One Health for Humans, Environment, Animals, and Livelihoods (HEAL)
01.11.2024
- 31.10.2028
Access to basic health and veterinary services is challenging in (agro-)pastoralist societies in the Horn of Africa due to unfavourable environmental and climatic conditions and limited delivery of basic services. Using a One Health approach, Switzerland promotes an innovative integrated human/livestock/environmental health service model, contributing to improved health, reduced vulnerability and increased livelihood resilience.
Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund (EHF 2023 – 2026)
01.01.2023
- 31.12.2026
More than 28 million people in Ethiopia are in need of humanitarian assistance as a result of internal conflict, displacement, and recurrent natural hazards, primarily drought. An estimated 5.7 million people are displaced internally as a result of conflict (main driver of displacement in the country) and drought. Additional 2 million people are IDP returnees. The country also hosts more about 1mio refugees from Somalia, South Sudan, Eritrea, and Sudan. The Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund is a pooled fund that aims at providing rapid and flexible humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable and underserved areas. Switzerland has been reconfirmed in 2023 member of the EHF Steering Committee.
JPOs4UN Programme 2023-2028
01.01.2023
- 31.12.2028
The JPOs4UN programme aims at increasing the presence of Switzerland in the UN by augmenting the number of Swiss nationals working in SDC priority UN organizations. Switzerland directly funds partner humanitarian UN organizations to hire 11 Swiss young professionals on a three-year Junior Programme Officer contract; the Swiss foundation CINFO provides administrative support and career counselling. Swiss nationals add to a qualified and diverse UN workforce to implement the Agenda 2030.
Strengthening Drought Resilience in the Somali National Regional State, Ethiopia (SDR-SNRS)
01.01.2023
- 30.06.2026
The livelihoods of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in Somali National Regional State are increasingly threatened by environmental, socio-economic, and political upheavals. GIZ, in cooperation with Local Government partners, aims to build the resilience of vulnerable pastoralist communities through proven land rehabilitation measures, the promotion of livelihood activities, and capacity development of government and private sector institutions.
Institutional Strengthening Action Program of IGAD – ISAP IV
01.01.2023
- 31.12.2025
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is the sub-regional organization in the Horn of Africa. In line with Switzerland’s decision to increase its engagement with IGAD, the proposed contribution aims at reinforcing IGAD’s corporate performance, operational efficiency and building a coherent and collaborative engagement between IGAD and stakeholders for increased transparency and accountability. Hence contributing to greater stability and policy coherence in the Horn of Africa.
RLP - Horn of Africa Regional Livestock Program
01.12.2022
- 31.12.2027
Pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa (HoA) rely on livestock as their main livelihood source. They face multiple pressures of climate change, degraded natural resources, and conflicts. The program will support historically underdeveloped pastoralist cross-border communities of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya to become more climate resilient and derive sustainable livelihoods from inclusive livestock market systems. The intervention takes a regional approach – linking production, markets, and policy.
ETH IOM Phase II Durable Solutions 2022-2026
01.09.2022
- 31.10.2026
Through enhanced community-based planning and a whole-of-society approach, Switzerland aims to contribute to the protection, socio-economic recovery, and peaceful co-existence of Displacement Affected Communities (DACs) in the Somali Region (SR). Three UN agencies will collaborate on the implementation. This project supports the new SR Durable Solutions (DS) Strategy and is consistent with the Government of Ethiopia's Strategic Plan to Address Internal Displacement.
HoA, Culture for Peace
01.07.2022
- 30.11.2028
The Culture for Peace (C4P) Programme in the Horn of Africa (HoA), seeks to safeguard cultural heritage while fostering economic opportunities in the region. The initiative supports local cultural entities, enhancing livelihoods through market-driven interventions by working with the youth, women and marginalized groups. By preserving both tangible and intangible cultural heritage, Switzerland contributes to improved social cohesion thus contributing to peace and stability across the region.
Gender-based violence prevention and response project in the Horn of Africa (GBV-HoA)
01.03.2022
- 31.12.2028
The health, wellbeing, and safety of millions of women, girls, men, and boys in the Horn of Africa are impacted by high rates of gender-based violence due to prevailing gender norms and inadequate access to gender-based violence services. Using a community-based multi-sectorial approach, Switzerland aims to contribute to a strengthened ecosystem for prevention and response against gender-based violence, thereby promoting gender equality and inclusion.
Single Phase - City-to-City Partnership Hawassa – Lugano
01.01.2022
- 31.12.2026
This contribution supports an innovative Swiss-Ethiopian municipal twinning partnership to enhance capacity at the sub-national level to manage access to drinking water in good quantity and quality according to the Sustainable Development Goal 6.1 and 6.3 in underserved communities. The partnership will be accompanied by a research and education component, involving local and Swiss innovative university partnerships.
Financing Durable Solutions Programme for Forcibly Displaced People (FDSI)
01.10.2021
- 31.12.2025
Through an innovative approach, Switzerland will mobilize the private sector and municipalities to contribute to durable solutions for displacement-affected communities in the Horn of Africa. Forcibly displaced persons and their host communities will benefit from enhanced self-reliance and increased socioeconomic inclusion. The initiative operationalises the strategic link between migration policy and international cooperation and further strengthens Switzerland’s profile as a pioneer in the search for durable solutions.
Jigjiga One Health Initiative Phase 2 (JOHI2)
01.04.2021
- 31.03.2026
The Jijiga One Health Initiative aims to develop a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence on pastoralist health within the Jijiga University (Somali Region, Ethiopia). Community-based one-health research and pilot interventions, including contribution to COVID-19 prevention and response, as well as targeted policy influencing will contribute to improved health among pastoralist communities and reduce pressure for their displacement/migration, which is in the interest of Switzerland.
