Corne de l’Afrique: deux humanitaires de la DDC racontent leur travail

Article, 19.08.2016

La communauté internationale célèbre ce 19 août la journée mondiale de l'aide humanitaire. A cette occasion, la DDC rend hommage à ses travailleurs humanitaires. Natacha Pugin et Abdi Kunow travaillent quotidiennement au service de l’assistance alimentaire dans la Corne de l’Afrique.

Une femme, assise sur son lit d’hôpital, porte son enfant sur les genoux. Tous deux souffrent de malnutrition sévère. Ils sont soignés dans un hôpital de Mogadiscio, Somalie.
En 2016, le programme alimentaire mondial s’adresse à 1,4 million de personnes en situation de détresse alimentaire en Somalie. © WFP/Barry Came

Plusieurs centaines d’experts composent l’aide humanitaire de la coopération suisse. A Berne ou à l’étranger, en tant que membres du Corps suisse d’aide humanitaire en mission sur le terrain ou en réserve, ces hommes et ces femmes travaillent dans une multitude de domaines, dans tous les pays du monde où le besoin se fait sentir. 

La Corne de l’Afrique par exemple est confrontée à de multitude crises: catastrophes naturelles, conflits, pauvreté extrême. La Somalie est l'épicentre de la crise humanitaire de cette région et connaît les taux de malnutrition les plus élevés au monde. L’ONU estime à 4,7 millions le nombre de personnes ayant besoin d’une aide humanitaire rien qu’en Somalie, soit 40 % de la population. 

Qui sont ces hommes et ces femmes qui s’engagent dans ces contextes difficiles? Comment et sur quoi travaillent-ils? Quelle est leur motivation? Zoom sur le travail de deux experts de la DDC dans la Grande Corne de l’Afrique.

Portrait de Natacha Pugin, membre du Corps suisse d’aide humanitaire, détachée pour le Programme alimentaire mondial en Somalie
Natacha Pugin, membre du Corps suisse d’aide humanitaire, détachée pour le Programme alimentaire mondial en Somalie © DDC

Natacha Pugin

Fonction: membre du Corps suisse d’aide humanitaire, détachée pour le Programme alimentaire mondial des Nations Unies en Somalie

Lieu de travail: Nairobi, Kenya. Déplacements occasionnels en Somalie

Durée de la mission: 12 mois

Portrait de Kunow Abdi, chargé de programme sécurité alimentaire pour la Corne de l’Afrique
Kunow Abdi, chargé de programme sécurité alimentaire pour la Corne de l’Afrique © DDC

Kunow Abdi

Fonction: chargé de programme sécurité alimentaire pour la Corne de l’Afrique, bureau de coopération suisse au Kenya

Lieu de travail: Nairobi, Kenya - Déplacements dans la Corne de l’Afrique (Nord du Kenya, Somalie)

Liens

Projets actuels dans la Corne de l'Afrique

Objet 1 – 12 de 55

Towards Elimination of Malaria in Tanzania (TEMT)

01.05.2025 - 30.04.2030

Despite significant progress, Tanzania is still a major malaria-burdened country. It aspires to further accelerate progress towards malaria elimination through innovative strategies and investments in research, vaccine development, and multi-country collaborations. Switzerland supports capacity building, evidence creation, systems to strengthen vector control, case management, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, multi-sectoral collaboration and cross-border initiatives upon request by the Government.


SSD: LHF/CVIDO, Intergrated Prot_FSL

01.05.2025 - 30.04.2026

Through the proposed project, Switzerland contributes to 2 local NGOs in the north west of South Sudan, in line with ongoing localization of aid efforts. The proposed intervention combines both protection and livelihoods interventions to address the urgent needs of refugees and returnees fleeing from the Sudan conflict and vulnerable host communities in Raja, a fairly remote and high need location with little humanitarian presence.


Core Support to Ifakara Innovation Hub

01.04.2025 - 31.12.2028

Despite Tanzania's recognition of job creation, research and innovation as national priorities, skills and funding remain limited due to competing demands for public resources and infrastructure challenges. This contribution aims to provide catalytic financial resources to strengthen the Ifakara Innovation Hub (IIH), a nascent rural collaborative space to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and community-driven solutions.


One Health for Humans, Environment, Animals, and Livelihoods (HEAL)

01.11.2024 - 31.10.2028

Access to basic health and veterinary services is challenging in (agro-)pastoralist societies in the Horn of Africa due to unfavourable environmental and climatic conditions and limited delivery of basic services. Using a One Health approach, Switzerland promotes an innovative integrated human/livestock/environmental health service model, contributing to improved health, reduced vulnerability and increased livelihood resilience.


