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Current topics and events 2012

List of stories and events at Sida 2012

current topics
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Successful development policy reduces poverty in Rwanda

The poverty level in Rwanda has decreased from 56.7 to 44.9 per cent in the last five years and the extreme income poverty has gone down to 24 per cent. This means that Rwanda has reached its national target for poverty reduction, and the country’s exceptional development can rather be compared to that of China and Thailand than to its African neighbouring states.
Current topics
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Fighting Corruption in Public Services - Chronicling Georgia's reforms

Ten years ago corruption was frequent in Georgia. Through dedicated efforts, certain public services today are considered basically free of corruption. Representatives from the World Bank presented the success story and a new book on this theme at a seminar held at Sida.
current topics
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Africa – developing or lacking progress?

Private sector is an important driving force for a faster development in Africa. But for the growth to take off the same way as it did in Asia, it’s crucial to invest in entrepreneurship, as well as to free oneself from old systems.

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