Horn von Afrika: Zwei humanitäre Helfer der DEZA erzählen von ihrer Arbeit

Artikel, 19.08.2016

Die internationale Gemeinschaft begeht am 19. August 2016 den Welttag der humanitären Hilfe. Bei dieser Gelegenheit würdigt die DEZA ihre Mitarbeitenden, die humanitäre Hilfe leisten. Natacha Pugin und Abdi Kunow setzen sich täglich für die Nahrungsmittelhilfe am Horn von Afrika ein.

Eine Frau im Spitalbett mit ihrem Sohn auf dem Schoss. Beide sind stark unterernährt. Sie werden in einem Spital in Mogadischu in Somalia behandelt.
Das Welternährungsprogramm der UNO richtet sich 2016 an 1,4 Millionen Menschen in Somalia, die an Hunger leiden. © WFP/Barry Came

Im Rahmen der Schweizer Entwicklungszusammenarbeit leisten mehrere Hundert Expertinnen und Experten humanitäre Hilfe. Sei es in Bern oder im Ausland, als Mitglieder des Schweizerischen Korps für humanitäre Hilfe vor Ort oder in Reserve, arbeiten diese Männer und Frauen in den verschiedensten Bereichen in allen Ländern der Welt, wo Hilfe gebraucht wird.

Das Horn von Afrika ist mit einer Vielzahl von Krisen konfrontiert: Naturkatastrophen, Konflikte, extreme Armut. Somalia ist das Epizentrum der humanitären Katastrophen dieser Region und verzeichnet weltweit die höchste Unterernährungsrate. Die UNO geht von 4,7 Millionen Menschen aus, die in Somalia humanitäre Hilfe benötigen, was 40% der Bevölkerung entspricht.

Wer sind die Helferinnen und Helfer, die sich in diesem schwierigen Kontext engagieren? Wie und woran arbeiten sie? Welches ist ihre Motivation? Fokus auf die Arbeit von zwei Experten der DEZA am Grossen Horn von Afrika.

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Natacha Pugin

Funktion: Mitglied des Schweizerischen Korps für humanitäre Hilfe, im Einsatz für das Welternährungsprogramm der Vereinten Nationen in Somalia

Arbeitsort: Nairobi, Kenia. Gelegentliche Reisen nach Somalia

Dauer der Mission: 12 Monate

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Kunow Abdi

Funktion: Beauftragter des Programms für Ernährungssicherheit für das Horn von Afrika, Schweizer Kooperationsbüro in Kenia

Arbeitsort: Nairobi, Kenia – Reisen am Horn von Afrika (Nordkenia, Somalia)

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Projekte der DEZA am Grossen Horn von Afrika

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Good Financial Governance (GFG)

01.05.2024 - 30.04.2027

The project contributes to strengthen Tanzania’s public financial system, a central element to cement its economic status. The 3rd phase aims at expanding the mobilization of domestic revenue and improving the government’s expenditure control. It shall strengthen interinstitutional mechanisms for tax data exchange, enhance the audit system, and improve public procurement. At policy level, it seeks to develop an evidence-based and gender responsive fiscal strategy for better public service delivery to benefit the population, especially the poor.


Safeguard Young People (SYP) - Tanzania

Safeguard Young People Programme

01.01.2024 - 31.12.2026

With 62% of its population below 25 years, the Safeguard Young People (SYP) programme supports Tanzania’s demographic dividend. The project advances young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) through a gender-responsive and inclusive policy environment, empowered youth who make informed decisions, and responsive health and education systems. SYP builds on 10 years of regional experience and UNFPA’s expertise.


2024 Additional allocation to WFP Country Strategic Plans (NHF)

01.01.2024 - 31.12.2024

The war in Sudan entered its second year. Sudan is facing a major humanitarian catastrophe. The conflict also affected neighbouring countries, in particular Chad and South Sudan who are already struggling with a dire humanitarian situation that pre-existed before the conflict broke out. The consequences of the war exacerbated the acute food insecurity situation in those countries. With additional funding, SDC reinforces WFP’s emergency response to deliver life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Sudan, Chad and South Sudan.


Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF)

Ms. Maria Maguta, TASAF beneficiary in Katavi Region.