Somali Resilience Programme (SomReP)

01.10.2024 - 31.12.2025

SomReP aims to foster sustainable livelihoods and increase the resilience of (agro-) pastoralist communities to climate shocks across Somalia. By supporting vulnerable communities to better cope with ecological disasters SomRep makes an important contribution to mitigate key drivers of fragility in Somalia and thereby promotes Switzerland’s interest to strengthen stability and economic develop ment in the Horn of Africa region.


Supporting principled and efficient NGO coordination and promoting youth employability through South Sudan NGO Forum

01.08.2024 - 31.07.2025

The project aims to facilitate NGO Forum to effectively support NGO Forum members in the principled delivery of aid assistance to save and improve lives in South Sudan through information sharing, coordination, advocacy and networking, capacity enhancement and representation on behalf of the forum members. The project will also support the NGO Forum to re-initiate internship program for fresh young South Sudanese graduates with NGO members of the Forum to gain work and professional experience with the aim to improve their employment prospects.


Kenya: Empowering refugees and host communities in Dadaab through market-led solutions (EMPOWER)

01.07.2024 - 30.06.2028

The project envisages to unlock the potential of displacement-affected communities (DACs) by providing access to capital, skills development, market opportunities and entrepreneur-friendly policies. The project aims to deliver on long-term economic growth, self-reliance and decreased dependency of DACs on aid. This sustainable approach offers a pathway out of poverty and towards thriving entrepreneurial livelihoods in Kenya.


Provision of CCCM, protection and social cohesion responses to Sudan crisis affected populations in Renk and Manyo Counties, Upper Nile

01.06.2024 - 31.03.2025

To respond to the needs of the growing number of refugees and returnees crossing the border into South Sudan due to the ongoing crisis in the Sudan, both in camp and host community settings. The intervention will improve CCCM, WASH2 and protection in Renk town, in the Transit Center (TC) at Renk and in the Reception Centre (RC) in Joda and Manyo.


Community Health Provision in Somalia (CHASP)

01.05.2024 - 30.04.2027

The programme provides maternal and child health services in Somalia in targeted facilities. It strengthens the capacities of regional and district health authorities including of health personnel working in these facilities. The programme promotes access in terms of basic health services and skilled health personnel at decentralized levels. This is connected to the Swiss interest of promoting service provision and good governance capacities especially at grassroot levels, which also feeds into the transformation/ development agenda of Somalia.


Good Financial Governance (GFG)

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01.05.2024 - 30.04.2027

The project contributes to strengthen Tanzania’s public financial system, a central element to cement its economic status. The 3rd phase aims at expanding the mobilization of domestic revenue and improving the government’s expenditure control. It shall strengthen interinstitutional mechanisms for tax data exchange, enhance the audit system, and improve public procurement. At policy level, it seeks to develop an evidence-based and gender responsive fiscal strategy for better public service delivery to benefit the population, especially the poor.


Safeguard Young People (SYP) - Tanzania

Safeguard Young People Programme

01.01.2024 - 31.12.2026

With 62% of its population below 25 years, the Safeguard Young People (SYP) programme supports Tanzania’s demographic dividend. The project advances young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) through a gender-responsive and inclusive policy environment, empowered youth who make informed decisions, and responsive health and education systems. SYP builds on 10 years of regional experience and UNFPA’s expertise.


Sudan crisis, NRC Regional Response Plan 2024 – 2025 (Sudan, South Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Libya)

01.01.2024 - 31.12.2025

Sudan has become one the world worst humanitarian crisis. Nearly 18 months of war have turned it into the fastest growing displacement crisis. By the end of November 2024, an estimated 11.36 million people were internally displaced. In addition, more than 3.2 million people have fled across borders. Major bureaucratic and administrative impediments, financial collapse, market disruptions, and insecurity are hampering aid efforts. NRC plans to assist over 3.1 m conflict-affected people, focusing on those with severe needs and in hard-to-reach areas.

Objet 1 – 12 de 55


The Multi-Partner-Fund (MPF) provided an umbrella to prepare the World Bank’s (WB) re-engagement in Somalia. It has become a powerful tool for donors to pool resources and enabled the WB to engage with Somali authorities to gradually advance reform implementation related to revenue and financial policy, as well as public financial management (PFM). Through this project, Switzerland supports the incremental strengthening of core state institutions in Somalia and contributes ultimately to stability and socio-economic recovery of the country.

