Progetti

Bangladesh Primary and Environmental Health in Ukhia

01.07.2022 - 30.06.2025

Switzerland through the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) and its partners, contributes to improved personal and environmental health of Rohingya refugees and their host community in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar district. Aligned with one of Switzerland’s focus on human rights-based quality services in Bangladesh, SRC will a) be running five primary health centres and plan a sustainable takeover b) set-up a sustainable solid waste management, whenever possible c) and promote health literacy.

Myanmar: Fostering Food Security, Food Systems and Inclusive Business Programme (FOSTER)

01.07.2022 - 31.08.2026

COVID-19 and the military coup have had a significant negative impact on the food security and economic resilience of the people of Myanmar. FOSTER addresses both issues in an innovative way, engaging with the private sector and civil society in conflict and crisis-affected areas and combining emergency relief activities with longer-term market system and skills development initiatives, which is an opportunity for Switzerland to test new initiatives to stay engaged.

Disaster Risk Governance in Central America - Final phase

01.07.2022 - 30.04.2024

Central America is vulnerable to climate change and climate variability, as well as to other - geological - hazards that endanger the lives of nearly 10 million people and the economic development of the region. The program improves the governance of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and disaster response at the regional and national levels to increase the effectiveness of risk management in general to leave no one behind and save lives.

Strengthening WASH and Protection capacities in health centres in Apure State Venezuela

01.07.2022 - 30.09.2023

Since 2020 HEKS/EPER provides immediate assistance to most vulnerable households in rural and peri-urban areas in the Apure state in the sector of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Through this project, HEKS aims to guarantee WASH quality services in 18 health centres in Apure state and to reach a total of 227’350 direct beneficiaries. HEKS implements its operations in alignment with the United Nation’s Humanitarian Response Plan for Venezuela 2022–2023.

SDG Impact Finance Initiative

01.07.2022 - 30.06.2027

The overall goal of the SDG Impact Finance Initiative (SIFI) is to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries by enabling innovative and scalable impact investment solutions. In addition, SIFI supports the development of suitable framework conditions for impact investing in Switzerland. SIFI wiII foster Switzerland’s role as the leading global hub for impact investments and has the ambition to directly mobilize investments of up to CHF 1 billion by 2030.

Soft earmarked contribution to Interagency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)

01.07.2022 - 30.06.2026

Emergencies and protracted crises are major education barriers for children and youth and for reaching the Education Goal (SDG 4) of the Agenda 2030. The multi-stakeholder Interagency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) is the global lead in policy dialogue and practice for education during crises. Through its engagement with INEE, Switzerland contributes to shape dialogue, enhance knowledge, strengthen capacity for Education in Emergencies and crisis-resilient education systems, and to affirm the international Geneva as a major platform for the topic.

Swiss Contribution to the High-Level Panel on IDPs – Office of the Special Adviser for Solutions to Internal Displacement

01.07.2022 - 30.06.2024

In 2022, internal displacement has reached an all-time high of 59.1 million people. Following the report of the High Level Panel on Internal Displacement (the Panel) in 2019, the UNSG issued an Action Agenda featuring concrete follow-up commitments by UN system entities as well as calls on other key stakeholders, including Member States and International Financial Institutions to step up efforts to advance solutions to internal displacement. In order to oversee this process bringing together humanitarian, development and peace actors, a Special Adviser on Solutions to internal displacement was appointed. The Swiss contribution to the Office of the Special Adviser (OSA) builds on its contribution to the Panel’s work, thus linking Switzerland’s engagement at country, regional and global level.

HoA, Culture for Peace

01.07.2022 - 30.11.2028

The Culture for Peace (C4P) Programme in the Horn of Africa (HoA), seeks to safeguard cultural heritage while fostering economic opportunities in the region. The initiative supports local cultural entities, enhancing livelihoods through market-driven interventions by working with the youth, women and marginalized groups. By preserving both tangible and intangible cultural heritage, Switzerland contributes to improved social cohesion thus contributing to peace and stability across the region.

SME Hub - Connecting Private Service Providers, Public Agencies and SMEs

01.07.2022 - 30.09.2036

In order to grow and create more and better jobs and higher incomes for their workforce, Serbian manufacturing companies urgently need to raise productivity. The most productive ones are those that manage to access the supply chains of large, export-oriented corporations. By partnering with the private sector, Switzerland aims to bundle and connect the so-far fragmented services and subsidies of relevant private and public actors into an accessible offer tailor-made to the needs of SMEs- the SME Hub.

Education for Employment

01.07.2022 - 30.06.2026

The project addresses the high youth unemployment rate in North Macedonia (33%), caused by the mismatch of the skills provided by the education system and those required by the economy. The project will support the Ministry of Education and Science and the private sector to strengthen the newly established dual school- and company-based vocational education and training system.

ASEAN/AHA Centre: Capacity Development

01.07.2022 - 30.06.2024

With this contribution, SDC continues to support the institutional and capacity development of ASEAN/AHA Centre to become a regional disaster management hub, thereby strengthening the ASEAN-Switzerland Sectoral Dialogue Partnership in the Practical Cooperation Area on “Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance”, and implementing the Memorandum of Intent agreed on 1st August 2019 between Switzerland and the AHA Centre.

Inclusive and accountable governance

01.07.2022 - 31.07.2026

Switzerland has been supporting inclusive politics in Somalia since 2018. Much has been achieved but additional efforts are needed to address the contentious political settlement issues through an inclusive and accountable process. Through support to the UN, think tanks and the Somali NGO Consortium, Switzerland contributes to enhancing inclusive state-society relations, gradually leading to power and resource sharing agreements that are more responsive to the needs of citizens and contributing to peace and stability.

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