Food Security
Food security has been addressed in many ways in IC projects in the past through the efforts aimed at enhancing self sufficiency, improved production and diversification of income opportunities among self operating and subsistent farming communities. Food security is directly linked with food production (wheat being the main staple food) as well as with cash income for landless households who cannot produce their own grain and have to purchase it from the market. The Livelihoods Programme is designed around a holistic livelihood approach as it focuses clearly on the poorest segment of the population. Food security is addressed in various direct ways e.g. certified seed production for better yields, improved cultural practices, improved on farm access to water, dryland agriculture, adaptation in agriculture to climate change, in chronically poorest cases distribution of goats and poultry, etc. There are other interventions which also add to food security such as off farm income generation, linkages with service providers, restoration of drylands, etc.
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Helvetas and Intercooperation merger
On 1st July 2011 – the two organizations merged to become one with a new corporate name “Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation HSI”. Both the organizations have a collective work experience of more than 80 years, hence a rich set of experiences is being merged to pool all the competences for a more effective well-being of people.
Helvetas was founded in 1955 as the first private organisation for development co-operation in Switzerland. Helvetas is a denominationally and politically independent association, supported by approximately 38,000 members, more than 40,000 sponsors and 15 regional volunteer groups. With 18 partner countries, Helvetas currently operates in Africa, Asia – including Central Asia and the Caucasus – and Latin America.
In case of Pakistan, the merger initially arrives with a change of name since Helvetas is not presently working in the country. The organization will enrich itself for combining its forces against poverty and or gaining more competences.
IC New Website is Live now
We are pleased to launch our new website which has a new fresh look and more content oriented. Thanks to our highly skilled web development team who worked hard for bringing this website Live for you. Please feel free to contact the admin if you have any questions. Also please keep visiting us for new updates and / or if you are looking for archived projects and publications. Your thought will be highly valuable for us
The IC annual report 2011
The IC annual report for 2011 is in process of compilation. The report will be uploaded to the website soon after its publication process completes.
The annual report of 2010 along with other publications of IC are available on the publications section of the website.