Type
Governmental agency providing technical assistance and funding throughout the world.
Brief Overview
Sida is a government agency of the country of Sweden with over 650 employees. Sida channels its resources through NGOs, multilateral cooperation, and the EU, among others and is interested in promoting the idea of “international development cooperation” to replace the one-sided giving indicated by the term “assistance.” Supporting over 2,000 projects in over 100 countries (over 20 of them are specially designated as target countries), Sida seeks to create partnerships with companies, popular movements, organizations, universities, and government agencies for its development projects. Sida’s geographic focus is on countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe.
Contact Information
website: http://www.sida.org
address:
Sida
105 25 Stockholm
Sweden
telephone: (+46) 8 698 50 00
fax: (+46) 8 20 88 64
e-mail: info@sida.se