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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Réinsertion des détenu.e.s en Algérie
01.04.2023
- 31.12.2026
Le projet « Réinsertion des détenu.e.s en Algérie » contribue à la promotion de la réinsertion des détenu.e.s les plus vulnérables dans le tissu social algérien, dans un but déclaré de renforcer la cohésion sociale, une priorité pour le gouvernement. Le projet propose un accompagnement à la Direction Générale de l’Administration Pénitentiaire et de la Réinsertion (DGAPR) pour la modernisation et l’optimisation de la prise en charge et de la formation des détenu.e.s, dans le but de faciliter leur réinsertion sociale.
Gaza Economic Resilience Program
01.04.2023
- 30.04.2028
Switzerland contributes to foster the resilience of the private sector in the Gaza Strip. This UNDP implemented multi-donor intervention aims to enhance the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises in sectors with potential to substitute low quality imports (food, garment, plastic, furniture) through investment support, upskilling of labor, and improved cooperation between business associations and local authorities. A more resilient private sector will generate jobs for youth and reduce the aid dependency in the Gaza Strip.
VSDP - Vocational Skills Development Programme
01.04.2023
- 31.07.2028
COVID-19 and the military coup had a negative impact on the availability of jobs, economic resilience and access to training in Myanmar. This last phase of the VSDP project aims to provide an alternative for women and youth to get relevant training and (self-) employment while supporting micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises to improve their income, contribute to learning and create jobs. The project builds on Switzerland’s strategic position and experience in the vocational training sector.
Civil Society Support Facility
01.04.2023
- 31.03.2027
Switzerland renews a multi-year support to strengthen the capacities of civil society organizations in North Macedonia, to improve the inclusiveness of decision-making processes and increase the transparency of state institutions. The final phase (2023-2026) of this project aims to increase citizen support for civil society organizations, to enhance the capabilities of these organizations, and to diversify their funding base. To improve sustainability, the project implementation has been transferred to the national partner organization.
Health for All (HAP)
01.04.2023
- 31.03.2027
The health sector in Albania is undergoing structural reforms. New models of service that integrate health and social care are approved and being implemented currently in small scale. Under the lead of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the project will facilitate the upscale of the new home care service at primary health care. The aim is to transform primary care to the specific needs of the poor and vulnerable population like the elderly, people with disabilities and mental health disorders.
Contribution 2023-2026 to the CALP Network (CALP)
01.04.2023
- 31.03.2026
CALP is a global network of organisation engaged in the critical areas of policy, practice and research in humanitarian cash and voucher assistance (CVA). CALP enables collaboration between organizations to increase the scale and quality of CVA, while also supporting them to make their own progress by bringing organizations together to strengthen capacity, knowledge, coordination and policy of CVA.
Promoting Gender Responsive Policies and Budgets
01.04.2023
- 31.03.2027
Switzerland, through a contribution to UN Women for 2023-2026, supports central and local governments of North Macedonia to advance gender equality through gender-responsive legislation and by practicing gendered budgeting processes: citizens, especially women, and civil society organizations will be strengthened to exercise their voice in decision-making through policy dialogue. Oversight institutions will also be capacitated to better monitor the implementation of gender-responsive budgeting processes.
Project completed
Legal Protection of Women and Children in the MENA region: An Integrated Approach
01.04.2023
- 31.03.2025
Despite significant protection efforts in Middle East (ME) so far, major gaps remain particularly for complex legal-protection cases. This intervention in Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, and North-West Syria will address selected complex legal-protection issues through integrated legal assistance and protection casework, and aims to improve the overall protection environment in the ME through development of information resources, capacity building for local actors and awareness raising for authorities.
Project completed
ASAM: Mental Health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) to Earthquake Survivors
01.04.2023
- 30.09.2023
The Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants (ASAM) will provide mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for the survivors of the 2023 earthquake in South Türkiye to increase their psycho-social wellbeing and mitigate further risks, especially for those who have experienced death or injury of family members or persons who were rescued from the wreckage. The project pays particular attention to the needs of children and addresses both the local population and refugees living in the area.
Opinion Makers
01.04.2023
- 30.06.2026
Le projet soutient l'institutionnalisation d'une culture de débat factuel et axé sur les défis sociales, économiques et politiques pertinentes dans la région MENA. Il adopte une approche constructive et inclusive des communautés marginalisées de jeunes, de femmes et d'autres groupes sociaux, y compris les réfugiés et les minorités, afin de leur offrir un espace de liberté d’expression. Le projet est mis en oeuvre par l'Initiative Munadhara (MI), une organisation de débat et formation des leaders d’opinion public.
Participation Active des Citoyennes et Citoyens Tunisien(ne)s – PACT II
01.04.2023
- 31.03.2027
L’intervention soutient, dans la région marginalisée des Hautes Steppes, un ensemble de dynamiques de développement communautaires initiées par les autorités décentralisées et déconcentrées et appuyées par une participation active de la communauté pour améliorer les conditions de vie des citoyen.ne.s et réduire les vulnérabilités. La DDC apportera sa valeur ajoutée à travers son expérience en gouvernance locale démocratique et en développement local inclusif.
Bamboo Climate Action
15.03.2023
- 31.03.2026
Aligned with Switzerland’s Climate Change and Environment and Social Cohesion priorities the project builds on existing market systems expertise to establish bamboo as a nature-based solution able to address the environmental and economic vulnerabilities of host and refugee communities in a protracted crisis. Thus, bamboo aims to enhance livelihoods and risk mitigation caused by the impacts of climate change and disasters. This nexus project supports Bangladesh’s Social Forestry initiatives and works across humanitarian and development axis.
