HSprogrammes

  • Two young boys sit in front of a wooden wall covered in posters. An older man wearing a white cap is leaning down to talk to them.

    Duration: November 2002 - October 2003
    Budget: US$309,000
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The outbreak of violent conflict in Solomon Islands resulted in massive destruction of schools, thus leading to growing obstacles to deliver adequate education to children and youth. The programme subsequently supported efforts towards improving the learning environment for children and adolescents in several conflict-affected provinces.
     

     

     
  • A young girl sits in an empty classroom and is smiling towards the camera. The wall is painted blue and there are wooden desks in the classroom.

    Duration: October 2002 - March 2006
    Budget: US$3,030,000
    Implementing Agencies: UNIFEM

    The programme’s overall objective was to bring greater understanding on the interlinkage between gender inequalities and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Accordingly, the programme promoted gender awareness as central to HIV/AIDS education, and integrated women’s rights into legislation on HIV/AIDS policies at the local, national and regional levels.
     

     

     
  • Duration: September 2002 - December 2005
    Budget: US$480,640
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme’s objective was to reverse the incidence of trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and girls in Nepal by increasing their access to economic and educational opportunities, establishing district-wide and cross-border partnerships to deter criminal network, and empowering vulnerable victims with the knowledge and capacities to better protect themselves.
     

     

     
  • A group of children ride their bikes towards the camera. They are in a large green field. Behind them are trees and a yellow building with a tiled roof.

    Duration: September 2002 - December 2003
    Budget: US$480,430
    Implementing Agencies: ESCAP

    The programme worked to improve the quality of life in low-income communities by enabling targeted groups to design and implement community-based development strategies. A series of workshops were conducted in each location to train community members, Government officials, local stakeholders, and staff from the supporting organisations.
     

     

     
  • A group of people are standing next to canisters full of water. A woman is washing her hands underneath a stream of water.

    Duration: July 2002 - December 2007
    Budget: US$3,090,000
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme contributed to the reintegration and resettlement of ex-combatants through the provision of vocational training, creation of short-term employment opportunities, and promotion of community reconciliation and co-existence.
     

     

     
  • A woman is sitting in a chair holding her hand up for inspection by a male doctor in a white coat. They are sitting in a doctor’s office at a medical centre.

    Duration: June 2002 - May 2005
    Budget: US$314,396
    Implementing Agencies: PAHO/WHO

    The programme expanded youth friendly reproductive health services for those faced with significant challenges, including exposure to HIV/AIDS, unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions. By engaging with local partners and building the capacities of key institutions, participants benefited from mobile reproductive health clinics, awareness raising education on HIV/AIDS, counselling on family planning, and the provision of contraceptives.
     

     

     
  • Duration: June 2002 - July 2004
    Budget: US$360,627
    Implementing Agencies: UN-HABITAT

    As a result of more than 25 years of war and internal conflict, large population of children and youth were living in dire conditions. To help re-integrate impoverished youth as full citizens, the programme addressed the needs of street children and disadvantaged youth through the establishment of a ‘House for Youth” and the provision of basic services, education and vocational training.
     

     

     
  • Several men are closely examining weapons.

    Duration: June 2002 - August 2003
    Budget: US$572,200
    Implementing Agencies: WFP

    The programme supported a large-scale school feeding initiative by restoring school buildings, training and motivating teachers, providing quality education, and operating school gardens. This resulted in the dual benefits of an improved learning environment with higher enrolment by children from pastoralist communities in rural areas.
     

     

     
  • A young woman stares into the distance and is wearing a stripy pink and white top. She is sitting behind a sewing wheel.

    Duration: June 2002 - July 2004
    Budget: US$360,627
    Implementing Agencies: UN-HABITAT

    As a result of more than 25 years of war and internal conflict, a large population of children and youth were living in dire conditions. To help re-integrate impoverished youth as full citizens, the programme addressed the needs of street children and disadvantaged youth through the establishment of a ‘House for Youth’ and the provision of basic services, education and vocational training.
     

     

     
  • A crowd of people is gathered between two buildings. Three bicycles, which are turned-over, are laying on the ground. Several people are walking by, some of which are carrying baskets on their heads.

