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HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation
Governance & Peace
Celestine Kroesschell
Teamleader Governance & Peace
+41 44 368 65 37
New York Office
Gisela Keller
+1 646 643 0390
Nepal: Water & Governance Meeting
Contents
Our Working Area “Governance and Peace”
Vietnam: Men and women villagers vote for community projects
HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation: About us
Who We Are
• Founded in 1955 in Zurich: first private Swiss development NGO
• 2011 merger with Intercooperation• $136M annual budget• Politically and denominationally neutral• Over 100,000 members and Swiss
donors• 1,200 staff (17% Swiss & international
experts)• US presence since 2012 (Gisela Keller,
Senior Development Manager)• Fiscal sponsorship• NICRA, Registered with USAID
• Long country presence (12+ years)• Work through local partners; build the
capacity of local partners• Multi stakeholder approach• Cross-cutting themes: gender equality
and social justice• Strong monitoring and evaluation: 11
impact assessments from 2009-2011• Low overhead: 10-15%• Focus on rural and peri-urban areas• South-south collaboration
Our Programs
Rural Economy Environment & Climate Change
Water & Infrastructure
Skills Development and
Education
Governance and Peace
• Sustainable agriculture systems
• Agriculture extension
• Organic farming & fairtrade
• Value chains
• Citizen engagement & participation
• Political accountability
• Civil peace building & conflict sensitivity
• Artistic expressions for an open society
• South-south labour migration
• Climate protection and conservation of resources (land, water, forests).
• Risk reduction and adaption
• Safe drinking water & sanitation
• Irrigation & efficient use of water
• Bridges, roads & trails for access to ideas, services and markets
• Private-sector & labor market oriented training
• Linkages between basic education & youth skills development
• Mobile trainings
• Life skills• Tracer study
toolkit
Cross-cutting themes: Gender & social equity, capacity development, learning & innovation
Where We Work32 partner
countries
CRITERIA• High level of
poverty• High potential
for impact• Government
collaboration• Relevance of
our programs• Civil society or
government as partners to collaborate
• Donor interest
Past & Current U.S. Partners• IDB• US State Department • USDA• World Bank & World Bank Institute
• USAID• CARE• Chemonics• Mercy Corps• RTI• Winrock
• United Nations
• UNCTAD • UNDP• UN Forum on Forests• UNICEF• UNIDO
Foundations• Blue Moon Foundation (renewable energy)• Ellysium Foundation (Bhutan)• Ford Foundation (CATIE)• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (water study)• McKnight Foundation (rural economy)• Open Society Foundations (governance)
NGOs• Bridges to Prosperity (trail bridges)• KickStart International (water pumps)• Rights & Resources Institute (forests/rights)• Partnership for Transparency Fund• The Nature Conservancy (forests)• Women World Banking• Wildlife Conservation Society• World Resources Institute
International AssociationsRural Economy• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)• DCED• ICAC• IFOAM • FLO (Fairtrade Label Organisation)• ISEAL• Textile Exchange
Education• Centre International d’Etudes Agricoles
Microfinance• CGAP• Social Performance Task Force• Women’s World Banking
Democracy & Peace• CIVICUS (World Alliance for Citizen
Participation)• INTRAC (International NGO Training and
Research Centre)
Water• Global Water Challenge (DC)• End Water Poverty (UK): Member Executive
Committee• World Water Council (France• Water Integrity Network• Rural Water Supply Network• WHO – International Network on Household
Water Treatment and Safe Storage
Roads & Bridges• International Forum for Rural Transport and
Development
Climate Change & Adaptation• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change
(IPCC) (HSI = lead author)• International Tropical Timber Organization
(ITTO)• Global Environment Facility (GEF)• Rights and Resources Initiative
7
Financial
Funds by Program Area %
Rural Economy 35
Water & Infrastructure 27
Skills Development & Education 16
Governance & Peace 15
Environment & Climate 7
Total 100
Use of Funds %
Asia 32.3
Africa 18.7
Latin America 16.9
Eastern Europe, Caucasus & Central Asia
9
Program coordination & support 2.4
Advisory Services 5.1
Swiss programs 3.8
Fair Trade 3.2
Head office 4
Fundraising 4.6
Total 100
Income: Sources %
Swiss Development Corporation 61.0
Private 19.9
Other Official Development Aid 11.0
Advisory Services 4.8
Other 3.3
Total 100
Contents
HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation: About us
Our Working Area “Governance and Peace”
Networks and Partners• CIVICUS (World Alliance for Citizen
Participation), South Africa• INTRAC (NGO Training and Research
Centre), UK• International Alert, UK • Institute for Development Studies, UK • Swedish Institute for Public Administration
(SIPU) • KOFF/ Swisspeace • CINFO, Switzerland• Universities of Zürich and Lausanne• University of Applied Science and Arts
Northwestern Switzerland • Decentralisation and Local Governance
Network, Swiss Development Corporation • Migration and Development Network.
