Progetti

Hygiene, Sanitation and Water Fund

01.12.2012 - 31.12.2017

About 20 percent of Bangladesh’s population has no access to safe drinking water; some 40 percent are deprived of improved sanitation facilities. The Hygiene, Sanitation and Water Fund, set up in 2007 by the leading international development agencies, partners with competent local government institutions to provide efficient and state-of-the-art WatSan solutions for millions of Bangladeshi households. The present proposal undertakes to co-finance the successful Fund for the period of 2012 through 2015.

Reducing Health Risk Factors in Bosnia and Herzegovina

01.12.2012 - 31.03.2021

Chronic diseases are the main cause of death and disability in Bosnia and Herzegovina, entailing substantial costs for the country. Chronic diseases are to a large extent influenced by unhealthy lifestyles, which means that they can be prevented by changing behaviors. The project will facilitate an increased focus of country’s health system on preventive care, reducing behavioural risks factors among the population. In the longer term, strengthened prevention should lead to a reduction in chronic diseases and significant cost savings.

UNOCHA - Emergency Response Fund for the oPt 2012-2013

01.12.2012 - 31.12.2013

SDC financial contribution to the pooled Emergency Response Fund (ERF) managed by UNOCHA in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) enables humanitarian actors to quickly respond to acute and unforeseen emergencies affecting the Palestinian population, mainly in Gaza and in Area C of the West Bank. This intervention is in line with SDC Cooperation Strategy 2010-2014 for the oPt to support Palestinians living in the oPt in asserting their rights and gaining improved access to quality basic services including relief assistance.

Contribution to the DeLoG Secretariat

01.12.2012 - 31.12.2016

Die DeLoG-Arbeitsgruppe arbeitet seit 6 Jahren daran, Empfehlungen für wirksamere Dezentralisierungs-unterstützung für die 27 Mitgliedsorganisationen zu erarbeiten. Bisher wurde das Sekretariat ausschliesslich durch das BMZ/dieGIZ getragen. Der DEZA-Beitrag soll helfen, die Struktur langfristig zu vergrössern, die Aktivitäten in Ausbildung und Politikbeitrag zu erweitern, die Funktionsweise durch neue Mittel (Internet-basiert) zu ergänzen und so die Wirkung der Hilfe im Bereich Dezentralisierung zu verbessern.

Contribution to UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

01.12.2012 - 31.12.2014

Local Roads Improvement Programme (LRIP – I)

01.12.2012 - 31.12.2021

Past SDC interventions have focussed on making rural road construction work for the poor and disadvantaged through labour-intensive construction methods. This project now takes proven approaches further by ensuring even more all-weather accessibility to markets and services by emphasising the importance of maintenance and preservation of built roads through promotion of labour-based roads maintenance methods and by fostering an institutional process in the districts, which should pave the way for the highly successful concepts of road construction and maintenance to be adopted as national standards.

Interregional Arab Labour Migration Program - IRAM

01.12.2012 - 31.05.2017

The project focuses on reforms of labour legislation, on employment constraints and potentials and on migrant workers’ rights and their protection in the Maghreb. It provides technical expertise for the reinforcement of state capacities and the strengthening of labour governance. The national legislation and labour codes will be reformed and adapted to international standards. The organization of migrant workers into trade unions will contribute to reducing their exploitation and strengthening their representation.

Support Nigerian Diaspora – Vocational training initiative

01.12.2012 - 31.05.2016

The Global Programme Migration and Development of SDC supports NIDOE-Swiss in strengthening its skills and expertise and thereby enables it to implement development projects in Nigeria. NIDOE-Swiss will implement a project funded by SDC to improve the vocational training of students and their employability in Nigeria. The organisation's knowledge and skills will contribute to the economic development in Nigeria.

Support to Referendum and Electoral Processes in Zimbabwe (REP)

01.12.2012 - 30.04.2014

The referendum on a new constitution in Zimbabwe and the subsequent election due between March and June 2013 may lead to the return of violence. The project helps to mitigate potential electoral conflicts that may arise through capacitating the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC); structured dialogues among the political parties, CSOs and media; the establishment of Multi-Party Liaison Committees (MPLCs); and roll out of large-scale civic and voter education.

Access to Justice in Tajikistan

01.12.2012 - 30.11.2016

Legal reform and ensuring legal security for citizens in Tajikistan are cornerstones of the transition. The project aims to improve access to justice for vulnerable people and is contributing to reforms. Through the provision of legal aid services and the monitoring of law application and implementation practices, potential issues for reform shall be identified and analyzed. Reform proposals based on these analyses shall be advocated and discussed between governmental and non governmental actors. At the same time, the awareness and capacities both of legal service users and providers will be strengthened.

African Risk Capacity

01.12.2012 - 31.10.2016

The African Risk Capacity (ARC) is a continental index-based weather risk insurance pool and early response mechanism initiated by the African Union. It will offer insurance coverage for governments of African countries transferring risks to the international financial market and complementing national or regional micro-insurance schemes as supported by other SDC organisational units. With this project the SDC will co-finance the design phase implemented by the World Food Programme and after that the Specialized Agency of the African Union in its task to enable more countries to join the ARC.

International Land Coalition

01.12.2012 - 31.03.2018

The International Land Coalition (ILC) is a global action network created in 1995 to help address land tenure insecurity and inequality in developing countries. Through its membership (116 members) and its global coverage (ca. 50 countries), ILC combines the strengths of different stakeholders (civil society organisations, international organisations and research centres) to enhance secure and equitable access to land for poor rural populations through influence on country policies and on land-related regional and global processes.