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Helvetas at a glance
Presenter: Markus IscherCountry Programme Director HET
Tunis, 11.10.2010
HELVETAS
Helvetas at a glanceHELVETAS
Who is Helvetas ?
• Founded 1955
• First private Swiss organisation for development
cooperation
• Non-partisan, politically and denominationally
independent
• Supported by 85’000 members and private donors
• Working in 18 partner countries
Helvetas at a glanceHELVETAS
Vision and Mission
Vision
Our vision is a just and peaceful world in which all human beings live in a self-determined way in dignity and safety and take care of the environment.
Mission
We support impoverished and disadvantaged people and communities in developing and transitional nations who want to actively improve their living conditions.
Helvetas at a glanceHELVETAS
Partner Countries
Helvetas at a glanceHELVETAS
Working Area: Infrastructure in Rural Areas
Objectives• Access to clean drinking water• Access roads• Access to sanitation & hygiene
Success• Access to drinking water for 1 mio.
persons in 5 years• Construction of 3000 trail bridges
in Nepal, which shorten the journey to work, to hospitals and markets for about 500‘000 persons a day.
Helvetas at a glanceHELVETAS
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Objectives• Food security• Generation of income trough
market access• Conservation of natural resources
and climate
Success• Organic cotton projects in Africa
and Central Asia• Fostering producer cooperatives• Independence of credits • Enhanced health of producers• Additional incomes
Helvetas at a glanceHELVETAS
Education and Culture
Objectives• Basic education, professional
training• Income generation• Promotion of intercultural
dialogue
Success• 12’000 people undergo
professional training every year and alphabetization of 15‘000 persons per year
• In Kyrgyzstan 625 farmers completed professional training in agriculture
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Civil Society and State
Objectives• Participation/collaboration with the
civil society• Decentralisation • Civil peace building
Success• Fostering of 4000 municipalities
and development plans per year• Support to decentralisation plans
for rural infrastructure• Promotion of transparency,
efficiency and effectiveness of municipal administration
Helvetas at a glanceHELVETAS
Application of resources 2009
Helvetas at a glanceHELVETAS
Origin of resources 2009
Helvetas at a glanceHELVETAS
For more information please consult the following websites:www.helvetas.org www.helvetasnepal.org.newww.helvetasethiopia.org
Thank you for you attendance