01.10.2023 - 30.09.2025

Switzerland’s contribution to Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) for the implementation of the Productive Social Safety Net Program (PSSN) contributes to the protection of 1.5 milion poor households in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar through cash transfers, public works and livelihoods enhancement. Also evidence generated through this support will inform and reinforce Swiss engagement in national policy dialogue on social protection, beyond PSSN. 


Supporting returnee and host communities to rebuild livelihoods, generate income, and peacefully improve and manage natural resources for short-term relief and long-term food security (Triple Nexus) in South Sudan

01.07.2023 - 30.09.2025

This project will support returnees and the host communities to rebuild their livelihoods, generate income, and peacefully improve and manage natural resources for short-term relief and long-term food security. This will be achieved through increased food production, sustainable management and governance of natural resources, initiating alternative income opportunities, non-violent conflict resolution and GBV prevention. This intervention aligns with the humanitarian, peace and development nexus and will contribute to durable solutions. 


South Sudan: Plan International, Integrated Protection, Skills Building and Learning for Empowerment of Adolescents, Youth, families and communities in Yei, Morobo and Kajokeji

15.06.2023 - 14.06.2025

This project seeks to complement the previous phase of an integrated protection intervention. It will build on key successes, achievements and key lessons learned through the provision of integrated life-saving emergency child protection services, skills building, empowerment of adolescent youth and communities in the targeted locations. 


Enhancing Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in South Sudan

01.06.2023 - 31.05.2026

Local authorities and communities will be strengthened in their technical and managerial capacities to reduce people’s livelihood exposure, vulnerability and resilience to floods and drought thus increasing food production and reduce food insecurity as well as displacement of people and competition over natural resources. This will be achieved through improved communication, coordination and knowledge-sharing, early warning systems and appropriate legislation. 


Somalia: Strengthening State Institutions for better service delivery

01.03.2023 - 31.12.2025

The Multi-Partner-Fund (MPF) provided an umbrella to prepare the World Bank’s (WB) re-engagement in Somalia. It has become a powerful tool for donors to pool resources and enabled the WB to engage with Somali authorities to gradually advance reform implementation related to revenue and financial policy, as well as public financial management (PFM). Through this project, Switzerland supports the incremental strengthening of core state institutions in Somalia and contributes ultimately to stability and socio-economic recovery of the country.


Mercy Corps: Strengthening Resilience in Agriculture, Livelihoods and Markets through Local Institutions in Greater Mundri

01.02.2023 - 31.01.2026

To sustainably move households out of chronic vulnerability, poverty and food insecurity by facilitating economic recovery and support for smallholder farmers and non-farm microenterprises. The support will consist of market system development (MSD), value chain development, vocational skills development and improved methods of agriculture, such as agro-ecology and conservation. The intervention will focus on women and youth and is highly relevant in a post-conflict context like Mundri (South Sudan).


Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Tanzania

01.02.2023 - 28.02.2028

Tanzania is investing heavily in reforming sustainable health financing and leveraging integrated digital solutions to advance Universal Health Coverage and ensure that all Tanzanians have access to any quality health services they need, when and where they need, without financial hardship. Together with other development partners, Switzerland uses this momentum to support the government in establishing a Universal Health Insurance and the Center for Digital Health.


Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund (EHF 2023 – 2026)

01.01.2023 - 31.12.2026

More than 28 million people in Ethiopia are in need of humanitarian assistance as a result of internal conflict, displacement, and recurrent natural hazards, primarily drought. An estimated 5.7 million people are displaced internally as a result of conflict (main driver of displacement in the country) and drought. Additional 2 million people are IDP returnees. The country also hosts more about 1mio refugees from Somalia, South Sudan, Eritrea, and Sudan. The Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund is a pooled fund that aims at providing rapid and flexible humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable and underserved areas. Switzerland has been reconfirmed in 2023 member of the EHF Steering Committee.


CARE International: Breaking the Silence

01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024

The proposed project seeks to address key drivers of GBV, promote help-seeking behaviour, access to quality services for survivors and promote economic empowerment of vulnerable women and girls. Some key activities will include the provision of health, psychosocial, and protection support in one (1) existing safe house and three (3) women and girl-friendly spaces (WGFSs), the provision of unconditional emergency cash support to vulnerable survivors and livelihood opportunities. Through the partnership with WIDO, a local women-led organisation, CARE will work to transform negative masculinities and social norms.

