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 Mission and Values Contents
Swisscontact | Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation

We are a leading partner organization for the implementation of international

development projects. Founded in 1959 and registered under Swiss law, we are an
independent non-profit organisation. We are politically and denominationally neutral.

01 Our Mission
We promote inclusive economic, social and ecological development to make an 04 Improved Skills towards Sustainability
effective contribution towards sustainable and widespread prosperity in developing
and emerging economies. 05 Our Partners

With this objective in mind, we offer the chance to economically and socially
06 2019 Highlights Achievements
disadvantaged people to improve their lives on their own initiative.

08 STED Supporting Formal Education on Tourism

02 Our Values and Beliefs
We believe that people, even in dire conditions have the ability and will to act and 09 PTHAS Supporting Short Courses on Tourism
liberate themselves from the shackles of poverty. However, this is only possible in
an enabling environment and level playing field. 10 SDP Enhancing Labour Market Insertion

We make an effective contribution to improve the framework conditions for

sustainable development through the facilitation of access to skills, knowledge, 11 ASTHA Enhancing Skills in The Healthcare Sector
markets, technologies and financial services.
12 VSDP Enhancing Labour Market Insertion
We believe that balanced private sector and market-driven approaches in
the context of an environmentally and socially sustainable market economy
13 NVQS Reforming and Strengthening TVET System
offer the best conditions for people to fulfill their potential and make sustainable
development possible. We act responsibly and respect people in their own
contexts, societies and cultures. We stand for professional quality and high ethical 14 Our Partners - Donors
standards in our activities.
15 Our Partners - Private and Public Sector and Non-Governmental Organizations

03 What we do
16 Project Locations
• We strengthen the competencies of people, improving their employability
• We increase the competitiveness of enterprises, growing their business
• We foster social and economic systems, promoting inclusive development 18 Project Overview

26 South East Asia Team

04 What we offer
• Project Implementation
28 South Asia Team
• Advisory Services
• Training
• Applied Research

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 Improved Skills towards Our Partners
Sustainability

“ Seng Touch
A main dealer of Kubota machinery in Preah Vihear provincial town, Preah Vihear province,
Cambodia.

“My biggest challenge in the past was to find skilled staff. This changed when Swisscontact started a skills development
Manish Pandey Prashant Rana project for disadvantaged young men and women in cooperation with a local training centre. They approached me and asked
Director South Asia Director South East Asia whether I could train some of their participants as trainees. At first, I was doubtful, but the cooperation turned out to be a win-
win. I get some extra hands to cope with the increasing workload, and the participants get a practical learning experience”
Skills Development has been at the core of Our South Asia region covers Bangladesh,
Swisscontact’s mission, strategy and portfo- Nepal and Myanmar. We have 17 projects

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lio. It is relevant to the labour market, sup- and 240 team members across these three
ports women and men securing their basic countries. In 2019, we have begun a new En-
material needs, thereby reducing poverty and terprise Development project in partnership
facilitating the economic and social develop- with water technology companies in Bangla- Mohammad Mobydur Rahaman
ment of a region or country. This publication desh. Furthermore, we have ventured into Head of B2B, Partnerships & Loyalty, Daw San Wint Khine
highlights 6 of our skills projects where we new areas of training delivery and innovated Digital Healthcare Solutions (DHS), Pa-O Ethnic Affairs Minister, Mon
work in partnership with host governments our approach in the community paramedics Grameen Telecom Trust, Bangladesh State Government, Myanmar
and the private sectors to customize our training curriculum through the introduction
Vocational Education and Training (VET) as of 3D imagery. Our Vocational Skills Devel-
well as labour market insertion programs. opment Program in Myanmar supported
nationally owned hotel groups to adapt and “We are dedicated to make primary healthcare “Because of the partnership with Swisscontact, we
While deepening our commitment to pro- institutionalise the Program’s hospitality more affordable and accessible to the people of were able to provide livelihood opportunities to the
moting the quality of, and access to, skills training courses within their hotels. Dual Ap- Bangladesh. Tackling the shortage of skilled healthcare youth in rural villages. Their vocational training is
development, we continue our initiatives in prenticeship Training, which we pioneered in professionals in Bangladesh continues to be one of offered for multiple occupations and ultimately leads
Enterprise Promotion. Our approach is under- Myanmar in 2018 with widespread positive the most crucial challenges in the healthcare scenario to strengthened training capacity in our government
pinned by cooperation with the government reception from stakeholders, is expanding in the rural areas of the country, and we believe our institutions. This develops faster learning processes,
and private sector, which has been instru- into 2 more occupational areas. In Nepal, our
partnership with Swisscontact Bangladesh is a huge more satisfaction among the learners and a greater
mental in ensuring inclusive and market rel- systems building, and policy support project
step towards reaching our shared goals.” sense of security about their futures.”
evant opportunities for target populations to helped develop National Vocational Quali-
diversify their livelihood options and income. fications Framework (NVQF), which is now
tabled in the Cabinet for approval.
Southeast Asia region covers Indonesia,

