Proyectos

Community-based and Integrated Mental Health Psychosocial Support Services

01.08.2022 - 31.03.2025

Addressing the psychosocial needs of Rohingya survivors of gender-based violence and other traumatic incidents remains an immediate need in Cox’s Bazar. Switzerland partners with the UNFPA to improve access and delivery of mental health services by training service providers, coupled with a community-based approach. The project builds on Switzerland’s longstanding experience of working with the refugee and host communities on prevention and improving protection services, consequently facilitating better well-being of communities.

Promoting Local Response Capacities and Partnerships (PLRCAP 3)

01.08.2022 - 31.07.2024

This project offers a longer-term integrated learning and a custom-made mentoring approach, bringing in social enterprise and development expertise, to strengthen the institutional capacity, strategies, and leadership of local organizations largely operating in the conflict-affected Northeast of Nigeria. It aims to extend their potential and impact, while leveraging partnerships. With this allocation, Switzerland contributes toward its Grand Bargain commitments on localization of aid.

Safe and meaningful protection in the Far North

01.08.2022 - 31.07.2023

The Far North region of Cameroon is facing a severe, complex and protracted humanitarian crisis. It combines chronic insecurity due to the presence of armed extremists groups, Boko Haram related and others, with weak public and legal services and increased effects of climate change. The project will improve the protection and dignity of individuals by strengthening coordination, protection mainstreaming as well as safe and accessible GBV and child protection programming.

Community Action for Sustainable Forests (CASFor)

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2028

Building on SDC`s long-term experience in forest management this project contributes to Switzerland’s engagement on climate change. Together with UN agencies and NGOs, forest sector governance will be strengthened and community forest group members’ livelihoods will be improved. Forest degradation will be reduced by sustainable management of community forests in four provinces, leading to reduced greenhouse gas emissions and contributing to Cambodia’s Nationally Determined Contributions and the Agenda 2030.

Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment FAIR III

01.08.2022 - 28.02.2026

Switzerland partners with the International Labour Organization to promote fair and ethical recruitment of migrant workers. By this, it contributes to safe and regular migration, in line with Swiss foreign migration policy. It enhances migrants’ contribution to development in selected African countries, creates a level playing field for responsible employers, and protects vulnerable migrants from abuse and exploitation. 

CREWS - Contribution to the Climate Risks and Early Warning Systems Initiative

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2025

The Climate Risks and Early Warning Systems Initiative (CREWS) supports Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in creating necessary human capacities to generate and communicate climate and weather risks timely and effectively. This allows saving millions of lives and significantly reducing economic losses caused by natural disasters and a changing climate. The Swiss contribution supports CREWS as key mechanism to achieve the UN Early Warnings for All Initiative. The combined expertise of SDC and MeteoSwiss increases impact and sustainability of CREWS.

Research for action: Water, Behavior Change and Envi-ronmental Sanitation: Sustainable Solutions to Research, Knowledge and Professionalization (WABES)

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2026

Equitable access to safe water and sanitation facilities and services is by far not achieved and a stronger push on multiple levels will be necessary over the next decade to reach SDG 6.  This includes developing and using innovative technologies, based on applied research, to foster affordable and sustainable solutions for increased access to safe water and adequate sanitation. To this aim, the SDC continues its fruitful collaboration with the Swiss Research Institute Eawag.

PHRASEA - Programme d’Hydraulique Rurale – Appui au Secteur Eau et Assainissement

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2027

Moins de la moitié des nigériens ont accès à l’eau potable et moins d’un tiers utilisent des services d’assainissement et d’hygiène de base. Les entités décentralisées, en charge de fournir le service public de l’eau et de l’assainissement, manquent de ressources. À travers PHRASEA, la Suisse les appuie à assumer leurs fonctions, ainsi améliorant les conditions de vie de la population. Cette troisième phase va consolider l’approche décentralisée et ancrer les bonnes pratiques au niveau national à travers le fonds hydraulique.

SRC: Emergency assistance to IDP - Winterization

01.08.2022 - 31.08.2024

In expectation of the winter in Ukraine, the Swiss Red Cross in collaboration with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society improve living conditions in collective centers and host community facilities, and provide durable accommodation solutions for Internal Displaced Persons through winterization measures in Ternopil and Ivano Frankivsk Oblast. 

Groundwater Management, Use and Protection Programme (GWP)

20.07.2022 - 31.12.2027

Despite its vital importance for people, economy and environment, groundwater (GW) in North Macedonia is increasingly under pressure from pollution and unsustainable use in a changing climate. With Swiss expertise and support, the GWP will establish the basis for a long-term transformation of the GW management by building stakeholders’ capacities, securing the necessary collaboration mechanism, improving legislative and planning framework. 

Phase 1 Solidarit'Eau Suisse 2022-2027

16.07.2022 - 31.12.2027

Access to safe water and sanitation affordable for all by 2030 according to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 is substantially off track. The so-called SDG 6 Acceleration Framework adopted in 2020 by the UN, calls for fast results through increased efforts at all levels and by all relevant actors. Solidarit’Eau Suisse helps in mobilizing support from Swiss municipalities and other water-related public actors to implement Swiss projects in the water sector of the Global South.

Sustainable Land Management and Investments for Climate-Resilient Livelihoods (SLMIC)

15.07.2022 - 31.12.2027

Unsustainable land investments management, combined with climate change have impacted the livelihoods of the rural population in Laos. Switzerland will continue supporting the Lao Government and land users to further improve land management through enhanced knowledge, capacities, and processes that promote quality investments and sustainable land management for the benefit of the most vulnerable people.