Swiss Development Corporation
Governance & Peace Programs
• 2010: 28 projects with volume of $11.8M
• Goals:o 2014: $13M o 2016: $16M
Current Programs* #
Local democratic governance 11
Pro-poor policies 6
Conflict transformation 4
Culture 6
Migration 2
TOTAL 29
Overview of Programs• Albania: Municipal development• Bangladesh: Local government and
citizen engagement• Benin: Water and local governance• Bhutan: a) Supporting decentralization,
local government, and civil society b) culture
• Bolivia: Regional planning and watershed management
• Burkina Faso: a) Supporting culture b) Rural roads and citizenship
• Ethiopia: Strengthening local councils• Guatemala: a) Municipal development b)
Water integrity c) culture• Honduras: Decentralized road building
with municipalities• Kosovo: Municipal development• Laos: CSO building & advocacy• Madagascar: Municipal Development
and farmers' organizations• Mali: a) Conflict transformation and
governance b) culture, supporting artists and photo school
• Mozambique: a) Local government, citizen engagement & decentralised water; b) Water integrity c) culture, supporting artists and cultural groups
• Nepal: a) Local planning, b) transparency and accountability c) water integrity d) supporting safe migration
• Sri Lanka: a) Supporting safe migration b) Human rights
• Tajikistan: Access to justice• Vietnam: Decentralized local planning
and agricultural services
Our Work & Experience
• Citizen engagement = local empowerment and agenda setting
• Downward accountability• Increased focus on participation of
women• “Linking products with processes”• Support of change agents• Work with strengthening partners from
supply AND demand side• Link from grassroots to national level
(essential for sustainability)
• Do No Harm as a tool to investigate latent conflicts and short comings in governance
• Strong focus on monitoring – key performance indicators
• Currently developing a strategy on migration
• Public audits• Promoting non-violence in behaviour• “Working in Conflict”• Civic education = crucial
Signature Program: EthiopiaCapacity Building of Councils Empowering the councils to
assume their constitutional role and responsibilities has contributed significantly to good governance, democracy and federalism.
Goals and Intervention Areas
ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS (Culture)
Creation of space for visions, new ideas and debates on societyArticulation of marginalised groups
Bringing people together for conflict resolution and peace building
Working on access to justiceWorking with participatory processes
Promoting accountability of the State to its citizens
Fostering responsive and accountable local institutions
Strengthening civil society and media for increasing voice and accountability
Nurturing local democracy,building up people
PRO-POOR POLICIESLOCAL DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
Just and peaceful world with safety and dignity for all
Strengthening connectors for peace in other working areas
Facilitation of public space for dialogue
Strengthening individual and institutional capacities for peace
CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION
CROSSCUTTING TOPICSDownward Accountability
Conflict Sensitivity – „working in conflict“
Focus: Local Democratic Governance
GOALInclusive decision-making on public affairs based on good governance principles and citizens‘ co-responsibility. Accountability and responsiveness of the state towards the needs, priorities and rights of poor women and men.
GOALInclusive decision-making on public affairs based on good governance principles and citizens‘ co-responsibility. Accountability and responsiveness of the state towards the needs, priorities and rights of poor women and men.
• People: Active, informed citizens
participate in & nurture local democracy,
civic education, rights and responsibilities
• Institutions: Strengthening democratic
institutions (councils, executive local
government) and service providers
• Processes: Fostering decentralized
planning and budgeting processes
Focus: Pro-Poor Policies
• Strengthen entire public policy cycle• De facto and de jure question• Rule of law, equality and non-
discrimination essential for conflict prevention
• State as duty-bearer• Multi-level approach• Micro-macro linkages• Strengthening civil society & media• Increasing public accountability• Access to justice
GOALInclusive policies, based on human rights, contribute to social cohesion, justice and sustainable development.
GOALInclusive policies, based on human rights, contribute to social cohesion, justice and sustainable development.
Focus: Conflict Transformation
• Strengthening individual and
institutional capacities for peace• Supporting local initiatives for peace• Public space for dialogue• Identifying and strengthening existing
factors for constructive social change
and non-violence
GOALStrengthened local actors, processes and structures, which enable the prevention of violent conflicts as well as the participatory and non-violent transformation or resolution of conflicts.
GOALStrengthened local actors, processes and structures, which enable the prevention of violent conflicts as well as the participatory and non-violent transformation or resolution of conflicts.
Signature Project:Sri Lanka• Conflict transformation and
peace building • 2000 – 2010• Donor: Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation
Organic agriculture = enhance food security• Support livelihoods, reduce tensions Inter-ethnic initiatives (livelihood and conflict resolution)• Build up trust, reduce violence Trainings in non-violent conflict resolution skills • Change of attitudes and behavior,
conflict transformation
Focus: Culture
• Creating space for interaction, reflection and debate on societal issues
• Raising sensitive topics through art• Empowering marginalized groups to
articulate themselves through art• Addressing peoples’ emotions and
attitudes to deal with past violence and destruction
GOALPromote artistic expressions to facilitate space for reflection and dialogue, encourage voices of marginalized groups, and contribute to conflict resolution and peace building
GOALPromote artistic expressions to facilitate space for reflection and dialogue, encourage voices of marginalized groups, and contribute to conflict resolution and peace building
Signature Project:Cultural project in Mali• 2011-2013• Donor: Several donors
• Capacity building of cultural organizations and associations
• Support photo school• Small funds for cultural events at local
level
Focus: Migration & Development
GOALLabour migrants and their families have access to information, justice and manage remittances effectively for their own well-being
GOALLabour migrants and their families have access to information, justice and manage remittances effectively for their own well-being
Signature Project:
Signature Project:SAMI• Labor migration of Nepalese
men and women to the Golf states and Malaysia
• 2011- 2013, plus 4 yrs second phase
• Donor: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
• Raise awareness on labor rights and info on destination countries
• Financial literacy and remittance management
• Skills development
Skills Development
Economic Development
Psycho-social development
Human Rights and Protection
THANK YOU
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