READ (The Rural Economic Activity Development) program aims to promote economic growth and participation by improving selected value chains and basic business literacy in Aceh Tamiang. In the initial stage of the project, beneficiaries living in 8 villages in Aceh Tamiang Regency received an introduction to READ Programs. Ferry Sabam Samosir, Project Manager READ, said that socialization workshops conducted through ‘Wirid’ the community groups, provided him many valuable insights from the community. These workshops allowed the community to share their daily problems and ways of overcoming it. Financial Literacy will be the first activity conducted in these villages, which focus on practical ways of handling financial matters. Since July 27th READ’s 11 staff have occupied a new office at Jl. Ahmad Yani N0. 14-A Gampong Jawa Muka, Langsa, Nanggore Aceh Darusalam, Indonesia 24416. For more about READ Project please click http://www.swisscontact.or.id/projects/on-going-project/read
Swisscontact, together with the Economic Development and Financing Facility (EDFF) have launched a new program, called Peningkatan Ekonomi Kakao Aceh (PEKA). Addressing the development of the cocoa sub-sector in the Aceh province, this program will reach out into five selected districts and 12.500 cocoa farmers throughout the province.
Prior to the program’s implementation, the MoU between […]
H.E. Mr. Heinz Edmund Walker, the new Swiss Ambassador, and Mr. Joerg Schneider representative of SECO (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs) visited Swisscontact on February 9th 2010. The Regional Director for SE Asia, Mr. Peter Bissegger gave a briefing on Swisscontact activities and achievements.
Five years after the tsunami, SPAN comes to an end in December 2009. At the occasion of the project phase-out, Swisscontact invited the Government and development partners to a seminar on ‘Business Recovery in Aceh’ that took place in Jakarta on the 17th of November 2009. The purpose of the event was to share results […]