Projects

Démocratie sans frontières – DSF

01.06.2014 - 30.09.2018

«Démocratie sans frontières» associe des personnalités suisses de renommée nationale et internationale à certains projets visant particulièrement le renforcement de la démocratie, de la paix et des droits de l’homme, mis en œuvre par la direction du Développement et de la Coopération (DDC) du Département fédéral des Affaires étrangères. Une telle association permet de sensibiliser ainsi tant la population concernée que le public suisse aux défis que doivent relever nos pays partenaires.
 

UNHCR WEM Training Scheme

01.06.2014 - 31.12.2014

IGAD-FAO Partnership Programme (PP) on Building Resilience for (Agro-) Pastoralist Communities

01.06.2014 - 31.12.2022

IGAD and FAO will jointly contribute to build resilience of communities in the Horn of Africa’s cross-border areas by addressing marketing and trade, transboundary animal diseases and natural resources management. It will also contribute to strengthen the capacity of IGAD specialized agencies to lead the regional agenda for the improvement of cross-border pastoral livelihoods.

OIM: Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration for Sub-Sahara Migrants (AVRR)

01.06.2014 - 31.07.2016

Due to reinforced security controls at European boarders, an increasing number of irregular migrants remain blocked in Morocco. Despite some improvement since the announcement of the new migration policy, abuse of migrants still persists. Stranded migrants live in very precarious conditions and as a result many of them wish to leave Morocco and return to their home-countries. This project responds to a humanitarian need and offers stranded, irregular migrants the possibility to return and to be reintegrated into their countries of origin.

Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (Theme 5: Public Health)

01.06.2014 - 30.09.2024

Weak health systems have a number of commonalities: Insufficient and erratic funding, inefficient management, poor governance and lack of social accountability. How can health systems be strengthened and sustainable financing mechanisms be created for the benefits of poor people in developing countries? The thematic module public health of the SDC’s and SNSF’s joint r4d Programme (Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development) will promote research on the service provision systems and financing mechanisms in the public health sector.

Community Based Family Medicine in Tajikistan

01.06.2014 - 31.12.2018

Tajikistan is the poorest country in CIS region, and only 2.2% of the country's $6.9 billion GDP is allocated to the healthcare sector. Malnutrition and waterborne diseases are the main factors contributing to the child mortality rate (the highest among CIS countries).The present project will contribute to the ongoing health reform implemented by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, by improving the access of the targeted population (400'000) to quality family medicine services provided in the local Primary Health Care Centres.

Disaster risk reduction

01.06.2014 - 31.12.2018

The effects of climate change and the impact of natural hazards keep affecting rural vulnerable livelihoods. The Bolivian Government prioritised food security to reduce extreme poverty through major increase of public investments in sectors of water resources (dam) & on rural development (irrigation system, soil conservation, and early warning system). The risk of failure of these infrastructures because of disasters is high for lack of integrated risk management and climate change adaptation (CCA). The SDC project intends to strengthen the resilience of the existing and future infrastructures in the sectors.

Support to National Decentralised Planning and Finance Programme (PNPFD)

01.06.2014 - 31.12.2015

In 2005, the district has been declared the cornerstone of development in Mozambique. It is the primary level of the national planning system and it is the level where sector policies are operationalised. The aim of the intervention is to improve the institutional capacity of the Local State Bodies (Provinces, Districts) in managing public resources for district development in a participative and transparent way.

Institutional Strengthening of IGAD

31.05.2014 - 31.03.2022

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a sub-regional organization in the Horn of Africa. In line with Switzerland’s decision to increase its engagement with IGAD, the proposed contribution aims at strengthening the organization institutionally based on its political legitimacy, thematic relevance and capacity to contribute to peace and development in one of the world’s most fragile regions.

WFP Expert Mission SHA

24.05.2014 - 23.02.2015

Improvement of the local self-governance system Armenia

19.05.2014 - 30.06.2019

Switzerland has been supporting the Armenian government in its plans for territorial and administrative reform, particularly its plans to merge municipalities since 2014. The Goal of the program is to contribute to strengthening accountability and efficiency of the local self-governance system in Armenia.

Integration of the Do No Harm Approach within the land restitution process

15.05.2014 - 31.10.2016

In Colombia, as an effect of the armed conflict, since 1985, 2-3 million people have been forced to abandon the equivalent of about 3 million hectares of land. In 2011, in order to solve the problem and prevent further land dis-possessions, the Colombian government ratified the Victims and Land Restitution Law 1448. Being aware of the deli-cate task to work on land restitution in an ongoing armed conflict, SDC with its experience in promoting the DNH approach continues to support the Ministry of Agriculture’s Land Restitution Unit to integrate the approach into the land restitution process in order to maximize its positive impacts while reducing its potential negative effects.