Vietnam

For Peace. For Coexistence. For Sustainability.

In this project we provide support to disadvantaged groups of ethnic minorities to claim their rights to land and forest resources...

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Our vision is of a just world in which all men and women determine the course of their lives in dignity and security, using environmental resources in a sustainable manner.

How Helvetas Supports People in Vietnam

Helvetas promotes sustainable tourism in the mountainous regions of Vietnam and advocates for the protection of medicinal plants.

How Helvetas Supports People in Myanmar

Learn how the rural communities in Myanmar improve their income and strengthen civil society in its new role.

Our projects

Madagascar

For a Self-Determined Life in Dignity

Vietnam

BioTrade Initiative in Vietnam

Guatemala

For Transparency and Accountability

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News from the Helvetas Network

Blog 14. September 2020

We’re Just Getting Started: Making sense of a ‘Regional’ Inclusive Economic Development Initiative

Blog 14. September 2020

How Small Business Ventures in Burkina Faso Survive – and Hope to Prosper – During COVID-19

Blog 13. September 2020

Riding the Artificial Intelligence-Powered Wave: More Prepared, Less Afraid

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Multimedia stories from our partner countries

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.

Where Tea Grows on Trees

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

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.

Our topics

Governance, Peace & Migration

In many countries where we work, men and women are unable to claim their rights and participate actively in decision-making processes.

Water

The most vulnerable communities suffer from dirty and scarce water. Annually we help up to 500,000 people get new access to drinking water and basic sanitation.

Skills Development and Education

Lack of education perpetuates inequality because poor countries cannot compete economically without a skilled workforce.

Sustainable and Inclusive Economies

Economic growth does not always benefit the poor and poverty is bad for growth. We need to make a proactive effort to break this vicious cycle.

Gender and Social Equity

Helvetas makes sure that our work actively and meaningfully includes and supports the most disadvantaged groups.

About us

Helvetas Germany is an independent development organization that is building capacity in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We bring about real change in the lives of disadvantaged people every day. The organization promotes people´s fair access to vital resources and champions the protection of social, economic, political, ecological and cultural rights and duties. In Germany, Helvetas pushes for demonstrating solidarity and instituting policies towards developing countries which are geared to the needs of the people in these countries. Helvetas is politically and denominationally neutral.

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