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Cambodia and Laos with the supports of From providing evidence-based inputs for a
170 team members working in 17 projects. national skills development law to creating
In Laos more than 1,000 MSME staff and an enabling environment for local private Somphan Sisourath
disadvantageous people were improved sectors to take the lead in co-designing in- Herman SST Par, [Link] Head of the Hotel and Restaurant
and facilitated to enter the tourism and novative business models, we embody sus-
Lecturer of Lombok Tourism Association in Vangvieng, Vientiane
hospitality sector in selected southern and tainability at every level, while continuing to
Polytechnic, Indonesia Province, Lao PDR
central provinces. In order to close skills listen, adapt and adopt as we move forward.
gap in tourism and various manufacture in-
dustries in Indonesia, the DACUM method We thank our donors, host governments
is developed where both academics and and partners for their continued cooperation “Thanks to STED who included me on series of DACUM “The Association collaborates and coordinates the
private companies join forces restructuring and confidence in our capacity to deliver Workshop, in which the industry experts got involved in activities with the local TVET school through the PTHAS
the school curricula. In Cambodia, Swiss- high-quality work. Lastly, we acknowledge
the curriculum development. My students are now more Training programme. It gives us, the industry professionals,
contact put the disadvantaged youth in the the contributions of our dedicated team
engaged in the activities I design adapting the result what we need to grow our business and it also gives
core of the initiative, trained and integrated members. It is their tireless efforts, dedica-
into the formal education system and have tion and valuable insights that form the ba- from that school and private sector collaboration.” opportunities to the students. It’s a community effort.”
better chances on the labour market. sis of what we do.

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South Asia
& Southeast
2019 Highlights
Asia Achievements

10,767 poor and disadvantaged 1,266 youths took part in basic to

mid-level skills training in Nepal, out of which
people from six districts of Bangladesh were
644 have been certified by the National Skill
trained through Local Training Centers. 8,459
Testing Board. 970 graduates worked in CE
RTI
graduates have been placed in jobs where 4,732 FIE
related trades and earned an average income D
were women who earning more than USD 59
of NPR 12,258 (CHF 105) per month.
per-month.

In Laos,263 staff (71% women)

from 158 tourism and hospitality
In Cambodia, 74,107 farmers had businesses benefitted through
up-skilling training. 245 new entrants
access to new agricultural technologies
and machineries, high-quality inputs, from disadvantaged backgrounds were
effective farming techniques, and/or buyer enrolled in vocational courses with
relationships; 142 tourism SMEs have industry placements.
benefitted from the various interventions; and
1,173 learners (643 women) have Over 4,400 disadvantaged
been trained in hospitality and TVET skills. women and men in Myanmar gained
access to employment and
self-employment opportunities, with 65%
of them in employment within 6 months of
completing vocational training courses.
In Indonesia, 19,783 cocoa
farmers were involved in the pilot of
Farmer Network Analytics (FarmNetX)
approach. 14,900 Char
Meanwhile 236 industrial Households in Bangladesh have
increased annual net USD 2.1
experts have collaborated in the
Development A CurriculUM (DACUM) Million in 2019 due to increased
methodology for community colleagues accesses to services (input,
and polytechnics. output, finance) and better linkages
with markets.

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Indonesia STED Supporting Formal Education on Lao PDR PTHAS Supporting Short Courses
Tourism on Tourism

