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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Rethinking Sanitation Systems: Resource Recovery and Safe Reuse (RR&R)
01.05.2015
- 31.12.2020
Building on the research results of the first phase, this project will directly address the combined challenges of making resource recovery and reuse a viable business opportunity and implementing Resource Recovery and Safe Reuse (RR&R) businesses in Kampala and Lima. At the same time the project will reduce public health and environmental risks associated with reuse and pave the way for scaling up Sanitation Safety Planning (SSP) at the global level.
Project completed
Micro-insurances for smallholder rice farmers in Asia
01.05.2015
- 30.09.2018
RIICE is the name given to a public-private development partnership project that combines technological innovation and crop insurance. Its purpose: to improve food security by providing micro-insurance against crop losses and to enhance forecasting capacities thanks to vanguard satellite technology. Millions of smallholder rice farmers in Asia should benefit from this innovative project.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Asia |
Agriculture & food security Inclusive economic Development
Agricultural development
Agricultural services & market
SME development
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01.05.2015 - 30.09.2018 |
CHF 3’787’500 |
Project completed
International Dialogue on Migration and Development
01.05.2015
- 29.02.2020
The international dialogue on migration and development subsumes different global processes and activities by a number of key stakeholders. In this context, the debate on migration and development has evolved rapidly and has generated outcomes that improve the protection of migrants and enhance their development contribution. Switzerland has played a significant role in this process. SDC will continue supporting relevant initiatives, institutions and partners to further strengthen the global governance on migration and development.
Project completed
Improved Access to Markets for Female and Male Fresh Fruits and Vegetable (FFV) Small Scale Producers in the West Bank
01.05.2015
- 31.10.2017
The project aims to enhance productivity of women and men farmers and improve relations with the market and service providers, thus contributing to better connect the supply side with the demand side. It will facilitate a process which should enhance the capacities and abilities of key actors to play their role along the selected Fresh Fruit and Vegetable (FFV) value chains. This project merges two existing projects in the West Bank: i) Access to markets project and ii) the olive oil market for the poor project.
Project completed
Sanitation Market Systems (SanMarkS)
01.05.2015
- 31.10.2019
Through the project Sanitation Market Systems (SanMarkS), the poor and disadvantaged will benefit from a better wellbeing due to improved hygienic sanitation solutions which are offered by the private sector in a sustainable manner. As a result of the project, funded by SDC and UNICEF, the private sector service providers in collaboration with public actors will respond to the needs and demand of the rural poor and provide improved sanitation services to at least 450,000 people in at least six districts of Bangladesh.
Project completed
Nepal, SET, Emergency Response Earthquake
25.04.2015
- 31.12.2015
An earthquake of the magnitude of 7.8 hit Nepal and neighbouring countries in the early daylight hours of 25th April 2015. The result was substantial infrastructural damage across 30 out of 75 Nepali districts and a casualty toll rising to 1’900 death by the 26the April 2015. Swiss Humanitarian Aid has taken the decision to deploy an interdisciplinary team consisting of expertise in WASH, medical response, shelter/structural engineering and logistics in order to support local and international actors in their efforts to respond to the emergency.
Project completed
Sloping Land Management (SLM)
17.04.2015
- 31.03.2017
SDC has worked with the Ministry of Land and Environmental Protection since 2004 to empower farmer groups to apply new agroforestry practices on steeply sloped land. These entail participatory land use planning, reforestation and conservation farming. The concept is humanitarian in nature and designed to address the issue of food security amongst rural populations. This phase of the programme will focus on spreading these practices further and introducing methodologies which reduce the risks of disasters that threaten rural areas.
Project completed
Contribution to Network for Policy Research, Review and Advice on Education and Training (NORRAG)
15.04.2015
- 14.04.2018
Being an international network, NORRAG allows policy dialogue between a diversity of actors. It provides just-in-time knowledge on international education and training policies (IETPs). It supports capacity development and evidence-based policy making, particularly in the Global South. The period of shaping the post MDGs/EFA agenda is crucial for recalling the importance of basic education and training. By covering these two themes, NORRAG is a strategic partner for SDC.
Project completed
Emergency assistance to Conflict-affected population in Eastern Ukraine
01.04.2015
- 31.03.2016
Since 2014, a deep political crisis in Ukraine resulted in a major internal conflict, which led to massive displacement of civilian population and heavy destruction of infrastructures and private properties. A ceasefire lasting since 15 February 2015 has allowed the Swiss Humanitarian Aid (SHA) to conduct 2 assessment missions, which have identifed immediate assistance needed by the populations in the Oblasts of Donetsk and Lugansk.
Project completed
Afghanistan Urban Peacebuilding Programme
01.04.2015
- 31.07.2018
Afghanistan’s cities grow rapidly. Crime, insecurity and social disintegration are an increasing problem for people in urban areas. The government is struggling to improve the situation affecting its legitimacy and public trust. The Afghanistan Urban Peacebuilding Programme supports municipalities and community-based structures to tackle insecurity through an inclusive approach. The ambition is twofold: improve urban security and governance for city dwellers.
Project completed
Secondment Fund Horn of Africa
01.04.2015
- 31.03.2017
Protracted conflicts in the Horn of Africa, chronic food insecurity and limited access to basic services lead to millions of vulnerable people and forced displacement. The UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UN-OCHA, and ICRC, are key humanitarian partners of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid. The deployment of Swiss experts (secondees) to Swiss (multilateral) partner organisations is a key tool to strengthen the capacity of these agencies to more effectively deliver services to the vulnerable men, women, and children and to enhance their protection.
Project completed
Emergency health response for vulnerable populations in selected health areas of Eastern DR Congo
01.04.2015
- 31.05.2016
The population in the targeted areas of North Kivu remains vulnerable to elevated levels of morbidity and mortality as a consequence of the on-going attacks by different armed groups in the different project areas. These attacks show no sign of stopping, with new developments all over Eastern DRC. The abuses carried out by various armed actors include the pillaging of belongings, destruction of crops, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), abductions and killings.
