Capitalización de la Incidencia Histórica
La COSUDE ha iniciado la Capitalización de la incidencia histórica (CIH) del compromiso bilateral de Suiza en América Latina y el Caribe. El proyecto CIH se enmarca en una inciativa de gestión integral del conocimiento institucional paralela al cierre progresivo de las actividades bilaterales de cooperación de la COSUDE en América Latina y Caribe para 2024.
La CIH incluye un metaanálisis —un análisis general de la cooperación bilateral de la COSUDE en Bolivia, Perú, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Ecuador, Cuba y Haití durante todo el periodo de cooperación— y cinco informes de profundización. Esos informes, que abarcan solo los dos últimos decenios, son estudios temáticos centrados en sectores específicos de los países donde la COSUDE aún está activa, concretamente, en Bolivia, Honduras, Nicaragua y Cuba.
Tanto el metaanálisis como los informes de profundización han aportado abundantes aprendizajes y mejores prácticas a nivel nacional y regional.
Meta analysis
Glimpses of SDC’s History over the last 60 Years in Latin America and the Caribbean
This broad meta-analysis provides a comprehensive overview of SDC’s bilateral engagement in eight countries in Latin America over six decades. It depicts major milestones of the cooperation, the development of thematic focus areas and approaches. It discusses the engagement in terms of effectiveness, impact on poverty reduction in the region as well as sustainability. This historical documentation nuances SDC’s achievements in the different countries, points out SDC’s effective long-term support, while applying a territorial multi-stakeholder approach; it underscores the importance of civil society support and the focus on policy dialogue. The analysis is based on a review of SDC internal documents, complemented by interviews with current and former SDC staff.
La cooperación bilateral de la COSUDE en América Latina y el Caribe: Los logros en pocas palabras [sólo en inglés]
En 2024, la COSUDE pondrá fin a su cooperación bilateral con América Latina y el Caribe tras 60 años de presencia. ¿Cuáles son los principales logros, el legado y las lecciones aprendidas? El informe resume los aspectos más destacados y la esencia de un meta-análisis exhaustivo del compromiso de la COSUDE en ocho países, así como de cinco estudios temáticos relacionados (deep-dives).
Deep-dive reports
Bolivia: Responding to Partner Countries’ Development Priorities: How to do Things Right
SDC's systemic approach to rural development in Bolivia has had a positive impact on the people in the country's rural areas, where poverty and inequality are prevalent. This report argues that SDC’s engagement of more than 20 years in the sector proofs: rural development is more than agricultural production. Agroecology is a revealing approach to understand the links to the impact of climate change and underlaying social and cultural dynamics of indigenous people. This case study is without doubts valuable for future engagements in other countries.
Cuba: Local Development in Cuba - An Atypical Cooperation Engagement
The more than 20 years of SDC’s cooperation with Cuba on local development clearly reflect contributions to poverty reduction and sustainable development. This report sketches the evolution of development interventions from various isolated one-off initiatives at local level, often with an emphasis on technology, to more comprehensive programmes and platforms with a focus on individual and institutional capacity development. Governance topics related to municipal planning, local participation mechanisms, multi-stakeholder cooperation, local food production etc. were gaining prominence in SDC’s portfolio over time.
Haiti: Nexus - Linking the Gap Between Humanitarian and Development Interventions
SDC's work in Haiti over the last 20 years contributed to strengthen local governance and resilience in the country, for instance by improving the understanding of territorial governance and putting in place emergency preparedness measures for municipalities. This report shows that flexible programming modus operandi and the humanitarian-development nexus can help to enable local actors to participate in decision-making processes and improve capacities of municipalities. This enhances community resilience against natural shocks and strengthens linkages between humanitarian response, recovery and relief and Development (LRRD).
Honduras: Strengthening Economic Development – What is the Right Approach?
Contributing to sustainable economic growth, market development and the creation of decent jobs are important goals for SDC. This report discusses SDC’s approach in fostering economic development in Honduras, particularly in the light of “governance vs. income and employment” topics and “poor and marginalized vs. organized economic” actors”. It argues among others that there is a need to work more on markets, profitability and competitiveness rather than on governance aspects.
Nicaragua: Support to Water & Sanitation - From Infrastructure Towards Water Governance
The lack of access to water remains a serious problem in Nicaragua and Honduras, particularly for vulnerable people in rural areas. This report tells the story how SDC’s water & sanitation (W&S) engagement evolved over the years from sectorial hardware driven interventions to a more integrated approach that include aspects of health, education, governance and climate change. Institutionalization and territorial basin-based water management became more prominent over time.