Helvetas

Helvetas is a Swiss Association for International Cooperation. It was founded in 1955 as the first private organization for development co-operation in Switzerland. Helvetas is a denominationally and politically independent association, supported by approximately 43,000 members, 40,000 sponsors and 15 regional groups.

Operations

The Organization is involved in the following countries:
* Afghanistan, rural development, teachers training, vocational education;
* Benin,improving drinking water supply and sanitation, rural road construction, building health centres, rural development;
* Bhutan, vocational training, research in agriculture, livestock and forestry, building suspension bridges, schools; [ [http://www.helvetas.org.bt/ Helvetas Bhutan] ]
* Burkina Faso, rural roads construction, cultivation and marketing of organic cotton;
* Cameroon, rural development, rural drinking water supply; [ [http://www.helvetascameroon.org/Cameroon/wEnglish/index.asp Helvetas Cameroon] ]
* Colombia, "Tropical Agricultural Project";
* Dominican Republic, vocational training, management of natural resources, agricultural development; [ [http://www.helvetas.org.do/ Helvetas Dominican Republic] ]
* Ethiopia, community development, agriculture, education;
* Guatemala, sustainable agriculture, preserving natural resources, forestry training; [ [http://www.helvetas.org.gt/ Helvetas Guatemala] ]
* Haiti, rural drinking water supply and sanitation, agriculture, conservation of biodiversity, education;
* Kyrgyzstan, agricultural, vocational training;
* Laos, agricultural extension service, promotion of organic agricultural products;
* Mali, water supply and sanitation, agricultural development, teachers training; [ [http://www.helvetas-mali.org/programmes/culture.html Helvetas Mali] ]
* Mozambique, rural development, community development, clear water supply and sanitation, education, ecological tourism;
* Nepal, water resources management, sanitation, construction of pedestrian trail bridges, rural infrastructure, vocational training and small business promotion, peace-building activities; [ [http://www.helvetasnepal.org.np/ Helvetas Nepal] ]
* Paraguay, rural development;
* Philippines, rural development, solar water disinfection system; [ [http://www.helvetas.ph/ Helvetas Philippines] ]
* Senegal, agriculture, organic cotton programme;
* Sri Lanka, drinking water supply, community development, agriculture, rehabilitation of families affected by war, peace promoting actions;
* Tanzania, teachers training, environmental education;
* Vietnam, agricultural and forestry advisory, rural development, introduction of a solar water disinfection system (SODIS). [ [http://www.helvetas.org.vn/ Helvetas Vietnam] ] [ [http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/RunScript.asp?page=organisation_listings&abbr=helvetas&dir=dir&
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References

External links

* [http://www.helvetas.ch/ Helvetas Home page]