Helping Others to Help Themselves (2009)

Swisscontact promotes vocational education, SME, microfinance and environmental protection in developing countries and Eastern Europe.

Duration: 15 minutes

Escape Poverty with Woman Power (2008)

Gloria Flores and the five owners of the chips factory El Racimo have escaped poverty and created jobs by building up their small firms and thanks to consultancy by Swisscontact.

Economic Reconstruction after the Tsunami (2006)

Swisscontact supports reconstruction after the Tsunami with mobile training units – moving class rooms built into lorries where people can follow short courses in construction work.

Duration: 14 minutes

Claudia the mechanic (2002)

Claudia Carpio dreamt of becoming a car mechanic. A school that has modernised its vocational training, consulted by Swisscontact, has accepted the young woman as an apprentice.

Village Banking in Uganda (2001)

Swisscontact is fostering access to microfinancial services in Uganda. Village banking is the grassroots credit- and saving scheme that allows small business people to expand and consolidate their businesses.

Duration: 8 minutes

The Supermarket Revolution Moves Into Honduras(2008)

Swisscontact is supporting vegetable producers in Honduras to meet the requirements of big retailers and get a fair price for their produce.

National Public Radio on 5 August 2008.
Duration: 4 minutes