Sida is a government agency working on behalf of the Swedish parliament and government, with the mission to reduce poverty in the world. Through our work and in cooperation with others, we contribute to implementing Sweden’s Policy for Global Development (PGU).
We work in order to implement the Swedish development policy that will enable poor people to improve their lives. Another part of our mission is conducting reform cooperation with Eastern Europe, which is financed through a specific appropriation. The third part of our assignment is to distribute humanitarian aid to people in need of assistance.
We carry out enhanced development cooperation with a total of 33 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Our selection of cooperation countries are based on political decisions made by the Swedish government.
Sida’s mission is to allocate aid and other funding. Our operations are managed by the government’s guidelines, describing the goals for each year’s operations and the size of the development aid budget.
Our staff members and their expertise assist the government with the assessments and the information it needs, in order to decide and implement its development assistance policy. We participate in the advocacy work for Sweden’s prioritised issues within the international development cooperation field, and we are in constant dialogue with other countries and international organisations. Part of our assignment is also to report statistics and disseminate information about our operations.
Our work is financed by tax money and we administer approximately half of Sweden’s total development aid budget. The other part is channelled through the ministry for Foreign Affairs. All our work should be performed in a cost-effective way with a strong focus on results.
Sida has more than 700 employees, located in our three offices in Sweden as well as abroad in our cooperation countries.
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Displaying 171 - 175 of 274LSNSA - Land Election and Peace Bridging Programme
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The main objective of the contribution is Empowering society and improving livelihoods through the promotion of equitable access and sustainable management of land and natural resources by capacity building, public education and awareness and monitoring of the implementation of land reforms in Kenya. The objective is to empower society and improve livelihoods through the promotion of equitable access and sustainable management of land and natural resources. The results will be achieved through key aspects that will enhance accountability and transparency in land governance through public engagement and stakeholder support; timely and effective implementation of land reforms; developing the new land Institutions, legislation, regulations and guidelines are established and financed in conformity with the constitution and the new land laws and; promoting transparency and accountability in service delivery in land registries and county land management boards through model land clinics
OKACOM 2014-2017; OKACOM 5-year plan institutional and organizational capacity - OKACOM Phase 2
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Support to Okavanago Basin Commission (OKACOM) for part of their five year plan and capacity support to the secretariat. Expected results: i)strengthened secretariat in administration, knowledge management, policy analysis and programme coordination, and ii)a joint decision-making and management framework established within livelihoods, water and land management, environment, biodiversity.
Capacity Development in Land Administration - Capacity Development in Land Administration - new strategy 2021-
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The programme was developed jointly by the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) and the Swedish Mapping, Cadaster and Land Registration Authority (Lantmäteriet), based on the results of a fact-finding mission which had been funded by the Embassy of Sweden in Monrovia.LLA is a new government agency in Liberia, with a core mandate to undertake actions and implement programmes in support of land governance, including land administration and management in Liberia in the interest of citizens’ equitable access to and use of land. This includes administering the deed registry and land registry systems, public survey and mapping services, and the promotion, support and development of land use plans and zoning schemes (and their implementation). As a new government agency, LLA lacks adequate funding for operations and has extremely low capacity in land disciplines, making it extremely difficult to carry out its statutory responsibilities. The Lantmäteriet is a Swedish Authority with a framework agreement with Sida. Lantmäteriet has experience from international cooperation with “sister” public authorities in its areas of expertise, such as IT support, property registration systems, infrastructure for geodata and land management issues, in Africa (e g Botswana and Rwanda) as well as Eastern Europe (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia and Kosovo). The framework agreement provides for the purchase of services (tjänsteköp inom staten) by Sida for capacity development of government agencies in Sweden’s partner countries in development cooperation, where Lantmäteriet can be assigned projects without public procurement given their unique competence and function. The overall goal of the proposed intervention is to contribute to “inclusive, transparent, effective and efficient delivery of land management and administration services in Liberia”. In addition, the proposed intervention is expected to have effect on the wider land sector, including capacitating civil society to carry out outreach and information campaigns on women’s land rights and improving the tenure security of customary land-owning communities through improved systems for land demarcation and registration. Strengthening LLA’s capacity for more effective donor coordination is an integral part of the project, which will ensure more effective use of the available resources across all priority areas of the LLA, including increasing LLA’s presence outside Monrovia where the need will be high.The expected outcomes of the proposed intervention are:• Needed skills and knowledge of LLA staff considerably improved and LLA staff are effectively and efficeintly carrying our their respective duties and responsibilities;• Women participating in land administration and management;• Local government creating and enforcing Land Use Plans;• Customary and protected land demarcated and managed.The proposed intervention is expected to be achieved through institutional cooperation between Lantmäteriet and LLA covering a proposed 5-year period (2018-2023). LLA will perform major parts of the work to achieve the expected outcomes, supported by the Swedish experts and others involved with the project. The project manager, an employee of Lantmäteriet, will be stationed full-time in Liberia, and will plan, manage and monitor the programme with the mandate to act within the approved agreement, plans and budget, and coordinate the activities of the Swedish Experts as well as support, guide and advise the LLA, as requested and needed. The local Project Director, a staff of the LLA, is responsible for the coordination of all LLA projects. These two main functions will have support from a quality assurance controller, a component leader, a coordinating expert and an advisory group.
