http://www.swisscontact.or.id Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:23:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.swisscontact.or.id/2010/07/peka-launch/ 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. http://www.swisscontact.or.id/2010/02/swiss-ambassador-visit-to-swisscontact/   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 ... http://www.swisscontact.or.id/2009/12/span-and-business-recovery-in-aceh/ 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 ... http://www.swisscontact.or.id/2009/09/flores-joins-swisscontact-50th-anniversary-celebration-in-zurich-switzerland/ 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 ... http://www.swisscontact.or.id/2009/08/read-socialization-program-in-eight-villages-in-aceh-tamiang-regency/ A Planning Workshop was held for recipients of the SEEP Network global grants for Urban Value Chain Development from 27 April to 1 May. Mercy Corps, Swisscontact, PUPUK and Micra are the consortium members implementing the value chain work in the Tofu and Tempe sectors of greater Jakarta. Mary McVay, ... http://www.swisscontact.or.id/2009/05/seep-workshop/ Ms. Beatrice Maser Mallor, Ambassador and Delegate of the Swiss Government for Trade Agreements – State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) – visited Swisscontact on 6 May 2009. She was accompanied by Mr. Jurg Schnieder from Seco and Ms. Sonja Huerlimann from the Swiss Embassy. Discussions focused on future activities ... http://www.swisscontact.or.id/2009/05/seco-visited-swisscontact-indonesia/ Internal staff development has been identified as a key area of focus for 2009 to keep up with international good practices in terms of project design, implementation, and monitoring and impact measurement. Accordingly, Swisscontact Indonesia has designed a series of Internal Capacity Building Workshops for its core staff in 2009 ... http://www.swisscontact.or.id/2009/03/capacity-building-of-swisscontact/   In 2005, cocoa commodity in Flores suffered greatly due to a pest attack, which reduced 70% of its product capacity; this major loss would have been prevented if farmers were well informed on managing cocoa plantation. Seasonal calendar has been found to effectively help farmers design appropriate steps relating to ... http://www.swisscontact.or.id/2009/03/training-on-%e2%80%98favorable-planting-methods%e2%80%99-for-farmer-association-in-ende-flores/ Realizing the importance of strengthening the market by partnering with a reliable business partner, SMEP (Small Medium Enterprise Promotion)  Project, funded by SDC, facilitated a business linkage between garment cluster of Cipulir, South Jakarta and PT. Bali Nirwana Garment (PT. BNG) - an apparel manufacturing export company. Contract will be ... http://www.swisscontact.or.id/2009/02/smep-project-facilitates-business-linkage-between-denim-producers-in-cipulir-and-a-garment-export-company/