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Local authorities and communities will be strengthened in their technical and managerial capacities to reduce people’s livelihood exposure, vulnerability and resilience to floods and drought thus increasing food production and reduce food insecurity as well as displacement of people and competition over natural resources. This will be achieved through improved communication, coordination and knowledge-sharing, early warning systems and appropriate legislation. 

Land/Region Thema Periode Budget
Südsudan
Klimawandel & Umwelt
Landwirtschaft und Ernährungssicherheit
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Reduktion von Katastrophenrisiken DRR
Ernährungssicherheit der Haushalte
Landwirtschaftliche Dienstleistungen & Markt
01.06.2023 - 31.05.2026
CHF  1’500’000
Hintergrund South Sudan was ranked 8th most affected countries by impacts of weather-related loss by Global Climate Risk Index (CRI), in 2021. Since 2019, recurrent floods and droughts have negatively impacted the socioeconomic status of households, 80 percent of whom are in rural areas, depending on rainfed agriculture, hence vulnerable. In 2021 Northern Bahr El Ghazal (NBeG) recorded one of the worst annual flood-related cereal damages making up a loss of 5 % of their gross cereal production Within NBeG, Aweil North and Center were most affected from 2019 - 2022. Maban witnessed the most severe flood event since 1984. 83 percent of the households (200,000 people) were affected, and 2,500 to 5,000 tons of cereals destroyed. Throughout 2021, satellite data indicated irregular and less than typical rainfall in Kapoeta East and Kapoeta North, leading to drought, which impacts on harvest and livestock. Over 3,500 pastoralists migrated from Kapoeta East to North to survive drought-induced starvation. The pressure on the limited natural resources in Kapoeta North has increased, and tension between the host communities and the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) is rising. 
Ziele The overall objective of the project is to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related shocks and natural hazards in Northern Bahr El Ghazal, Maban and Kapoeta North.
Zielgruppen
  • 240 households, 50% male and 50% female, directly benefit from the development and implementation of Community Disaster Risk Reduction (CDRR) strategies at county levels
  • 1800 households, 50% male and 50% female, benefit directly from seeds and tools in the recovery phase.
  • 10,000 people, 50% male and 50% female, benefit directly from weather data information NB: the capacity training and the land cover map are expected to benefit wider community across South Sudan.
Mittelfristige Wirkungen
  1. Increased resilience through strengthening Disaster Risk Management (DRM), early warning and early action skills (mechanisms) 
  2. Strengthen capacities of communities to respond to climatic shocks and stresses through climate smart agriculture and nature-based solutions
Resultate

Erwartete Resultate:  

  • Institutional and technical capacity for DRM strengthened
  • Data, Knowledge and Early warning systems in place for enhanced flood and drought related disaster risk reduction
  • Feasibility of anticipatory action (AA) and advocacy for climate financing identified 
  • Inclusive climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies promoted and practiced
  • Nature-based Solutions (Nbs) and sustainable natural resource management to reduce climatic shocks/stresses promoted 
  • Capacities for peacebuilding, conflict, fragility and gender strengthened


Resultate von früheren Phasen:  

  • A new land cover map was developed 
  • Geospatial module for monitoring floods were developed for NBeG5/Maban/Pibor 
  • 50 people from line ministries were trained in GIS technology
  • Improved access to climate forecast through distribution of 45 solar radios in NBeG, and in Maban 210,000 received radio messages 
  • Early warning Technical Working Groups TWG) were supported with an inventory data on flood prone areas
  • Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs supported with 26 sessions of skills training to execute disaster coordination mandate
  • Seven Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) committee were established
  • Over 3000 households benefitted from flood response livelihoods input (seeds and fishing kits) and 430 households boosted income through cash for work.

 


Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt DEZA
Projektpartner Vertragspartner
Organisation der Vereinten Nationen (UNO)
  • Food and Agricultural Organisation
  • United Nation Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO), South Sudan


Koordination mit anderen Projekten und Akteuren CREWS United Nations Country Framework (UNCF), Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster (FSLC), Partnership for Resilience, Peace and Recovery (PfPRR), South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (SSRRC), Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MHADM), Ministry of Environment (MoE) and UNOCHA
Budget Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF    1’500’000 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF    400’000 Budget inklusive Projektpartner CHF    3’000’000
Projektphasen Phase 2 01.06.2023 - 31.05.2026   (Laufende Phase)