Poverty Toolbox

The overall objective of the Swedish development cooperation is “to createpreconditions for better living conditions for people living in poverty and under oppression.”The policy framework for Swedish development cooperation and humanitarianaid states that this objective applies to all development cooperation,regardless of whether it is bilateral, regional, thematic, or channelled throughmultilateral organisations including EU.1 All development cooperation shallcontribute to results that benefit people living in poverty and under oppression. Achieving this objective requires understanding who is living in poverty,how that poverty is experienced and the underlying causes.