About Intercooperation

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Intercooperation is a leading Swiss not-for-profit organisation engaged in development and international cooperation. Intercooperation is registered as a foundation and is governed by 21 organisations representing development, civil society and private sector interests. Intercooperation is both an implementing and an advisory agency, providing professional resources and knowledge combined with social commitment. In all its work, Intercooperation seeks to empower the poor and marginalised by supporting gender-balanced, equitable, rights-based development.

Intercooperation supports partner organisations in more than twenty developing and transition countries on mandates from the Swiss government and other donors. In South Asia, Intercooperation is present in Afghanistan , Bangladesh, India , Nepal and Pakistan .

Intercooperation's expertise and services are grouped around three principal working domains:


•	Natural resource management; soil, water, plant and animal resources.
•	Rural economy; promoting micro and small enterprises, financial services and linking the poor with wider markets.
•	Local governance and civil society; supporting local bodies of governance that ensure political rights and liberty for their communities

Intercooperation receives funding for projects and mandates from the Swiss Government, mainly the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), and from many other government and private, Swiss and international funding partners. Intercooperation is a non-profit making organisation. Any financial benefits generated are used for development activities.

Leaflet - Intercooperation Switzerland - 2007 (PDF 192 KB)