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

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.

Feeding Mothers' Courage

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

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.

A Forgotten Crisis: Drought Arising from Climate Change in Southern Ethiopia

Youth Reenvision the Concept of “Career”

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

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.

Welcome Home

Hospitality has a long tradition for the Red Dao in the northern highlands of Vietnam. Thanks to sustainable tourism, it should now also give rural communities an income.

The Water Man

With his own hands, Teófilo Garcia Caraballo ensured that water now comes out of a tap for his family in Villa Serrano in Bolivia.

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.

Stateless – the Fate of the Rohingya

In the refugee camp in Bangladesh, Rabeya Begum and Mohamad try everything to enable their little son Mohamad Rizwan to live in dignity.

Benin’s Urban Farmers

Find out how the cultivation of organic vegetables has changed the daily life of many small farmers in Benin for the better.

Yezina Overcomes Every Hurdle

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

Hoping for a Better Life

Day after day over 1500 mostly young people leave Nepal. One of them is Suraj Ghalan, who wants to work in Saudi Arabia.

Women Inspiring Change in Guatemala

Young Guatemalan Women are Breaking With Traditional Gender Roles.

Where Tea Grows on Trees

In the mountainous hinterland of Laos, tea leaves are picked at high altitudes.

The Rise of the Shahi Family

The history of the Sahi family shows that real change is possible. Not overnight, but from generation to generation.

Where the Sun Pumps the Water

How the construction of a solar pump has made life easier for the people of a small village in Mali.

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.

Daulima is Building her Future

One year after the earthquake in Nepal, Daulima is fighting for a new home.

An ordinary man becomes a master in the construction of energy efficient stoves and ochoks

Story of Maksat Abakirov

Changing Perspectives

Exercising his profession for a week in another country and getting to know the everyday life of his colleagues: this dream came true for four young plumbers from Switzerland and Nepal.