Programmes: 

Listed below are the main projects carried out by the Italian Cooperation in Zimbabwe:

Project Title: “Forestry Industry Training Centre (F.I.T.C.)” – Mutare, Manicaland. Type of the initiative:   Ordinary
Channel:                                          Multilateral financing
Management:                                   Entrusted to international organizations.
Sector:                                             Training          
Total Contribution:                           USD 32.000.000
Type:                                                Grant
Executing organization:                    F.A.O.
Local counterpart:                            Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Duration:                                          1991-1997.

Project Title: “Shove Dam”.
Type of the initiative:                      Ordinary
Channel:                                         Bilateral financing.
Management:                                  Entrusted to private companies.
Sector-Infrastructural:                     Water Supply.
Total value:                                     ECU 15.278.237
Type:                                               Grant
Executing organization:                  Salini/Cogefar/Impresit Consortium.
Local counterpart:                           Ministry of Land and Water Resources
Duration:                                         1992-1996.

Project Title: “Midlands Digitalisation Project” – Midlands Province.
Type of the initiative:                      Ordinary
Channel:                                         Bilateral financing.
Management:                                  Entrusted to private companies.
Sector:                                            Telecommunications
Total value:                                     Italian Liras 35.207.757.000
Type:                                               Grant
Executing companies:                      Siemens, Ericsson, Telettra, Alcatel
Local counterpart:                           Ministry of Information, Posts and
                                                        Telecommunications
Duration:                                         1995-1997.

Project Title: “Development of information systems for Southern Africa (Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe”.
Type of the initiative: Ordinary
Channel: Multi-bilateral financing.
Management: Entrusted to international organizations.
Sector: Training Total value paid by Italy: USD 3.876.126
Type: Grant Executing organization: F.A.O. Local counterpart: University of Zimbabwe Duration: 1995-1997.
 
Project Title: “Emergency Programme for the control of the Cholera Epidemic”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Directorate General for Development Cooperation / Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sector: Health Total value: Italian Liras 100.000.000 Type: Grant Executing organization: Directorate General for Development Cooperation / Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Local counterpart: Ministry of Health Duration: 1995-1997.
 
Project Title: “Commodity Aid Programme - Zimbabwe”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Entrusted to private companies. Sector: Energy (photovoltaic systems and refrigerators for vaccines) Total value: Euro 20.658.275 Type: Grant Duration: 1996-2004.
 
Project Title: “Technical Assistance to the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Directorate General for Development Cooperation / Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sector: Development of small and medium scale enterprises Total value: Italian Liras 667.000.000 Type: Grant Local counterpart: Ministry of Industry and Commerce Duration: 1997-2000.
 
Project Title: “AIMA Food Aid”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral finance. Management: Entrusted to AIMA. Sector: Food aid Total value: Italian Liras 2.500.000.000 Type: Grant Executing organization: Directorate General for Development Cooperation Local counterpart: Ministry of Finance Duration: 1997-2000.
 
Project Title: “Italian Health Programme in the Mashonaland West Province”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Entrusted to Italian NGO COSV. Sector: Health Total value: Italian Liras 4.999.600.000 Type: Grant Executing organizations: Directorate General for Development Cooperation / COSV NGO. Local counterpart: Ministry of Health Duration: 1996-1999.

Project Title: “Support to Mutoko District – Involvement of Luisa Guidotti Missionary Hospital in District Health Services, Mashonaland East Province”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Directorate General for Development Cooperation / Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sector: Health Total value: Italian Liras 1.418.840.000 Type: Grant Executing organization: Directorate General for Development Cooperation. Local counterpart: Ministry of Health Duration: 1996-1999.
 
Project Title: ““Support to Ngezi District – Involvement of St. Michael Missionary Hospital in District Health Services, Mashonaland West Province)”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Directorate General for Development Cooperation / Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sector: Health Total value: Italian Liras 600.000.000 Type: Grant Executing organization: Directorate General for Development Cooperation. Local counterpart: Ministry of Health Duration: 1996-1998.

Project Title: “Community Development and Environment Conservation in Southern Zimbabwe”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Entrusted to CESVI NGO. Sector: Environment Total value: Euro 1.928.499 Type: Grant Executing organization: CESVI NGO. Local counterpart: Ministry of Local Government Duration: 1998-2004.

Project Title: “SADC Regional Project for the conservation of the rhinoceros”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Entrusted to CESVI NGO. Sector: Environment Total value: Euro 2.284.037 Type: Grant Executing organization: CESVI NGO. Local counterpart: Ministry of Local Government Duration: 1999-2005
 
Project Title: “Entrepreneurship Capability Enhancement Project for women in Matabeleland South”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Entrusted to NGO C.I.E.S.. Sector: Small scale entrepreneurship Total value: Italian Liras 3.317.000.000 Type: Grant Executing organization: C.I.E.S. NGO. Duration: 1998-2000.

Project Title: “Roll Back Malaria”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Entrusted to WHO. Sector: Health Total value: Italian Liras 3.200.000.000 Type: Grant Duration: 2000-2004.

Project Title: “Health Information District Management”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Directorate General for Development Cooperation / Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sector: Health Total value: Italian Liras 1.800.000.000 Type: Grant Duration: 2000-2004.

Project Title: “Support intervention for the prevention of mother-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) –Mashonaland Central Province”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Entrusted to NGO: CESVI-MOVIMONDO. Sector: Health Total value: Euro 1.542.191,95 Type: Grant Duration: 2002-2006.

Project Title: “WHO/Italian Initiative I on HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa (Zimbabwe Component)”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: WHO. Sector: Health Total value: USD 593.000 Type: Grant Duration: 2001-2004.
 
Project Title: “Institutional Support to the University of Zimbabwe through the organization of a Reference Centre of Training, Research on Enteric and Urogenital Pathogens”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: University of Sassari (Italy). Sector: Health Total value: Euro 973.986,07 Type: Grant Local counterpart: University of Zimbabwe Duration: 2003-2006.

Project Title: “Coordination of Italian Programmes in Zimbabwe”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Directorate General for Development Cooperation / Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sector: Health Total value: Euro 338.000 Type: Grant Local counterpart: NGO and Italian Missionary Hospitals Duration: 2004-2005.

Project Title: “Support to the Provincial Health Service of Mashonaland Central”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Directorate General for Development Cooperation / Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sector: Health Total value: Euro 1.245.000 Type: Grant Duration: 2004-2006.

Project Title: “Prevention of social discomfort in orphans and street children caused by AIDS in the city of Harare”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: Entrusted to CESVI NGO. Sector: Health Total value: Euro 775.085 Type: Grant Duration: 2004-2005.

Project Title: “WHO/Italian Initiative II on HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa (Zimbabwe Component)”. Type of the initiative: Ordinary Channel: Bilateral financing. Management: WHO. Sector: Health Total value: Euro 600.000 Type: Grant Duration: 2005-2006.

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