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 […]
Scribble video of an impact study conducted in August 2018 by a Swisscontact internal team. Interviews with proprietors and managers of 45 of the 138 SEC clients from 2013 – 2017 formed the largest part of the evaluation. View scribble video “SEC Impact Study”
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 […]
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 […]
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