEMES SOURCE OF FUNDING PARTNERS BUDGET IN K€
IVORY COAST
LAOS 2015 Seminar on funding for vocational training Ⓔ AFD Adea 10
2005-16 Access to drinking water and sanitation in small towns in Laos (Mirep) Ⓟ AFD, AESN, Aquassistance, Sedif, 4,300
MADAGASCAR City of Paris, UN-Habitat, East Meets West, Lao public authorities
2014-17 Water, sanitation and hygiene – Output-based aid (Washoba) ⓔ Lao government, entrepreneurs WTA, Commune of Vientiane 832
MALAWI 2014-18 Management of faecal sludge in Vientiane Ⓟ AusAid, Lao government, entrepreneurs 620
MAURITANIA 2015-16 Supply of drinking water in Vientiane (Madevie) Ⓟ Siaap, AESN, AIMF SNV, technical departments, 81
2010-16 Development of the bamboo sector in Houaphanh province Ⓟ AFD NUOL FSRC/Nafri 1,800
MAURITANIA AFD, SNV, Fondation Ensemble, EU,
2015 Feasibility study on agroforestry options in the protected zone of the Nam Gnouang forestⒺ Oxfam, SDC FAO 44
MOROCCO 2016 Creation of a services centre for stakeholders in the bamboo sector Ⓟ WCS CTAS 160
MYANMAR 2012-15 Structuring of agricultural policies (Soa) Ⓟ Oxfam, SDC CTAS 1,018
2014-17 Food security and increasing agricultural income (Asara) Ⓟ EU, Ministry of Agriculture Communes, Enda Océan Indien 1,666
2014-17 Integrated action for nutrition and feeding (Aina) Ⓟ EU, CRS WWF 1,518
2012-16 Appropriate sanitation services for the greater Antananarivo area (Miasa) Ⓟ EU 770
2013-16 Access to water in the Mahafaly plateau (Eau Mahafaly) Ⓟ Grand Lyon, Veolia, EU, AFD Jirama 83
2013-16 CRDI Ader, Energy Assistance 3,500
Sustainable development mechanisms for access to water and sanitation in rural areas Fonds Suez initiatives, EU, Sedif, WCS, Fanamby
2014-16 (Meddea II) Ⓟ FIND, communes 200
2008-15 Water and sanitation services in Ambodifotatra (Sainte-Marie II) Ⓟ Sedif, Jirama Cite, Enea Consulting, IRD 2,302
2013-16 Hydroelectric village networks, energy and environmental respect (Rhyviere) Ⓟ Contractors, Energy Assistance, EU WCS, Consultation platform for sustainable 1,129
Biodiversity, development and local governance (Hafafi) Ⓟ AFD, Fanamby, CG 29, WCS, Wiomsa, development of Antongil bay
Fondation Albert II de Monaco, 7,195
2014-18 Hydroelectricity and the environment in Madagascar (Rhyviere II) Ⓟ Fondation Mac Arthur Pam, National Office of Nutrition, 1,010
2015-18 EU, FFEM Malagasy Ministry of Education
Improving living conditions and supporting concerted management of marine and terrestrial AFD, Cartier Charitable Foundation, 30
natural resources (Fihavotana) Ⓟ Darwin Initiative, FIND, The Leona M. and MDM, ACF, Santé Sud, MFPF, HI,
Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Malagasy Ministry of Health 465
2013-15 Nutrition education in schools in the district of Bekily (Educnut) Ⓟ Pam 640
Nutri’zaza, TAF, Malagasy Ministry of Health
2014-16 Study on the support project to combat chronic malnutrition (Miaro) ⓔ Pam Havelontika Association 1,077
2014-17 Support for maternal and child health (Pasmi) Ⓟ AFD 530
77
2015-17 Integrated action for feeding and nutrition (Aina II) Ⓟ Pam, EU 100
2013-18 Nutri’zaza technical assistance Ⓟ AFD, Nutri’zaza 65
2014-15 Decentralised cooperation programme (Havelontika) Ⓟ CG 27 14
2015 Sainte-Marie COI Ⓔ GIZC
2013-15 Advice on family farming Ⓔ Concern Worldwide
2014-15 SCAC Mauritania
Support for the design of the “Youth and civil society” programme of the French Embassy
2015-16 in Mauritania Ⓔ EU RPC 359
2015-16 Support for civil society in Adrar (Asca) Ⓟ EU RPC 21
