African Risk Capacity Programmes in Zambia and Zimbabwe
01.11.2021
- 31.10.2026
This programme will contribute towards strengthening national systems for disaster preparedness through support to drought insurance premiums and capacity building. Switzerland is thus consolidating its engagement in climate change mitigation and disasters risk reduction with the aim to sustainably minimize risk to loss of lives and assets for vulnerable men and women. The Africa Risk Capacity, a specialized agency of the Africa Union, will implement this programme.
Rural Resilience in Southern Africa / R4 Initiative
01.07.2021
- 30.06.2025
The R4 Rural Resilience Initiative for Southern Africa enables smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate risk through improved resource management, insurance, livelihoods diversification, microcredit and savings. Through R4, Switzerland has become a credible and trusted partner in resilience building and its learnings have fed into policy dialogue. The emphasis of this final phase is on strengthening government and private sector, as well as the gender approach.
O3+ Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future
01.10.2020
- 14.09.2025
This project uses targeted interventions in post-secondary educational institutions in Zambia and Zimbabwe to improve access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) among 18-24 year-olds. Working with UNESCO and Ministries of Higher and Tertiary Education, the project brings Switzerland’s lengthy experience in the HIV/SRHR field to bear by targeting an often neglected cohort of young people with tailored interventions to reduce HIV infections, unintended pregnancies, and gender-based violence.
Strengthening Agro-biodiversity in Southern Africa (SASA)
01.09.2019
- 30.06.2024
While governments have regional and national seed policies favourable to commercial certified seed production, these are restrictive on farmers’ seed systems that are diverse and resilient. The project capitalises on Swiss regional experiences on supporting seed systems in Southern Africa. This will include the empowerment of civil society, farmers’ organisations and governments in developing inclusive agricultural policies that ultimately contribute to sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity and improved well-being of smallholder farming communities.
Accountability in Health & Agriculture
01.07.2019
- 31.12.2024
While governments have translated regional policies on Food Security and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) into national policies, these are poorly implemented and the public lacks capacities to act effectively upon them. The project will improve the accountability and gender responsiveness of public resource management and complement the ongoing Swiss funded projects in ensuring that policy/advocacy work developed at national, regional and global levels is disseminated and implemented by relevant SADC and governmental institutions.
Scaling Up Youth Employment in Agriculture Initiative
01.08.2018
- 31.12.2023
Education systems in Southern Africa do not prepare youth for work; they cannot access or create economic opportunities and ignore the available options. The project will scale up in Southern Africa a model already tested by Switzerland in Tanzania. It will improve (self)-employment of 20’000 young women and men in Zimbabwe and Zambia by strengthening their skills and matching them with existing job opportunities, thereby contributing to the implementation of youth policies in-country and regionally.
Rural Resilience in Southern Africa / R4 Initiative
01.07.2017
- 30.06.2021
The project builds resilience of smallholder farmer households in three countries in Southern Africa (Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe) by enabling their adaptation to climate risk through a community oriented and market based risk management comprehensive approach. The initiative combines improved resource management (risk reduction), insurance (risk transfer), livelihoods diversification and microcredit (prudent risk taking) and savings (risk reserves). The combined interventions are carefully adapted to each country context.
Strengthening Agro-biodiversity in Southern Africa
01.09.2016
- 31.08.2019
The project promotes seed diversity and agro-ecological practices through an inclusive, evidence-based dialogue with governments at regional and country levels by empowered farmer’s and farmer support organizations ensuring that their experiences are taken into account in the development of policies and programmes in agriculture. This will thus strengthen food security in Southern Africa.
Seed and Knowledge Initiative (SKI)
01.08.2013
- 28.02.2019
The project contributes to strengthening and consolidating local knowledge and practices on seeds for better resilience. In parallel, research is conducted on community seed systems and the interface between the formal and informal seed sectors. This will inform advocacy strategies and influence the policy-making and scientific narrative for improved seed and food security in the SADC region (Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, Mozambique, South Africa).
Advocating for Agro-Biodiversity
01.07.2013
- 31.08.2016
This project supports small-scale farmer and farmer support organizations in the region in their efforts to foster democratic debate over legal frameworks having an impact on food security, and more specifically: agro-biodiversity , farmers’ rights to use, save and exchange seeds, and the diverse forms of knowledge farmers develop and maintain. This project also helps farmers in defining the role they want to see State institutions play in protecting all of the above.
Micro-assurance et microcrédit pour la sécurité alimentaire des petits paysans
01.01.2011
- 30.06.2017
Le changement climatique affecte lourdement la sécurité alimentaire des petites exploitations agricoles de Zambie et du Malawi. Un projet alliant micro-assurance, microfinance et mesures de prévention de catastrophes vise à renforcer leur capacité d’adaptation. Des résultats prometteurs ont déjà été enregistrés en Ethiopie et au Sénégal.
| Pays/région | Thème | Période | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Communauté de développement d'Afrique australe (SADC) |
Agriculture et sécurité alimentaire
Développement agricole
Recherche agronomique
Développement de la chaîne de valeur agricole (til 2016)
|
01.01.2011 - 30.06.2017 |
CHF 6’685’000 |
Nature Finance 2.0
01.01.2023
- 31.12.2026
The Nature Finance 2.0 project aims to enhance commercial banks and regulators' capacity to manage natural capital risks and opportunities. These institutions in turn set the market conditions for the ‘real economy’ sectors that they finance or regulate, shifting incentives toward sustainability.
