February Jubilee Post: Interview with Margrit Tappolet, Project Manager SEC 1998 – 2004

Margrit Tappolet worked at Swisscontact from 1977 to 2009 and was managing the SEC for six years. Jane Achermann (J.A.), SEC project manager since June 2015, conducted an interview with Margrit Tappolet (M.T.) and learned some interesting facts. J.A.: Margrit, you immersed yourself in the history of the SEC on the occasion of our 40th […]

Tourism Entrepreneurship in Cambodia

On the afternoon of November 13, 2018, the Ministry of Tourism and Swisscontact held a dissemination ceremony of “The Provision of Senior Expert Corps to Small and Medium Enterprises in Tourism Sector in Cambodia” at Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center (CKCC). The event was presided over by H.E. Pak Sokhom, Secretary of State and the high representative […]

Local SDC News / Learning from the best in the pastry business

Successful entrepreneurs know that investing in people is as important as investing in equipment. Through its Increasing Market Employability project, Switzerland supported bakers at a Skopje bakery acquire the right expertise to offer the perfect bread to their customers. The results are tangible: With their sales on the rise, the bakery is already planning to […]

Encouraging Active Agening / Albanian Society for all Ages, 2/2018

Growing older is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the world, as a more mature and definitely more experienced version of us. There is a lot we can all give back to the others, by way of supporting, providing perspective, mentoring and sharing knowledge accumulated through the years. EncouragingActiveAgening_AlbanianSocietyForAllAges_Nr.2_2018