Proyectos

WHO: Advocacy for Right to Health in the oPt

01.05.2013 - 31.07.2017

The right to health of Palestinians living in the occupied Palestinian territory is severely hindered by the occupation practices imposed by the Israeli government. SDC support to WHO Advocacy Unit in the oPt enables the organization to pursue its evidence-based advocacy efforts to ensure increased compliance of duty bearers with their obligations under international law. The intervention focuses on areas with limited Palestinian Authority (PA) jurisdiction (Area C and East Jerusalem), or with limited effective PA authority as in Gaza Strip.

Energy Efficiency Program in Artisanal Brick Kilns in Latin America to Mitigate Climate Change – Phase II

01.05.2013 - 30.06.2017

Energy Efficiency Program's in Artisanal Brick Kilns in Latin America to Mitigate Climate Change (EELA) second phase will focus on making the market work for energy-efficient technologies and innovations developed and tested at pilot level during the first phase. The applied systemic approach allows both the scaling up of these innovations and influencing public policies, so that brick producers can achieve better economic and environmental performance. Experiences and results will further be discussed in the context of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).

Roma Take an Active Role in Improving their Living Conditions

01.05.2013 - 31.12.2017

Roma in Serbia live in difficult social and economic conditions. Some 60% of them are categorised as "very poor". In many Roma settlements the people live in cramped conditions with poor infrastructure and inadequate levels of hygiene. The project's objectives are to improve living conditions for Roma in the areas of housing, employment and income, and to guarantee and strengthen their rights.

La descentralización mejora la calidad de vida en Ucrania

01.05.2013 - 31.12.2017

Veinte años después de su independencia, Ucrania sigue siendo un país muy centralisado. La Suiza apoya la mejora de los servicios municipales, en particular en el sector del agua. Además, a nivel nacional contribuye a la descentralización con la formulación de nuevas leyes inspiradas por las experiencias hechas en el proyecto DESPRO.

Climate change in Peru – Peruvian population learning to manage the consequences of climate change

01.05.2013 - 30.06.2017

Climate change is a great obstacle to development. In many places, it is jeopardising the progress that has been achieved to date. The Andean highlands of Peru are heavily affected by climate change. That is why the SDC is supporting a project in the country to secure the livelihoods of poor rural communities, and to strengthen their resilience to the effects of shifting weather patterns.

Support to the Peace Process in Nepal (Nepal Peace Trust Fund) – Phase IV

01.05.2013 - 31.03.2018

Through the single funding channel of the NPTF, donors strengthen the role and capacity of the state in Nepal’s peace process. This enables suporting elements of this process that are either pivotal, such as the Constitutional Assembly, the national and local elections, the rehabilitation of ex-combatants and the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms or peripheral like reconstruction of police posts destroyed during the war, establishment of medical centres for disabled victims of the war, strengthening of local peace committees. All this support globally contributes to increasing security for the population.

CAGI Centre d'accueil Geneve internationale- contribution 2013-2015

01.05.2013 - 31.12.2015

Food security in the Great Lakes Region - Nutrition

15.04.2013 - 31.10.2017

The program addresses malnutrition by piloting a coordinated multi-stakeholder approach of the four UN agencies UNICEF, WHO, WFP and FAO together with the two Governments of Rwanda and Burundi. The activities will take place in two districts of Rwanda (Nyamagabe and Rutsiro) and one province of Burundi (Ngozi) where food insecurity and poverty are at highest level. The focus is on the reduction of chronic malnutrition of children under five and pregnant and lactating mothers.

Kenya – Skills for Life Training in Kakuma

15.04.2013 - 31.07.2016

Refugee protection and integration has been a central objective of the SDC Humanitarian Aid for many years in the region. In the new regional Whole of Government strategy for the Horn of Africa within the pillar migration and protection this objective remains important. The project in Kakuma camp will develop skills that are of utmost benefit within the camp, to the youth of the host communities but also in the refugees’ country of origin, keeping in mind a possible future return.

Acceso a la justicia

01.04.2013 - 28.09.2018

En su tercera fase, el proyecto de Fortalecimiento de Capacidades Institucionales (FORDECAPI) se enfoca en el mejoramiento del acceso a la justicia. Sus tres componentes (implementación de centros de arbitraje judiciales, fortalecimiento de la defensa pública y aporte a un diálogo constructivo sobre reformas juridicas) mejoran el acceso judicial de grupos vulnerables de la población y, por consiguiente, la reivindicación e implementación de sus derechos.

NETCELL – Strengthening malaria control

01.04.2013 - 31.03.2020

The Government of Tanzania together with Partners has developed a comprehensive malaria control system based on two pillars: 1) vector control (largely based on prevention through Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) distribution campaigns and vouchers) and 2) case management (proper diagnosis and effective treatment). SDC has supported decisively this effort since 2002 through technical and management support. This will be the last phase of support with strong focus on handing over to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.

Enhancing Primary Health Care Services in Tajikistan

01.04.2013 - 31.03.2017

This public health project in Tajikistan aims to improve access to healthcare for rural communities by promoting primary healthcare and family medicine. Specifically, it is building and renovating health centres, training medical and administrative staff, and setting up groups of villagers to promote health in their communities.