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South Africa

In 1994 the first democratic elections were held in South Africa, ending the apartheid regime for good. The Flemish government decided to support this young democracy from the start and made South Africa... [ read more ]

Mozambique

As the Flemish budget for development cooperation was increased in 2002, there was room for expansion. The Flemish government choose Mozambique, South Africa's neighbour, which suffered a civil... [ read more ]

Malawi

In 2006, Malawi became the third partner country for Flemish development cooperation. The country suffered a series of major food crises. At the general meeting of the United Nations in 2006, the Malawian... [ read more ]

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The Flemish International Cooperation Agency (FICA) has been responsible for the implementation of Flemish development cooperation since 2006. The framework decree on development cooperation was approved in 2007.

It is FICA's mission to help combat poverty in the South and to broaden public support for development cooperation in Flanders.

Flemish development cooperation is committed to achieving the United Nations millennium development goals (MDGs) to put an end to poverty by 2015.

FICA is active in Southern Africa. Its partner countries are South Africa, Mozambique and Malawi. In order to achieve the millennium development goals, FICA works not only with local authorities, but also with indirect actors such as NGOs, research institutes and multilateral organisations, including UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation.

FICA also provides financial support for emergency aid programmes when humanitarian or natural disasters occur. These are implemented by experienced aid organisations.