Invitation to Civil Society Organisations for Partnership with Sida

Invitation to Civil Society Organisations for Partnership with Sida

Important Dates:

• Post Date: May 14, 2024
• Deadline Date: May 27, 2024

Donor Name: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

Grant Size: Not Available

Category: Grant

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is inviting civil society organisations (CSOs) to submit their expression of interest for partnership and funding opportunities starting 2025.

Purpose and Objectives:

• Through this call for expression of interest, Sida initiates a process which aims to ensure that the objectives of the Strategy for Sweden’s Development Cooperation with Civil Society (the CSO Strategy) are met.
• Purpose: Strengthen civil society organisations in developing countries, enhancing their opportunity and capacity to create better living conditions for people living in poverty and oppression.
• Objectives:
  1. Strengthened Capacity of Civil Society in Developing Countries:
     • Increased capacity for civil society and its target groups in matters concerning democracy, human rights, rule of law, gender equality, free market and property rights, accountability, tolerance, anti-corruption, and/or peace and security.
     • Increased effectiveness, local anchoring, and transparency of civil society actors.
  2. An Enabling Environment for Civil Society in Developing Countries:
     • Strengthened space for an independent and pluralistic civil society.
     • Improved conditions for dialogue and collaboration within civil society, and between civil society and other actors.
     • Improved conditions for civil society actors to act independently and diversify their financing.

Eligibility Criteria:

• The call is open to civil society organisations conducting long-term development cooperation relevant to the objectives in the current Swedish strategy for development cooperation with civil society.
• Eligible Categories of CSOs:
  • Organisations based and operating directly in countries eligible for official development assistance (ODA countries).
  • Organisations forwarding funds to civil society actors in ODA countries.
  • Organisations not based in an ODA country and focusing on the strategy objective "an enabling environment for civil society in developing countries".

Requirements:

• CSOs must submit their expression of interest through Sida’s digital form.
• Organisations can at most be included in two different expressions of interest.
• For organisations that are part of the same global or international federation, only one organisation can pass the first step of the evaluation process.
• Organisations outside ODA countries must be able to contribute with own funding corresponding to 15 per cent of Sida's contribution. For organisations forwarding funds this must amount to a minimum of USD 500 000.

For more information, visit Sida: Invitation to Civil Society Organisations for Partnership with Sida