Unemployment and underemployment are some of the most serious development problems facing partner countries of the SDC. Only if people have access to productive, reasonably paid employment that enables them to earn an income, can global poverty be reduced in the long term and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) achieved.
01.09.2018
- 31.08.2022
Agriculture is Georgia's most important sector. However, farming remains uncompetitive as farmers' skills are out of step with the job market and technological developments. Switzerland is continuing to support vocational education and training to improve productivity, farm income and the employment situation for students of agriculture.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Georgia |
Vocational training Agriculture & food security Employment & economic development
Vocational training
Agricultural services & market
Rural development
|
01.09.2018 - 31.08.2022 |
CHF 7'210'140 |
01.12.2017
- 31.12.2021
With Moldova facing high unemployment and a slowdown in growth, the SDC is funding a project designed to offer young job seekers alternatives to emigration and to improve the country's economic situation. Switzerland is supporting reforms aimed at training a qualified workforce and improving the investment climate. This will not only promote demand-driven training but also help create new jobs in the private sector.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Moldova |
Employment & economic development Vocational training
Employment creation
Vocational training
|
01.12.2017 - 31.12.2021 |
CHF 5'350'000 |
16.11.2017
- 15.11.2021
The Promoting Private Sector Employment (PPSE) project is strengthening companies in the food and tourism sectors and spurring job creation in Kosovo.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kosovo |
Employment & economic development
SME development
|
16.11.2017 - 15.11.2021 |
CHF 7'320'000 |
01.04.2017
- 31.03.2022
Livestock farming is an important source of income for a large part of the rural population in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. But many farmers live from subsistence farming and produce just enough food for their own needs. The aims of the project are to strengthen smallholder farms and to provide them with access to markets. This way, farmers can sell their honey, meat, cheese and wool products, and sustainably increase their incomes.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
South Caucasus |
Employment & economic development Agriculture & food security
SME development
Agricultural development
|
01.04.2017 - 31.03.2022 |
CHF 5'100'000 |
01.01.2017
- 31.12.2020
The project « Enhancing Youth Employment » is aimed at improving job opportunities for young people in Kosovo, a population segment particularly impacted by unemployment. By connecting employers and job seekers, and by training young people in the skills in demand on the labour market, the project is helping to reduce unemployment and drive economic growth.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kosovo |
Employment & economic development Vocational training
Employment creation
Vocational training
|
01.01.2017 - 31.12.2020 |
CHF 7'570'000 |
01.01.2017
- 31.12.2021
The SDC is committed to improving the education and vocational training system in Niger. Over 1.5 million young people living in rural areas currently have no access to education or vocational training. Their future ability to enter the labour market depends on good-quality basic education and vocational training tailored to their needs.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Niger Dosso and Maradi |
Vocational training Employment & economic development Education
Vocational training
Employment creation
Primary education
|
01.01.2017 - 31.12.2021 |
CHF 14'500'000 |
01.04.2016
- 31.03.2022
The aim of the Youth Employment Project (YEP) is to help public employment bodies in Bosnia and Herzegovina to improve their offer and to introduce youth-friendly services, such as individual and group careers advice for unemployed young adults between 18 and 30 years. Together with local partners, YEP also promotes new job opportunities linked to social entrepreneurship models.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Employment & economic development Vocational training
Employment creation
Business support & economic inclusion
Vocational training
|
01.04.2016 - 31.03.2022 |
CHF 6'789'086 |
01.03.2016
- 31.12.2020
Every year, large numbers of Sri Lankans leave their country to work abroad for a few years, usually in the Gulf States. They thereby further Sri Lanka's economic development but at the same time risk having their basic human rights, and their labour rights in particular, violated. That is why the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is working for the establishment of a framework that ensures decent working conditions for migrant workers in the region.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sri Lanka |
Employment & economic development Migration
Labour migration
Migration generally (development aspects and partnerships)
|
01.03.2016 - 31.12.2020 |
CHF 6'850'000 |
01.01.2016
- 31.03.2021
An SDC programme boosts the employability of young Tunisians entering the job market. It provides them with training in vocational skills to equip them with the practical experience and know-how required in the workplace.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tunisia |
Vocational training Employment & economic development
Vocational training
Employment creation
|
01.01.2016 - 31.03.2021 |
CHF 9'603'475 |
01.05.2015
- 30.11.2020
To make the Nile Basin a common ground and shared ecosystem for the inhabitants of the eleven countries through which the Nile River flows, the SDC supports the innovative musical and educational Nile Project. The project brings together artists, students and concerned citizens. A series of acclaimed concerts has taken place since 2013; at the same time, students are developing initiatives to foster a better use of water resources.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Egypt |
Culture / development awareness Employment & economic development Education Climate change and environment Gender Governance Migration Other Vocational training Human rights Rule of Law - Democracy - Human rights
Culture & recreation
SME development
Education policy
Disaster risk reduction DRR
Women’s equality organisations and institutions
Democratic participation and civil society
Information and communication technology (ICT)
Migration generally (development aspects and partnerships)
Sector not specified
Development awareness
Business support & economic inclusion
Environmental policy
Public sector policy
Vocational training
Biosphere protection
Legal and judicial development
Human rights (incl. Women's rights)
|
01.05.2015 - 30.11.2020 |
CHF 750'000 |
01.04.2015
- 31.03.2021
The textiles and construction sectors in Bangladesh are recording high rates of growth, but many poor women and men lack the necessary qualifications for skilled jobs. By 2019, a project jointly financed by Switzerland and the United Kingdom aims to give 110,000 of them better prospects through on-the-job training. The results so far are promising.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bangladesh |
Employment & economic development Vocational training
Employment creation
Vocational training
Tradepolicy & market system
|
01.04.2015 - 31.03.2021 |
CHF 5'825'000 |
15.12.2014
- 31.12.2020
Unequal access to employment and the mismatch between education and labour market requirements are among the reasons for the high youth-unemployment in Albania. The Vocational Education and Training (VET) system therefore is undergoing a reorientation in order to meet labour market needs. Through the Skills Development for Employment Programme Switzerland is supporting these reforms.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Albania |
Vocational training Employment & economic development Human rights Education
Vocational training
Employment creation
Human rights (incl. Women's rights)
|
15.12.2014 - 31.12.2020 |
CHF 3'000'000 |
