Le disparità di genere costituiscono uno dei maggiori ostacoli allo sviluppo sostenibile, alla crescita economica e alla lotta contro la povertà. Obiettivo della DSC è permettere sia alle donne che agli uomini di beneficiare degli stessi diritti per poter sviluppare il loro potenziale e valorizzare le loro risorse.
La povertà è ancor oggi marcata da un forte squilibrio tra i sessi: secondo studi internazionali, il 70 per cento circa delle persone che vivono in condizioni di estrema povertà sono donne. Leggi e norme sociali sfavoriscono spesso le ragazze e le donne, precludono loro l’accesso alla sanità e all’istruzione, alle posizioni decisionali, alle risorse finanziarie e al mercato.
Le donne lavorano spesso in condizioni precarie, in settori poco produttivi e senza alcuna protezione sociale, guadagnando meno degli uomini. Le donne hanno inoltre meno voce in capitolo degli uomini nei processi decisionali su questioni sociali, politiche ed economiche e non di rado sono vittime di violenza di genere, discriminazione ed esclusione.
La DSC si impegna in favore della parità di diritti e delle pari opportunità tra donne e uomini coinvolgendo uomini adulti e giovani nelle sue attività incentrate sulle questioni di genere e rappresenta i loro interessi trasversalmente, vale a dire in tutti i suoi progetti e le sue strategie. Conflitti, contesti fragili, economia e politica sono aree tematiche prioritarie.
Con la «strategia del DFAE per l’uguaglianza di genere e i diritti delle donne», adottata nel 2017, l’uguaglianza tra donne e uomini è diventata un pilastro principale della politica estera della Svizzera. La Strategia della cooperazione internazionale 2021-2024 della Svizzera tratta la parità di genere come un tema trasversale che viene preso in considerazione in tutte le attività della DSC. La Svizzera s’impegna anche ad attuare l’Agenda 2030 per uno sviluppo sostenibile dell’ONU, il cui obiettivo 5 è di raggiungere l’uguaglianza di genere e l’autodeterminazione di tutte le donne e ragazze. È firmataria della Convenzione dell’ONU sull’eliminazione di ogni forma di discriminazione nei confronti della donna (CEDAW) del 1979. L’uguaglianza tra uomini e donne è sancita nell’articolo 8 capoverso 3 della Costituzione federale del 1999.
01.08.2020
- 31.07.2023
Aiming at sustainable change of behaviour and mental disposition, the 2nd phase of this project seeks to protect the victims of Gender-based Violence (GBV), women/girls and men/boys, and to mitigate the root causes of violence. This follow-up phase focuses on the consolidation and institutionalization of GBV prevention and response mechanism. The project is in line with Mongolia’s and Switzerland’s commitment to combat GBV and gender inequalities.
01.08.2020
- 30.09.2022
Vulnerable groups in Laos and Cambodia suffered disproportionally from the Covid-19 socio-economic crisis affecting their income, as well as access to public services and employment. Swiss support will combine institutional strengthening of local actors and provision of public services, skills development, access to credit and support to returning migrants. The long-term experience of Switzerland and trusted relationships with governments add value to the intervention
01.07.2020
- 04.08.2024
With its longstanding experience in promoting psychosocial support services and a strong engagement in support of federal state building, Switzerland is well positioned to engage on reducing all forms of GBV and discrimination against women in Nepal. The project aims at strengthening and institutionalizing a coordinated, survivor-centred response for GBV victims, addressing root causes and engaging with all government levels for a more gender equitable policy environment.
15.06.2020
- 31.08.2023
Decent work and income security for women is the objective of Switzerland’s contribution to the joint ILO/UN Women programme. It will bring gender into the focus of macro-level and national policy planning, helping to translate global research into national action. Switzerland supports this systemic approach as it strengthens the economic independence of women and men. Switzerland provides direct channels to link the international policy dialogue in Geneva with countries in the global South.
01.06.2020
- 30.06.2026
Se basant sur son engagement de longue haleine en faveur de l’égalité du genre au Bénin, la Suisse entend soutenir l’Etat béninois dans la mise en œuvre effective des lois et politiques visant à réduire la vulnérabilité socio-économique de sa population féminine. En jouissant pleinement de leurs droits, les femmes béninoises joueront un rôle plus actif dans le développement de leur pays et contribueront au renforcement de la paix et de la cohésion sociale.
01.05.2020
- 31.03.2024
The Project will enhance community governance in BiH by empowering local communities (MZs) as modern and effective structures for pro-active citizens’ participation. A new functional and organizational set up of MZs in BiH will be created and standardized countrywide. In turn, women and men will benefit from more people-centred local service delivery, better accountability and transparency of municipalities.
01.05.2020
- 30.04.2023
SDC up-scales the “Women and Girls First” program of its priority partner UN Population Fund in southern Shan, where no other donor is present. The program strengthens government, civil society and ethnic health providers’ systems to be responsive to the needs of young people related to sexual reproductive health and rights. It improves access to comprehensive gender-based violence, mental health and psychosocial support services, and enhances social cohesion.
15.04.2020
- 31.03.2024
Au Mali, les crises ont fortement impacté les femmes, mais celles-ci n’ont pas été incluses dans les efforts vers une réconciliation nationale. Le Plan d’Action National sur les femmes, la paix et la sécurité vise à renverser cette tendance. Un soutien à sa mise en œuvre par l’intermédiaire d’ONU Femmes et de Women in Law & Development Africa (WILDAF) favorisera une participation réelle des femmes dans les négociations de paix et la reconstruction post-conflit, le respect de leurs droits, et contribuera à la stabilisation du pays et de la sous-région.
01.02.2020
- 31.05.2023
South Kordofan is one of the areas in Sudan were the armed conflict is temporarily halted, but not yet solved, and many communities are still suffering from its consequences. These communities are hosting significant numbers of IDPs and refugees from war torn South Sudan, who share the very limited available resources. The project aims at increasing the resilience of female and male members of vulnerable households to economic, social and climate related shocks through improved access to gender responsive basic services and increased agricultural production.
01.01.2020
- 31.05.2025
La migration en Afrique de l’Ouest est en grande partie intra régionale, et se fait principalement à des fins de travail. Grâce à sa longue expérience en migration et développement (M&D), la Suisse vise à faciliter la contribution des migrant-e-s au développement socio-économique de la sous-région par la voie d'initiatives qui ont trait à leur protection, leur meilleure inclusion dans les zones urbaines, ainsi qu’à leur plus grande implication dans les trajectoires de développement des pays concernés.
01.11.2019
- 31.10.2023
The Health Promotion and System Strengthening Project is a SDC flagship project in Tanzania. In this third and exit phase, the project will strengthen the efficiency of national institutions to scale up policy reform processes that have been introduced based on the successful health innovations financed by SDC. The institutional capacity of 187 district councils will be enhanced to improve access to social protection, medicines supply, medical equipment maintenance and health promotion through technical assistance, digitalized solutions and researches for policy dialogue.
01.10.2019
- 30.09.2023
The project enables two thousand grassroots women and their families to implement effective climate adaptation practices and strengthen their voice and leadership to influence related public plans and policies. The exchange of good local practices will be fostered among women in the region, thus increasing their resilience to climate change and variability.
