Progetti

Contribution to the UN-REDD Pro-gramme (single phase)

15.12.2020 - 31.12.2025

Forests are a central solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, their sustainable management is an imperative for the planet but also for millions of vulnerable people. The UN-REDD Programme is a key player in accelerating the implementation of appropriate policies and actions in tropical low and lower-middle income countries to reduce deforestation and restore forests. The contribution will allow for a strong Swiss engagement jointly with the Federal Office of the Environment, and for the capitalization of existing work of the four SDC domains on forest ecosystems and related livelihoods.

Skateistan

15.12.2020 - 31.03.2025

The Skateistan programme offers quality educational, sport and recreational opportunities to Afghan children and youth from low-income families, street working children, and children with disabilities. The programme facilitates the reintegration of out-of-school children into the formal public school system. Switzerland supports the Skateistan programme to contribute to create equitable, safe, and conducive learning opportunities especially for girls and marginalized children.

Ageing and Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina

15.12.2020 - 31.07.2025

In BiH, beyond modest pensions, no personal or social assistance is available for the elderly, who belong to the poorest population. The project supports the community engagement for the elderly and the introduction of home based care for the elderly in 10 municipalities. Home based care is provided by auxiliary nurses, trained and employed by the Red Cross of BiH in cooperation with local governments. The project is a contribution to the initiative of the Swiss Red Cross.

Kulturförderung Süd/Ost

01.12.2020 - 31.12.2024

Die DEZA fördert den Zugang von Kulturschaffenden aus Asien, Afrika, Lateinamerika und Osteuropa zum Schweizer Kulturmarkt und internationalen beruflichen Netzwerken. Sie leistet einen finanziellen Beitrag an das Büro für Kulturkooperation „artlink“ für die Dokumentation, Information sowie die Vermitt-lung von Engagements von Künstler*innen aus dem Süden und Osten in der Schweiz. Zudem können Kulturveranstalter beim SüdKulturFonds Gesuche für Auftritte aus dem Süden und Osten einreichen.

Strengthening the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia

01.12.2020 - 30.06.2023

In partnership with the OSCE, Switzerland supports the Armenian Government in establishing a new Anti-Corruption Committee (ACC). This specialized body will be key in investigating and combatting corruption crimes. Through capacity-building activities and policy support, the ACC will be in a position to contribute to curb corruption, strengthen the Anti-Corruption system and the rule-of-law in the context of the Government’s Anti-Corruption Strategy 2019.

Hands4health Hand hygiene, water quality and sanitation in primary health care facilities and schools not connected to a functional water supply system

01.12.2020 - 30.06.2025

Current technologies and approaches to improve water, sanitation and hygiene are fragmented. Hands4health focuses on the development, testing, evaluation and scaling up of new water efficient hand washing technologies as well as on a holistic approach to hand hygiene, water quality and sanitation. To leave no one behind, the project works in primary health care facilities and schools not connected to a functional water supply system in in four target countries and beyond.

Covid-19 Rural Poor Stimulus Facility (single phase)

01.12.2020 - 31.12.2023

Established by The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Rural Poor Stimulus Facility (RPSF) addresses immediate impacts of the Covid 19 pandemic on rural people, prevents the erosion of results from past and ongoing operations, and puts in place building blocks to support post crisis recovery and long term resilience. As an IFAD member state, Switzerland joins international efforts with this time-bound response to prevent the health crisis from turning into a food crisis.

CULTURESCAPES 2021-2023

01.12.2020 - 31.12.2023

The biennial multidisciplinary festival CULTURESCAPES enables artists from the Amazon and the Sahara to perform, contribute to international debates and find new partners and networks. The festival takes place in several cantons and language regions of Switzerland and is realized in cooperation with various cultural institutions. Both editions focus on global issues (climate change, water resources, migration) that are relevant to the region in focus and to which SDC can contribute with expertise and own events.

Community-Based Chronic disease Care Lesotho (ComBaCaL)

01.12.2020 - 31.12.2025

Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) are the number one cause of death globally. There is a lack of scientifically validated prevention and care models in low- and middle-income countries. This research project, combining research excellency from Switzerland and Lesotho, will develop, test, validate, improve and up-scale an innovative eHealth NCD prevention and care model in health facilities and communities in Lesotho and beyond.

Strengthening the climate resilience portfolio of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery

01.12.2020 - 30.11.2024

Climate change is an amplifier of natural hazards and a threat to human lives, sustainable development and poverty reduction. The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) of the World Bank aims to substantially increase investments in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Building on Switzerland’s role as champion and custodian of climate resilience within GFDRR, it will support climate mainstreaming in all GFDRR activities.

Facilitating Safe and Skilled Migration on the Central Asia - Kazakhstan Corridor

01.12.2020 - 31.08.2026

Labor migration within Central Asia and targeted countries of destination, in particular to Kazakhstan constitutes a lifeline for millions of families in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. However informality and poor regulation negatively affect potential development benefits. The program aims at enhancing labor mobility governance along the Central Asia-Kazakhstan migration corridor while supporting the governments of the region to facilitate reintegration and encourage the diversification of countries of destination. By strengthening pre-departure orientation and skills-matching interventions for prospective migrant workers, it will foster migrant workers’ protection and enhance livelihood perspectives for the poorest in Central Asia. The program builds on Swiss migration expertise and increases the potential of migration for development.

Strengthening Systems to Combat Corruption and Impunity in Central America

01.12.2020 - 31.07.2024

The program contributes to the reduction of corruption and impunity in the Northern Triangle of Central America, strengthens the anticorruption investigative and criminal prosecution capacities of the specialized units of the Public Prosecutors and reinforces the political lobbying of civil society organizations to promote institutional reforms.

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