Objectives
The overall objective of the proposed intervention is 'inclusive, transparent, effective and efficient delivery of land management and administration services in Liberia'. The achieve its overall objective, the project identified the following outcome areas: OUTCOME A: Needed skills and knowledge of LLA staff considerably improved and they are effectively and efficiently carrying out their respective duties and responsibilities. OUTCOME B: Women participating in land administration and management functions as a result of increased awareness and capacity within LLA and at the levels of counties, CSO´s and the public, supported by a gender mainstreamed legal framework (Women participating in land administration and management). This is abbreviated to mean: Women participating in land administration and management OUTCOME C: Increased capacity in Land Use Planning in Liberia allowing local government structures to develop and enforce Land Use Plans, according to guidelines from LLA, involving the local communities (Local government creating and enforcing Land Use Plans). This is abbreviated to mean: Local government creating and enforcing Land Use Plans OUTCOME D: Customary land demarcated and managed.
FOUNDATION FOR CIVIL SOCIETY 2018-2020 - Special Review (BDO UK LLP)
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FSC is an independent Tanzanian non-profit organisation that provides grants and capacity building services to Tanzanian based civil society organisations. FCS was registered as a legal entity under the National NGO Act No 1666 in September 2002 and started its operation in January 2003. Since its inception, FCS has contributed immensely to the capacity strengthening of teh civil society sector in Tanzania. thereby ( in) directly enabling CSOs and citizens become key driving forces for positively influencing democratic governance in Tanzania and better quality of life for all. This is realised through provision of grants, facilitation of linkages, as well as enabling a culture of on-going learning within the civil society and Tanzania as a whole. FCS aspires to maintain its position as a leading financing mechanism for CSOs in Tanzania; and to effectively complement government and development partners efforts towards poverty reduction as set out in Tanzania's main development frameworks: Vision 2025 and the five year development plan 2016 - 2021.
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The Foundation for Civil Society ( FCS) Key Result Areas 1. GovernanceThe focus is on supporting social accountability, monitoring women's land rights, harmful traditional practices and conflict resolution. It is acknowledged that governance in the context of sustainable livelihoods means working across sectors and levels. This involved changing power relations, developing people capacioties ( resilience, assets base) as well as positively changing attitudes ( sense of vulnerability and powerlessness) There is also recognition between micro actions and macro conditions and their effects on people's livelihoods. In order to realise these results, FCS works with CSos at both local and national levels abd uses them as a vehicle to empower communities to address governance issues. The desired outcomes in this area are that: a) By 2020, Local government authorities ( LGAs) in areas that FCS works are delivering improved quality services. b) By 2020, decision making and democratic processes are better reflecting citizens rights especially those of marginalised groups, PWDs, minority and women. c) By 2020, communities have strong capacities and institutions for dialogue and conflict management. 2.Livelihoods and MarketFCS recognises that there is a strong linkage between governance and livelihoods. FCS approach to livelihoods is based on adressing systems, policies and structures that constrain the target groups from realising their potentials. the livelihood programme is modelled on three pathways: a) First targetting youth and women economic empowerment b) Targetting smallholder farmers access to extension services and productive assets and 3) tragetting communities resilience to climate change and management of natural resourxes. FCS has also pointed out that more and more citizens are organising through economic self-help groups including Village Community banks ( VICOBAa), saving and Credit societies as opposed to traditional NGOs. FCS intends to tap into these already organised spaces while also linking economic empowerment to social empowerment while promoting the participation of the marginalised groups in decision making. The livelihood desired outcomes are: a) Ensuring tha youth and women entrepreneurs have secured greater access to market and livelihood assets and resources b) Enabling smallhoder farmers to access adequate extension services and improved security of tenure and; c) Ensuring that communities have increased capacity for climate resilience and are more accountable on natural resource management. 3. Capacity DevelopmentFCS collaboates with smaller and grassroots based CSOs who work directly with communities to identify innovative solutions to address poverty. The goal of this component is to contribute to the enhancement of civil society and other development actors to effectively and sustainably attain their mandates. The intention is that by 2020, FCS envisions that the CSOs they work with are strong, coordinated and able to serve their constituents effectively and efficiently. THese smaller CSOs lack proper systems especially those for financial managment, human resources management, monitioring and evaluation as well as suitable checks and balances, capacity to document and disseminate results and also low innovation in adressing societal challenges in a rapidly changing environment. FCS has modelled its programme to ensure that the supported organisations are constantly capacitated to deliver efficiently and document results in such a way that the evidence of the successes is acheived and shared widely. FCS recognises that the capacity of Civil society is central to giving voice to citizens and putting them at the center of good governance, livelihood and economic development processes that form part of their day to day living. FCS supports performance improvement, institutional growth and organisation as well as capacity to relate and link with others.FCS regards Capacity development as a means towards strengthening and enabling key actors - civil society, policy makers and private sector- to actively engage in dialogue about developing appropriate policy responses. It also focuses on identifying key knowledge gaps, equipping decsiion makers with the necessary tools, frameworks ands skill sets to effectively tacle development challenges at individual, institutional and societal levels. 