Building Skills and Resilience in Fragile Contexts

Explore five actionable lessons for working in settings where protracted crises have disrupted education systems, labor markets and access to livelihood opportunities.

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Helvetas is committed to providing fair opportunities worldwide – through clean water, new career pathways and ending rural isolation.

Million people were supported in 2025

Projects implemented in 2025

Project countries in Africa, Asia, South America and Eastern Europe

Featured projects

Measuring Water Users' Experiences

The WISE Scales are filling the gap in existing measurements, which focused only on the accessibility and functionality of water infrastructure, but did not capture how users feel about their water supply.

Building Trail Bridges to End Rural Isolation

A collaboration with the Ethiopian government and the private sector is developing the policies, technical expertise, supply chains and buy-in to ensure everyone in Ethiopia can access essential markets and services.

Better Resilience and Water Access

Only 25% of people in Madagascar's impoverished Menabe region have access to clean water. This project improves access, promotes hygiene awareness and prepares populations to face natural disasters.

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Helvetas works. This is what we achieved in 2025 thanks to your support.

713,791

people have been traveling shorter distances to get to the market, school, or health center thanks to new bridges and roads.

800,349

people gained new access to safe drinking water that is within a 15-minute walk, thanks to Helvetas' support in 2025.

933,179

people worked with Helvetas’ to protect their livelihoods against the long-term effects of climate change.

995,784

people turned to Helvetas in 2025 to learn about their rights as migrants and the potential dangers they might face.

22,007

people have acquired green skills through training for jobs in the renewable energy and circular economy sectors.

58,079

people — mostly young people — began vocational training with Helvetas in 2025.

183,527

people increased their incomes in 2025 with the help of Helvetas.

290,224

people in emergency situations gained access to water in 2025 with the support of Helvetas.

95,927

smallholder farmers have adapted their farming practices to the effects of climate change, thanks to Helvetas' support, and have been able to measurably increase their yield per hectare of land.

344,842

people who worked with Helvetas reported greater social cohesion in 2025.

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How we alleviate poverty and advance human rights

Water

Education & Work

Rural Access

South-South Cooperation

Youth

Participation

Humanitarian Response

Migration

About us

Helvetas was founded in 1955 and is the largest Swiss-based and a leading international development NGO. Helvetas USA operates as a sister organization of Helvetas.

We build capacity and work with the most disadvantaged populations in low and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. This work, which is carried out with 1,500 partner organizations worldwide, brings about real change in the lives of almost five million people every year.