    Duration: May 2002 - April 2003
    Budget: US$978,500
    Implementing Agencies: FAO

    The programme’s overall goal was to provide assistance to conflict-affected communities to mitigate food and personal insecurities. The programme increased and diversified agricultural production through the distribution of essential inputs and through technical support to the agricultural sector.
     

     

     
  • Young children sit on the floor of a classroom eating a meal out of small green cups with a spoon.

    Duration: May 2002 - December 2003
    Budget: US$1,007,475
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF

    The programme was designed to promote the re-establishment of schools as centres for learning, psychosocial recovery and reconciliation. To this end, the programme aimed to ensure that children had access to well-equipped schools and provided capacity development for both teachers and students.
     

     

     
  • The photo pictures a newborn baby

    Duration: May 2002 - April 2004
    Budget: US$707,000
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF

    To ensure equitable access to health care for women and children in the province of Apurímac, the programme implemented an integrated strategy to reduce the number of maternal and perinatal deaths; decrease the rate of chronic malnutrition in children under three; improve access to quality health and nutrition services for mothers and children; and provide information about health, nutrition and hygiene to vulnerable women.
     

     

     
  • A group of women dig into a dirt mound surrounding a large tree. There are several women watching from the side. They are standing in a large field surrounded by wooden and brick fences.

    Duration: May 2002 - March 2004
    Budget: US$1,155,590
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF

    The programme sought to prevent water-borne and hygiene-related diseases by providing clean drinking water to schools and health institutions in addition to educational seminars on important hygienic practices.
     

     

     
  • The photo shows a queue of men and women waiting to enter a community centre. There are people sitting down towards the front of the line. There is a power line running down the street, and trees line the road.

    Duration: May 2002 - December 2005
    Budget: US$490,698
    Implementing Agencies: UNESCO

    The programme aimed to improve the overall literacy rates among girls and the rural poor in Nepal by introducing and expanding community learning centers in vulnerable communities where villagers could participate in literacy courses and vocational skills training, and engage in small-scale community development projects or cultural initiatives. Since women were actively involved in the management of these centers, their status and profiles were raised within their communities.
     

     

     
  • Two men are building kneeling on the floor to and are building a stove.

    Duration: April 2002 - March 2003
    Budget: US$1,045,983
    Implementing Agencies: FAO

    The programme aimed to restore food security in households facing the dire consequences of the continued conflict and drought in western Uganda. The programme was designed to promote sustainable agricultural practices and self-sufficiency for subsistence farmers.
     

     

     
  • Duration: April 2002 - October 2003
    Budget: US$446,588.67
    Implementing Agencies: FAO (lead)

     

     

     
  • Duration: April 2002 - October 2003
    Budget: US$446,588
    Implementing Agencies: FAO

    The programme improved human security in fishery dependent, conflict-ridden communities through the distribution of fishing equipment and the provision of technical training.
     

     

     
  • A large group of people are dancing in a field. Two men are playing the drums, while others are clapping enthusiastically.

    Duration: April 2002 - January 2004
    Budget: US$282,901
    Implementing Agencies: UNFPA

    With an emphasis on displaced and impoverished women of reproductive age, the objective of the programme was to increase the quality of and access to reproductive health services in the Gulu District. Programme activities included improving the capacity of existing health clinics and promoting safe and responsible reproductive health services.
     

     

     
  • A young man holding a soccer ball in one of his hands gathers a small group of boys, who are attentively listening to him.

    Duration: March 2002 - January 2004
    Budget: US$270,175
    Implementing Agencies: UNAIDS, UNFPA

    The programme contributed to improved sexual and reproductive health among vulnerable adolescents through training of healthcare providers, as well as improvements in access to health care. The programme engaged with community based organisations, youth groups, national and local governmental agencies, schools, and clinics.
     

     

     
  • Eight young women sit on a tiled floor with a rug. They are looking to the right.

    Duration: March 2002 - July 2005
    Budget: US$1,429,684
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The overall goal of the programme was to promote community reconciliation and overcome mistrust among different ethnic groups in three sub-districts. The programme strengthened social and economic inter-linkages among these groups and improved coexistence by creating employment through joint decision making on public works, infrastructure rehabilitation, and access to basic social services.
     

     

     
  • Women sit at the front of their market stalls in a market alley. They are selling fresh produce.

