SDC The SDC up close – a look at current projects
The following presentations are exemplary samples of SDC work at the project level. It is a current selection from all areas of activity of the SDC and from all parts of the world. You
will find a list of all the SDC’s projects as from May 2012 in the navigation column on the left. You can find lists of previously approved projects on the websites of the cooperation
offices.
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Water treatment project
in Nicaragua : water, the source of better quality life
Country / Region: Central America (Nicaragua, Honduras)
Theme: Water
SDC department: Regional Cooperation
Numerous challenges affect the water and water treatment sector. Simply building infrastructures is not enough to improve living conditions. It is much more important to introduce good hygienic
habits. The competencies of the local authorities who will have to manage the new water supply systems should also be improved.
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Small
Hydroelectric Power Plants in Nicaragua : Sustainable, environmentally friendly, efficient
Country / Region: Central America (Nicaragua, Honduras)
Theme: Climate change and Environment
SDC department: Regional Cooperation
Just 55% of the population in Nicaragua enjoys access to elec-tric energy, and in rural areas, the figure sinks to even only 25%. With the construction of small hydroelectric power plants, the SDC
aims at improving this deficit in basic services, thereby making a contribution to the economic development of the country.
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Central America:
Microfinance - a way of helping the poorest
Country / Region: Central America (Nicaragua, Honduras)
Theme: Employment and the economy
SDC department: Regional Cooperation
PROMIFIN contributes to the development of the financial sector by addressing the specific needs of the various groups of population targeted by the SDC in terms of both the quality and the variety
of services proposed by microfinance institutions (MFIs), while simultaneously pursuing the objective of institutional sustainability so as to optimise the scope of clients and the range of services
provided to them.
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