The government of Indonesia prioritized tourism as The results: In collaboration with Skills for Tourism Swisscontact The results since 2018:
a core pillar of economic growth as the industry is • 8 Development A Curriculum (DACUM) workshops implements the Pheun Than Heng A Sip (PTHAS) Training • 452 existing staff of tourism/hospitality MSME
the biggest short-term source of foreign exchange held to produce an industry-based curriculum Programme in Lao PDR. to upgrade hospitality skills trained in 9 provinces (71% women)
revenues. However, one of the areas that need to involving experts from the tourism industry amongst 500 micro-small and medium enterprises (MSME) • 263 distinct MSMEs supported (69% are micro
be more focused on is workforce skills and quality • 7 PPL management staffs coached by a swiss staff and support 500 more people from disadvantaged enterprises with under 10 staff)
standards. With the confidence of Swisscontact’s hotel management school of Schweizerische backgrounds to enter the tourism and hospitality sector in • Industry trainer pool expanded to 38 industry
long experience in tourism projects, Sustainable Hotelfachschule Luzern (SHL) on Quality selected southern and central provinces. trainers affiliated with business associations in 9
Tourism Education Development (STED) Project was Management Cycle, and 14 students networked provinces
established to contribute toward a better qualified with The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) PTHAS designed to address the issue of low service • LAK 39,750,000 (4,341.50 Swiss Franc) invested
workforce with relevant skills for the tourism sector. student chapter quality in tourism and hospitality businesses and includes by the private sector to enroll staff on PTHAS up-
• 5 hospitality Career Ambassadors assembled to over 150 tailor-made training units and competency- skilling short courses
Aligning to the national strategy and the nomination inspire young people pursuing great career path based assessments. It was piloted in 2015 and 2016 in • 384 people from a disadvantaged background
of Lombok of West Nusa Tenggara Province as one within tourism industry and piloting Poly training Champasak Province with the Department of Information (84% women) have participated in training and
of super priority tourist destination development, the centre for teachers of senior vocational schools Culture and Tourism (DICT), the Champasak Hotel and industry placements in 6 provinces
State Lombok Tourism Polytechnic (PPL) is selected • 4 Lombok Dialogues on Tourism ([Link]) held to Restaurant Association (CHRA), and the Lao National • 33 TVET teachers from 6 Provinces certified
as the project partner. STED is focusing in the link the school and private sector in discussing the Institute for Tourism and Hospitality (LANITH). Since to train the Enhanced PTHAS by completing a
establishment of necessary management systems latest tourism trends then, the PTHAS model has been expanded to 8 further training of trainers (TOT)
and the development of training approaches oriented • 6 modules on environmental sustainability provinces with business to business training delivered • 83 agreements between provincial TVET schools
in the dual VET system. developed focusing on climate change adaptation, by industry trainers affiliated with local business and the private sector partners facilitated to
water management, solid-waste reduction, eco- associations. The Project also provides the foundation support industry placements.
efficiency and eco-labels and certification for a new pilot training programme.

“I was selected to join the ToT Programme for Vocational Trainers course representing private
sector. Resulted, not only that I have chance and capability in teaching at the schools, but
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it also enhances my skill of didactic and methodology for staff trainings at my workplace”

“Honestly, if I didn’t have the help or support to find a job after graduation, I probably
would have had to go back home”
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Kadek Umaya Yogiani
Hotel Manager of ‘Pink Coco Resort’ - Gili Trawangan
Soukpachan Soutwongkamchan
New Entrant from the PTHAS Training Programme

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Cambodia SDP Enhancing Labour Market Bangladesh ASTHA Enhancing Skills in The
Insertion Healthcare Sector

Skills Development Programme (SDP) provides competence centres created to embed PTC activities Achieving Sustainability Towards Healthcare Access training their teachers and management staff, that led
access to market-relevant training to improve income into TVET clusters, larger companies, and the (ASTHA) facilitates long-term training of young adults to improved performance.
and employment opportunities for disadvantaged associations’ landscape. SDPs work-based learning in Bangladesh, who graduate as skilled Community • ASTHA has worked with the governing authority of the
youth in three rural provinces in Cambodia. The approach leads to an improvement in the quality of Paramedics. Provided under privately managed CP programme Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery
programme contributes to the creation of an inclusive, training and with the now completed Competency- institutions, this government certified diploma consists Council (BNMC), in developing standard operating
relevant, qualitative and well-coordinated national Based Assessment and Certification System (CBACS) of 18 months of classroom training followed by 6 months procedures and monitoring checklists for tracking
TVET system and is designed with a labour market- one PTC has become a certified assessment point. hospital-attached internship. Once trained, the Community quality of training service providers.
led approach. The private sector contributions and the Paramedics contribute to the society by providing improved • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH & FW)
implementation of the training follow the Competency- As a result of this, unskilled workers and students of primary healthcare services in rural underserved areas of and its associated local departments in health from
Based Training (CBT) approach in a school and work SDP interventions can be certified and integrated into Bangladesh. ASTHA’s multipronged interventions enable all 7 project districts of ASTHA have been sensitized
environment to promote the access of learners to the formal education system and have better chances these trainees to attain gainful skills and receive continued on the importance of CP services in rural healthcare.
relevant skills. on the labor market. Furthermore, SDP has integrated support to progress in their careers after graduation. • Training institutes have started to invest in conduction
the “World of Work” into school quality management of Scientific Seminars for practicing CPs, to ensure
Disadvantaged young people are the Programme core processes through, e.g., the “5S Lean” quality The results: continued education and professional development
target group and SDP it is following the Swisscontact’s management tool, to support safety, maintenance, • ASTHA has led the upgradation of the entire national after graduation. Previously such seminars were solely
Inclusive Systems Development approach. SDP and workshop-management measures.  Finally, the curriculum of Community Paramedic course, which organized by the project.
facilitates steering, cooperation, and dialogue HoKa training model is now established, running and now includes improved topics and more relevant • Enrolment rates in training institutes have significantly
processes for TVET actors at all levels. Linkages is highly appreciated. examples. increased due to ASTHA’s intervention with the
between Provincial Training Centres/ PTCs and • 11 out of 23 training institutes in Bangladesh offering institutes in arranging promotional campaigns, that
CP courses, have been engaged with ASTHA in delivered effective messages to potential students.

