Countries and regions

Programmes and projects

Read more about some of our programmes and projects in Sudan.

Programmes and projects
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

I voted for the first time in my life

It was a great feeling and very emotional for me, because women in our country have not previously been allowed to vote. So says Zainab on the referendum held in early 2011 with support from Sida.
Programmes and projects
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Corruption harms the whole of society

In Africa's youngest nation, South Sudan, corruption is rife; Government funds disappear and pensions and wages are not paid out as they should be. This affects salaried employees such as Arsenio Beda Ladu, teacher at Buluk Primary School in Juba.
Programmes and Projects
Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Theatre plays and advice encourages women voters

UN Women, which Sida supports, was working on many fronts to highlight women’s rights in conjunction with the election, and to get women to run as candidates and to go to the ballot box. Gender advisors and theatre plays were two ways of achieving this target.
programmes and projects
Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The Church contributes to peace in Sudan

Religious associations can play a key role in a peace process. One example is Sudan, where the country’s Christian Council is working to overcome religious and ethnic opposition between different groups.

Girl from Amhara
Photo: Johan Bergqvist/Sida

Report on Sida's results: Democracy, Human Rights and Human Rights based approach

A shortened version of Sida's Results Appendix to our Annual Report 2011. Describes results of activities focusing mainly on democratic development and greater respects for human rights as well as how the human rights approach is applied.

Results for Justice and Development 2011

Abdallah Muhammed, Kenya
Photo: Linda Essner

People first

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.

Share their stories

International Training Programmes

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.

Procurement