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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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. 

Land/Region Thema Periode Budget
Südsudan
Landwirtschaft und Ernährungssicherheit
Klimawandel & Umwelt
Gender
Landwirtschaftliche Dienstleistungen & Markt
Reduktion von Katastrophenrisiken DRR
Sexuelle & geschlechterbasierte Gewalt
01.07.2023 - 30.09.2025
CHF  1’500’000
Hintergrund South Sudan continues to face persistent high levels of social, political and economic instability due to violent conflict at the macro- and micro-levels of society, as well as unpredictable extreme weather caused by climate change resulting from overuse and misuse of natural resources, leading to droughts and flooding, which in turn contribute to severe food insecurity across the country. In 2023, as per the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), 9.4 million (76%) of South Sudan's population are in need of humanitarian assistance, an increase of approx. 500’000 people compared to 2022. The current humanitarian needs are further compounded by the Sudan crisis where over 200’000 people have arrived to South Sudan. The greater Equatoria area, the focus area of this project, experiences similar contextual challenges like the rest of the Country. Both Central Equatoria (CE) and Eastern Equatoria (EE) states are experiencing high levels of food insecurity with populations in some locations categorized in IPC3 and above. With 115,864 returnees to EES and 245,695 returnees to CES since the R-ARCSS in 2018 until December 2022, both states have the highest numbers of returnees in South Sudan. Both states suffer from violent conflict and insecurity due to inter- and intra-communal fighting, conflicts over natural resources, revenge killings and frequent cattle raiding and roadside attacks, with significant impact on GBV cases which remain historically very high. 
Ziele The overall objective of the project is to improve the livelihoods and resilience of returnees and host communities in selected counties in Eastern and Central Equatoria State through increased food security as a result of improved agricultural production and more sustainable management and governance of natural resources, through alternative income opportunities, and non-violent conflict resolution and GBV prevention’. 
Zielgruppen
  • Women and girls?
  • Youth
  • Farmers groups 
  • Village saving and lending association groups
  • Local authorities at the County level
  • Extension workers of the local government 
Mittelfristige Wirkungen
  1. Humanitarian: Through improved agricultural and Natural Resources management (NRM) practices, communities (with focus on returnees and host communities) are able to meet their immediate needs, increase food production and sustain long term food security.
  2. Development: With the support of loans and Village Savings and Lending Association VSLAs, communities adopt sustainable and profitable income- generating activities.
  3. Peace: Local authorities, leaders and communities strengthen Gender Base Violence GBV and conflict prevention measures and apply non-violent conflict resolution practices in regard to NRM. 
Resultate

Erwartete Resultate:  

Humanitarian:

  • 1,100 farming Households (HHs) (60% female) benefit from increased food security and resilience through trainings in agroecology, improved food production and storage and pest management and ecological Natural Resources Management (NRM) and governance practices.
  • Immediate lifesaving needs of crisis-affected vulnerable 1,100 HHs (60% female) are met by the use of crisis modifier resources through in-kind or multipurpose unconditional cash transfers.

Development:

  • 480 (60% female) farmers, youth and women are trained and supported to strengthen and create micro-businesses and 16 functional Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) targeting 360 (60% female) persons to overcome financial barriers are formed.

GBV and Peaceful conflict resolution:

  • 1,950 (60% female) community members, local leaders and authorities are sensitized and trained in GBV prevention, community cohesion, peaceful conflict resolution and existing structures are supported.


Resultate von früheren Phasen:  

This will be the first phase of the nexus project supported by Switzerland under H-cash. Caritas Switzerland has been implementing projects in South Sudan for over 40 years, and in the target region for over 10 years, scaling up towards resilience (and development). The project financed by Swiss South Cooperation that ended in May 2023 supported:

  • 2,500 farmers & 5,000 schoolchildren to improve their farming techniques, including post-harvest management, creation of vegetable gardens for households & schools and 6,000 households have improved access to water for consumption & production.
  • 2,500 farmers & 150 vulnerable households developed alternative sources of income, linked to a better value chain and integrated farming capacity. A similar project funded by Swiss South Cooperation & implemented by FAO shows: Targeted communities were able to adjust and adapt to good farming practices, shared knowledge and skills and improved production and started to engage in farming for income. 


Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt DEZA
Projektpartner Vertragspartner
Schweizerische Non-Profit-Organisation
  • Caritas Schweiz
  • Local implementing partners: Organic Farming Advisory Organization (OFAO), Caritas Torit, Catholic Diocese of Torit, Justice and Peace Commission Torit, Catholic Diocese of Torit (JPC-CDoT), Caritas Yei & Justice and Peace Commission, Catholic Diocese of Yei


Andere Partner
Cash/Voucher Technical Working Group TWG, NGO partners, FAO and WFP 
Koordination mit anderen Projekten und Akteuren 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, South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) and protection/GBV sub-cluster, and other SDC partners, including CARE and WPDI. 
Budget Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF    1’500’000 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF    600’000 Projekttotal seit Anfangsphase Schweizer Beitrag CHF   0 Budget inklusive Projektpartner CHF   1’500’000
Projektphasen Phase 1 01.07.2023 - 30.09.2025   (Laufende Phase)