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Partner Driven Cooperation

Our work with Partner Driven Cooperation is based on the partners own initiatives and mutual interest in cooperating. In a long run the cooperation leads to a positive development for people who lives in poverty.

The bilateral cooperation strategies end in 2013

December 2013 is the last month of the bilateral cooperation strategies with the seven selective countries. No new country-specific strategies are planned. The budget bill states, however, that some parts of partner driven cooperation will continute, but it is still uncler how.

Close Partnership Develops Two Cities
Partnership poster Photo: Books build bridges

Many links between Sweden and South Africa date back to the struggle against apartheid. In the late 1990s, two cities deepened their relations and commenced long-term cooperation with support from Sida. Today, Gothenburg and Nelson Mandela Bay enjoy a lively cooperation that benefits development on many different fronts in both cities.

Contact

Do you have an idea for a collaboration, but need to know how to start? Please contact our country team and we will help you.

Cooperation improves care of sick children in Vietnam and Sweden

Lund University Hospital has commenced a six-year collaboration with a children’s hospital in northern Vietnam. The objective is to develop care so that more children in the region can survive severe cancer conditions. At the same time, Swedish doctors and nurses are gaining unique knowledge on paediatric care and research in another country.

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?

Camilita har utbildat sig till webdesigner på en skola för ungdomar från Nairobis slumområden. Sida arbetar i Kenya med urban utveckling, för att skapa bättre villkor för de fattiga i slummen. Photo: Sven Torfinn/Panos
FAQ

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Sida's publications
Newspapers Photo: Helena Landstedt

Publications database

Search our publications database to find reports, evaluations, country strategies and much more.