    Duration: February 2002 - December 2005
    Budget: US$850,569
    Implementing Agencies: WFP

    By addressing the complex challenges facing vulnerable communities in northern Rakhine State, the programme combined the ‘food for work’ and ‘food for education’ initiatives, and contributed to community development through local partnership and capacity building measures.
     

     

     
  • A group of young boys and girls stand in front of the camera, smiling and waving. There are some older individuals standing behind them.

    Duration: February 2002 - January 2005
    Budget: US$609,248
    Implementing Agencies: UNESCO

    The objective of the programme was to support vulnerable children and at-risk youth who had dropped out of school and were engaged in informal activities, making them easy targets for criminal gangs and sexual exploitation. Through a network of organizations, a variety of activities were implemented to re-integrate those at risk into formal channels of education and daily life.
     

     

     
  • Duration: January 2002 - July 2007
    Budget: US$5,132,499
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    To increase food security and to improve the incomes of poor households in Ainaro and Mantuto districts of Timor-Leste, the programme aimed to enhance agricultural productivity and improve sustainability of subsistence farming.
     

     

     
  • A woman sits at a table next to a young girl, who is playing with a cone shaped toy. There are other children’s games on the table.

    Duration: November 2001 - June 2003
    Budget: US$1,628,327
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme increased the understanding of the human security approach by supporting research on the nexus between health, education and inequality and provided evidence-based information to establish integrated policies that took all three elements into consideration. Research produced by the programme was shared with the UN system, Member States, civil society, and academics.
     

     

     
  • An older woman stands in a poppy field and is inspecting a poppy. The field around her appears to be very dry and there are trees in the backdrop.

    Duration: November 2001 - October 2003
    Budget: US$202,000
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO

    The overarching goal of the programme was to reduce illicit drug abuse as well as improve the health status of vulnerable persons residing in the Mong Pawk District of the Wa Special Region. Through the newly established health centers, local health workers were trained to deliver basic health care, raise awareness on the dangers of opium addiction, and treat those dependent on drug abuse.
     

     

     
  • Five women sit together and pose for the camera. They are wearing headpieces and colourful scarves.

    Duration: October 2001 - November 2002
    Budget: US$1,045,983
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The aim of the programme was to strengthen disaster preparedness and improve food security through the reconstruction of water harvesting systems, promotion of environmentally sound agricultural practices, and improved capacities of communities to cope with natural disasters. 
     

     

     
  • The image is taken on a green hill overlooking a small town and runs off into the distance. All the tiled rooftops are orange and red tones.

    Duration: October 2001 - September 2002
    Budget: US$269,388
    Implementing Agencies: UNMIK/DPI

    The overall goal of the programme was to increase participation by Kosovo's Serbs and other minority groups in the upcoming municipal elections. To this end, the programme supported a wide-ranging information campaign informing minorities of their rights in the newly adopted legislative framework and encouraging everyone to participate in the ongoing transitional process, including the upcoming elections.
     

     

     
  • A man at the front of the image bends over as he unloads a bag of cement. Next to him is a pile of cement bags. Behind him is a truck on which several men are standing, unloading bags of cement.

    Duration: October 2001 - October 2002
    Budget: US$1,019,964
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme provided the Kosovar population with access to modern, efficient, accessible, safe and affordable primary healthcare services, in addition to strengthening the capacities of medical professionals.
     

     

     
  • A herd of camels walk across a field. A man stands between the camels and is wearing traditional clothing. There are some bushes in the field.

    Duration: August 2001 - June 2002
    Budget: US$1,009,985
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF

    In order to alleviate the impact of drought in north-western and north-eastern Kenya, the programme provided primary healthcare services and food assistance to the most vulnerable and food insecure populations.
     

     

     
  • Duration: July 2001 - June 2005
    Budget: US$378245
    Implementing Agencies: WHO

    The programme sought to extend health insurance coverage to people excluded from existing social security programmes in order to ensure greater access to healthcare services for those most vulnerable.
     

     

     
  • A group of young boys and girls smile in front of a camera in a dirt field. Two of the children are doing a ‘peace’ sign with their hands. There are older women standing in the background watching the children.

    Duration: July 2001 - June 2005
    Budget: US$378,245
    Implementing Agencies: WHO

    The programme sought to extend health insurance coverage to people excluded from existing social security programmes in order to ensure greater access to healthcare services for those most vulnerable.
     

