Corno d’Africa: due collaboratori della DSC raccontano il loro lavoro

Articolo, 19.08.2016

Il 19 agosto la comunità internazionale celebra la Giornata mondiale dell’aiuto umanitario. La DSC coglie questa occasione per rendere omaggio ai propri collaboratori in ambito umanitario. Natacha Pugin e Abdi Kunow lavorano quotidianamente al servizio dell’assistenza alimentare nel Corno d’Africa.

-Una donna, seduta sul proprio letto di ospedale, tiene il figlio sulle ginocchia. Entrambi soffrono di malnutrizione grave. Si trovano in cura in un ospedale di Mogadiscio, in Somalia.
Nel 2016 il programma alimentare mondiale si occupa di 1,4 milioni di persone che stanno vivendo una situazione di crisi alimentare in Somalia. © WFP/Barry Came

L’Aiuto umanitario svizzero è costituito da diverse centinaia di esperti. A Berna o all’estero, in quanto membri del Corpo svizzero di aiuto umanitario in missione sul campo o come riserve, queste donne e questi uomini operano in una molteplicità di ambiti, in tutti i Paesi del mondo che necessitano di sostegno.

Il Corno d’Africa, ad esempio, deve affrontare numerosi conflitti, crisi e catastrofi naturali nonché condizioni di povertà estrema. La Somalia è l’epicentro della crisi umanitaria di questa regione, con uno dei tassi di malnutrizione tra i più elevati al mondo. L’ONU stima in 4,7 milioni il numero di persone che necessitano di un aiuto umanitario nella sola Somalia, vale a dire il 40% della popolazione.

Chi sono queste donne e questi uomini impegnati in contesti difficili? Come e in quali ambiti lavorano? Qual è la motivazione che li sostiene? Osserviamo da vicino il lavoro di due esperti della DSC nel Corno d’Africa allargato.

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Natacha Pugin

Funzione: membro del Corpo svizzero di aiuto umanitario, distaccata per il Programma alimentare mondiale delle Nazioni Unite in Somalia

Luogo di lavoro: Nairobi, Kenia. Spostamenti occasionali in Somalia

Durata della missione: 12 mesi

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Kunow Abdi

Funzione: responsabile del programma di sicurezza alimentare per il Corno d’Africa, Ufficio di cooperazione della Svizzera in Kenia

Luogo di lavoro: Nairobi, Kenia; spostamenti nel Corno d’Africa (Kenia settentrionale, Somalia)

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Progetti della DSC nel Corno d’Africa allargato

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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)

Good Financial Governance - Longido, Arusha

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.

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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.

Paese/Regione Tema Periodo Budget
Somalia
Sanità
Assistenza sanitaria primaria
Rafforzamento dei sistemi sanitari
Educazione sanitaria
01.05.2024 - 30.04.2027
CHF  6’200’000
Contesto Despite the significant milestones and the promising steps by the government of Somalia (FGS) towards equitable access to health care services and improved coverage, only less than 30% of the Somalis have access to health care services. In the recent Somalia Health and Demographic Survey (2020), the maternal mortality rate was at 692 per 100’000 live births. 32% of births are attended by skilled health personnel while the Antenatal Care coverage stands at 31%. In addition, humanitarian health crises (malnutrition and disease outbreaks) related to the effects of climate change (droughts, floods) often disrupt the development gains achieved within the health sector. These issues combined with the limited financial resources have a severe impact on Somalia’s health outcomes. This programme seeks to boost access to maternal and child services in the public sector through provision of basic health services. The programme will be implemented in 77 health facilities across 13 districts. 6 districts in South Central federal state (Adado, Herale, Hurshe - Galgaduud region; Kismayo, Afmadow, Dhobley - Lower Juba Region) and 7 districts in the Bari region of Puntland (Bossaso, Ishkushuban, Qandala, Alula, Carmo, Ufayn and Bargal).
Obiettivi To improve the quality of the health system and service provision through the provision of basic health services
Gruppi target
  • 643’000 persons across 13 districts
  • 886 Health personnel in the facilities
  • Health authorities at the regional levels
Effetti a medio termine
  1. Continued provision of the Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS), delivered to women and children
  2. Enhanced governance capacity of Ministry of Health (MoH) to sustain equitable and resilient health systems
  3. Strengthened Community structures to ensure ownership, inclusive participation, equitable access, and service utilization
Risultati

Risultati principali attesi:  

  • Improved delivery of health services at the facilities and community level through the implementing partner
  • Improved capacity of health facility personnel through targeted training to enhance their competencies
  • Improved capacities of local authorities to facilitate the management of regional and district health services
  • Increased capacity of health facilities in terms of infrastructure, equipment and personnel
  • Strengthened sexual and gender-based violence case management at facility level
  • Enhanced accountability, reporting and referral mechanisms, at the community level


Risultati fasi precedenti:  

  • Over 1’272’000 beneficiaries assisted with basic health services
  • 640’048 children under 5 years accessed health services
  • 62’225 women accessed facility-based deliveries by skilled birth attendants
  • Improved and more frequent health authority led supervisions to health facilities, as a consequence of district health boards ensuring quality health governance
  • Increased capacity and functionality of community-based structures across all the three regions
  • Increased mobilization of resources by the Community based health boards to improve infrastructure and purchase medical equipment


Direzione/Ufficio responsabile DSC
Partner del progetto Partner contrattuale
ONG internazionale o straniera
Economia privata
  • Other international or foreign NGO North
  • Settore privato straniero Sud/Est
  • Save the Children International (Sweden); Local partner to be identified


Coordinamento con altri progetti e attori This support works to build the public health system which complements SDC health engagements in the private health sector - Private Sector Partnerships for Health (PSPH). Both work on different sides of the same coin to build the health system. The programme also complements other basic health services programmes supported in Somalia by SDC (UNFPA) as well as those supported by other donors (Damaal Caafimad by WB, Better lives by FCDO).
Budget Fase in corso Budget Svizzera CHF    6’200’000 Budget svizzero attualmente già speso CHF    1’999’980 Progetto totale dalla prima fase Budget Svizzera CHF   13’344’024 Budget inclusi partner del progetto CHF   20’000’000
Fasi del progetto Fase 3 01.05.2024 - 30.04.2027   (Fase in corso) Fase 2 01.08.2021 - 30.04.2024   (Completed) Fase 1 15.06.2017 - 30.04.2021   (Completed)