Stories from our work

Helvetas, the Oak Foundation, Alliance Sud and the Climate Justice Resilience Fund came together to share their vision for promoting climate change resilience with a group of policy members and foundations based in the Geneva region.

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, in association with the Tanzania Teachers Union and Helvetas, have rolled out a special program to train 600 primary school teachers in the Arusha, Manyara and Kiliminjaro regions.

The Guide lays out the case for the use of organic cotton, featuring a ‘Six steps to go organic’ section, along with quotes from leading companies such as H&M and Aldi on why organic cotton is important for the fashion industry.

Listen to an interview with Martin Fischler about Helvetas’ successful projects in postharvest management, which starts at 18:23 minutes of Africa News Tonight.

«Postharvest losses is a big issue – not only in Tanzania, but in all of Sub-Saharan Africa. If we can reduce postharvest loss, there won’t be any problem with food security,» says Rakesh Munankami from Helvetas. Listen to the full story, which starts at 13:50 minutes of Africa News Tonight.

As an approach, Market Systems Development (MSD) can be hugely impactful. It can also be immensely complex and, at times, downright messy. It is critical for donor agencies and implementing partners to learn from one another so that all stakeholders can maximize their efforts and create lasting impact.

The crop is targeted by gangs and costs as much as silver, but high prices hurt the ice-cream market and do little to reduce poverty on the African island.

When a lack of trained builders hampered reconstruction in earthquake-hit Nepal, women stepped up to the plate – yet their resourcefulness has perturbed some traditionalists.

The technologies needed to curb food losses after harvests exist, and the first thing farmers need to adopt them is awareness that the problem can be solved.

Youth Economic Opportunites Network: Virtual Learning Event "Applying An Inclusive Market Systems Development Approach to Youth Employment: Lessons from the EYE Program".

Six Key Lessons from an Evidence-based “Learning Expedition” in Haiti, Mali, Benin, and Mozambique.

Perspectives by Helvetas and Mars Food on the ”Water and Productivity Project” in Pakistan.

The hurricane, unlike the 2010 earthquake, left the capital Port-au-Prince relatively unscathed, with devastation focused in rural areas. The local government can now play a key role in coordinating the response and recovery effort, Swan Fauveaud, country director of Helvetas Haiti, told Devex via email.

We do things differently. In 2007, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) joined with Helvetas to establish the Employment Fund to create new and effective ways to scale up approaches addressing the alarming scope of youth unemployment in Nepal.

Portrait of Helvetas’ Rupa Mukerji and how Helvetas is transforming the lives of the poorest.

In our Servime project, Helvetas trains local decision-makers in transparent and efficient approaches to problem-solving. This is key to the country’s future, for it also serves to build up people’s trust in the authorities and in politics in general.

Helvetas is the consortium leader of a multi-sectoral group of actors that is rolling out an innovative approach through the Water and Productivity Project (WAPRO). The goal is to address inefficient irrigation practices in smallholder farming.

What happens after a water and sanitation program is concluded and the final evaluations have been filed away? Helvetas wanted to find out. In Nepal, external consultants conducted a comprehensive Functionality Study in 2011.