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 7'154'440 |
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
- 31.08.2020
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 - 31.08.2020 |
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
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 |
01.09.2014
- 31.08.2020
In the provinces of Syunik and Vayots Dzor in southern Armenia, the agricultural sector mostly comprises subsistence farming where farmers are barely able to support their households. This project aims to help farmers increase their milk and meat production, and thus their incomes, by supporting local veterinary services (to improve animal health), facilitating access to milk and meat markets, and promoting the sharing of know-how among farmers.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Armenia |
Agriculture & food security Employment & economic development
Agriculture value-chain development (til 2016)
SME development
Agricultural development
|
01.09.2014 - 31.08.2020 |
CHF 10'000'000 |
01.01.2014
- 30.09.2020
The programme for supporting the decentralised management of literacy services in Benin (PAGEDA) aims to provide high-quality literacy programmes that will enable 30,000 people (50-50 gender split, with most aged 15-30), who are excluded from or have no access to the formal education system, to acquire life skills and fully exercise their rights. The programme also aims to address gender, age and regional disparities in relation to access to education.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Benin |
Education Vocational training Employment & economic development
Basic life skills
Vocational training
Employment creation
|
01.01.2014 - 30.09.2020 |
CHF 6'320'000 |
