Asia Brief

The Asia Briefing Papers aims to inform the development practitioners and the public about new innovations, results and impacts of Swiss development cooperation in Asia. It shall particularly highlight past and present efforts to achieve aid effectiveness through partnerships between Swiss agencies and local partners.

Additional Information and Documents

Afghan women’s income-generating ventures: Between bee stings and ra ys of hope
Asia Brief - March 2012
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Engagement in conflict contexts coping strategies for improving livelihoods in pakistan
Asia Brief - March 2012
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How Water and Sanitation practices have improved in Bangladesh
Asia Brief - January 2012
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Nepal: An innovative franchising model for practice oriented vocational training
Asia Brief - December 2011
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Bangladesh: Changing markets in favour of the poor
Asia Brief - December 2011
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Security for all: Women in the Afghan Police Forces
Asia Brief - April 2011
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Achieving development results in a fragile and conflict affected context - insights from Nepal
Asia Brief - April 2011
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Catching up on capacity in DPR Korea
Asia Brief - January 2011
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Our daily bread - Community bakeries: a huge benefit for Afghan families
Asia Brief - October 2010
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Trees for Life - Poverty Reduction in Rural Bangladesh through Agroforestry
Asia Brief - September 2010
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Food from the hills – sloping land management in DPR Korea
Asia Brief - August 2010
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One stop shops - in the service of the population of Vietnam - partnership results
Asia Brief - August 2010
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Promoting energy efficient technologies in small scale industries in India
Asia Brief - July 2010
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Banking in Rural India: Achievements and lessons of a 30 years Swiss engagement
Asia Brief - January 2010
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Education and Skills Development in Bangladesh - Enhancing Employability of Marginalised People
Asia Brief - December 2009
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Preserving the "green gold" of Mongolia - Partnership results
Asia Brief - December 2009
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Under biological control: enhancing maize prodution in DPR Korea
Asia Brief - December 2009
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Zurich-Kunming: A unique city cooperation - Partnership results
Asia Brief - December 2009
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In Its People’s Service - Strengthening the Public Administration in China, Sino - Swiss Partnership
Asia Brief - July 2009
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Changing lives in northern Pakistan by unleashing women entrepreneurial spirit
Asia Brief - October 2009
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Basic education in Bhutan - Partnership results
Asia Brief - August 2009
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Afghanistan civil society Forum - Swiss Supported watchdog for a better future
Asia Brief - July 2009
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Community forestry in Nepal
Asia Brief - May 2009
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Cash for herders - a modern emergency response in mongolia - partnership results
Asia Brief - April 2009
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Vegetable seed to improve livelihood in rural Nepal
Asia Brief - January 2009
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Improving rice production in Asia
Asia Brief - July 2008
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New approaches in the vietnamese brick sector - partnerschip results
Asia Brief - August 2010
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Nepal - roads to prosperity partnership results
Asia Brief - March 2008
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Potato Revolution in Bhutan: Partnership Results
Asia Brief - February 2008
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Potato Boom in the rice region
Asia Brief - February 2008
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In defence of human rights in Nepal
Asia Brief - November 2007
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Cabbage for all in DPR Korea: Partnership Results
Asia Brief - October 2007
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Watershed management adaption to climate hazards with poor farming communities in India
Asia Brief - September 2007
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Filling the rice basket in Lao PDR: Partnership results
Asia Brief - May 2007
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Trail Bridges Nepal
Asia Brief - July 2006
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