Proyectos

Higher Income in the South Caucasus Thanks to Competitive Agricultural Products

01.04.2017 - 30.04.2022

Livestock farming is an important source of income for a large part of the rural population in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. But many farmers live from subsistence farming and produce just enough food for their own needs. The aims of the project are to strengthen smallholder farms and to provide them with access to markets. This way, farmers can sell their honey, meat, cheese and wool products, and sustainably increase their incomes.

ACH: Escuelas y comunidades para la paz: recuperación de la gestión social, productiva y económica de las comunidades vulnerables por el conflicto armado en los departamentos de Putumayo, Córdoba y Nariño, y la situación migratoria en Norte de Santander, Guajira, Putumayo y Nariño

01.04.2017 - 31.08.2020

Se busca contribuir a una mejora del bienestar y calidad de vida de la población a través del acceso a servicios básicos (agua, seguridad alimentaria) y del fortalecimiento comunitario. La integralidad de las acciones propuestas tiene incidencia sobre la multicausalidad de la desnutrición y la salud en un contexto con altas afectaciones humanitarias debido al conflicto armado y cuya crisis humanitaria sostenida y crónica ha impedido en un tiempo prolongado al acceso a bienes y servicios que inciden en una mejor calidad de vida (acceso a agua segura, alimentos, entorno saludable, saneamiento básico).

Shomoshti – Prosperity for the Poor and Disadvantaged

01.04.2017 - 31.05.2021

Over 180,000 rural poor and disadvantaged households will enhance the productivity of their farming and cottage businesses through the use of improved technical and market services. This will result in increased incomes and the ability to pay for social services. Through the strengthening of voice and participation of the poor and disadvantaged in local planning, their access to services in nutrition, health and education, and thus wellbeing, will be improved.

Global Blue Peace: Le Pôle Eau de Genève pour l’eau, la paix et la sécurité

01.04.2017 - 30.11.2020

Le Pôle Eau de Genève – Geneva Water Hub (GWH) regroupe les capacités centrales pour l’hydrodiplomatie au sein de la Genève internationale. En s’appuyant sur ses trois composantes (savoir & éducation, think tank, réseau), le GWH agit comme Secrétariat du Panel Global de Haut Niveau pour l’Eau et la Paix (7F-09770.01) et de son groupe d’amis. L’objectif de cette seconde phase est de poursuivre les réalisations du GWH pour l’hydrodiplomatie ainsi que de procéder à son institutionnalisation.

Postharvest Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

01.04.2017 - 31.03.2020

In Africa, the value of annual postharvest losses for cereals is estimated at 4 billion US$. In Sub-Saharan Africa losses reach up to 40% of the harvested crop. This project promotes simple technologies (metal silos, improved traditional silos, hermetic bags a.o.) to increase food security and nutrition among smallholder farm families. An estimated 10’000 families benefit directly in two focus countries (Benin, Mozambique). The knowledge gained serves to market postharvest storage options in several other Sub-Saharan countries.

Health Care Waste Management in Kyrgyz Hospitals

01.04.2017 - 31.05.2019

Hospital acquired infections are a serious burden affecting the quality and safety of medical care in Kyrgyzstan. In spite of the Ministry of Health showing a strong support to infection prevention control, the hospital acquired infections‘ prevalence is still high due to bw capacities and limited resources. The project aims at improving the quality of care based on pibots‘ experience (since 2008) through institutionalisation, standardization and full integration of all infection control interventions into the medical system.

AsDF: Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund (AsDF-12)

01.04.2017 - 31.12.2026

Switzerland will support with CHF 28 million the 11th replenishment of the Asian Development Fund (AsDF). The projects financed by the AsDF contribute to reducing poverty and improving living conditions of people in the poorest regions in Asia and countries most affected by natural disasters and conflict situations.  With this participation in the AsDF, Switzerland contributes to the achievement of the agenda 2030 for sustainable development and the implementation of the agenda from the climate change conference (COP21) in Paris.

Health Promotion Cabo Delgado

01.04.2017 - 30.06.2022

Switzerland contributed to health promotion in Cabo Delgado Province in Northern Mozambique by supporting the retention of health promotion workers, strengthening community involvement and the public finance management. Phase 2 of the project builds up on this and newly address Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in order to improve access and quality in the provision of health and WASH services targeting the 23 rural health posts in  three districts of the Province that are serving a total population of 570’000 people.

The Agro-Biodiversity Initiative (TABI)

01.04.2017 - 30.09.2020

Maintaining high biodiversity in agro-ecosystems contributes to poverty reduction in rural livelihood. Better knowledge, tools and institutional arrangements are needed to support poverty alleviation and preserve biodiversity. Considering the current development context in Lao PDR, TABI supports the conservation and sustainable economic use of agro-biodiversity (ABD) in multifunctional landscapes, aiming at improving the livelihood of uplands farmers.

Soutien au Panel Global de Haut Niveau pour l’Eau et la Paix

01.04.2017 - 30.09.2020

Le Panel Global de Haut Niveau pour l’Eau et la Paix, initiative fer de lance initié par la Suisse ainsi que 14 pays co-parrains, a été lancée avec succès le 15 novembre 2016 dans le cadre du projet Blue Peace Global. L’objectif de cette phase est d’assurer la bonne continuation des travaux du Panel, soutenu par le GWH (7F-08448.02) et le Strategic Foresight Group, ainsi que d’assure par la suite la promotion de leurs recommandations au plus haut niveau politique.

Yemen Pledging Conference

01.04.2017 - 30.04.2017

Professional Education Leading to Employability of Youth in Nicaragua

01.04.2017 - 31.08.2020

During this closing phase some ten thousand young men and women who are at risk of being excluded increase their employability, based on improved curricula with new soft and entrepreneurial skills. To that end, To that end, instruments which were developed during earlier phases are now consolidated for the purpose of continuously updating the curriculum, the certification of competencies as well as the teacher training. Existing alliances with the private sector will be deepened in order to direct the educational supply in such a way that it satisfies market demands and increases employability.