Embassy of Switzerland in Zimbabwe

Y'day we continued the Dialogues on Humanity exhibition in Harare - on display @ #Mara Mara Restaurant for the next 30 days! Amb. Rey stressed the importance of keeping #GenevaConventions(75 yrs!) on the radar. Don’t miss this experience! @SwissIntLaw @JulesAmoti @SwissDevCoop

The 2nd Call for the #SSADZA Fund is NOW OPEN! 🎭🎶 Are you a Zimbabwean creative in film, music, theatre, or visual arts with a bold vision? Apply now 👉 stimulusafrica.com/ssadza-second-… Let’s turn imagination into impact! 🇨🇭🇿🇼 #SwissSupport #ZimCreatives #FundYourArt #ArtMatters

Big launch in #Harare! Switzerland, @SwedeninZW, @SNVZimbabwe & Ministry of Youth 2day launched a US$5.2m Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship Project in Zim. It focuses on: Skills training, Startup support & Green sector growth. Proud to empower #ZimYouth for a brighter future!

🇨🇭🤝🇿🇼 No ID = No Opportunities. A national ID/birth certificate unlocks: Education, Healthcare, Jobs & Banking With @SwedeninZW & @UNICEFZIMBABWE, we're working with Gvt of Zim to improve access to IDs - especially in remote areas. Details: tinyurl.com/3cmawrzr

🎬 What a night! The powerful premiere of Forget Me Not by Makanaka Mavengere @AFHarare y'day moved us deeply. Supported by the 🇨🇭 #SSADZA Fund, the film tackles dementia in Zimbabwe with raw emotion & cultural relevance. A must-watch of 2025! 👏 Congrats to Makanaka & team!

🌱 From Soil to Soilless! Swiss-supported Wenashe Farms is pioneering solar-powered hydroponics in Ruwa, saving 90% water, empowering women, and boosting climate-smart farming! 👏 Proud to back this game-changing innovation! @EEP_Africa #SwissInZimbabwe #Hydroponics #

🎬 Join us for the premiere of Forget Me Not by Makanaka Mavengere - a Swiss Support to Arts Development in Zimbabwe Fund grantee! 📅 9 July 🕡 18:30 📍 Alliance Française, 328 Herbert Chitepo Ave, Hre 🎥 Celebrate Zim arts, meet the SSADZA Advisory Board & learn about the Fund!

It’s World Chocolate Day, and yes, the Swiss take it very seriously. Did you know that a Swiss person consumes 10.6kg of chocolate per year? That puts Swiss people among the top consumers worldwide! #WorldChocolateDay #ChocolateLovers

🇲🇼 Happy Independence Day, Malawi! The Embassy congratulates the people & Government of Malawi on this special day. We commend Malawi’s commitment to peace, unity & sustainable development, & look forward to continued partnership. Zikomo kwambiri! 🇲🇼🇨🇭 @ForeignMalawi #Malawi

🇨🇭⚽ Switzerland is proud to host #WEURO2025 from 2–27 July! 🏟️ 8 cities, 600k+ tickets sold 👟 350k licensed players (41k women!) 🌍 Home of FIFA & UEFA 🌟 Nati led by Lia Wälti More than football—it’s a #SummitOfEmotions. Let’s go, Switzerland! 💪🇨🇭 #EqualityThroughSport

Celebrating Zimbabwean artistic brilliance! The Embassy attended Tamary Kudita’s breathtaking exhibition "Threads of Heritage" at Loft 3 Gallery last Friday. Hosted by @AFHarare with support from Switzerland via #SSADZA, reaffirming 🇨🇭’s commitment to Zim’s cultural landscape.

This week, Swiss Government officials visited Blantyre 🇲🇼 to witness the impact of their support towards the #ElNiño emergency response. The Swiss 🇨🇭 funding helped WFP and the @MalawiGovt reach 1.6M people with maize and over 48K with fort. corn soya blend to treat malnutrition

Fascinating visit to Blantyre to see the impact of @SwissDevCoop-supported @WFP_Malawi El Niño response. With USD3.5M from Switzerland for food aid & malnutrition prevention, the partnership shows Swiss solidarity, making a real difference for communities hit by climate shocks.

Thank you for your hospitality, @ForeignMalawi - with Deputy Director Quent Kalichero, we covered quite a few exciting topics, including #ClimateChange, #environmental projects, #elections and #tourism. Always a privilege to be in #Lilongwe

Promising developments for #ClimateAction further to a dynamic meeting with Hon Dr Owen Chomanika @OwenChomanika, Minister of Natural Resources and Climate change, today in #Lilongwe 🇲🇼

Informative visit to the Malawi Dairy Biogas Programme (MDBP) w/ @EcogenMw - exciting to witness how much farmers benefit from our #Article6 bilateral agreement.

This week we took a deep dive into linking dev cooperation with peacebuilding & policy dialogue - already putting the recent @OECD DAC peer review recommendations into action. Grateful to former colleague Pascal Holliger & @swisspeace for the insights! @SwissPeaceHR @SwissDevCoop

Switzerland’s devt work got a thumbs up in the latest @OECD DAC Peer Review. Zimbabwe was a case study! ✅ Long-term, flexible approach, ✅ Strong partnerships & localisation, ✅ Impact-driven & coordinated, ✅ Local staff key to continuity 🔗 oecd.org/en/publication… @OECDdev

📢 New tender out! The U-RISE Program 🇿🇼 (Urban Resilience, Inclusion & Socio-Economic Empowerment), supported by @SwissDevCoop, is now open. 📝Details on: simap.ch | Notice #17609-01 📅Deadline: 20.08.2025 All enquiries & applications 2 go thru designated platform

Trying to do our part, step by step We are working to make our operations sustainable – learning as we go with solar power, electric mobility, water conservation & waste reduction. Proud to contribute to #ClimateAction in Harare. More on : tinyurl.com/bdh8xprc @alexandradiplo