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 231 - 235 of 274eSPACE Cadastre project
General
The project is a three-year intervention (2022-2025) with the overall goal to support development of a modern data management standards and capacity building activities for spatial and urban plans and sustainable planning in Serbia. Support provided within this contribution is expected to lay the foundation for a more efficient, effective, transparent, and participatory governance model. The contribution will be implemented in cooperation between Serbian and Swedish authorities: RGA and Lantmäteriet.
Objectives
The overall purpose of the eSpace reform is to integrate all national digital registers important for the place-based approach (based on geospatial location and related data) to sustainable development, and to provide access to data and services when, where and how citizens, businesses and public bodies may need them. The expected outcomes of the proposed project are the following: Outcome 1: RGA has developed a strategic action plan, established cooperation with stakeholders at central and local government level, and developed capacity to lead the establishment of the ePlan system. Outcome 2: A Pilot database with verified digitalization tools, methodologies, and pilot data for responding to the INSPIRE Directive obligation and SDGs integration in the area of land use planning and management that is made available for all stakeholders. Outcome 3: A Pilot database with verified digitalisation tools, methodology and pilot data for storing and accessing information on legal regimes for land use planning and development is developed and functional. Outcome 4: Organizational structure for ePlan system implementation is established, all stakeholders (government institutions at central and local level) are informed and aware about ePlan system benefits for participatory and transparent sustainable development.
Capacity Development in Land Administration
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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.
Forum Syd Green Ownership 2017-2021
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In September 2016 Forum Syd submitted a proposal to Sida for support to the programme Go! Green Ownership 2017-2019. After dialogue with the Embassy during the period September - December, Forum Syd submitted complementary information regarding the programme, on 21st November, and a final budget on 23rd December 2016. The contribution is an independent continuation on the previously supported programme ""Forum Syd - Environment and Climate with human rights and gender perspective", (contribution 51100070). During the previous agreement period, Sida gave a support of 45 000 000 SEK for the period 2014-2016. The new programme, which builds on previous experiences and programme results, aim to strengthen local organisations to engage poor and vulnerable groups, including women, to manage the root causes to inequalities related to access to, use of and control over natural resources. Marginalised groups will have support to demand their rights, and local authorities are provided support to implement poverty focused and sustainable development plans regarding the management of natural resources and adaptation to climate changes. A rights based approach is the basis for the intervention. The programme amounts to an amount of 49,300,000 SEK for the period March 2017-December 2019. Sida is requested to fund the whole programme. The programme and the assessment was subject to a Quality Assurance committee review on 13th February 2017. Comments and recommendations from this review were incorporated into this assessment.
Objectives
The overall goal of the programme is to contribute to "Better living condition of community [ies] as they increase access to, control over, and sustainable and equitable use of natural resources by poor and marginalised people, including greater resilience to climate change". Three outcomes have been identified to contribute to the goal: - Increased application of more sustainable fisheries, forestry, and land management practices, and greater resilience to climate change by poor and vulnerable target communities; - Increased participation and influence in decision-making processes in order to increase access and control concerning natural resources and climate change by communities in collaboration with duty-bearers; - Enhanced use of Information/Communication Technology for Development and Communication for Development (ICT4D) measures by partner organisations for increasing equitable and sustainable access to and control over natural resources, and greater resilience to climate change.
UN Women Uganda 2020-2023
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UNW has requested support for the implementation of the UN Women Country Office Strategic Plan and Programme 2019-2022 in Uganda. The country programme is aligned with the UNDAF/UNSDCF in Uganda and the national development plan, national legislation and policies for gender equality, and the global UN Women strategy. It focuses on four thematic areas and four areas of organisational effectiveness and efficiency; 1: Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems, 2: Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy, 3: All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence, 4: Women and girls contribute and have a greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience, and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts, and from humanitarian action. • more effective and efficient UN system coordination and strategic partnerships on gender equality and women's empowerment, • Increased engagement of partners in support of UN Women's mandate, • High quality programmes through knowledge, innovation, results-based management and evaluation, • Enhanced organisational effectiveness, with a focus on robust capacity and efficiency at country and project level. Sida provides non-earmarked support to UNW for implementing the programme in Uganda during the period 2020-2023. Several donors are funding UNW's operations in Uganda, primarily with project support.
