The project database provides concrete insights into the international cooperation work of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). You can filter for projects by topic, country and project owner (either the SDC or SECO).
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Reforming civil society organisations in Moldova
01.12.2015
- 31.12.2021
The Engaging Citizens and Empowering Communities project aims to strengthen civil society organisations by enabling them to play a crucial role in promoting and safeguarding the rights and interests of vulnerable and marginalised people in Moldova.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Moldova |
Governance
Democratic participation and civil society
Human rights (incl. Women's rights)
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01.12.2015 - 31.12.2021 |
CHF 3’150’000 |
Project completed
Support to Strengthening Governance and Policy Dialogue in Health Sector in Moldova
01.12.2015
- 31.12.2019
Moldova's health sector reform agenda is ambitious and needs strong steering by the Ministry of Health and adequate capacities of key national health institutions. This project supports the production and use of evidence, the revision of policy documents and institutional capacity building, thus contributing to setting a favourable environment for health reforms and strong synergies with the policy components of all SDC health projects.
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Transforming Tanzania's Charcoal Sector
01.12.2015
- 31.03.2020
The project formalizes, up-scales and promotes a tested and functioning model of a sustainable, more energy efficient charcoal value chain. A Community Based Forest Management approach contributes to the generation of higher incomes from charcoal and other forest products and related royalties invested into community development through local governance mechanisms, benefitting 80’000 villagers. The existing model of 8 Kilosa villages is extended to 22 new villages in 3 districts through practical stakeholder training.
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Institutionalisation of the Field School approach
01.12.2015
- 30.06.2018
SDC and FAO have been instrumental in promoting the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach in Eastern Africa and SDC is recognized as the key donor in harmonization and policy mainstreaming of the approach that serves more than 10’000 groups in the region. Its sustainability will now be further enhanced by setting up a regional FS knowledge hub that provides support to further integrate it in public and private extension service providers.
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“Sustainable Transformation of Egypt’s Aquaculture Market System” - STREAMS
01.12.2015
- 15.04.2019
Project completed
Market Opportunities for Livelihood Improvement in Kakheti, Georgia
01.12.2015
- 28.02.2019
Livestock farming is the main economic activity for the majority of poor households in the Kakheti region of Georgia. Through better access to markets, services and inputs for the dairy and meat value chains, target farmers will substantially improve their income. By the end of the project phase 27’000 households will have benefitted directly from improved access to markets, services, inputs, a more conducive operating environment and better protection from natural disasters.
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Global Sustainable Land Management Platform for Knowledge Management and Decision Support (WOCAT)
01.12.2015
- 30.04.2020
Sustainable Land Management (SLM) is essential for reducing land degradation, restoring degraded land and striving to achieve land degradation neutrality. WOCAT, the Global Sustainable Land Management Platform, is recognised by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) as the primary database for SLM best practices reporting, offers robust and up-to-date knowledge, tools and methods for evidence-based decision-making to implement the most appropriate practices within a given context and to improve land resources, ecosystems and livelihoods. The phase will focus on enhancement of knowledge uptake in decision support.
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UNDP- Livelihoods Restoration in Crisis- Affected Communities in Syria
01.12.2015
- 31.07.2017
13.5 million people in Syria, two thirds of the population, are in acute humanitarian need. They have lost incomes and sustenance; public infrastructures, especially the water, sanitation and electricity systems, are in disrepair or destroyed. To build local resilience and Civil Society capacities, the UNDP implemented project is scaling up on-going livelihood restoration interventions in Rural Damascus, Horns, Tartous and Latakia. The project creates livelihood opportunities and restores critical community infrastructure and services.
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Accelerate Registration of Medical Products
01.12.2015
- 31.12.2018
Efforts in research and development of medical products for diseases disproportionately affecting people in low and lower middle-income countries have been multiplied. Yet, after successful development of a medical product 4-7 years elapse before it is registered in these countries. Through the World Health Organisation and the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, SDC aims to strengthen capacities of African medicines regulatory authorities and increase the efficiency of regional and global medicines regulatory procedures.
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UNOCHA – Humanitarian Pooled Fund (HPF) for the oPt 2016-2017
01.12.2015
- 31.12.2017
SDC financial contribution to the Humanitarian pooled Fund (HPF) managed by UNOCHA in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) will enable humanitarian actors to quickly respond to urgent humanitarian needs, mainly in Gaza Strip as well as in the West Bank, especially in Area C and East Jerusalem. This intervention is in line with SDC Cooperation Strategy 2015-2018 for the oPt that seeks to contribute to the promotion of and respect for international law, in particular provide assistance to the population in Gaza, Area C, the Seam Zone and East Jerusalem that enhances protection, prevents or mitigates the impact of violations or natural disasters, and enhances resilience of Palestinians.
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*Access Agriculture: Videos for Farmers*
01.12.2015
- 30.06.2021
Access Agriculture is a global web platform aiming at providing easy access to agricultural learning and training videos of quality. Over 250 quality training videos will be available and translated into more than 60 local languages. These videos are targeted at small-scale farmers in developing countries as well as research staff, service providers, private and public extension services, farmer organisations and rural tv stations. They enable learning from farmer to farmer to support sustainable agriculture.
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Seeds and Access to Markets Project (SAMP) Phase 3
01.12.2015
- 28.02.2022
The project contributes to increased food and nutrition security of smallholder farmers by improving availability of and access to adequate quantities of quality seeds and planting material of suitable and diversified crop varieties. This enables smallholder farmers to produce enough food to sustain themselves, their communities, and earn higher incomes. The project strengthens national and local farmer-led institutions, supports community seed and commodity production and strengthens seed and commodity distribution networks.
