Affected women and men across Laos and Cambodia  with a focus on vulnerable groups, considering but not limited to those provinces with existing concentration of Swiss supported programmes.

National and local authorities for the capacity building components, as well as Lao Non for Profit Associations.

Outcome 1:    Women and men, with a focus on vulnerable groups, including returnees have equitable access to prevention and recovery support to maintain their livelihoods and dignity.

Outcome 2:    Public actors at the central and local levels as well as Civil society Organisations are strengthened in their capacity to manage COVID-19 and provide effective, coordinated, needs-based and inclusive short to medium term responses to affected people. 

Expected results:  

1.1    People, including returnee migrants and unemployed women and men from the informal sector, have access to livelihood opportunities, through short skills trainings in the agriculture sector or other relevant sectors of the local economy to keep their livelihoods;

1.2    The economically most vulnerable in rural areas (landless, day labour and agricultural workers) receive rapid support; 

1.3    Stranded migrants in destination countries as well as migrant workers repatriated in Laos and Cambodia get adapted support; 

1.4    Women and men-owned micro- small and medium-scale enterprises are business resilient and are able to offer employment opportunities through access to financial services and business development services;

2.1.    Government agencies are better equipped to provide social protection services to vulnerable people in rural and urban areas;

2.2. Service providers have the capacities to extend related services in a COVID-19 conform approach.

Phase 1 01.08.2020 - 30.09.2022   (Completed)