Objectives
Programme Focus: Impact area 1: Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems • 1.1: Women engage in political institutions and processes. • 1.2: National and Local Plans and budgets are gender responsive • 1.3: Policy and Financial Environment to track GEWE • 1.4: Gender statistics to monitor policies and reporting commitments under SDGs • 1.5: Gender statistics used by different players to inform advocacy, policies and programmes Impact area 2: Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy • 2.1: Public and private procurement is gender responsive, • 2.2: Climate smart agricultural policies are gender responsive and womens land tenure security is increased. Impact area 3: All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence • 3.1: An enabling legislative and policy environment in line with international standards on EVAWG, Womens Access to Justice, and other forms of discrimination is in place and translated into action, • 3.2: Favorable social norms, attitudes and behaviors are promoted at community and individual levels to prevent VAWG and end child marriage, • 3.3: Increased use of available accessible and quality essential services by women and girls who experience violence. Impact area 4: Women and girls contribute and have a greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience, and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and from humanitarian action • 4.1: More commitments on women, peace and security are implemented by GoU and the UN, and more gender equality advocates influence peace and security processes, • 4.2: Women benefit from Humanitarian action in the context of refugee response. ORGANSATIONAL DEVELOPMenTS • More effective and efficient UN system coordination and strategic partnerships on gender equality and women's empowerment, • Increased engagement of partners in support of UN Women's mandate, • High quality programmes through knowledge, innovation, results-based management and evaluation, • Enhanced organisational effectiveness, with a focus on robust capacity and efficiency at country and project level.
OHCHR Cambodia 2017-2020
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Reprogrammed funds to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 The contribution aims to provide support to OHCHR:s entire country programme for Cambodia and is therefore un-earmarked for specific activities. Sweden has supported OHCHR since 1994 through both a global core support and specific supports targeting certain countries. The Swedish core support to OHCHR for 2017 amounts to SEK 55 million. OHCHR was founded in 1993 after decision in the UN General Assembly and has as mandate to ensure the protection of human rights for all. OHCHR works in accordance with UNGA decision 48/141, the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and later international conventions on human rights. The land programme in Cambodia has four main goals: 1) to strengthen international human rights mechanisms; 2) to protect of the democratic space; 3) to combat impunity and strengthen accountability and the rule of law; 4) to integrate human rights in the development and the economic sphere. The contribution is expected to improve the human rights situation in Cambodia. Through observation and reporting OHCHR will make the human rights situation in country visible, they will strive to improve the protection for human rights defenders, and to ensure that legislation are on par with international human rights standards. OHCHR will provide technical assistance and capacity-building support to state institutions and the justice system in order for these to be able to operate in accordance to human rights standards. OHCHR will at the same time work closely together with civil society to improve their knowledge of and inform about the different tools and mechanisms that exists to demand these. Furthermore, OHCHR will work against discrimination and to strengthen rule of law. The proposed support is expected to favour marginalised groups such as indigenous people, people identifying as HBTQ, and contribute to the achievement of gender equality. Women human rights defenders, land rights activists and activists on natural resources constitute special focus groups. Recently the need for support to politically active people has increased. The Swedish contribution to OHCHR is expected to improve access to the justice system for these groups and is also expected to reduce impunity. A new regional support to OHCHR:s field office in Bangkok (PLANit 10836), relating to Asia and the Pacific, was decided on in the beginning of December 2017. OHCHR Bangkok has as one of its assignments to support the field office in Phnom Penh. The latter office has also the possibility to participate in different regional activities. Since October 2017, Sida is financing a Junior Programme Officer to OHCHR Cambodia (PLANit 10560). The planned support to OHCHR is complimented and strengthened by other actors that as well receive Swedish funding. This includes Transparency International Cambodia, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia), UNESCO, as well as the newly finalised support to ILO and H&M. OHCHR is, moreover, in close contact and has a good cooperation with many of the organisation that receives Swedish funding through Forum Syd and Diakonia. The dialogue between Sida and OHCHR has worked well during the previous cooperation phase. OHCHR is considered to be a key actor and important partner to Sweden within the area of human rights. The coordination between OHCHR and other donors is ongoing in Geneva, within the framework of the so-called “Rubens Group”, which consists of like-minded donors and OHCHR, and locally in Cambodia. In 2016 Australia, Japan, Spain, Norway and Sweden provided funding to a Trust Fund that aims to support all activities of the field office. Besides this, OHCHR is receiving funding for specific project – the ongoing support from EU would sort under this final label.
Objectives
OHCHR has a unique mandate to promote and protect all human rights for all people. OHCHR provides assistance, in the form of technical expertise and capacity-development, to support the implementation of international human rights standards on the ground. It assists governments, which bear the primary responsibility for the protection of human rights, to fulfil their obligations, supports individuals to claim their rights and speaks out objectively on human rights violations. The intended outcome of the support to OHCHR in Cambodia is to increase the respect for human rights, to decrease levels of discrimination and impunity and to strengthen accountability and the rule of law. OHCHR will work to improve legislation and its implementation in line with international standards on human rights, it will work to build capacity of both duty bearers and rights holders, and will work to raise awareness and to strengthen protection mechanisms.