Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation

HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation (Helvetas) is a non-profit development organization headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, working in about 35 developing and transition countries across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. Helvetas supports economically, socially and politically disadvantaged women, men and communities by combining field-based projects, expert advisory services and policy advocacy. 

Helvetas combines long-term development and humanitarian programmes, advisory services and policy dialogue across more than 300 donor- and self-funded projects. Its clients and partners include multi- and bilateral agencies, research organizations, philanthropic foundations, government agencies and non-governmental organizations. Helvetas is also active in international networks such as the NDC Partnership and Alliance 2015, and is a signatory to the Principles for Locally Led Adaptation.

Helvetas has made climate-resilient development a core area of engagement for more than two decades and supports countries in advancing nationally determined contributions, national adaptation planning and green growth strategies. Under its GCF engagement strategy, Helvetas intends to focus on country-driven projects in water security, climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene, disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response, forests, land use and nature-based solutions, and green industry and sustainable enterprise development.