Projects

Programme d’appui à la production agricole en Haiti

01.07.2014 - 30.04.2022

Le développement et le renforcement des services financiers et de conseils agricoles ainsi qu’un ciblage des groupes vulnérables en milieu rural contribueront – à travers de plus grands investissements dans l’agriculture - à une productivité et à une qualité accrue dans les filières concernées, à des revenus plus importants, à une sécurité alimentaire améliorée, à une vulnérabilité réduite et à une meilleure protection sociale des petit-e-s producteurs-trices et des personnes les plus défavorisées.

The members of municipal councils working for democracy

01.07.2014 - 31.03.2022

With the ‘Empowering Municipal Councils’ project, Switzerland’s international cooperation is helping municipal councils in North Macedonia to become effective local authorities whose community policies take into account the interests of ordinary citizens.

Immediate Assistance to Anbar IDPs in Kirkuk and Salah al-Din Governorates

01.07.2014 - 15.10.2015

Save the Children Switzerland and its partners are assisting the civilian population, who fled from the armed conflict in Anbar, in Kirkuk and Salah al-Din provinces by providing food, non-food items, child protection and non-formal education. The focus of the intervention is on protection and assistance of the most vulnerable children and families who are temporarily sheltered in public buildings, schools and mosques and in urgent need of assistance.

Public Private Partnership to Improved Sanitary Education in Ukraine

01.07.2014 - 31.07.2018

This public-private partnership, developed in collaboration with the company Geberit, aims to improve vocational training in the field of sanitary technology in Ukraine, which will provide more employment opportunities for young plumbers. A new model will be developed to achieve this, based more on practical training and market needs, and will be tested in pilot schools before being rolled out across the country with support from the Ministry of Education.

MOR Gadem - Advocacy

01.07.2014 - 31.08.2016

Protection and basic provisions in Baghdad for internally displaced Iraqis

01.07.2014 - 30.09.2015

In December 2013, another armed conflict started in Iraq’s Anbar province, before rapidly spreading to central and northern Iraq. Large segments of the civilian population were forced to abandon their homes. Many of these refugees have fled to Baghdad, where they are not properly protected and have insufficient basic supplies. The SDC is supporting the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), an international non-governmental organisation working on behalf of internally displaced persons in Baghdad.

ALCS femmes migrantes violence

01.07.2014 - 30.06.2016

Disaster Risk Reduction: Promoting Resilience and Enhancing Capacity for Humanitarian Action within UNICEF

01.07.2014 - 30.06.2016

UNICEF is committed to strengthening its involvement in systematic reduction of vulnerability to disasters and conflicts through risk-informed country programmes that help build resilience. First, systematic vulnerability reduction is key to more effectively preventing and responding to humanitarian crises. Second, it provides unique opportunities to improve the links between humanitarian response and development programmes and to promote human security. Third, it helps to promote rapid recovery and build community resilience to shocks that also affect children. This project intends to build capacities and deploy technical assistance to advance DRR in risk prone countries.  

Restoration of the Strumica River Basin

01.07.2014 - 31.08.2023

As a continuation of the support to the Macedonian water and nature sector, Switzerland developed a group of projects that will assist the country to have cleaner water and a healthier environment, as well as to move forward in meeting its obligations towards the EU. Through this project, Citizens and farmers in the Strumica river basin will benefit from improved economic wellbeing as a result of a better ecological status of the river basin and reduced flooding hazards.

SMArt, entrée en matière

01.07.2014 - 30.06.2015

New approach in Bosnia and Herzegovina for democratisation

01.07.2014 - 31.03.2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s water and sanitation infrastructure is outdated and a large segment of the population has no access to a water supply. The starting point for the SDC’s project is good governance – the authorities must be transparent about building and renovation decisions, and ensure an inclusive political process for the citizens their decisions affect.

Contribution to the International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP)

01.07.2014 - 31.12.2016

The Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP) makes important contributions in a number of areas linked to human security, most notably protection of civilians and humanitarian access. SDC/HA HH supports the development of a wider training and networking offer for humanitarian practitioners and other interested in Geneva and also worldwide. This support will not only allow increased professional and humanitarian principled-based knowledge and understanding, but also an increased exchange of quality among professionals.