Proyectos

Direct Assistance for Recovery for Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings

01.02.2014 - 31.07.2015

The project goal is to support victims of human trafficking in acquiring the necessary skills for an independent life. The project will also improve the financial sustainability of the Reaching Out Centre.

Nepal Vocational Qualifications System (NVQS)

01.02.2014 - 31.12.2020

In Nepal, 500’000 youths enter the labour market yearly but remain un- or underemployed. The project will support the Ministry of Education to establish a National Vocational Qualifications Framework and a corresponding NVQ Authority to manage it. Learners and workers, especially from disadvantaged groups, will benefit from an improved vocational training qualification and skills certification system, thus increasing their chances for sustainable and decent employment.

SUPIC – Support to the Parliament in Cambodia

01.02.2014 - 28.02.2017

Established only in 1993, the Parliament in Cambodia is still a weak institution. Strengthening the Parliament, representing increasingly the interests of their constituencies will be a key driver for promoting equitable development and sustainable poverty reduction in Cambodia. Switzerland – through support to the Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia - strengthens the Parliament to adopt effective mechanisms to fulfil its legislative, representative and oversight functions.

Jinsha River Basin (JRB): Integrated Water Resources and Risk Management under Changing Climate

01.02.2014 - 31.12.2018

The effects of climate change on the Yangtze River are crucial for the economy, food production, livelihood safety and ecosystems of about one third of China’s population. The present project studies the Jinsha River Basin in the upper Yangtze, where glacier and climatic variability greatly influence the water regimes, and measures are needed for a sustainable, integrated water management, catering for hazard and water management, hydroelectricity and agricultural production, as well as biodiversity and human wellbeing, in the coming years.

Strengthening Drought Resilience in the Somali Region

01.02.2014 - 31.03.2020

This is a contribution to the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), within a programme co-financed by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development (BMZ). It allows the expansion of effective drought resilience experience in Afar into the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia. GIZ and the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture will pilot and document natural resources rehabilitation and livelihood improvement measures through participatory approaches, addressing the priority concerns of local pastoralist populations.

Reinforcing Public Service Delivery in Libya (Medical Rehabilitation)

01.02.2014 - 31.12.2016

After the Kaddafi era, establishing public confidence in public service delivery is a key challenge in Libya. The project leverages Switzerland’s medical reputation to improve the quality of rehabilitation services in two pilot hospitals in and around Tripoli. Effective long-term treatment for pain, psychological distress and disability will benefit injured warriors as well as civilians (women and children in particular) affected by war or accidents. It is implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Health with a view to a subsequent Libyan-led scaling-up.

Small Irrigation Programme (SIP)

01.02.2014 - 31.12.2020

Incidence of poverty in irrigated areas of Nepal is half that in rain-fed areas and access to irrigation water contributes thus to mitigate poverty. Since the marginal lands are better accessible through small irrigation schemes, reducing poverty of smallholder farmers through small irrigation systems^[1] are more effective than medium-sized or large systems. SIP will not only help increase their agricultural productivity but will also enhance the capacity of national and local government so that they can respond to these needs.

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.