Helvetas at a glance

Presenter: Markus IscherCountry Programme Director HET

Tunis, 11.10.2010

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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

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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.

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Partner Countries

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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.

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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

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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

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Application of resources 2009

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Origin of resources 2009

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For more information please consult the following websites:www.helvetas.org www.helvetasnepal.org.newww.helvetasethiopia.org

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