A hand-drawn richshaw wallah stands beside an old Ambassador taxi on Madan Street. Photo: Martin Roemers/Panos
 
Private sector

Business for Development

The private sector drives innovation, investments and growth and plays a crucial role in development. To cooperate with the private sector is therefore important for Sida. That is done through our programme Business for Development (B4D).

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G2i2 - Summit, Global green inclusive innovation conference

G2i2 - Summit, Global green inclusive innovation conference, Bangalore India, 25-26 October. Development Cooperation to 2025 from Panel of International Development Ministries. Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Director General of Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
Innovations Against Poverty Photo: IAP

Innovations against poverty, IAP

Innovations Against Poverty attracted well over 230 companies when the second application round came to a close end of November. Through the programme, companies can get financial support and advice on inclusive business models.

Examples
Women workers in the garment industry in Bangladesh stand up for their human rights. Photo: Swedwatch/Amy Helene Johansson

Cooperation with the private sector

According to the Principles for Child Rights and Business, companies are committed to promote education as one solution to the problem of child labour. These children attend school in Cote d'Ivoire. Photo: Laurent Duvillier

Ten business principles will safeguard children’s interests

Save the Children is promoting ten principles that will help the business sector look at their work through a children’s rights lens. Companies impact children on many levels – in the workplace, through their supply chain, in the market place and at the community level.

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
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