Local Economic Development Nusa Tenggara Timur (LED NTT), one of Swisscontact Indonesia poverty-oriented projects, participated in the event marking the 50th Anniversary of Swisscontact in Zurich, Switzerland. LED NTT had a special information corner during the market session on August 20th. ‘Free samples of high quality cashew nuts were given to people. Many people liked it and started asking where it was produced’ explained Etih Suryatin Project Manager LED NTT. She added that this was a good event to show the project’s positive impacts and achievements, as well as to gain commitment and support from potential donors. For details on LED NTT activity please click here
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 […]