     

     
  • Two children sit in the centre of the photo smiling while sitting on a wooden chair. There are students behind them sitting at a desk. They are in a wooden hut and there are posters hanging on the wall.

    Duration: June 2001 - February 2004
    Budget: US$214,747
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF

    Covering the cities of Manila, Pasay and Quezon, the objective of the programme was to implement measures protecting children in impoverished urban communities from the risks of drug addiction, sexual exploitation, child labor, and homelessness.
     

     

     
  • A group of children walk down a footpath with trees in the background.

    Duration: June 2001 - May 2004
    Budget: US$303,000
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    In response to the spread of HIV/AIDS, the programme supported the establishment of a national network of HIV infected persons who advocated on HIV/AIDs and lobbied against the stigma and discrimination associated with it. Moreover, service providers were sensitized and their capacities to address the needs of HIV infected individuals were strengthened.
     

     

     
  • A young Haitian male opens his mouth to receive drops from a member of a local medical team.

    Duration: May 2001 - April 2003
    Budget: US$303,040
    Implementing Agencies: UNFPA

    The programme sought to improve the overall capacity of Haiti’s health care system. By strengthening the quality and management of reproductive health services, including obstetric emergencies, the programme increased access to integrated family planning and reproductive health care for most Haitian women who had little or no access to these services.
     

     

     
  • An adult woman and male smile in front of a camera and are holding their child. Behind them is a brick wall painted blue.

    Duration: April 2001 - March 2005
    Budget: US$1,587,833
    Implementing Agencies: UNFPA

    Targeting five priority countries in the South Pacific region (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu), the programme stemmed the growing prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV/AIDS, and unwanted pregnancies by increasing awareness and access to reproductive health care.
     

     

     
  • The photo shows an area of land that has been devastated by a natural disaster. Houses have been destroyed and trees are bent over. There is twisted aluminium and stones in the dirt.

    Duration: April 2001 - December 2005
    Budget: US$720,711
    Implementing Agencies: UNHCR

    With the objective to develop the skills and capacities of those responding to and preparing for emergencies in complex environments, the programme established a regional emergency training centre, the eCentre. This platform offered training activities, provided resources, and maintained a network of trained personnel who could share their knowledge and combine their expertise.
     

     

     
  • A speaker at a podium holds a microphone as he addresses a group of students and delegates sitting at desks surrounding the podium. They are seated in a large room with dark black curtains.

    Duration: April 2001 - March 2002
    Budget: US$350,735
    Implementing Agencies: OCHA

     

     

     
  • Young children sit at desks in a classroom, and are holding their hands up to the camera. They are sitting in wooden chairs. There are artworks made by the children hanging up on the walls of the classroom, and several games and toys at the back on some wooden shelves.

    Duration: March 2001 - May 2002
    Budget: US$2,700,374
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme enhanced basic school conditions, improved the quality of education, and created a safer learning environment for students in Kosovo.
     

     

     
  • Duration: January 2001 - March 2002
    Budget: US$1,262,500
    Implementing Agencies:

    The overall objective of the programme was to deepen UNHCR’s understanding of the elements needed to promote coexistence in divided societies within the region. Accordingly, the programme developed joint activities in public spaces such as, schools, playgrounds, and health clubs to help address deeply entrenched mistrust amongst different ethnic groups.
     

     

     
  • A woman sits in a chair wearing a white jacket. A medical staff member is leaning over a small white desk to write on a document. She is wearing a white lab coat and a white hat. There are medical posters on the wall.

    Duration: January 2001 - December 2002
    Budget: US$530,250
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF

    The programme aimed to contribute to the provision of affordable, functioning and accessible health care to marginalised communities in Mongolia by enhancing the capacity of healthcare professionals, including the promotion of community-based processes to prevent and monitor health related challenges, as well as increasing the availability of essential drugs.
     

     

     
  • A group of children is shown playing in an area protected by French troops. They are standing on a dirt ground.

    Duration: January 2001 - March 2002
    Budget: US$1,262,500
    Implementing Agencies: UNHCR

    The programme was part of a broader UNTFHS programme which established 66 small scale initiatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Rwanda, in order to promote co-existence in ethnically divided communities in the process of repatriation and reintegration.
     

