Proyectos

Overcoming Institutional Capacity Gaps to Counter Corruption and Organized Crime

01.05.2014 - 31.03.2018

The proposed project aims to assist the government in reinvigorating its anti-corruption policies and increasing its capacity to counter the threat of organized crime, in particular complex economic crime. The project is directly targeting judiciary reforms and priorities entailed from the European Commission Reports on the Progress under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM). The project is part of the thematic fund security in Bulgaria.

Improved Access to Markets for Female and Male Small Scale Farmers in the West Bank

01.05.2014 - 28.02.2015

The project aims to enhance the relations between women and men farmers with the market, thus contributing to better connect the supply side with the demand side. It will facilitate a process which should enhance the capacities and abilities of key actors to play their role along the selected Fruit and Vegetable value chains. The 9 months inception period will be used to set-up the project team and conduct additional necessary analyses and consultations and finally to validate assumptions and intervention strategies with key stakeholders. A detailed project proposal for the main phase will be prepared and submitted to SDC.

Growing more coffee with less water in Vietnam

01.05.2014 - 31.12.2017

Growing coffee consumes vast quantities of water. In Vietnam, there are sometimes water shortages in the villages surrounding the plantations. The SDC is working with the Vietnamese authorities and food company Nestlé to encourage local coffee growers to optimise their water use.

Región/País	Tema	Período	Presupuesto
Vietnam	Agua Agricultura y seguridad alimentaria Preservación de los recursos hídricos Recursos hídricos agrícolas Política del sector del agua	01.05.2014 - 31.12.2017	CHF 900’000

Skills Development Programme (SDP)

01.05.2014 - 30.06.2020

Skills development is a key driver for inclusive growth in Cambodia, but delivery is poor. Through the Skills Development Program (SDP), SDC supports the rural poor and disadvantaged youth in northern provinces to have better access to more gainful and decent employment and contributes to strengthening the TVET national regulatory framework for better inclusion, more effective delivery and higher relevance of vocational skills to labour market needs.

Building Regional and National capacities for improved Migration Governance in the IGAD Region

01.05.2014 - 31.05.2018

The Regional Migration Policy Framework, adopted in 2012, provides Member Governments of IGAD a good document to better govern migration and protect migrants within the Horn of Africa. However, their capacities to implement this strategy are limited. Switzerland will support IGAD to enhance their cooperation and coordination as well as build their capacities to address existing gaps of implementation. This will improve the wellbeing and protection of migrants in the region.

AGRI-CHAINS – Development of agri-food chains at the local level

01.05.2014 - 30.06.2020

The AGROCADENAS Project, developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and the European Union with the contribution of Switzerland, seeks to improve food security through increased local production and dynamic processing and marketing. It supports three key agri-food chains (grains, cow milk and beef), benefiting 10,000 producers directly and over 1.6 million inhabitants in selected municipalities indirectly

GRO-Myanmar (Generating Rubber Opportunities in Myanmar)

01.05.2014 - 31.12.2017

The Generating Rubber Opportunities in Myanmar project applies a Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) approach to increase incomes and social capital of smallholder rubber farmers in the southeast of Myanmar. The project has a particular focus on women’s economic empowerment as well as on secure access to land. By facilitating links between market actors in government and in former armed conflict areas, the project helps build bridges that reduce potential conflict.

Core Contribution to the Earth Security Initiative (ESI)

01.05.2014 - 30.09.2018

The Earth Security Initiative (ESI) is a new innovative platform created to develop and advocate resource governance from an inter-dependence perspective, to provide a new way of seeing the security implications of resource scarcity, and to develop new tools and strategies aiming to mobilize government policy-makers, the private sector and civil society to work together on improving sustainable resource governance across silos.

BAfD/FAfD: Banco Africano de Desarrollo / Fondo Africano de Desarrollo – Core Contribution

01.05.2014 - 31.12.2023

La misión del Banco Africano de Desarrollo (BAfD) y del Fondo Africano de Desarrollo (FAfD) consiste en fomentar un desarrollo económico y social sostenible en África y en este sentido apoyan la buena gobernanza, el desarrollo del sector privado, las infraestructuras así como la formación superior y profesional. Suiza apoya el BAfD desde su fundación en 1972 y es miembro desde 1982.

Región/País	Tema	Período	Presupuesto
África	Otro nothemedefined Sector not specified	01.05.2014 - 31.12.2023	CHF 207’759’519

Small and Medium Enterprises Development in Alai and Chon Alai Districts of Osh oblast, Kyrgyzstan

01.05.2014 - 31.05.2018

The political turmoil and conflicts in the south of the country in 2010 have unveiled the problem of unbalanced regional development. The government admits the need to develop the regions economically but lacks resources. Therefore the role of the private sector as the main driving force to generate jobs in rural areas, is important. To this end SDC has launched project on small and medium sized enterprises development in the poorest districts - Alai and Chon Alai. These two districts are known to have been engaged in the conflicts in Osh in 2010.

Oxfam - Reducing Water and Sanitation Related Diseases through Access to WASH Practices for Conflict Affected Populations in Sa’da Governorate

01.05.2014 - 30.04.2015

The project is designed to sustain and expand access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices through the reconstruction of war damaged water supply facilities, the rehabilitation or construction of school latrines and training on maintenance on them as well as the provision of hygiene promotion activities to the most vulnerable girls, boys, women and men affected by protracted conflict and malnutrition in the northern Sahar District in Sa’da Governorate of Yemen, in order to reduce the incidence of water and sanitation related diseases. The project also aims to contribute to the empowerment of women and children through shortened distances to the dwellings as well as the promotion of hygiene aspects and the access to safe sanitation.

Platforms for Agricultural Research for Development

01.05.2014 - 30.06.2018

An improved participation of all agricultural stakeholders in research, innovation and development discussions is crucial for finding solutions to feed the 9 billion people in 2050. Therefore, two networks are supported to facilitate exchange of information and experience among agricultural stakeholders. One network addresses the youth in agricultural development worldwide with already 7200 members, and the other one Swiss actors in agricultural research for development.