“I preferred a genuine skill for any proper job; thus, the training was “ “My career goals were very simple, but after working as a CP I realized that I am doing
a very important job to help improve lives in my village. While most of my friends with
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meaningful for me” undergraduate degrees are still trying to find a relevant job, the CP course has enabled
me to pursue a rewarding career within lesser time and expenses.”

Morm Phayuk
aged 18-year old, attended a skills training on the plumbing profession Abdullah Manik
Self-Employed Community Paramedic, Kuakata, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

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Myanmar VSDP Enhancing Labour Market Insertion Nepal NVQS Reforming and Strengthening TVET
System

Vocational Skills Development Program (VSDP) testing and certification in 22 occupations. Nepal Vocational Qualifications System (NVQS) has in Masonry, Cookery and Housekeeping. People
promotes employment and income opportunities for • As a pioneering initiative in Myanmar, dual been supporting the Government of Nepal to develop who did not pass through the mainstream education
women and men from disadvantaged groups through apprenticeship training for cooks and agricultural the National Vocational Qualifications Framework. NVQF system or work in informal sectors benefits the most
market-oriented vocational training and improved machinery mechanics has been adapted from provides the pathway from informal short skill training through the RPL approach.
labour market access. VSDP works in partnership the Swiss dual training approach to suit the courses to formal TVET skills qualifications, opportunities • NVQS works through the Sector Skill Committee,
with over 150 private sector partners and related country context. The VSDP builds the capacity to climb the occupational ladder through skills development which is comprised of private sector representatives in
Government organizations, building capacity, fostering of workplace supervisors at partner private and certification, lifelong learning opportunities, and Nepal. The SSC circulates information regarding the
dialogue and providing evidence-based information to sector companies and of government officials in certification of an individual’s previous work experiences market to the TVET sector. This in turn helps NVQS
contribute to an improved skills development system technical training schools. On-the-job training for through Recognition of Prior Learning approach. to develop level of standards for specific occupation
in the country. The Program has 4 core components: apprentices has so far been fully financed by 26 along with the curriculum to meet those standards.
Hospitality Training, Local Vocational Training, Dual partner companies. The results: Currently SSCs for Construction, Hospitality and
Apprenticeship Training, and Policy and Stakeholder • 90% of hotel supervisors trained as trainers • With the establishment of the RPL system in Automobile are fully functional and contributing to the
Engagement. continued to deliver hospitality courses to new the National Skill Testing Board (NSTB), NVQS TVET system development.
and existing staff in their hotels in the year after successfully piloted RPL in the Hospitality and • The quality of the skill assessment for TVET enhanced,
The results: cooperation with the VSDP ended. Construction sector. Businesses and the local level with the help of 38 public and private institutions with
• The VSDP works with the National Skills Standards • 4 government technical training institutions government took the initiative to have their workers provincial level accreditation.
Authority (NSSA) to support the development of a have been supported to adapt VSDP-tested certified. 47 candidates were assessed and certified
national system for skills testing and certification. approaches for competency based short courses
This led to the development of national skills in their institutions.
standards for 2 occupational areas and skills

“The staffs who had long work experience but did not have any formal certificates
have received certificates through the RPL process. We have planned to make this skill
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certificate a criterion for their salary increment.”

“After attending the VSDP training, my lack of formal education is no longer holding me back
from pursuing a career as a mechanic.” Bhuwan Shakya
Senior Project Manager, CE Construction

Saw Tin Tun

Rural Mechanic

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Our Partners
Donors Our Partners
Private and Public Sector
and Non-Governmental
Organizations

Kementerian Dalam Negeri

Republik Indonesia

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 Project Locations

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Lao PDR | 15 Provinces 4 Districts

- Mekong Inclusive Growth and Innovation Programme (MIGIP)

- Pheun Than Heng A Sip (PTHAS) Training Programme
- Vocational Training and Employment Support Services (VTESS)

| Cambodia | 22 Provinces 49 Districts

Nepal 7 Provinces 77 Districts
- Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA) - Conservation Agriculture Service with a Fee (CASF)
Programme - Cambodia Horticulture Advancing Income and Nutrition (CHAIN 2)
- Sahaj: Nepal Agricultural Market Development Programme (NAMDP) - Mekong Inclusive Growth and Innovation Programme (MIGIP)
- Nepal Vocational Qualifications System (NVQS) Project - Regional Investment Support for Entrepreneurs (RISE)
- Senior Expert Contact (SEC) - Skills Development Programme (SDP)
- Skills for Safe Reconstruction Project (SSRP) - Senior Expert Contact (SEC)
- Youth Employment Project (YEP) Phase II

