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Programmes and projects

Read more about some of our programmes and projects in Bangladesh
  • Programmes and projects
    Tuesday, November 13, 2012

    With power to change

    Fahima Begum Rupa lives with her husband and two sons in the village of Digarkanda in north-eastern Bangladesh on a small farm with four houses. Everything is neat and tidy, exuding a simple prosperity. Behind the house are the cows that Fahima bought with the help of a microloan.

  • Programmes and Projects
    Wednesday, September 19, 2012

    The Watchdog, Whistleblower and Lantern

    Swedwatch seeks to minimise the negative footprint of businesses with funding from the seven member organisations, Sida’s Business for Development Programme and the EU. The aim is to contribute to poverty reduction and sustainability, and to a positive impact on the private sector through research connected to human rights and the environment.

  • programmes and projects
    Thursday, November 17, 2011

    Common donor fund will assist Bangladesh to adapt

    To meet the threat of climate change, Bangladesh launched a national strategy and action plan 2009. A multi donor climate change fund will help the government to implement the ten-year plan and Sweden will be contributing SEK 90 million.

  • Programmes and projects
    Wednesday, September 21, 2011

    The children now look forward to going to school

    The children at Kazipur Primary School love their school. Now there are teachers in place, clean water in the well and toilets. The solution is active citizenship. The school results speak for themselves.

  • Programmes and projects
    Tuesday, March 02, 2010

    New ways to understand poor people's situation

    Sida and other players in Bangladesh have discovered new ways of gaining a genuine understanding of poor people’s situation. Every year, researchers go out and live with local families and gather information about the way they live.

  • Programmes and Projects
    Tuesday, September 01, 2009

    Fast improvements for women

    Hans Rosling describes "the miracle in Bangladesh" of the last 30 years. Things are improving quickly compared with many countries that became modernized early on.

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.

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.

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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

Questions and Answers

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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