Projects

Feasibility study for the implementation of IndigoDigital

01.02.2014 - 31.12.2019

IndigoDigital, a Swiss based social venture, proposes to develop a digital platform for migrants to send money home to their families. Today, these transfers (remittances) amount to more than 430 billion USD that are being sent to developing countries every year. However, the current transfer possibilities are often expensive and do not favour a development-focused use of the money. With this feasibility study, SDC wants to test the working hypothesis of IndigoDigital, that indeed the venture can offer a low-cost, accessible and easy-to-use alternative for millions of migrants and their families.

DPRK: ICRAF: Natl. Agroforestry Strategy

01.02.2014 - 31.12.2015

Scaling Up Productive Water

01.02.2014 - 31.08.2018

Access to affordable productive water technologies disseminated by International Development Enterprises (IDE) through setting up sustainable local supply chains have proven to impact incomes and water productivity of over 300'000 small farmers so far. The project in phase 2 will make the regional programs sustainable and allow them to grow further, building strong linkages with financial services. It will develop and disseminate tools to use water in an efficient and sustainable way, and make suitable technologies and dissemination approaches available for replication globally.

Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning

01.02.2014 - 31.12.2018

The transformative nature in poverty reduction strategies of migration and development has been a salient reason for governments to start mainstreaming migration in national development planning. This helps them respond to the specific needs of migrants and their communities. Building on the pilot phase, SDC will support governments and selected international organizations to design more effective policies at national level and feed the global discussion on migration and development.

SDC Contribution to a Market Systems Development Platform (formerly M4P Global Management Facility), Phase 2

01.02.2014 - 31.03.2018

Most of the poor participate in markets, they face however many constraints in accessing goods and services they need or want. To identify the main bottlenecks the poor face in markets, and facilitate their resolution SDC, DFID and other donors have introduced the Market Systems Development approach. It should lead to market-based economic engagement with the poor, thanks to the knowledge services provided by a Market Systems Development Platform to projects and programs.

Home Garden

16.01.2014 - 31.12.2021

Small and marginal farmers in Nepal, especially women and children, are regularly exposed to malnutrition and are vulnerable to external shocks such as health risks and natural hazards. Home garden aims to improve family nutrition and reduce vulnerability of such individuals and households. Objectives are to diversify dietary sources of disadvantaged groups in homestead for family consumption and increase capacity for adaptation to natural hazards and climate change. The project strengthens the safety net and the coping strategy of the most vulnerable in Nepal.
 

Moldova - Making the Most of Migration

15.01.2014 - 31.12.2018

Moldova pays great social costs as a result of high outward migration. The potential benefits of migration remain underexploited. Migrants are not involved in the development of their home communities, they do not have access to trusted investment opportunities, and the private sector fails to develop tailor-made products and services for migrants. Switzerland supports Moldova in creating a favorable environment for leveraging migrants' human and financial capital for the development of their home country.

WFP - Food Aid Swiss Dairy Products (Algeria)

01.01.2014 - 31.12.2016

Through the usage of food aid in the form of Swiss dairy products, Swiss Humanitarian Aid contributes to the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, undernourishment, and disease. The SDC’s Humanitarian Aid administers the credit granted by parliament for a yearly amount of some CHF 20 million destined for the purchase of Swiss dairy products and their use for the benefit of the needy. Its task is to ensure a sustainable, targeted, and closely monitored food aid.

Supporting Decentralisation and Local Government

01.01.2014 - 31.12.2018

Switzerland supports Albania's transition to a democratic society. The decentralisation and local development programme (dldp) strengthens local government in North Albania and disseminates best practices at national level. It has introduced new models for local government functioning in areas such as waste management, public finance management, and e-governance.

CINFO – Kompetenzzentrum für den IZA Arbeitsmarkt, Beitrag 2014 - 2016

01.01.2014 - 31.12.2016

Auf dem Arbeitsmarkt der InternationaIen Zusammenarbeit qualitativ hochstehende Informations-, Analyse- und Beratungsdienstleistungen garantieren, um den darin tätigen Organisationen Personal zur Verfügung stellen zu können, welches ihren Anforderungen entspricht, und um die Chancen von qualifizierten Schweizer Personen auf eine Anstellung in diesen Organisationen zu wahren.

REPIC: Interdepartementale Plattform zur Förderung der Erneuerbaren Energien und der Energieeffizienz in der internationalen Zusammenarbeit

01.01.2014 - 30.06.2019

Die REPIC (Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Promotion in International Cooperation) Plattform zur Förderung der erneuerbaren Energien und Energieeffizienz in der internationalen Zusammenarbeit ist eine gemeinsame Initiative des Staatssekretariates für Wirtschaft (SECO), der Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit (DEZA), und des Bundesamtes für Energie (BFE) und leistet einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Schaffung einer kohärenten Politik und Strategie der Schweiz zur Förderung der erneuerbaren Energien und Energieeffizienz in der internationalen Zusammenarbeit. REPIC ermöglicht die Unterstützung von Bottom-Up Pilotprojekten aus der Privatwirtschaft, der Zivilgesellschaft und Akademie.

Program Contribution to the Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR)

01.01.2014 - 31.03.2017

ICHR is the National Palestinian human rights institution, and an active player and basic pillar in building a democratic and viable Palestinian state. The success of ICHR to promote respect for human rights will assist Palestinians to assert their rights and accordingly enhance long term prospects for peace.