📋 Tender Overview
Securing the operating budget of the Emergency Aid and Reconstruction Unit for the years 2025 – 2027 including SQS certification, the areas of USAR capacity building, participation in courses and training programs run by DACHL and INSARAG, as well as acting as mentors and classifiers.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Switzerland
Disaster Risk Reduction
Emergency Relief and Protection
nothemedefined
Humanitarian efficiency
01.01.2025 - 31.12.2027
CHF 127’000
The project in brief
Background Emergency and immediate aid
Objectives Ensuring the operational readiness of emergency aid within HH/SKH through the Rapid Response service and localization of emergency aid through CB and mentorships.
Target groups Majority INSARAG (worldwide) and DACHL member states, according to agreements with Geo departments
Medium-term outcomes Maintaining SQS certification and expanding localization and USAR CB through INSARAG Mentorship, IEC/R Classifier and USAR CB projects
Results Expected results: Localization by:
Swiss participation as Mentor and with classifiers at INSARAG IEC/R
Mentorship USAR Jordan 2025
Mentorship Türkiye 2025
Mentorship France-02, 2025
Mentorship France-03, 2026
Mentorship If 2026/2027
USAR CB Mongolian
USAR CB Tunisia
USAR CB Sri Lanka
USAR CB/Mentorship Central Asia
(Tajikistan/Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan)
Results from previous phases:
Focal Point USAR CB
Willingness to provide emergency aid and use of own know-how
ISO certification by SQS
Directorate/federal office responsible SDC
Project partners Contract partner
Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
Coordination with other projects and actors The Emergency Aid and Reconstruction Unit coordinates with the Geo departments and works closely with national (REDOG, REGA, etc.) and international partners (OCHA, INSARAG, DACHL) as well as with corresponding departments within the BV (VBS)
Budget
Current phase
Swiss budget
CHF 127’000
Swiss disbursement to date
CHF 10’958
Budget inclusive project partner
CHF 127’000
Total project since first phase
Swiss budget
CHF 1’912’848
Budget inclusive project partner
CHF 2’639’000