4) Institutional DevelopmentThe overall objective of this area of work is to enable FCS to become a dynamic, efficient and sustainable entity that is effectively relaising its mandate. FCS intends to focus on improving its monitoring, evaluation and learning approach with a focus on constant reflection in order to maintain relevance and competitiveness. It also works on improving internal policies, systems and structures to safeguard its integrity and capacity to safeguard resources entrusted to it. This includes recruitment and retention of high quality staff as well as enhancing and diversifying the resource base so as to improve the sustainability of operations. The key objectives to ensure this are: a) FCS is delivering high quality services efficiently and effectively b) FCS has a diverse and stable portfolio of financing sources c) The internal policy environment (systems, structures, procedures) are upto date, comprehensive, relevant and fully operationalised. FCS is also complying with statutory and donor requirements.In summary, FCS main role is facilitation rather than direct implementation. Facilitation in this regard includes, but is not limited to funding/grant-making, coordination, mobilisation/leveraging resources, enabling of learning and reflections, linking and brokering partnerships and knowledge management. FCS ultimate target group is Tanzanian citizens with particular attention given to the poor, women, people with disabilities, youth. SWEDen'S PREVIOUS EXPERIenCE WITH THE FOUNDATION FOR CIVIL SOCIETY Sweden has previously supported the Foundation for Civil society in 2011. Sweden performed an Efficiency Audit and gave recommendations to the Institution and contributed MSEK 30 to the FCS Strategy 2009 - 2013. In this assessment, it has been noted that the recommendations of the Efficiency audit conducted 7 years ago have been taken onboard and the organisation has grown. It has been documented in the Report of Review of the FCS Strategy 2009 - 2013 that during this period FCS has grown and developed to become a respected institution by Stae and Non Stae Actors alike. Furthermore it has been noted that the work of FCS, its products and services are regarged as very relevant to stakeholders. FCS has also exhibited significant levels of adaptability and tenacity, and has significantly grown in terms of programmes, number of supported partners and financial resource base. In 2018, Sweden has decided to assess possible support of MSEK 55 to the Foundation for Civil society due to a number of reasons. The FCS contribution will contribute towards the Embassy Open Space Project whose main focus is addressing the issue of shrinking democratic space, since this organisation has the capacity to make linkages with organisation working on matters of civic space. Another reason is that Sweden’s direct support via contributions to civil society has been solid and persistent over a long period of time. Sweden has a well balanced portfolio in this regard and should remain with the support also under present circumstances. However,new approaches and innovative actions are necessary and this may include providing additional funds to ongoing contributions to address issues that are of critical importance in the civil societies. This proposed support to the Foundation for Civil Society will contribute towards this goal. This support will also enable Sweden to have local outreach as this is the only organisation that can reach community based organisations as well as vulnerable groups that Sweden does not have the capacity to reach within its current contributions. There is no other organisation with the capacity to forward funds to community based organisations in the country.
Swedwatch 2020-2023 - Swedwatch 2020-2023 GLOBEC New Strat 22-26
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Despite a clear trend toward sustainability within the private and public sector, many challenges remain with regards to production, land rights, labor rights and environmental pollution and climate. Swedwatch is an organisation which through research and multistake-holder dialogue works for a normative change within business to reduce its negative consequences and to align it better with social, economic and environmental goals. Through a core support of 53,9 MSEK Sida is supporting Swedwatch's work for sustainable business and its contribution to the normative discussions on a global level. Through its sector-specific and thematic research, Swedwatch seeks to contribute to 1. Responsible and equitable management and use of natural resources 2. Sustainable and fair global supply chains: global supply chains for production of goods and services are increasingly sustainable, fair and transparent 3. Empowered rights holders and expanded civic space: civil society within the area of business, human rights and environment is increasingly informed and active In order to do this, Swedwatch has a clear emphasis on rights-holders where they cooperate with local groups and indigenous people in order to make their voices heard. Swedwatch also engages in dialogue with corporations to influence them and to jointly create positive examples of sustainable business, for example by encouraging human rights due diligence. Swedwatch works for public procurement to increasingly emphasize issues of sustainability. Swedwatch use their research to influence and challenge business in a variety of networks, such as the United Nations Economic and Social Council, the EU and OECD.
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Swedwatch's vision is a world in which economic systems are just, transparent and sustainable. Human rights and the environment are protected and respected and businesses contribute to sustainable development and inclusive growth within the means of the planet. Swedwatch aims to contribute to the empowerment of rights holders and will promote responsible business practices that respect human rights and the environment. Through research, investigations and multi-stakeholder dialogue Swedwatch aims to contribute to behavioural changes of business actors, public actors and civil society actors in order to safeguard human rights and environmental sustainability. To this end, Swedwatch's strategy has three main objectives: 1. Responsible and equitable management and use of natural resources 2. Sustainable and fair global supply chains 3. Empowered rights holders and expanded civic space