Indonesia | 27 Provinces 131 Districts

- Indonesian-Swiss Intellectual Property Project (ISIP) Phase II
- Technical Assistance to Promoting Rural Income through Support for Markets
Bangladesh | 8 Divisions 33 Districts in Agriculture (PRISMA) 2
- Skills for Competitiveness (S4C)
- Achieving Sustainability Towards Healthcare Access (ASTHA) - Sustainable Cocoa Production Program (SCPP)
- Bangladesh Micro-insurance Market Development Program (BMMDP) - Sustainable Indonesian Patchouli Program (SIPP)
- Building Skills for Unemployed and Underemployed Labour (B-SkillFUL) - Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO)
- PRABRIDDHI-Local Economic Development (LED) - Sustainable Tourism Education Development (STED)
- Making Markets Work for the Jamuna, Padma and Teesta Chars (M4C) - Sustainable Tourism (SusTour)
- Progress through Financial Inclusion (SARATHI)
- Improve Access to Safe Water through Local Entrepreneurship (Shujola)
- Skills and Employment Programme Bangladesh (SEP-B) (Sudokkho)
- Uttoron, Skills for Better Life

Myanmar | 7 States 15 Districts

- Linking Laputta to Markets (LLM)

- Vocational Skills Development Program (VSDP)

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 Project Overview
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Scan for more info Achieving Sustainability Towards Healthcare Access (ASTHA) Scan for more info Skills for Competitiveness (S4C)

Country Duration Providing high-quality training to health workers and Country Duration Aligning industry needs by matching qualifications which
Bangladesh 2019 - 2022 comprehensive support to community paramedic graduates Indonesia 2018 - 2021 are obtainable through Vocational Education and training.
in their efforts to find jobs in their home country.
Donors / Partners: State Secretariat of Economic Affairs (SECO), The Bern University of Applied
Donors / Partners: Novartis, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Community
Sciences (BFH-CDC), the Association for Swiss International Technical Connection (SITECO),
Paramedic Training Institutes, Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council (BNMC), Grameen Telecom
Centre for Industrial Education and Training (CIET) of the Ministry of Industry Republic of
Trust - Tonic, Auleek Ltd, Evi Diethelm-Winteler-Foundation, City of Zurich, Julius Bär Foundation
Indonesia (MoI), Ministry of Education and Culture Republic of Indonesia (MoEC)

Scan for more info Building Skills for Unemployed and Underemployed Labour (B-SkillFUL) Scan for more info Skils Development Programme (SDP)
Country Duration Improving the skills of poor and disadvantaged men and Country Duration Establishing technical, vocational, education and training
Bangladesh 2015 - 2020 women to access the labour market. systems in Cambodia to create employment opportunities
Cambodia 2016 - 2020
for disadvantaged young women and men.
Donors / Partners: BWCCI (Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry), DAM (Dhaka
Ahsania Mission), IS-ISC (Informal Sector Industry Skills Council), NASCIB (National Association of Donors / Partners: SDC, INBAS
Small and Cottage Industries of Bangladesh) and 32 local Training Service Providers

Scan for more info Sustainable Tourism Education Development (STED)

Scan for more info Linking Labutta to Markets (LLM)
Country Duration Aims to contribute by working towards a better qualified
Country Duration Promoting diverse off-farm employment to landless women Indonesia 2018 - 2022 workforce with relevant skills for the tourism sector.
Myanmar 2015 - 2019 and men.
Donors / Partners: SECO, Ministry of Tourism Republic of Indonesia (MoTr), Swiss Hotel
Donors / Partners: Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT), Mercy Corps, Ar Yone Oo Management Academy Lucerne (SHL), Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)

Scan for more info The Skills and Employment Programme in Bangladesh (Sudokkho)
Scan for more info Nepal Vocational Qualificaions System (NVQS)
Country Duration Creates strong, inclusive private sector training markets for
Country Duration Establishing a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ)
Bangladesh 2015 - 2021 the RMG and construction sectors. Working with industry
Myanmar 2015 - 2019 Framework and a corresponding authority to ensure an
partners and private training providers, the programme
(Phase I) improved and inclusive TVET system.
seeks to facilitate the training of more than 100,000 people
from disadvantaged groups.
Donors / Partners: SDC, Council of Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT),
National Skill Testing Board (NSTB) Donors / Partners: Department for International Development (DFID), SDC, 72 privately owned
training institutes, 180+ RMG factories, Construction Industry Skills Council (CISC)

