Multimedia Stories from our Projects

Discover exciting multimedia stories from our projects and immerse yourself in the world of development cooperation.

Offering Prospects Against Emigration

Three success stories of Swiss development cooperation in the Western Balkans

Embracing innovation: How agricultural institutes support rural communities in northern Mozambique

Students from agricultural institutes in Niassa province are expanding soil fertilization techniques after partnering with the AMCANE project.

Turning “Love for children” into a business

Three young women from Ilha de Moçambique, Nampula province, have made a childhood dream come true after winning a Best Business Plan competition.
Helvetas Projekt in Bolivien in der Hauptstadt Sucre | © Mauricio Panozo

A Capital City Becomes Nature's Laboratory

The water reserves of Sucre, the capital of Bolivia, are dwindling due to climate change and urbanization. The city is working to tackle tomorrow's problems today.

Health Promotion Project improves the provision of health services in Cabo Delgado

At least 155 communities have been declared free of open defecation in the districts of Montepuez, Balama, Namuno, Chiúre, Ancuabe, Mecúfi and Metuge.

Helvetas has partnered with INEP and IFPELAC to train young people in the northern Mozambique

Helvetas has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Secretary of State for Youth and Employment through INEP and IFPELAC.
© K M Asad

Feeding Mothers' Courage

In Bangladesh, women dare to stand up for a healthy pregnancy

They used to say carpentry was not for women. I proved them wrong

In my trainee group we were 11 young people, 7 men and 4 women. They all dropped out, except me.

Leveraging youth potential to curb unemployment

The training, is part of the HOJE project (Habilidades mais Oportunidade resulta em Jovem com Emprego), implemented by HELVETAS Mozambique.

"Drinking water without fear" - Alima Mussa

The feeling expressed above is shared by several members of the communities that have benefited, for the first time, from water points in the administrative posts of Ancuabe Sede, Meza and i

Charity:water and HELVETAS strengthen programmatic partnership

From May 28th to June 3rd, 2022, Charity:water carried out a programmatic visit to HELVETAS Mozambique, in order to, among other strategic objectives, understand the activities developed and

SANTOLIC: communities vigilant on harmful sanitation practices to achieve LIFECA status

The IDP Wash project (Improved Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services for IDPs and their host families) in Cabo Delgado province, triggered by HELVETAS Mozambique is positively contributing

Communities sensitized to Good Menstrual Hygiene Management

On May 28th 2022, HELVETAS Mozambique held a Campaign for Social and Behavioral Change for the adoption of Good Management Practices for Menstrual Hygiene, with the objective of combating th

Youth and Training Providers trained in Entrepreneurship and Business Management

At least 100 young people (of which 50 are women) and 20 service providers (artisan) from Nampula and Niassa provinces were trained last April in entrepreneurship and small business manageme
© Patrick Rohr

Taking a Breather While on the Run

Refugees from Ukraine arrive daily in Palanca, located in southeastern Moldova. Patrick Rohr was on site at the end of March to observe how humanitarian aid from Switzerland is arriving.

45 years later, Catarina is empowered to speak up on menstruation

Catarina Luis, 45 years old, has been a resident of the community of Noele/Namapa for 31 years. She lives with her husband and has seven children, three boys and four girls.

AMCANE - tackling pests and diseases to ensure food security

The year 2021 was marked by the beginning of the commercial production process of the EM2/Biospray is currently the great alternative to the shortage of biological products for the treatment

A Sideways Look

The Workplace Challenges Faced by Vulnerable Social Groups

How Farmers Shifted From Subsistence to Profit Without Leaving the Village

Farmers from a small village in Bangladesh came up with an idea that changed their lives

"I dream of having mother and father one day."

Adapted lessons for orphans and half-orphans were held at the boarding school in Kyrgyzstan.

Overcoming Menstruation Stigma in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique

In many places around the world, conversations on the topic are forbidden - between a husband and a wife and even between a mother and a daughter.
© Helvetas

Two Stories, One Dream

Domingas Adelino and Alzira Casimiro are two young women that have been trained in the culinary field.
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The kit that brought dignity to families in Natuco

In Natuco, several houses have been damaged and are still posing bad living conditions.

The Future They Want

Making Sense of Youth Aspirations in East and Southeast Europe
National Conference_PSI | © Helevetas

30 municipalities of Issyk-Kul and Jalal-Abad provinces exchanged best practices on improving services at the local level in Kyrgyzstan

On November 30, 2018, a Conference on best practices to improve public service delivery at the local level was held in Bishkek.
© Helvetas
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"The joy that was missing to us all"

The water supply system is improving living conditions in Northern Mozambique.
© Helvetas

An Exemplary Water and Sanitation Committee for Good Water Sources Management

The Natuco Water and Sanitation Committee was selected the best water and sanitation committee of Mecufi District in Cabo Delgado Province of Northern Mozambique.
© Helvetas / Alexa Mekonen

Living with Climate Change in Bangladesh’s Southern Coastal Belt

Nasrin Begum and her family live in one of the most vulnerable coastal districts in Bangladesh. They are among many who are severely affected by water salinity.
© Helvetas

Promoting the Right to Education in Kyrgyzstan

The adaption classes for children with special needs were opened in Jeti-Oguz municipality

A Farmer’s Daughter Goes to College

Read how the Chakma family, with the support of Helvetas, has set up a tree nursery and thus freed themselves from poverty.

Protecting fish stocks in Myanmar

The people in the Gulf of Mottama live from fishing. Read how they try to regulate stocks with the help of Helvetas.

Yezina Overcomes Every Hurdle

Yezina won't let her handicap stop her. She wants to become a successful seamstress who decides her own life.