Progetti

OCHA - Support to Yemen's Emergency Response Fund (ERF)

01.10.2014 - 30.06.2015

The Yemen Emergency Response Fund (ERF) is a multi-donor pooled fund, established in August 2010 in order to provide NGOs and UN agencies with a rapid and flexible funding mechanism to respond to unforeseen short-term humanitarian needs of vulnerable communities affected by emergencies. ERF funded projects aim to address the most urgent needs of vulnerable communities, complement the activities of other humanitarian actors and reinforce coordination and partnership of UN Agencies, NGOs and other actors, including local authorities to strengthen the humanitarian response capacity.

Water Efficiency in Rice and Cotton

01.10.2014 - 30.06.2018

The project aims at improving the household economy combined with the promotion of more efficient production of rice and cotton of 45,000 smallholder families in two regional clusters: Central Asia (Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan) and South Asia (India, Pakistan). To motivate rice and cotton farmers to be more efficient with irrigation water and other inputs, a push-pull approach is applied: smallholders receive technical assistance and market access for more efficient production while private companies enter into reliable business partnerships.

Strengthening Accountability and Governance of NGOs in Nepal (SAGON)

01.10.2014 - 28.02.2018

NGOs in Nepal provide important social services and complement government efforts to promote socio-economic and political development. However, the limited management capacity and inadequate governance of many NGOs hampers effective service delivery. The project supports the NGO Federation and its members to improve their effectiveness, accountability and governance through capacity building and the establishment and monitoring of Internal Control Systems (ICS).

Emergency medical response to a Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak Ebola – in Liberia, Lofa

01.10.2014 - 31.12.2014

In response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the Swiss Humanitarian Aid provides enforced support to its partner MSF-Suisse which tackles the epidemic in its epicentre, in Lofa county. This financial support will allow the NGO to reinforce its response capacity in augmenting the room capacity of its Ebola Treatment Unit, provide psychological support among patients and relatives, develop sensitization among communities and enhance surveillance of the epidemic spread.

Contribution to FAO Regional Response Programme Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak (Liberia)

01.10.2014 - 31.07.2016

The most urgent priority of FAO and all UN partners is stopping the epidemic and ending the tragic loss of life. Immediate action must also be taken to avoid a potential food security crisis.

Women’s Political and Economic Empowerment and Governance Programme

01.10.2014 - 30.09.2018

The overall goal of this program is to reduce gender inequalities through women’s political and economic empowerment and leadership as well as gender responsive governance and to strengthen the knowledge and capacities in these thematic areas. Evidence shows that investing in gender equality can reduce poverty, accelerate economic growth and inclusive and sustainable development and thus can benefit everyone.

Support to Disaster Management Authorities for the protection of population affected by the military operations in North Waziristan

01.10.2014 - 31.03.2020

Pakistani military operation against militants in North Waziristan Agency on Pakistani/Afghan border, has displaced over half a million people. Their temporary settlement in the neighbouring regions constitutes a challenge for the hosting population and authorities. SDC will enhance instituational capacity of the Disaster Management Authorities to fullfil their manadates to the protection of IDPs and and building resilience of the communities. It will enable the authorities to better handle challenges posed by conflict and recurring natural disasters.

Governance Facility (GF)

01.10.2014 - 31.12.2020

People in Nepal still suffer from weak public accountability, lack of rule of law and prevailing impunity. Switzerland, Denmark and DFID have established a sector-wide multi-donor basket facility to support public and private institutions in the governance sector, aiming at improving the rule of law, access to justice for marginalized men and women, the protection of human rights and at strengthening public accountability mechanisms for the most vulnerable people in Nepal.

High Impact micro-infrastructure Projects (HIMII)

01.10.2014 - 31.10.2016

The project will support the Palestinian national and local authorities in responding to the needs of the vulnerable and war-affected communities in the Area C of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip through improved access to basic infrastructures, with the aim of strengthening their resilience. SDC partners, the Palestinian Ministry of Local Governance (MoLG), and its implementing body, the Municipal Development and Lending Fund (MDLF), will enable selected municipalities to provide quality services to vulnerable communities. MDLF, a national fund created and monitored by the World Bank, is well known for its effective, transparent and efficient implementation of projects through municipalities, especially for infrastructures.

Cross-border Cooperation for Sustainable Peace and Development in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

01.10.2014 - 31.10.2018

The relations between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are characterized by an increasing number ot cross-border tensions caused by unfinished border demarcation and disputes on access to natural resources. The authorities recognize the risk of escalation into an open "inter-ethnic conflict", but lack resources and capacities to conduct peace-building activities at community level. The project is designed to foster cooperation and linkages in the cross-border village clusters situated in Kyrgyzstan and in Tajikistan.

Land Governance Program

01.10.2014 - 31.05.2019

SDC will support the institutional capacities of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat to formulate a regional land governance policy framework in an inclusive and participatory bottom-up process. This task will be facilitated by the Land Policy Initiative that is the mandated body by the African Union to implement the Declaration on Land. The Land Policy Initiative is contract partner and will technically assist IGAD.

Global Governance on Food Security

01.10.2014 - 30.04.2018

In line with its longstanding international involvement for sustainable multifunctional agriculture and people-centered food systems, Switzerland, through SDC/GPFS, will support an inclusive and effective global architecture for food security and nutrition, notably by strengthening core functions of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in Rome, by enhancing UN system-wide coordination and by supporting the participation of farmers’ organisations in public investment programmes in agriculture and rural development.

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