Scan for more info Pheun Than Heng A Sip (PTHAS) Training Programme
Scan for more info Sustainable Tourism (SusTour)
Country Duration Training people from disadvantaged background to
promote employment in the tourism and hospitality sector. Country Duration Supporting the development of competitive, sustainable
Lao PDR 2017 - 2021
Indonesia 2018 - 2022 and inclusive destinations, focusing on the islands of
Flores and Wakatobi.
Donors / Partners: SDC, Government of Lao PDR, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Lao National
Institute of Tourism and Hospitality (LANITH), Provincial Hotel and Restaurant Associations
Donors / Partners: SECO, MoTr

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 Project Overview
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE PROMOTION
Scan for more info Uttoron Scan for more info Bangladesh Microinsurance Market Development Project (BMMDP)

Country Duration Enhancing gainful employment opportunities for the Country Duration Building the capacity of public, civil society and private
Bangladesh 2016 - 2019 youths by providing industry-demanded skills training. Bangladesh 2017 - 2021 insurance sector stakeholders and developing pro-poor
business models for crop and livestock insurance products.
(Phase I),
2019 - 2022 Donors / Partners: SDC, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) Bangladesh
(Phase II)

Donors / Partners: Chevron, Bangladesh Technical Training and Development Center (BTTDC), Scan for more info Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA)
Underprivileged Children’s Educational Programme (UCEP), Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha
(TMSS), Continuing Education Center (CEC) Country Duration Aims to make the commercial and development case for
Nepal 2019 - 2024 investing in agribusinesses that source produce from
smallholders.

Scan for more info Vocational Skills Development Program (VSDP) Donors / Partners: DFID, NIRAS, CABI

Country Duration Contributing to improved livelihood opportunities for women

Myanmar 2018 - 2022 and men in target areas and occupations in Myanmar.
Scan for more info Conservation Agriculture Service with a Fee (CASF)
Donors / Partners: SDC, INBAS, Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock
Country Duration Empower private entrepreneurs, agricultural machinery
and Irrigation (MoALI), Ministry of Hotel and Tourism (MoHT), Ministry of Labour, Immigration and manufacturers and importers, agribusiness retailers
Cambodia 2018 - 2021
Population (MoLIP) and service providers, smallholder farmers, and public
institutions to shift from conventional soil degrading
agricultural production systems to profitable soil and
Scan for more info Vocational Training and Employment Support Services (VTESS) ecosystem enhancing CAPS.

Country Duration Strengthening of the Integrated Vocational and Education Donors / Partners: SDC, Feed the Future/USAID, Sustainable Intensification and Innovation
Lao PDR 2019 - 2023 Training (IVET) pathway in order to facilitate the school to Lab implemented by Kansas State University, General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA),
work transition of early school leavers, to provide them Conservation Agriculture Service Center (CASC), Center of Excellence on Sustainable
with options for productive employment (wage and self- Agricultural Intensification and Nutrition (CE SAIN), CIRAD
employment) and the opportunity to enroll in further
education and training.
Scan for more info Cambodia Horticulture Advancing Income and Nutrition (CHAIN 2)
Donors / Partners: SDC, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences (HSLU)
Country Duration Facilitating an inclusive and sustainable income increase
Cambodia 2017 - 2020 for horticulture farming families in target rural provinces.
Scan for more info Youth Employment Project (YEP)
Donors / Partners: SDC, Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers (SNV) (lead implementer)
Country Duration Increasing access to jobs for disadvantaged young people
Nepal 2017 - 2020 trough demand driven skills training and employment
(Phase II) support. Scan for more info Indonesian-Swiss Intellectual Property Project (ISIP) Phase II

Donors / Partners: SDC, Symphasis Foundation, Fondation Tibetania, The Social Country Duration Securing the intellectual property rights to improve the
Entrepreneurs Charitable Foundation Indonesia 2017 - 2021 competitiveness and value of selected Indonesian products.

Donors / Partners: Directorate General of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Justice and
Human Right, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, Search Results, Swiss
Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IGE-IPI)

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 Project Overview
ENTERPRISE PROMOTION ENTERPRISE PROMOTION
Scan for more info Prabriddhi – Local Economic Development (LED) Scan for more info Nepal Agricultural Market Development Programme/Sahaj (NAMDP)

Country Duration It focuses on building the capacity of an urban or rural Country Duration Making agricultural markets work for poor farmers in Nepal
Bangladesh 2018 - 2020 territory to create a competitive advantage for its enterprises Nepal 2016 - 2019 by enhancing competitiveness, productivity and marketing.
through a broad set of activities and improve the economic
well-being of its people and workers. Donors / Partners: SDC, Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy and Research,
Extension and Development (CEAPRED)
Donors / Partners: SDC, Shibganj and Jashore municipality

