Right after the tsunami and earthquake in Aceh and Nias, Medan become a hub for transit and logistics for aid missions. Therefore, the SPAN project initiated their operation at Gedung Mandiri Lantai 3 Jalan Imam Bonjol No. 16 D which located in the heart of Medan. As the situation in Banda Aceh began to improve, SPAN moved it’s operations to Banda Aceh, which guarantees both a prompt ability to respond to changes as well as direct access to the beneficiaries. In June 2008, all SPAN-MTU operations were moved to Jalan Teuku Umar Lingkungan Glee Geurah No. 1 Seutui Banda Aceh Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. This step will be enable the project to fulfill its commitment to establish closer coaching and mentoring processes for the beneficiaries.
The Minister of disadvantaged areas of the Republic of Indonesia (PDT), Ir. H. A Helmy Faisal Zaini visited one site of the Peningkatan Ekonomi Kakao Aceh (PEKA) project, sub-project Aceh-EDFF in the district of Pidie Jaya on Thursday, the 9th of June, 2011. Hosted by the Regent and Vice Regent of Pidie Jaya, the Minister […]
Swisscontact Asia Report 2010 provides an overview of Swisscontact’s activties and projects under the two Regional Offices in South Asia and South East Asia based in Dhaka and Jakarta respectively. The pdf version of the publication can be found here.
Swisscontact, through its project Peningkatan Ekonomi Kakao Aceh (Improvement of the Aceh Cocoa Economy), a sub project of the Aceh Economic Development Financing Facility (EDFF), has successfully organized the 1st cocoa conference in Aceh. The Aceh Cocoa Conference (ACC) was specifically held to discuss the cocoa commodity in Aceh. The event, which took place in […]
