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. 


SOM, Com. recvr. peace. &local gov. ph02

01.05.2023 - 31.12.2025

Somalia is slowly emerging from one of the most complex and protracted conflicts. Over the past decade, peacebuilding and state-building processes, while navigating conflict, climate crisis and political fragility, maintained an incrementally positive trajectory. In investing in civil society engagement and building of local institutions and capacities all over Somalia, Switzerland is contributing in the establishment and strengthening of sustainable, community-driven, inclusive institutions necessary to deliver services and sustainable peace. 


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.

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Somalia is slowly emerging from one of the most complex and protracted conflicts. Over the past decade, peacebuilding and state-building processes, while navigating conflict, climate crisis and political fragility, maintained an incrementally positive trajectory. In investing in civil society engagement and building of local institutions and capacities all over Somalia, Switzerland is contributing in the establishment and strengthening of sustainable, community-driven, inclusive institutions necessary to deliver services and sustainable peace. 

Land/Region Thema Periode Budget
Somalia
Klimawandel & Umwelt
Governance
Humanitäre Hilfe & DRR
Reduktion von Katastrophenrisiken DRR
Dezentralisierung
Politik des öffentlichen Sektors
Schutz, Zugang & Sicherheit
Steuerung der öffentlichen Finanzen
01.05.2023 - 31.12.2025
CHF  24’635’000
Hintergrund Somalia works on overcoming a prolonged state of conflict, political fragmentation and recurrent natural crisis. The country has progressed from a failed to a very fragile State in the last few decades, regaining more stability by investing in building up government institutions. Progress has been made notably between 2011 and 2023 with local elections, statistics, and financial reform and overall state-building processes. These gains and context remain fragile and there is need to further invest in the establishment and strengthening of legitimate, inclusive, responsive, and effective government institutions especially also in the areas newly recovered from Al Shabab (AS). Provision of services are key to establish and maintain state authority, social accountability and the social contract. Meanwhile, more stable areas are also increasingly struggling with decades of under investment, lack of resources and the direct impact of climate change causing livelihood destruction, rapid urbanization and internal displacement. Functional and inclusive local governance structures more inclusive also for women and able to providing much-needed basic services are crucial to foster peace promotion. A more peaceful and stable Somalia supports the stabilization of the broader Horn of Africa, a geo-strategic region of global importance including Swiss interests when it comes to global trade, migration and stability. 
Ziele Effective and consensus-based Local Governance anchored on local peace and community recovery 
Zielgruppen

Outcome 1: R2P:

  • Community structures and communitybased organizations in Puntland, Somaliland and Galmudug 

Outcome 2 NIS:

  • All Federal Member States (FMS) including Somaliland and Benadir (Mogadishu) and their districts. 

Outcome 3: SJF:

  • Direct partner is the Federal Ministry of Interior and the districts (leading the decentralisation process). 

Overall the programme targets the population of Somalia; the regions and the local governments at the district level. Special focus on women inclusion and participation.

Mittelfristige Wirkungen
  1.  Contribute to the promotion of sustainable peace, cohesion and civic engagement (R2P) in Puntland, Somaliland and Galmudug
  2. Contribute to community Recovery through peace dividend projects (Nordic International Support Foundation (NIS))
  3. Contribute to sustained community recovery and inclusive local Governments with increasingly improved capacity to deliver equitable and sustainable services (SJF - Community Recovery & Local Governance window) 
Resultate

Erwartete Resultate:  

Outcome 1 (Road to Sustainable Peace):

  • Community peace and reconciliation processes established  
  • Civic education on good governance strengthened 
  • Community governance structures and local institutions built 

Outcome 2 (NIS Foundation):

  • Outcome 1: Improved relations amongst community members and amongst the community and the state authorities. 
  • Outcome 2: Improved economic dynamics and livelihoods in targeted locations. 
  • Outcome 3: Improved capacity of the authorities to provide basic services in targeted communities. 

Outcome 3 (UN Somalia Joint Fund): 1) Policies and regulatory frameworks for local governance, and decentralized service delivery developed and implemented. (2) Strengthened community structures and capacities to contribute to more peaceful resilient, and sustainable societies; (3) Local authorities created, strengthened, and empowered to design and deliver equitable basic social services


Resultate von früheren Phasen:  

Road to Peace Consortium (R2P): 

  • In 60-100% of the project areas Peace Committees are established and helped to decrease conflicts, and improve trust among citizens and government 
  • Improved environment to conduct direct elections following the delivery of civic education and training to women & men 
  • Supported local elections in Puntland, first direct elections in 50 years (50% of voters women,17% of councilors women) 

UN Joint Program on Local Governance (JPLG): 

  • 2021-2023 budget allocation to Service Delivery for Health and Education increased (Puntland/Somaliland) by 27% compared to 2020 
  • 38% increase in school enrolment and 70% of young graduates trained/recruited by local governments were women. 
  • Official registration of 25,000 property units in Baidoa has sharply increased local domestic revenue collection 
  • Improved public procurement processes with over 2’500 local government officials trained improved accountability.


Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt DEZA
Kreditbereich Humanitäre Hilfe
Projektpartner Vertragspartner
Internationale oder ausländische NGO
Organisation der Vereinten Nationen (UNO)
  • Andere internationale oder ausländische NGO Norden
  • Entwicklungsprogramm der Vereinten Nationen


Koordination mit anderen Projekten und Akteuren Peace-building and Local governance occupies a significant place within SDC portfolio: links to Durable Solutions (Saamenyta), Inclusive & Accountable Governance (IAG), WB MPF are strong. SDC closely coordinates with other stakeholders engaged in stabilization programs such as Finnish Church Aid and Somalia Stability Fund and People centred program. 
Budget Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF    24’635’000 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF    4’223’356 Projekttotal seit Anfangsphase Schweizer Beitrag CHF   7’964’268 Budget inklusive Projektpartner CHF   38’000’000
Projektphasen Phase 2 01.05.2023 - 31.12.2025   (Laufende Phase) Phase 1 01.11.2021 - 31.12.2023   (Completed)