Projets

SKILLS FOR TOURISM / Lao 029

01.12.2014 - 31.12.2022

In Laos, tourism is the sector with the highest potential to create jobs for the poor. Switzerland and Luxembourg join hands to allow 5’000 youth (by 2020) to acquire the skills needed to work in hotels and restaurants, at least 50% of them women, and 50% from poor families. Dual Cooperative Training (apprenticeships) will provide for work place orientation of skills and facilitate an easy transition of trainees into gainful employment, with salaries that move their families above the 2 US$/day international poverty line.

RECOFTC: Center for People and Forests

01.12.2013 - 30.09.2018

Deforestation and forest degradation are threatening the livelihoods of the rural poor in the Mekong region. Community forestry has proven to be a sustainable way to improve forest management, strengthen local livelihoods, and mitigate impacts of climate change. SDC supports RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests to promote community forestry throughout the Mekong region through a core contribution.

Lao DECIDE Info

01.11.2013 - 30.06.2018

Since 2007, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has supported the Lao government to improve its management of social and economic data. SDC seeks to enable policy makers to make better-informed decisions by making reliable data more readily available, contributing to equitable development.

Support of UXO Clearance in Lao PDR

01.10.2013 - 31.12.2016

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has supported the clearance of unexploded ordnance in Lao PDR since 2006.

National Assembly Strategic Support Project (NASSP)

01.08.2013 - 30.04.2017

The role of the National Assembly is to represent the views of Lao citizens, enable citizens to participate in decision-making processes, and ensure that national policies answer to the needs of Lao people. SDC is helping the National Assembly strengthen its role as a legislative, overseeing, and representational part of government, in support of democratic development in Lao PDR.

Lao Upland Rural Advisory Service (LURAS)

01.08.2013 - 31.12.2017

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is supporting the Lao Government’s agriculture and food security programs since more than a decade.

Soutenir l’accès des petits paysans aux ressources naturelles

Deux hommes écoutent les informations délivrées par une instructrice

01.05.2013 - 31.12.2018

La bonne gouvernance foncière est au centre des enjeux de développement au Cambodge, au Laos, au Myanmar et au Vietnam: les concessions accordées à des investisseurs sur les terres cultivées par de petites exploitations familiales constituent la cause principale de la recrudescence de la pauvreté et de l’insécurité alimentaire. Le projet soutient le processus de réforme en encourageant l’apprentissage, la constitution d’alliances et la coopération régionale chez les acteurs concernés et en appuyant l’adoption de politiques et de pratiques favorables aux petits paysans.

Pays/région	Thème	Période	Budget
Mékong	Agriculture et sécurité alimentaire Gouvernance Politique agricole Développement des systèmes légaux et judiciaires Participation démocratique et société civile	01.05.2013 - 31.12.2018	CHF 13’350’000

Vocational Education and Training Laos (VELA)

01.01.2013 - 30.06.2019

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) supports a reform of technical and vocational education and training in Lao PDR to ensure that Lao youth—particularly from marginalized groups—have access to quality education, can obtain a high level of skills, and can find and keep well-paid jobs.

Lao Extension for Agriculture Project ( LEAP )

01.12.2012 - 31.12.2014

Laos is a nation of small farmers with 74% of the workforce employed in the agriculture sector. LEAP was designed to address the low levels of productivity and profitability for the farmers and focused on the weak capacity of extension services. After 11 years of successful work in strengthening the national extension system and moving ahead to open it to other service providers, LEAP will close its operations after a 14 months final phase, mostly dedicated to handover and capitalization activities.

Support to the Reform of the Northern Agriculture and Forestry College in Laos (SURAFCO)

01.12.2012 - 28.02.2017

Innovation and reform of the agriculture sector is necessary for Lao PDR to achieve socioeconomic growth and graduate from its status of Least Developed Country. SDC has worked to strengthen Lao agriculture and forestry colleges since 2009, in response to a growing need for highly skilled professionals, who can help farmers in improving their practices and escape poverty.

Empowering Women Migrant Workers In Asia (EWMWA)

01.12.2012 - 30.06.2015

In Southeast Asia women who migrate for work are exposed to high risks, which range from gender-based discrimination to exploitation and severe human rights violations. UN Women’s Regional Program On Empowering Women Migrant Workers In Asia (EWMWA) aims to empower vulnerable women migrants in a gender-responsive way and to strengthen their access to effective legal protection. A specific focus in the ASEAN region includes Lao PDR, Vietnam and Cambodia as major sending countries.

Flood Management and Mitigation Programme

05.11.2012 - 31.12.2015

Flood risks in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) are increasing as a result of infrastructure development, land-use changes, increasing population and in the longer term by the effects of climate change. The Regional Flood Management and Mitigation Center (RFMMC) created by the Mekong River Commission (MRC) has the mandate to coordinate with its Member Countries to reduce the negative impacts of floods. It will support them to improve and implement flood risk management and mitigation practices, like flood forecasting or impact assessment.

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