     

     
  • A group of young children sit on the floor on a piece of fabric. They are sipping from large white cups. There are pieces of fabric hanging on the wall behind them.

    Duration: January 2001 - March 2002
    Budget: US$1,262,500
    Implementing Agencies: UNHCR

    The programme supported the process of reintegration and co-existence in ethnically divided communities. By building the capacities of UNHCR and other humanitarian workers, the programme examined how initiatives in education, the arts, sports, and economic development can offer refugees, returnees, and other survivors of group conflict reasons to work together and create a base for relating constructively over time.
     

     

     
  • A woman is sitting at a desk with a sewing machine. She is holding down the red fabric as she is sewing it. There is a calendar hanging on the wall behind her, and a child is peering through the window.

    Duration: December 2000 - September 2002
    Budget: US$177,719
    Implementing Agencies: UN-HABITAT

    The programme aimed to reduce the broad range of insecurities faced by an inflow of migrants from rural areas settling in Phnom Penh’s expanding informal settlements. Through an integrated poverty reduction strategy, the programme improved access to basic services, provided vocational training and enhanced opportunities for income generation, and improved local governance through dialogue between the settlers and the local authorities.
     

     

     
  • Seven young students stand at the camera smiling, with their arms around each other’s shoulders. They are standing in a dirt soccer field, and there are young boys playing behind them near a soccer goal. There are mountains in the backdrop.

    Duration: November 2000 - June 2003
    Budget: US$1,027,431
    Implementing Agencies: UNMIK/UNOPS

    The programme provided safe transport for minority school children in selected Kosovo municipalities in order for them to access educational facilities. In doing so, the programme aimed to foster a culture of reintegration among children from different ethnic groups.
     

     

     
  • A man at the front of the image leans over to pick up a large block of cement. In his other hand, he is carrying a large shovel. There are four men standing behind him who are also engaging in building tasks. Behind them is a damaged brick building and a mountain.

    Duration: November 2000 - December 2002
    Budget: US$3,866,375
    Implementing Agencies: UNMIK/UNOPS

    The programme restored the Perparimi brick factory back into operation, thereby increasing the availability of building materials to reconstruct and rebuild damaged housing in Skenderaj municipality.
     

     

     
  • A dozen women stand with shovels in a field. There are large trees lining a stone wall.

    Duration: November 2000 - June 2003
    Budget: US$676,641
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    To reassure that the needs of ex-combatants were addressed and to prevent them from turning to criminality to support themselves and their families, the programme aimed to create jobs for ex-combatants, improve local infrastructure, expand livelihoods, and facilitate commerce, transportation and communication between communities.
     

     

     
  • Duration: November 2000 - August 2003
    Budget: US$3,030,000
    Implementing Agencies: UNMIK/UNOPS

    The programme aimed to repair the sewage system in the rural municipality of Glogovac which was in a state of extreme disrepair, thus allowing sewage to flow into streets, gardens and public spaces. In doing so, the programme improved the overall health and sanitation status of conflict-affected communities and began the process of reconstruction and longer term development in the municipality.
     

     

     
  • An elderly man chips away at a wall with a hammer like tool. He is standing on a cement floor and is surrounded trees.

    Duration: October 2000 - January 2001
    Budget: US$440,650
    Implementing Agencies: UNMIK/UNOPS

    The programme improved the capacity of the broadcast media to provide the necessary coverage of the municipal elections in 2000. Technical assistance was provided to journalists and equipment for electronic information gathering was installed.
     

     

     
  • A woman stands in a mountainous field. She is carrying a baby in a sling which is tied around her neck and shoulders.

    Duration: September 2000 - September 2004
    Budget: US$480,587
    Implementing Agencies: UNFPA

    To respond to the most basic reproductive health needs of vulnerable persons in Capiz, the programme implemented a community-based model that aimed to raise awareness and improve access to reproductive health care and sexual practices through counselling, family planning and gender-sensitive education.
     

     

     
  • Duration: August 2000 - November 2003
    Budget: US$20,448,626
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme addressed post-conflict reconstruction and reintegration in the districts of Peje Skenderal, Rahovec and Mitrovice by rebuilding damaged houses, restoring electrical distribution networks, and providing employment to Kosovar Albanians and Serbs.
     

     

     
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