Scan for more info Making Markets Work for the Jamuna, Padma and Teesta Chars (M4C) Scan for more info
Technical assistance to the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Promoting
Rural Incomes through Support for Markets in Agriculture (PRISMA)
Country Duration Facilitating market systems to enhance employment
opportunities and income generation of poor households in Country Duration Multi-year development program working to accelerate
Bangladesh 2012 - 2016
Northern Bangladesh. Indonesia 2014 - 2018 poverty reduction through inclusive economic growth.
(Phase I), PRISMA adopts a market systems development approach
(Phase I),
2017 - 2020 by partnering with key-stakeholders to improve agriculture
2019 - 2023
(Phase II) market efficiency and sustainably benefit the poor.
(Phase II)
Donors / Partners: SDC, Government of Bangladesh (GoB), Auto Crop Care, ACI Crop Care,
Donors / Partners: The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, The National
NAAFCO, Pertochem, ACI Godrej, NDP, GUK, United Finance, SKS, Brac, RDA, Chars
Development Planning Agency (Bappenas)
Development Research Center (CDRC)

Scan for more info Mekong Inclusive Growth and Innovation Programme (MIGIP) Scan for more info Regional Investment Support for Entrepreneurs (RISE)

Country Duration Contributing to poverty alleviation through income Country Duration Creating impact for the base of the pyramid through
generation opportunities in tourism and agriculture. Cambodia, 2017 - 2021 providing inclusive and sustainable technical assistance to
Cambodia 2017 - 2020
Vietnam, Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) with high potential
for positive social, economic, and environmental impact.
Donors / Partners: SDC, DA Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, RUA, Provicial Department Indonesia,
of Tourism, Kampot and Sihanoukville, National Committee for Tourism Professionals (NCTP), Philippines
Lorano, Neour, La recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), Smart Agro, Angkor
Green, Happel Foundation Donors / Partners: USAID, Alterfin, Damson Capital, Insitor, Manila Angel Investor Network (MAIN),
Mana Impact, Nexus for Development, PhiTrust Asia, Uberis Capital; Strategic Partners: Asian
Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN), Cross Fields, Rippleworks, Senior Expert Contact (SEC)

Scan for more info Mekong Inclusive Growth and Innovation Programme (MIGIP)
Country Duration Contributing to poverty alleviation through income Scan for more info Sustainable Cocoa Production Program (SCPP)
Lao PDR 2017 -2020 generation opportunities in tourism and agriculture.
Country Duration Increasing farmer household income from cocoa and
Donors / Partners: SDC, Kuoni and Hugentobler Foundation, Provincial Department of Indonesia 2012 - 2020 reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the cocoa sector.
Information, Culture, and Tourism (DICT), Provincial Tourism and Hospitality Associations, -
City of Zurich, Leopold Bachmann Foundation Donors / Partners: SECO, Rainforest Alliance (RA), Cargill, Mars, Koltiva, Cocoa Sustainability
Partnership (CSP) and Crop Enhancement

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ENTERPRISE PROMOTION FINANCIAL SERVICES
Scan for more info Senior Expert Contact (SEC) Scan for more info Progress through Financial Inclusion (SARATHI)

Country Duration Transferring skills to SMEs in Cambodia. Country Duration Facilitating ready-made garments workers’ access to
Cambodia since 2016 Bangladesh 2018 - 2020 formal financial products and services.

Donors / Partners: SDC, Donations, Young Entrepreneurs Association of Cambodia (YEAC), Cambodia Donors / Partners: Metlife Foundation, Bank Asia Limited, The City Bank Limited, Dutch Banlga
Association of Travel Agents (CATA), Cambodia Women Entrepreneurs Association (CWEA) Bank Limited and South East Bank Limited

Scan for more info Senior Expert Contact (SEC)

Country Duration Transferring skills to SMEs in Nepal

Nepal Ongoing
Since 1994

Donors / Partners: SDC, Swisscontact and Swiss Private Organization and Individuals (DP
Programme)

Scan for more info SHUJOLA

Country Duration Promoting Water Entrepreneurs and Digital Financing
Bangladesh 2019 - 2020 Mechanism in Bangladesh.

Donors / Partners: JTI Foundation, Drinkwell

Scan for more info Sustainable Indonesian Patchouli Production (SIPP)

Country Duration Reduce the environmental impact of patchouli production

Indonesia 2017 - 2019 and improve the livelihoods of patchouli producing
communities

Donors / Partners: MCAI, SECO, Givaudan

Scan for more info Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO)

Country Duration Integrating transition countries into world trade.

