Progetti

Araket for better life in new settlements

01.01.2022 - 31.01.2027

Residents of the new settlements are the most vulnerable and are largely invisible to state support. Due to lack of legal status in their place of residence and lack of awareness, these residents have limited access to public services. Switzerland decided to support these left-behind population by raising awareness of their rights, providing access to public services, involving local governments in improving living conditions, creating economic opportunities for women and thus reducing their vulnerabilities.

Core Contribution to International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM)

01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024

The International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) is an innovative, independent, multilateral financing vehicle to mobilise additional resources at scale in support of the resilience, development and independence of public interest media in low- and middle-income countries, where they often face existential threat with grave implications for democracy and development. SDC’s support will leverage Switzerland’s engagement for freedom of expression and democracy.

Core Contribution to Ground Truth Solutions (GTS) 2022-2024

01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024

By supporting Ground Truth Solutions, Switzerland aims to enable humanitarian actors to systematically consider feedback of affected populations. Adapting humanitarian interventions based on such feedback contributes to making programming more relevant and adapted to the needs on the ground. This, in turn, contributes to the larger goal of better, more efficient, more effective and more accountable humanitarian aid. Ground Truth Solutions provides the methodology and the necessary expertise to drive this agenda forward.

Social Performance Task Force (SPTF)

01.01.2022 - 31.12.2025

Savings, loans, insurance and digital finance are key enablers for low-income households to improve their livelihoods and for micro-entrepreneurs to run their businesses. The SPTF promotes client-centric and responsibly offered financial services through the application of the Universal Standards for Social and Environmental Performance Management. This will contribute to serve 60% of adults (70% women) in low-income countries not having access yet to financial services.

Contribution to UNAIDS the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS 2022-2024

01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024

Despite significant progress, HIV/AIDS continues to be a public health, human rights and development challenge. Geneva-based UNAIDS leads a multisectoral and multistakeholder response to HIV/AIDS through the provision of strategic information, analyses and political advocacy. UNAIDS contributes to prevent and reduce new HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths and related stigma and discrimination and as such, significantly contributes to end the epidemic as a public health threat by 2030 worldwide.

Contributiont o the Crisis Bureau of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

01.01.2022 - 30.04.2026

The United Nations and national Governments in fragile and conflict affected settings need advanced context analysis expertise in order to inform and devise sustainable peacebuilding policies and programmes. This is the mission of the Peace Development Advisors deployed in a joint effort of UNDP and the UN’s Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA). By supportingt his expert pool, Switzerland enhances the work of the multilateral system in the most difficult contexts.

Yearly Contribution to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) 2022

01.01.2022 - 31.12.2022

Programme Éducation de Qualité, Inclusive, Protectrice et Equitable - EQUIPE

01.01.2022 - 30.09.2028

Au Burkina Faso, plus de 3 millions d’enfants de 6 à 16 ans sont exclus de l’école du fait de la crise sécuritaire et des faiblesses structurelles du système éducatif. Pour y faire face, la Suisse soutient le renforcement de l’accès, de la qualité et de la gouvernance de l’éducation, afin d’assurer une éducation inclusive, équitable et protectrice. Cet appui vise à donner aux jeunes de meilleures perspectives d’insertion socioprofessionnelle et à leur offrir des alternatives à la migration irrégulière et à l’adhésion aux groupes extrémistes violents.

Remotecoders: IT talents from the MENA Region

01.01.2022 - 31.12.2025

Remotecoders offers a solution to the geographic mismatch between ICT talents in North Africa and ICT jobs in Europe. Local vulnerable youth, women, refugees and migrants in North African countries are recruited, trained and connected to remote ICT work opportunities in Europe and local jobs. With this contribution, SDC is addressing the challenges of job creation, digitalization, migration and protection of vulnerable groups by testing an innovative partnership (Private Sector Engagement).

Core contribution to the UNV Special Voluntary Fund 2022-2024

01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024

The United Nations Volunteer (UNV) Programme promotes volunteerism as a means to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Swiss contribution to the Special Voluntary Fund (SVF) enables UNV to support member states and the UN system to harness the power of volunteerism through the mobilization of national and international volunteers and the integration of volunteerism into national and global policies.  

Rural Communities’ Disaster Risks and Climate Change Resilience

01.01.2022 - 31.12.2022

In the natural disasters prone environment of Kyrgyzstan, most vulnerable to such risks are the rural communities. In the frame of its Country Strategic Plans (CSP), the World Food Programme (WFP) strengthens their disaster risk and climate change resilience. The Swiss contribution to this intervention line/pillar of the CSP will magnify its impact via implementing a more comprehensive approach and increasing the number of direct beneficiaries.

Solidar - Health Emergency

01.01.2022 - 31.10.2027

Albania suffers from insufficient resources for public health emergencies and poor quality of primary care emergency services. The project aims at supporting the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and non-health actors to establish a sound coordination based on clear regulations and standards for health emergencies. It will also strengthen the capacity of healthcare and enable community initiatives regarding health emergencies preparedness and response.