The fight against poverty in Kenya is making progress, albeit slowly. The effects of recent economic improvements have helped many people, though not the poorest. By expanding our cooperation, we want to contribute to a fairer society for the many poor in East Africa’s most important economy.
A fire tragedy in the Sinai slum of Nairobi on August 12, 2011 has put sharp focus on the rapid and unplanned growth of Kenyan urban centres. Around 95 people have so far died in the accident. Sweden is one of the major donors to the urban sector in Kenya, with a total funding of approximately SEK 222 over three years. Swedish support consists of three programmes that together address core challenges in urban development.
Openaid.se is a web-based information service about Swedish aid built on open government data. Here you can follow when, to whom and for what purposes aid funds have been disbursed, and with what results.
Sweden Abroad is the web site for Swedish Diplomatic Missions abroad. Please follow the link underneath in order to find contact details to the Embassy.
Newsfeed from BBC on Africa.
Openaid.se is a web-based information service about Swedish aid built on open government data. The data is published according to the international IATI-standard, which means that it is freely available and compatible with data from other countries and donors.
We are committed to enabling people to get a better life. The individual person is always the focus of our work. Here you will meet some people involved in Swedish development assistance. Let them explain how their situation has changed.
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Q&A about procurement at Sida. What regulations apply? What if I submit after the deadline? How do I know what documents are required?
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As part of Sida's work with capacity and institutional development Sida offers international training programmes (ITP) for participants from low-and middle-income countries in priority areas. ITP's methodology takes account of the desire to develop and reform that the participants' organization have expressed in their application to the program.