Indonesia 2017 - 2020

Donors / Partners: SECO, MoI, Ministry of Trade (MoTI), Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Republic of Indonesia (MoMF) and Indonesian Essential Oil Council (Dewan Atsiri Indonesia)

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 South East Asia Teams

Aris Darujo Goetz Ebbecke Peter Leibacher Sonja Hofstetter

Country Representative, SIPPO Team Leader, PRISMA SEC Coordinator & Programme Associate, Laos Deputy Team Leader,
Quality Assurance Manager, SDP
Christin Laschinger Houmphanh Lithavong Phetsavart Phangphongphakdy
Technical Advisor Tourism Finance & Administration Manager, Laos Manager IVET Pathway Training, VTESS Sorphorn Souk
Deputy Project Manager SusTour Business Development & Communication
Ida Ayu Danik Suardhani Phouimany Phongsavanh Manager, Cambodia
Christian Volker Ide Business Administration Manager, SusTour Technical & MRM Coordinator, PTHAS
Team Leader, SDP Suharman Sumpala
Johana Listyorini Prashant Rana Sr. Program Manager, SCPP
Christina Sulistyo Rini Project Associate, ISIP Director, Southeast Asia
Program Director, SCPP Sutrisna Abhi
Kevin D. Robbins Rajiv Pradhan Export Promotion Manager, SIPPO
Daniel Weibel Deputy Country Director, Cambodia Country Director, Cambodia Programme
Program Director, S4C Team Leader, RISE Manager, MIGIP Vannida Hubxaythong
Provincial Coordinator Southern Laos, MIGIP?
Denny Herlambang Slamet Kimchean Prum Richard Rose
Communication Manager, Indonesia Business & Administration Director, Cambodia Country Director, Laos Vedia Achmad Djamaludin
Programme Manager, MIGIP Head of Business Operation, Indonesia
Dyan Barutzki Latdaphone Vongkhamheng
Programme Associate – Communications, Laos National Technical Coordinator – Tourism Ross Jaax Vilasa Chanthalangsy
Sr. Technical Advisor, SCPP Technical Coordinator Skills, Laos
Elvy Setheono Manfred Egger
Regional Business Administration Coordinator, Team Leader, VTESS Ruedi Nuetzi
Indonesia International Project Accountant Country Director, Indonesia
Mike Loose Project Manager, SusTour
Ferry Samosir Project Manager, STED
MRM Advisor Indonesia Sith Soukchaleunphone
Deputy Project Manager SusTour Peter Braun Manager Employment Support Services,
Program Director, S4C VTESS

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 South Asia Teams

Alamgir Kabir Kashfia Rahman Neeraj Singhal Siddarth Khadka

Head of Business Administration, Bangladesh Manager - Portfolio & Quality, Bangladesh Operations Manager & Country Coordinator of Country Manager, CASA
SEC, Nepal
Anirban Bhowmik Loga Perumal Stepan Giebel
Country Director, Bangladesh Head of Finance & Admin, B-SkillFUL Nicolas Tomecko Head of Local Vocational Training, VSDP
Head of MRM and Communications, VSDP
Aung Thu Makbul Hossain Suresh Mahto
Head of Hospitality Training, VSDP Senior Manager, Training Operations, Netra Kunwar Skills & Employment Director, SEP-B
B-SkillFUL Operations Coordinator, Nepal
Devi Prasad Dahal Syeda Ishrat Fatema
Team Leader, NVQS Mamunur Rahman Poshan KC Team Leader, Sarathi
Team Leader, Uttoron Team Leader, LLM
Dr. Jafar Ahmad Hakim Tamjid Ahmed
Senior Advisor, Government Relations & Manish Pandey Pieter Harm Ypma Intervention Manager, Sarathi
Healthcare Services, ASTHA Director, South Asia Team Leader, BMMDP
Tapas Neupane
Fazle Razik Matiur Rahman Philippe Lyssens Portfolio Manager, Nepal
Team Leader, ASTHA Team Leader, B-SkillFUL Team Leader, Prabriddhi
Team Leader, B-Skillful Tara Prasad Bakharia
Md. Rezaul Karim S. M. Mahmuduzzaman Team Leader, SSRP
Gabriela Schafroth Manager, Intervention Portfolio, ASTHA Team Leader, M4C
Country Director, Nepal
Project Manager, YEP Mujibul Hasan Cezanne Sabine Roth
Deputy Team Leader, Sahaj – NAMDP Team Leader, VSDP
Gregoire Delbruyere
Head of Business Administration, South Asia Naeema Jihan Zinia, PhD
Coordinator, Research & Product Development,
Gupta Bahadur Banjara BMMDP
Team Leader of Sahaj – NAMDP
Navin Dahal
Helal Hussain Senior Technical Advisor, South Asia
Senior Portfolio Manager, Bangladesh

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