2011-15 Support for the development of civil society organisations in Mauritania (Padosc) Ⓟ AESN, Apaus, PS-Eau, Sedif, EU, Tenmiya, communes 2,747
Support for local authority initiatives for hydraulics and sanitation (Aicha II) Ⓟ Vert-Saint-Denis, OMVS, Évry-Gregy
EU, SAN Sénart, Communes of Rosso,
2014-16 Water, sanitation and waste management in the large towns of Trarza (Pirog - Rap - Deb) Ⓟ Keur Macène, Dar El Barka, Tiguent SAN Sénart, SAN Sénart Association of Mayors 133
and Merderdra from twin towns, communes
EU, AFD
2014-17 Technical assistance to the ministry of Hydraulics and Sanitation (5 Wilayas) Ⓟ Unicef Burgeap, Hydroconseil 515
2015-16 Rural sanitation market study ⓔ World Bank 61
2015-16 The informal waste recycling sector in Nouakchott Ⓟ Apaus, EU Hydroconseil 20
2011-16 Decentralised interregional rural electrification (Erudi) Ⓟ Apaus, EU Écodev, Tenmiya 3,500
2011-16 Promoting the use of typha coal (Typha) Ⓟ Mava, Fondation Ensemble, EU, PND Iset, PND 1,500
2015-19 Advice and biodiversity in Diawling National Park Ⓟ Engie, FIND PND 549
2015-16 Improved stoves Ⓟ C2D Iset 100
2013-16 Support centre for the integration of young people in Nouakchott (Cap Insertion) Ⓟ EU MEFPTIC 337
2014-16 Urban Community of Nouakchott 177
Strengthening the CUN (Nouakchott Urban Community) and the communes of Nouakchott’s
2014-16 work on the integration of young people (ReCUNij) Ⓟ FIND IRD 50
2013-16 Mobile telephony supporting professional integration (Mobim) Ⓟ EU, Unicef Agir ; Communes of Ajar, Arr and 1,300
2014-17 Fighting infant malnutrition in the Brakna region (Nutririm) Ⓟ EU Ould M’Bonny 1,666
2013-15 Improving the resilience of vulnerable populations in terms of food and nutritional Urban development agency Corad 300
2010-15 security (Resanut) Ⓟ Lift WHH 3,471
2011-15 Technical assistance to the Social development agency Ⓟ Lift Care, ACF 1,647
2012-16 Improvement of living conditions and natural resource management in the North of Chin Ⓟ EU Corad, MSN, WHH
2013-15 Value chain development for inclusive economic growth in the Delta region Ⓟ AFD, Danida, Lift, EU 412
2013-16 Poverty & hunger alleviation through support, empowerment and increased networking (Phase In) Ⓟ Lift WHH 1,647
2013-16 Improvement of local support services for the rural world (Paslam) Ⓟ Danida WorldFish, DoF, Pact, NAG
2015-18 Understanding rural land issues to engage comprehensive policy dialogue in Myanmar Ⓔ Life 581
2015-18 Farmers innovating for rural development and environmental restoration (MyFire) Ⓟ Lift Chin MFI 1,145
2015-18 Rural intensification for sustainable economic development in the Delta region (Delta Rise) Ⓟ Cartier Charitable Foundation, FIND 1,964
2013-16 Promoting sustainable growth of aquaculture (MyCulture) Ⓟ Lift US$ 1,300
2015 Adaptation to climate change and agricultural innovation in the Dry Zone Ⓟ Eau 47 1,277
2012-14 Creation of a microfinance institution in the Dry Zone Ⓟ Lift, Pnud US$ 2,582
Definition of a decentralised cooperation programme between Eau 47 and Monywa ⓔ
Sustainable Microfinance (Chin MFI) Ⓟ 12
209
Ⓟ Field project Ⓔ Expertise and short missions ⓔ Studies, research and capitalisation
Civic issues and democracy
Agriculture: value chains and agricultural policies Health: nutrition and social protection Drinking water, sanitation and waste management Natural resource management and energy
Microfinance and professional integration Cities for all and decentralisation
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