Proyectos

Territorial Economic Development Programme – PRODET

01.08.2014 - 31.03.2024

While the Las Segovias region has been marked by high levels of poverty, it is also characterised by its potential for economic development, albeit with only limited manufacturing activities. The programme will promote territorial economic development in ten municipalities and will contribute to benefit over 5000 microenterprises – owned mainly by women – and members of cooperatives from an increase in income by adding value to their products and through better sales due to improved access to markets.

Empowering Media in Tanzania - EMT

01.08.2014 - 28.02.2021

Information provided by media contributes to improve government accountability and people’s livelihoods by providing relevant information to citizens. Yet, the media sector faces challenges including a restrictive legal environment, low professional standards and lack of economic viability. This is a contribution towards addressing those key challenges through partnering with UNESCO, Tanzania Media Foundation and the Media Council of Tanzania.

Resilience to Climate Change – Support to the thematic programme of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery GFDRR [RCC-GFDRR]

01.08.2014 - 31.07.2018

Climate- and weather-related events hurt rich and poor countries alike, but have a higher impact on the most vulnerable and least prepared nations and communities. Building climate resilience is therefore critical to help end extreme poverty and build shared prosperity, and as such needs to be at the forefront of the international development agenda. RCC-GFDRR will strengthen climate resilience in cooperation with the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, using synergies with other SDC activities.

Evaluation and Results Management Support to Multilateral Organisations

01.08.2014 - 31.12.2019

The UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) are priority partners for Switzerland’s commitment to multilateral development assistance. At the same time, results-oriented operations and evaluations are key instruments for their work. The proposed project plans to strengthen these instruments to improve the effectiveness of the above mentioned organisations.

MEDAC: Strengthening Mediterranean Diplomacy

01.08.2014 - 30.09.2017

The Mediterranean region is marked by serious democratic deficits, environmental and demographic challenges, multiple conflicts and difficult political transformation processes. It is of eminent importance for Europe’s security. Switzerland’s longstanding support of the Mediterranean Academy for Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC) in Malta aims to strengthen Mediterranean diplomacy in areas such as human rights and good governance and to build trust among young aspiring diplomats from various countries of the region.

WHO - Emergency drugs supplies

25.07.2014 - 24.01.2015

Today hospitals in Gaza are ill-prepared to meet the critical needs arising from a wide-scale emergency, because the health sector in the Strip is already suffering from a chronic shortage of medical supplies and fuel for years. In order to prevent the collapse of the Palestinian health system, to mitigate the effects of the supply shortages and to respond to the emergency situation prevailing in Gaza due to the heavy shelling causing thousands of civilians causalities, SDC is responding to a WHO emergency humanitarian appeal that will serve to purchase medical supplies to cover the needs of at least 37.000 patients.

UNOCHA - Emergency Response Fund for the oPt 2014

25.07.2014 - 31.12.2014

SDC financial contribution to the pooled Emergency Response Fund (ERF) managed by UNOCHA in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) will enable humanitarian actors to quickly respond to the humanitarian crisis erupting in the oPt mainly in Gaza Strip following the armed conflict of July 2014. This intervention is in line with SDC Cooperation Strategy 2010-2014 for the oPt to support Palestinians living in the oPt in asserting their rights and gaining improved access to quality basic services including relief assistance.

Cameroon, MSF-CH, Emergency CAR refugees

21.07.2014 - 31.12.2014

Since December last year, more than 100,000 Central African refugees – over half are children – have entered Cameroon after walking and hiding in the bush for weeks, and at times for months. This project intends to provide humanitarian, medical and nutritional assistance for refugees who fled the conflict in Central African Republic (CAR) and settled in Cameroon. The objective is to reduce the morbidity and mortality and prevent any further deterioration of their nutritional situation.

Rehabilitación de escuelas en el norte de Líbano

Una sala de clases con alumnas y alumnos.

15.07.2014 - 31.03.2016

Tras la rehabilitación de las trece primeras escuelas en el norte de Líbano, la COSUDE amplía sus trabajos a otros quince establecimientos escolares en la misma región. Las obras, llevadas a cabo en colaboración con las autoridades libanesas, permiten a estas últimas hacer frente a la llegada masiva de hijos de refugiados provenientes de Siria.

Región/País	Tema	Período	Presupuesto
Líbano	Educación Ayuda de emergencia y protección Otro Primary education Reconstrucción y rehabilitación (till 2016) Sector not specified	15.07.2014 - 31.03.2016	CHF 1’350’000

Africa-Europe Development Platform – AEDP

15.07.2014 - 30.11.2018

Diaspora organizations in Europe have increasingly gained in importance. In order to achieve their goal of enhanced cooperation in countries of origin, and to play their role as development actors, required framework conditions need to be guaranteed. Effective network dynamics and activities are best managed on a permanent platform, setting structured grounds for a competent delivery of relevant and appropriate context specific services to diaspora organizations, countries of destination and countries of origin. This platform-building is at the core of the Africa-Europe Development Platform (AEDP) project.

West Africa MSF: Emergency medical reponse to Ebola outbreak

09.07.2014 - 30.09.2014

The current Ebola outbreak across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone has surpassed all other outbreaks in terms of cases, deaths and geographic spread. Over the past 30 years, MSF has been responding to several epidemics of hemorrhagic fever in Africa and through this long experience gained a capital expertise. The Guinean Ministry of Health (MoH) requested support from MSF on case management and outbreak control since the beginning of the epidemic. The current Ebola outbreak has the potential to spread outside the affected countries and beyond the region if urgent and relevant containing measures are not put in place.

IDA: Asociación Internacional de Desarrollo – Core Contribution 2014-2017

01.07.2014 - 31.12.2023

El Grupo del Banco Mundial (GBM) tiene como misión apoyar a los Estados en su lucha contra la pobreza, para lo que crea oportunidades de crecimiento, fomenta la buena gobernanza, identifica riesgos y atiende a los pobres y desfavorecidos. La Asociación Internacional de Desarrollo (IDA) es el componente de Grupo del Banco Mundial que apoya a los países más pobres del mundo.

Región/País	Tema	Período	Presupuesto
A nivel mundial	Otro Sector not specified	01.07.2014 - 31.12.2023	CHF 752’750’000