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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Liberia: Financial support to the Health Sector Pool Fund (HSPF)
01.12.2014
- 30.06.2015
In post-conflict Liberia. the National Health Plan sets out a process for transitioning from emergency to sustainability under government leadership With the outbreak of Ebola in March 2014 and the related partial breakdown of the regular health system the Liberia Health Sector Pool Fund (HSPF) is gaining higher importance for the recovery of the basic health system in Liberia. The HSPF consisting of donors as DFID, Irish Aid, UNICEF. France and Switzerland, was established to facilitate the transition to a sustainable basic health system in Liberia by increasing institutional capacity, reducing the transaction costs associated with multiple donor projects, and fostering the leadership of the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW).
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Demonstration projects for innovative health research and development
01.12.2014
- 31.12.2017
A major global health concern is the gap in research and development (R&D) of medical products against diseases disproportionately affecting poor people in developing countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has selected several novel R&D projects. Through innovative approaches to coordination and financing of R&D, they aim to develop a series of cost-effective diagnostic kits and treatments for diseases such as leishmaniasis.
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Improved Government Response to Crisis and Major Civilian Operations
01.12.2014
- 31.12.2017
Lebanon is facing political instability, tremendous security concerns, and a refugee crisis, in addition to being vulnerable to natural hazards and water scarcity. The Lebanese Government is requesting continued support to improve its emergency, preparedness and response to man-made and natural disasters and crisis. Based on DRR achievements to date, SDC through UNDP will support the capacities of the Government in fulfilling remaining interventions stipulated in the National Response Plan, at the i) National level - Mobile Operation Room (MOR) and field assessment team ii) Sectoral level - risk assessment, response plans and crisis management cell at Ministry of Energy and Water, Public Works and Transportation and Telecommunication, and iii) Local level - capacity building of three regional governorates and three districts.
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Guinée, Terre des Hommes (Lausanne), Prévention et Contrôle infectieux de l’épidémie Ebola en Guinée
01.12.2014
- 30.11.2015
La crise induite par l’épidémie de virus Ebola en Afrique de l’Ouest surpasse toutes les autres crises médicales et sanitaires connues en termes d’étendue géographique et de nombre de victimes –également en dégâts collatéraux, socio-économiques notamment. Les pays affectés ont fait appel aux partenaires internationaux pour les soutenir dans la lutte contre l’Ebola. Le projet de Terre des Hommes touche au contrôle de l’épidémie et à la protection de l’enfance dans les zones affectées en Guinée.
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Swiss Support for the introduction of the Dual-track principles in Bulgaria Vocational Education system
01.12.2014
- 30.11.2019
This project pursues a sustainable Bulgarian system of professional school education in which vocational education is tightly linked to the demand of the business. It is a vision, in which vocational schools are generating competent, knowledgeable and highly qualified workforce, able to respond to the immediate needs of the labor market and where companies are seen as responsible partners to the educational institutions. Dual Vocational Education and Training System (DVETS) is considered as one of the operational tools and entry point for the accomplishment of this vision.
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WFP Additional Contribution 2014 – CASH – in Response to Ukraine Crisis (Abteilungsbudget) – EMOP 200765
01.12.2014
- 31.12.2014
In line with the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) principles, Switzerland recognizes the necessity of predictable and flexible funding to respond to changing needs in humanitarian crises. SDC funding to WFP operations allows the World Food Programme (WFP) to respond proactively and to provide immediate food assistance in life-threatening situations and underfunded emergencies.
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A varied and sustainable diet from the field to the plate
01.12.2014
- 31.12.2017
Malnutrition affects more than two billion people around the world. In Zambia and Uganda, which have been particularly hard hit, the SDC has teamed up with SNV, an international NGO, on a programme to combat this scourge. The programme combines sustainable agriculture and adequate nutrition and focuses on the role of the family.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Africa |
Agriculture & food security
Agricultural development
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01.12.2014 - 31.12.2017 |
CHF 3’000’000 |
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Empowering Crisis Affected Communities in Southern Districts of KP
01.12.2014
- 29.02.2016
Since 2008 more than seven million people have been displaced due to conflict and natural disasters in Pakistan. This has put a significant strain on relevant government agencies and hosting communities. By developing a long term recovery strategy, this programme will improve the living conditions of the affected population by building the capability of the relevant government agencies and hosting communities and providing livelihood opportunities to the affected population.
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SKILLS FOR TOURISM / Lao 029
01.12.2014
- 31.12.2022
In Laos, tourism is the sector with the highest potential to create jobs for the poor. Switzerland and Luxembourg join hands to allow 5’000 youth (by 2020) to acquire the skills needed to work in hotels and restaurants, at least 50% of them women, and 50% from poor families. Dual Cooperative Training (apprenticeships) will provide for work place orientation of skills and facilitate an easy transition of trainees into gainful employment, with salaries that move their families above the 2 US$/day international poverty line.
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Contribution 2014 to IFRC Emergency Appeals in Response to the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak: Sierra Leone and Guinea
01.12.2014
- 30.06.2015
The current Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa is unprecedented in terms of number of cases, deaths and its geographical spread. Communities have a vital role to play in the battle against this horrific disease. Since the confirmation of the EVD, the IFRC and partners have supported the National Societies in the affected countries to develop a regional response strategy. While supporting a strengthened coordination among the RCRC components, SDC enhances a local response.
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WHO-FIND Ebola Diagnostic Access Coalition
01.12.2014
- 01.07.2016
The Ebola epidemic currently raging in West Africa is the largest in history, and is still growing rapidly. Halting the epidemic depends entirely on identifying infected people and isolating them to prevent ongoing transmission. There is an urgent need for new rapid, point of contact/care Ebola tests to be used in decentralized health care facilities and not requiring extensive biosafety requirements. Under overall leadership of WHO, an Ebola Diagnostics Access Coalition (EDAC) has been established.
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Integral water and sanitation management for peacebuilding in rural areas ASIR-SABA Colombia
01.12.2014
- 31.12.2017
Many countries transitioning to a higher economic status still struggle on the Water and Sanitation component. In such countries where water supply or sanitation have been installed aggregate outcomes tends to mask that the quality of services is poor, that inequalities are increasing and improvements in access do often not reach those groups who suffer most. New models of intervention and financing strategy are required for such countries where the majority of poor population is concentrated. Through this new initiative By finalizing a unique scaling-up process in Peru and replicating it in post conflicts areas of Colombia SDC will also enrich the global debate on the fulfillment of the SDGs and the gradual exercise of human right to water with a new model of intervention and financing strategy.
