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For an overview of
Sweden's
Official Development Assistance, please click here.
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The Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is responsible for
the bilateral programme of Swedish development cooperation and
humanitarian assistance. Sida offices are located in Stockholm
and Härnösand (Sida Civil Society Center). In addition Sida
staff is working overseas at embassies and consulates in
partner countries. Sida has regional departments for Africa,
Asia and Latin America in charge of strategies for the
respective regions and countries. The embassies in partner
countries are responsible for project assessment and
administration. Sida's five sector departments (Democracy and
Social Department; Infrastructure and Economic Cooperation;
Natural Resources and the Environment; Research Cooperation,
and Cooperation with NGOs; Humanitarian Assistance and
Conflict Management) revise project proposals in terms of
their sustainability and appropriateness concerning the
Swedish contribution.[1] |
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20 of about 100 current
programme countries are the following: Angola, Bangladesh,
Cambodia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Lao People's
Democratic Republic, Mozambique, United Republic of Tanzania,
Uganda, Zambia, Bolivia, Kenya, Nicaragua, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe,
Namibia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Palestinian Authority.
Country specific information about cooperation with
Sida can be found here: http://www.sida.se
> Country information. |
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Sweden's development priorities
are economic growth, economic and political independence,
economic and social equity, democratisation, natural resources
development/ environment, gender equality. As reflected in
these priorities, Swedish development cooperation concentrates
on a rights-based approach for poverty reduction. |
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Poverty reduction, environment,
democracy and human rights, gender equality, health, HIV/AIDS,
education, culture and media, infrastructure, urban
development, rural development, economy, Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs), research cooperation,
humanitarian assistance and conflict management.
Sector-specific information is available here: http://www.sida.se
> Sector information. |
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Sweden uses the term Sector
Programme Support (SPS). The Swedish definition of a SPS
includes the following criteria: ownership and political
commitment of the recipient country; strengthening of
institutional and organisational capacity.
Factors influencing Sweden's involvement in a SPS are the
recipient country's macroeconomic, political and governance
conditions, and the sector policies.
Sweden is in favour of General Budget Support. Preconditions
for Sweden to agree to General Budget Support is the recipient
country's situation regarding macroeconomic stability, the
government's commitment, human rights/ democracy, good
governance.
The aid amount is dependent on the following criteria: public
financial gap of developing countries, aid amount provided by
Sida in the past, and the amount granted by other donors; the
Swedish domestic financial situation.
Project aid is still the major support modality, but programme
support is expected to become the main form of Swedish aid in
the future. |
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Sida offers training programmes
to enhance managerial and technical skills. In focus are the
fields of transport, communications, energy, environmental
protection and industry. Please find the respective
information including application procedures here: http://www.sida.se
> Training Programmes > International Training
Programmes. |
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Sweden has in principle decided
against a continuation of technical assistance, but is still
provided at a very reduced level. Sweden opposes the sending
of bilateral technical assistance professionals for project
implementation. Local consultants have been increasingly
employed in the last years in Swedish technical assistance. |
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In the last years development
assistance through NGOs reached a maximum in Sweden. The
Swedish parliament as well as citizens consider support
through NGOs a priority. |
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A request for project funding
should be submitted to the Swedish embassy in the respective
partner country. If Sida is not represented in the potential
recipient country, requests should be made to Sida headquaters.
If the embassy is approached, a Sida representative will
undertake a first assessment of the project proposal together
with the regional department and sector department at Sida.
Afterwards the sector department does an in-depth analysis of
the project proposal. Once the project is approved, the
embassy together with the sector department at Sida takes care
of the implementation of the project. |
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Three main policy documents
guide Sida's work:
- "Sida Looks Forward", Sida`s mission statement
stating Sida's development goals;
- "Perspectives on Poverty": Policy document on
Sida's overall goal poverty reduction;
- "Sida at Work" consists of two documents: (1)
A Guide to Principles, Procedures and Working Methods, (2)
a manual on contribution management explaining Sida`s
decision-making process in relation to the partners'
programme- and project-cycles. "Sida at Work"
refers to the Swedish goals in development cooperation and
informs about cooperation between Sida and its partners.
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| Name |
Swedish
International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) |
| Street
Address |
Sida
105 25 Stockholm |
| Phone |
[+46] (8) 698 50 00 |
| Fax |
[+46]
(8) 20 88 64 |
| Website
(language) |
http://www.sida.se
(English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish) |
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Unless indicated otherwise,
information concerning Swedish development cooperation was
taken from the following sources:
Hasegawa 2002, pp. 36-41;
Sida's website: http://www.sida.se. |
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