Progetti

JOR – Nurturing Minds: Comprehensive Support for Quality Education in Jordan

15.11.2024 - 31.12.2027

This project addresses two persistent challenges in education in Jordan: inadequate teacher training and insufficient student nutrition. In collaboration with the World Bank (WB) and World Food Programme (WFP) the aim is to improve the quality of education and student well-being, by supporting the ongoing training for 500 primary school teachers and the National School Feeding Programme for 12,500 schoolchildren in refugee camps and host communities. The result will be better-equipped teachers, improved student engagement, and higher academic performance. Ultimately, this will contribute to a better quality of education in Jordan.

COL: Contribution to Colombia’s Humanitarian Fund led by UNOCHA

07.11.2024 - 31.12.2025

In Colombia, protracted armed conflicts, increasing impacts of climate change, intense migratory influxes, persistent high poverty rates, and limited institutional capacity in peripheral areas continue to drive humanitarian needs. In this context, the Colombia Humanitarian Fund, a multi-donor fund lead by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), aims to provide targeted humanitarian responses to conflict affected people and migrants with the enhanced engagement of local actors and structures.

Mental Health for Universal Health Coverage (MH4UHC) – Phase 2

01.11.2024 - 31.10.2028

In low-resource settings, over 75% of people who need mental health support do not have access to adequate services. Co-created with the SDC, the WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health responds to this urgent need by scaling up mental health services in community settings, revising mental health legislation, policies, and sharing learnings to advance the world’s mental health agenda. In this second phase, a stronger focus will be put on addressing mental disorders in humanitarian contexts.

RDC, HEKS-EPER, Aide d’urgence intégrée.

01.11.2024 - 31.10.2026

La résurgence des conflits armés en province du Nord Kivu continue d’entrainer des déplacements récurrents des populations, des violences sur les civils, des pertes de moyens d’existence ainsi que des besoins humanitaires importants. Dans une logique de continuité des phases précédentes, ce projet propose une réponse intégrée - sécurité alimentaire, moyens de subsistance, accès, eau/hygiène - pour répondre aux besoins humanitaires urgents et renforcer les mécanismes de résilience de plus que 480’000 personnes.

Fonds humanitaire régional pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre (FHRAOC)

01.11.2024 - 31.10.2026

Le Sahel central est confronté à une crise humanitaire prolongée, complexe et multiforme, marquée par des déplacements de population, l’insécurité alimentaire, des épidémies et les effets du changement climatique (inondations, sécheresse). Par cette contribution, la Suisse soutient le Fonds humanitaire régional pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre, ce qui permettra de répondre aux crises humanitaires dans la sous-région et de mener un plaidoyer efficace dans la localisation et la protection.

Nigeria, UNICEF, Improved access to quality reintegration services for children and women formerly associated with non-state armed groups in Northeast Nigeria.

01.11.2024 - 31.10.2026

Thousands of children and women have exited areas controlled by non-state armed groups in Northeast Nigeria since 2021. The project provides temporary shelter and basic services and longer-term socio-economic reintegration to this group of civilians and other vulnerable individuals through a package of multisectoral assistance. The successful and sustainable reintegration of these individuals is instrumental towards peacebuilding and complements ongoing Swiss work on peace and security.

Programme d’appui à la commercialisation du bétail en Afrique de l’Ouest Phase 2 (PACBAO-2)

01.11.2024 - 31.10.2028

La Suisse poursuit son appui à la Communauté Economique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest-CEDEAO et aux acteurs privés de la filière bétail-viande entamé en 2018, pour faciliter les échanges commerciaux dans trois corridors reliant pays sahéliens (Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Tchad) et pays côtiers (Nigeria, Bénin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire). L’objectif final est une augmentation de la sécurité alimentaire, des emplois et revenus des éleveurs et commerçants, au bénéfice d’un million de personnes.

W2AF -24-34 - Ph1

01.11.2024 - 31.10.2034

Innovative collaboration with the private sector is needed to achieve SDG 6. The Water Access Acceleration Fund (W2AF) is the first “impact first” private equity fund aiming at enhancing access to safe and affordable drinking water by investing in innovative water companies in developing countries primarily in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. By providing an exchange rate currency risk absorption mechanism, Switzerland supports investments in least developed countries (LDCs) where the investment gap is the biggest and fosters its role as a provider of innovative finance in support of the SDGs.

Clean Air Project in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (CAP IGP) - Phase 2

01.11.2024 - 31.10.2028

The Indo-Gangetic Plain is the most affected region by air pollution globally with severe health, economic and climatic impacts. With Swiss expertise, this project addresses transboundary air pollution with a financial contribution to the World Bank’s regional Air Quality Management program to provide cleaner air to 680 million people, by developing states and regional plans and supporting coordinated sectoral measures by decision-makers in Bangladesh, India and Nepal.

Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC)

01.11.2024 - 31.10.2028

Neglected tropical diseases and malaria cause severe health and economic challenges in the poorest regions. SDC supports innovative solutions by fostering public-private partnerships to develop and ensure access to safe and effective insecticides. These efforts align with Swiss values of collaboration and innovation, contributing to sustainable health and poverty reduction progress.

Contribution to Humanitarian Fund oPt 2024 - 2026 (OCHA)

01.11.2024 - 31.12.2026

Switzerland, in line with its commitments to improve the effectiveness of humanitarian aid, will contribute to the Humanitarian Fund (HF) as a flexible, needs-based and principled mechanism driven by the Humanitarian Response Plan. It is a pooled mechanism that receives regular support from various donors and is led by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator. It allows fast and coordinated humanitarian response in multiple sectors, based on identified needs and priorities by the cluster system, with focus on lifesaving and emergency activities.

Phase 1, ADB Frontier, single phase

01.11.2024 - 31.10.2028

In Cambodia and Laos, young fast-growing SMEs are incremental to transform local economies. However, perceived as risky and operating in small frontier markets, the finance sector doesn’t invest in them the capital to further grow. This contribution aims to close this gap and demonstrate the viability of investments through adapted financial products and technical assistance, while creating employment, developing the market, and driving gender- and climate inclusive growth.

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