Projects in Switzerland
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Study Visit from a Ukrainian Parliamentarian Delegation
Switzerland | Governance
In November 2016, in the framework of the Swiss-Ukrainian Decentralization Support Project (DESPRO) and upon request from the Cooperation Office in Ukraine of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Skat organised a four-day Study Visit of a delegation of parliamentarians and senior government representatives from Ukraine.
Knowledge Management Support to SDC Network RésEAU
Switzerland | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Networks and Knowledge Management
Skat supported SDC in its governance Network, the RésEau.
E-learning course on Network Management
Switzerland | Networks and Knowledge Management
Under the initiative of Skat and SBA (Sustainable Business Associates), an E-learning Course on Network Management was developed based on conceptual and methodological understandings of network management following the scheme of the guide “Work the Net” compiled by Skat in 2006. The main goal of the course is to build on the conceptual and methodological understanding of network management by using different theoretical and practical e-learning tools.
Preparation and implementation of a 2-days workshop on operation and management strategies for hydropower systems
Global | Energy and Climate
Detailed survey on operation and management problems of (big) hydropower plants (with reservoirs) in World Bank partner countries (Uganda, Rwanda / Burundi, Sao Tomé, Cameroon, Nepal) to prepare and implement a demand-oriented, strategic “Hydropower O&M Workshop HOW” on behalf of the World Bank Group and SECO.
Water and Environmental Sanitation (WES) Packages
Global | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Provision of professional services in support of SDC’s Water Initiatives division in the area of “Water for People”
External evaluation of Medicus Mundi Switzerland
Switzerland | Networks and Knowledge Management
Skat was mandated to conduct an external evaluation of the network Medicus Mundi Switzerland. The objective of the evaluation was to assess the results of the network Medicus Mundi Switzerland with regards to addressing the challenges faced by the global and international health sector.
International Year of Sanitation 2008 – Swiss Campaign
Switzerland | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
The project mainly aimed at raising awareness among Swiss citizens on the importance of sanitation and on the sanitation challenges both in Switzerland and at the global level.
Communication and Knowledge Management Plan of the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development
Switzerland | Networks and Knowledge Management
Skat was requested to facilitate the development of the communications and knowledge management plan of the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development.
Code of Practice for Cost-Effective Boreholes
Burkina Faso | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Development of a Code of Practice for Cost-Effective Boreholes for UNICEF. Studies and testing of methodology in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Zambia, including the development of national protocols for cost-effective borehole drilling in these three countries.
External evaluation of the Swiss Malaria Group
Switzerland | Networks and Knowledge Managment
Skat was selected to conduct an external evaluation of the Swiss Malaria Group. The main objective of the evaluation was to provide recommendations on the institutional development of the SMG, the commitment of its members and the potential of its advocacy role.
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