Flyktingar som återvänt till Burundi efter många år i exil i Tanzania, sitter och samtalar utanför ett transitläger i Makambaprovinsen. Photo: Jean Pierre Aime Harerimana/Reuters/Scanpix
 
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Peace organization extends influence

The South African peace organization ACCORD has become a respected regional player within conflict resolution and prevention. Sida is supporting the organization in its attempts to contribute to sustainable peace and development in Africa.
Val i Malawi 2009. Photo: Electoral Institute for Southern Africa (EISA)
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Hope for democracy as regional organizations grow stronger

Holding legitimate and fair elections in the African countries is an important key to democracy. South African democracy organization EISA has been working to create legitimate election processes in Africa since 1996.
Mita visar klänningen hon har gjort själv. Photo: GRM International
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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.
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Innovations Against Poverty Programme

Innovations Against Poverty programme is a new funding opportunity for entrepreneurs who fight poverty through innovation. The three-year-programme is an initiative by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Through the programme, companies can get financial support and advice on inclusive business models.

A health worker in the Gambia investigat​ing the effect of using insecticid​e-treated bednets. Photo: WHO/TDR/Li​ndsay

Research with Swedish support wins prize

The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases administered by the World Health Organization wins this year's Gates Award for Global Health. Sweden, through Sida's research cooperation, is involved in the activities and has contributed with financial support from the beginning.

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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.

support to the civil society Photo: Julio Pantoja/World Bank

How Sida supports civil society organisations.

Sida's financial support for civil society organisations (CSOs) amounts to SEK 1.2 billion for 2010. It is channelled through Swedish framework organisations and their respective development partners.

Men collecting mussels Photo: Knud Falk/Sida

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