Switzerland has supported the Foundation for the Future (FFF) since 2006 – both through Political Division IV and SDC. FFF has established a wide network of contacts with civil society organisations and has established itself as an actor that supports civil society actors with regard to themes that are critical for the democratisation of societies. Switzerland has decided to continue funding FFF with a moderate amount for activities in North Africa – in particular Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia – for the time being until end of 2012. The thematic priorities for FFF-funded projects respond to the domain 1 “democratic transition” of the programme document North Africa (draft). In addition, the Swiss contribution can be leveraged for political influence at the regional meetings of the Forum for the Future.

The project in brief

Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Development cooperation
Project partners	Contract partner International or foreign NGO Other international or foreign NGO North
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF    500’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    500’024
Project phases	Phase 1 01.07.2011 - 30.06.2013   (Completed)

Further technical details

• Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
  Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution Decentralisation and support to subnational government (incl. accountability)
  Cross-cutting topics	Specific project on gender equality The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes.
  Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
  Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
  Finance type	Aid grant
  Aid Type	Project and programme contribution
  Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
  Project number	7F08054