Helvetas

Helvetas in Switzerland

Helvetas, Swiss Association for International Cooperation
Weinbergstrasse 22a
CH - 8021 Zurich
Phone: (+44) 368 65 00
Fax: (+44) 368 65 80
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www.helvetas.org

Helvetas in Laos

Helvetas, Swiss Association for International Cooperation
PO Box 6367, Dongpalanethong Village,
Sisattanak District
Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR
Phone: (+856) 30 526 1424
Fax: (+856) 21 453 341
www.helvetas.org, www.laoex.org, www.laosorganic.com, www.riselaos.org

Helvetas was founded in 1955 as the first private organisation for development co-operation in Switzerland. Helvetas is a denominationally and politically independent association, supported by approximately 38.000 members, more than 40.000 sponsors and 15 regional volunteer groups.
The overseas programme includes the most varied development projects, which are implemented by about 450 local, and 42 Swiss staff members in 18 partner countries. In Switzerland, through its regional groups, Helvetas gives the Swiss population the chance to show its solidarity with development co-operation.
Geographically, the key sectors are rural areas of the poorer countries of Africa, Asia – including Central Asia and the Caucasus – and Latin America.
The program in Laos started in 2001. Helvetas provides support in the setting up and developing a countrywide agriculture extension service, promoting production and marketing of organically produced agricultural products, achieving rural income through sustainable energy and reforming the agriculture and forestry college education.

SKAT

Implementing collaborator for Infrastructure Development

Vadianstrasse 42
CH - 9000 St. Gallen
Phone: (+41) 71 228 54 54
Fax: (+41) 71 228 54 55
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www.skat.ch

SKAT, the Swiss Resource Centre and Consultancies for Development, is an independent Swiss organisation working in the fields of development and humanitarian aid. Since 1978, Skat has provided technical expertise, management support, and training to bilateral and multilateral development agencies, and non-governmental organisations.
SKAT has a long-standing experience in planning and implementation of facilities for education in developing countries, including Laos since 1998. The creation of a motivating learning environment for students and provision of sustainable solutions for educational infrastructure is high on its agenda. SKAT combines intelligent architecture with economically and environmentally sounds building materials, taking into consideration appropriate education standards as well as technical, environmental, economical, social and institutional aspects.
SKAT's efforts in sustainable building practice focus on field-proven solutions for cost-efficient social and educational infrastructure. In addition, planning, design and implementation of projects are undertaken in a participatory approach including the perceptions of all stakeholders.

SCA

Implementing collaborator for Curriculum Development

Swiss College of Agriculture (SCA)
Länggasse 85
CH - 3052 Zollikofen
Phone: (+41) 31 910 21 11
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www.shl.bfh.ch

The Swiss College of Agriculture (SCA) in Zollikofen is part of Bern University of Applied Sciences. It is recognized as a centre of excellence in the agricultural, forestry and food industries, and offers three Bachelor's degree programs that are unique in Switzerland: Agriculture, Forestry and Food Technology. This offering has now been complemented with the Life Sciences Master’s degree program in Applied Agricultural and Forestry Sciences.
Graduates are holistically trained and prepared to take responsibility for nature, humans and resources in their respective fields of professional employment. Thanks to the practical nature of the academic education, the graduates can expect to have excellent career opportunities.
In addition to degree program and further education, the SCA is active in applied research and renders services to its clients in Switzerland and around the world. The projects aim to convert well-established scientific knowledge into practical benefits for farmers, industry and society. The researchers often question traditional standards and test unorthodox approaches. Sustainability is for the SCA more than a slogan. It forms the basis and is at the heart of the degree programs and the projects in agriculture, forestry and the food industry.