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
Somalie
Gouvernance
nothemedefined
Gestion des finances publiques
Mobilisation des ressources intérieures
Politique du secteur publique
01.03.2023 - 31.12.2025
CHF  5’749’000
Contexte Somalia suffers from severe capacity gaps, weak legal and financial institutions and regulatory frameworks. This limited Government capacity has led to inadequate service delivery and lack of social contract between the community and the Government. And the lack of robust financial institutions has contributed to increased fragility and poor indicators in the health and education sector. In light of that, Somalia’s development financing aims to support an ambitious agenda which is central to moving the country towards greater stability and more inclusive development. This is a strategic moment for the MPF - the strategic alignment of the MPF and the growing International Development Association (IDA) portfolio will help in building back better and recover from the impact of the crises facing Somalia. As major pillar in the state institutions building process, the WB MPF increases service deliveries to Somali citizens and helps to stabilize the country, including during humanitarian emergencies (i.e. drought-related), which is in line with Switzerland’s interest of increased stability in the Horn of Africa.
Objectifs Strengthened state institutions deliver better services and restore economic resilience for peaceful and stable Somalia.
Groupes cibles Government institutions - Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Federal Member States (FMS) including Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Agriculture and Water, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister, Central Bank of Somalia, Aid Coordination Unit.
Effets à moyen terme

Modality 1: World Bank MPF support

1) Improved domestic revenue mobilization and inter-governmental fiscal relations between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Federal Member States (FMS)

2) Enhanced Public Financial Management control and institutional effectiveness of the Somali Government institutions

3) Improved delivery of systems for inclusive health services in Somalia 

4) Increased urban and rural resilience in Somalia 

Modality 2: Support for technical expertise Linked to Outcomes 1 & 2 

Modality 3: Partnership with Institute of Federalism - Linked to Outcomes 1 & 2  

Résultats

Principaux résultats attendus:  

Outcome 1:

  • Policy dialogues facilitated on key issues of relevance to the MPF objectives (disaggregated by intergovernmental and international partners).
  • The Central Bank of Somalia and Federal Ministry of Finance demonstrate: i) strengthened governance and financial reporting to enable capitalization; ii) activation of critical institutional systems to enable corresponding banking arrangements, iii) improved supervisory oversight and capacity to tackle financial integrity. 

Outcome 2:

  • FGS demonstrates progress on key reforms and benchmarks on public financial management, inter-governmental fiscal relations, and public administration. 

Outcome 3:

  • Expanded access to health care in Somalia as evidenced by: i) number of female health care workers in place with MPF support. ii) Number of women and children visited by female health care workers.

Outcome 4:

  • Increased access to water for resilience and productivity in rural areas.
  • Critical urban infrastructure and services (roads, drainage, pedestrian walkways and street lighting etc.) and technical advisory support to municipal/district governments to develop sustainable solutions for the displaced. 


Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

While the capacity of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) to deliver core state functions remains limited, the WB was nevertheless able to effectively support critical fiscal reforms through the MPF. Some of the key achievements include: 

  • Increased domestic revenue mobilization by 30.7% since 2019. Improved financial management and increased accountability, which has helped the country reach the HIPC Decision point.
  • The MPF jump started the critical work to help establish and strengthen government systems and capacity to support crisis response, including increased coping mechanisms related to the ongoing drought. 
  • The MPF-financed initial investment helped coordinate a fragmented donor landscape, increased Somali ownership, and enabled gradual harmonization of policy dialogue around safetynet and social protection issues in Somalia.
  • Increased use of country systems (on-budget and on-treasury) in Somalia. By using country systems, the MPF has gained in government ownership as well as its government accountability for results.


Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
Institution financière internationale (IFI)
Institution universitaire et de recherche suisse
  • Autres instituts suisses universitairs ou de recherche
  • Banque Mondiale - Banque internationale pour la reconstruction et le développement
  • Institute of Federalism


Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs Links with other projects on local service delivery and institution-building including JPLG and IAG, (Governance), SomReP (Food systems), FAO (Food systems), DSI (protection), PSPH (Health), UNFPA (Health)
Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF    5’749’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF    4’806’000
Phases du projet Phase 3 01.03.2023 - 31.12.2025   (Phase en cours) Phase 2 01.09.2019 - 31.12.2022   (Completed) Phase 1 01.03.2014 - 31.12.2024   (Completed)