Progetti

Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility, 2014-2017

01.12.2014 - 31.12.2017

The Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) is a multi-donor technical assistance facility aimed at helping developing country governments improving the quality of their infrastructure services through private sector involvement.

GEDAP III Ghana Electricity Sector Support Project

01.05.2014 - 30.06.2026

This project supports Ghana's efforts to provide national access to electricity. It does so by financing the extension of the electricity distribution network, and by strengthening the managerial, commercial and technical capacities of main sector public actors. The project also promotes energy efficiency and the development of renewable energies.

Africa Corporate Governance Program

01.02.2014 - 30.06.2020

The regional program aims to improve corporate governance policies and practices in selected countries in Africa. By promoting good corporate governance operational efficiency and performance of companies can be improved.

Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP)

01.01.2014 - 31.10.2019

This project promotes the development of sustainable hydropower globally and in two SECO priority countries via a support to the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol, a major initiative encompassing a wide range of hydropower stakeholders

Decentralized Budget Support Ghana, Phase I

01.01.2013 - 30.12.2017

This programme provides decentralized budget support through the District Development Fund (DDF) to strengthen local governments public financial management capacity, reduce the financing gap and contribute to fiscal equalization. The Swiss contribution is linked to performance of the local governments.

National Pension Regulatory Authority Ghana, Phase I

01.01.2013 - 31.12.2017

This project supports the National Pension Regulatory Authority (NPRA) to strengthen its capacity to better perform its role as regulator of the pension sector. In the long term the support should contribute to make Ghana's pension reforms more sustainable.

Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises SCORE, Phase II

01.01.2013 - 31.12.2017

SCORE is a practical modular training and workplace improvement programme to increase the productivity of SMEs while promoting cleaner production and respect for workers’ rights. SCORE demonstrates best international practice in manufacturing and service sectors and helps SMEs to participate in global supply chains.

National Quality System in Ghana, Phase II

01.01.2013 - 31.12.2018

The program aims at improving the capacity of conformity assessment institutions to enable them to provide world class services in the area of standardization, testing, certification and inspection for key export value chains (fruit/vegetables, cocoa, fish products, wood). These value chains will act as drivers for an improved national quality system and have an important poverty reduction potential. Apart from "traditional" quality and health safety standards, the program will also support the uptake and implementation of private voluntary standards by producers.

The Sustainable Trade Initiative IDH Phase I

01.07.2012 - 31.12.2021

IDH is a neutral convener that brings together companies in a safe pre-competitive arena, acts as facilitator to organize cooperation between companies, NGOs, governments, knowledge institutes, banks and trade unions. IDH kick-starts sustainability programs by co-funding and de-risking private investments, and helps exploring new concepts that will help create scalable, self-sustaining solutions that deliver impact at scale on Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on: improved livelihoods of smallholder farmers and increased, decent incomes for workers to help end poverty (SDG1), promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth (SDG 8), improve gender equality (SDG 5), nutrition (SDG 2) and help to halt deforestation (SDG 15) and reduce toxic loading.

Textile Ethical Fashion, Ghana

25.07.2011 - 31.12.2015

The International Trade Center project aims at increasing employment in local working communities by establishing a sustainable export market between the international fashion system and a network of disadvantaged African working communities (with particular reference to women entrepreneurs), designers and small manufacturers, based in Ghana and to some extent in two neighboring countries: Burkina Faso and Mali.

Sustainable Policy Procurement Ghana, Phase II

03.07.2010 - 03.03.2019

Following the successful implementation of the Ghanaian procurement reform, which was supported by a previous SECO project between 2003 and 2006, the goal of this project is to embed the principles of transparency, accountability and sustainability in public procurement. More specifically, the project aims at: ensuring open access to information and a transparent procurement management system for all bidders (transparency)- making public procurement a trigger to encourage the private sector to provide better and innovative goods and services that will integrate social and environmental considerations (sustainability)- and enabling procurement entities to report on their activities so that they can be held responsible for the execution of their budget and the use of public funds (accountability).

Government Debt and Risk Management Program, Phase I

03.07.2010 - 31.12.2015

The objective of this partnership ist to support selected middle-income SECO priority countries to better manage their fiscal risks, and thus strengthen their resilience against crises. The partnership comprises two programs: the Government Debt and Risk Management (GDRM) Program and the Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance (DRFI) Program.

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