Projects

World Humanitarian Summit 2016

01.01.2014 - 31.12.2016

The WHS aims to set the agenda for future humanitarian action. In late 2015, the Secretary-General will issue a report including the findings and recommendations from consultations around the world. The report will be presented to participants for discussion and agreement on recommendations at the summit. SDC aims to support the WHS Secretariat (OCHA), host the global consultation leading to the Summit (end of 2015) and to contribute to the objectives of the WHS process.

Public Private Development Partnership: Promoting Social Entrepreneurship in Latin America

01.01.2014 - 31.12.2018

The Swiss Cooperation is actively collaborating with the private sector to achieve development outcomes. Whereas business entrepreneurs usually measure their performance with profit and financial return, social entrepreneurs’ priority is return to society, making social entrepreneurs well-aligned with SDC. The programme contributes to existing efforts of private sector organizations, in particular Ashoka and Hystra, in identifying and supporting more social entrepreneurs in Latin America.

Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC)

01.01.2014 - 31.12.2017

Vector control is a fundamental element of the existing global strategy to fight malaria and several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The current front line interventions are dependent on a very limited number of insecticides, which are under threat from insecticide resistance. IVCC drives the development of new vector control tools. Supporting IVCC will strengthen SDC’s position in vector control and support to private-public partnerships as well as strategically complement its global health portfolio.

SDC supports municipal autonomy and political participation in Kosovo

01.01.2014 - 28.02.2018

Since independence in 2008, Kosovo has been moving to reform and decentralise its administration. Local self-administration in the 38 municipalities is to be expanded. The SDC project "Decentralisation and Municipal Support" (DEMOS) supports 17 municipalities in improving their public services.

Pro-poor Policy Monitoring and Analysis in Vietnam

01.01.2014 - 30.09.2016

Programme for Supporting Decentralised Management of Literacy in Benin (PAGEDA)

01.01.2014 - 30.09.2021

The programme for supporting the decentralised management of literacy services in Benin (PAGEDA) aims to provide high-quality literacy programmes that will enable 30,000 people (50-50 gender split, with most aged 15-30), who are excluded from or have no access to the formal education system, to acquire life skills and fully exercise their rights. The programme also aims to address gender, age and regional disparities in relation to access to education.

Strengthening State Strategies for Climate Actions (3SCA)

01.01.2014 - 31.10.2020

India recently approved State level Actions Plans to address Climate Change (SAPCCs). However, institutional capacities for implementing these plans are weak. Through this project, the Global Programme Climate Change (GPCC) will support the operationalisation of SAPCCs in three states in India (Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Madhya Pradesh) by strengthening capacities in planning and implementing relevant climate actions across select sectors including water, disaster management, forest and energy.

Swiss OSCE Chairmanship 2014 - Promoting Disaster Risks Management through Capacity Building

01.01.2014 - 31.12.2015

Federal Council Didier Burkhalter defined ten priorities for the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship in 2014. One priority is related to a more reliable management of natural disasters. This priority has a strong link to reducing disaster risks through mitigation, prevention and preparedness by key stakeholders at different governmental and non-governmental levels (=integrated disaster risk management). It is of utmost security relevance for the OSCE region, as natural hazard triggered disasters/accidents know no boundaries. As this topic has never extensively been addressed in the OSCE, the focus of SDC action lines during the Swiss Chairmanship will be on capacity building among the 57 participating States in disaster risk management and on cooperation in that field. SDC considers the Swiss Chairmanship as a window of opportunity to engage the relevant stakeholders (practitioners and governmental representatives) in promoting disaster resilience for the upcoming global post-2015 processes (revisited DRR framework; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)).

UN-Women evaluation and results support

01.01.2014 - 30.06.2017

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) has a global leadership role to play to advance gender equality, women’s empowerment and women’s rights and is one of Switzerland’s multilateral priority organisations. For Switzerland’s and other members’ internal accountability and strategic steering purposes, the role and quality of the work of UN-Women’s Evaluation Office (EO) is crucial. SDC, therefore, plans to support the EO to further enhance the effectiveness and accountability of the organisation through evaluation, reporting and lessons learned.

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in the Fergana Valley, Tajikistan

01.01.2014 - 31.12.2019

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) was engaged in the Fergana valley both in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan with the Regional Rural Water Supply and Sanitation project since 2007. Due to difficulties in implementing regional projects in Central Asia, SDC decided in 2012 to develop two separate country projects with a regional view. The overall objective of the project is to improve the rural population’s health and livelihood with sustainable safe drinking water and sanitation facilities as well as with the development of training for better household hygienic behavior.

Promoting equal opportunities for women and men in Macedonia

01.01.2014 - 30.06.2018

In Macedonia, women are disadvantaged in the areas of employment, social protection and political participation. To promote equal opportunities, in 2006 the government passed a law on equal opportunities for men and women. To complement Macedonia's reform efforts jointly with national counterparts SDC is funding an equal opportunities project at the municipal level.

Hand-washing campaigns: Hand-washing in Zimbabwe

01.01.2014 - 31.12.2017

Diarrhea remains a common cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa and is the second most common cause of infant deaths worldwide. Hand washing is known to be one of the most effective and cost-efficient tools to reduce the disease. The objective of this second phase is to promote awareness and positively influence hand-washing with soap at critical times among target groups, children and caretakers, in urban Zimbabwe. The campaign will make use of new technologies and will test a newly developed mobile app in behavioral change education.