Latest funding decisions


28.12.2012

Technical Assistance to Special Needs Education in Ethiopia

The programme aims at strengthening and mainstreaming special needs education/ inclusive education in education sector in Ethiopia.
28.12.2012

Uongozi Institute, II phase

The Institute of African Leadership for Sustainable Development (also known as Uongozi Institute) was founded in 2010 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Institute represents a new strategic cooperation be...
28.12.2012

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27.12.2012

Asian Development Fund AsDF XI

The Asian Development Fund (ADF) offers loans at very low interest rates as well as grants to help reduce poverty in the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) poorest borrowing countries. The ADF XI replen...
27.12.2012

Capacity Building of the Regional Government of Madre de Dios to handle and solve the problems of informal artisanal and small scale mining

The Regional Government of Madre de Dios needs capacity building in administering and coordinating the local mining activities including the fast expanding informal, small scale and artisanal mining. ...
27.12.2012

Central America Security Strategy / Prevention of violence against women in Central America

Support to the Prevention of Violence in Central America as part of the Central American Security Strategy (ESCA)
27.12.2012

Decentralized Forest and other Natural Resources Management Programme

Although Zambia has one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, the poverty rate in rural areas - 77 % in 2011 - has not decreased and the gap between the wealthiest and poorest population is growi...
27.12.2012

E-JUST and VTT capacity building project on developing the knowhow of green technology in ecological urban planning

Egypt-Japan University for Science and Technology and VTT (Technical Research center of Finland) aim to develop the knowhow of E-JUST on the use green technology in ecological urban planning. E-JUST i...
27.12.2012

European Humanities University (EHU)

The European Humanities University (EHU) is a private, non-profit liberal arts university founded in Minsk in 1992. Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the university has been based in Vilnius,...
27.12.2012

General Budget Support III, Zambia

Based on the Finnish Development Policy Programme and the 2010 policy paper on General Budget Support and Sector Budget Support, budget support complements Finland's other development cooperation eff...
27.12.2012

Geological Survey of Finland's support to AGS

Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) strengthens the capabilities of the Afghanistan Geological Survey (AGS) in the prospecting for ore. It has been estimated that Afghanistan has very large potential mi...
27.12.2012

ICI-project between MTT and FCRI to develop agricultural production methods in dry and saline conditions

Egypt's Field Crop Research Institute (FCRI) and MTT Agrifood Research Finland are starting an institutional capacity building project to develop capacity to improve production methods in dry and salin...
27.12.2012

INT/Associate Expert Program

Personal assistance through multilateral channels and building up a Finnish human resource base for international assignments, thus supporting the UN Reform. Finland supports the recruitment of young...
27.12.2012

INT/Framework agreement 2005-2006

Plan Finland is committed to supporting health, education, child protection and resource mobilisation projects in developing countries, raise awareness within Finnish society about child poverty issues...
27.12.2012

Lao/SUFORD-SF Sustainable Forest Development

Finnish support to the forest sector in Lao PDR started in 1995 with the Forest Management and Conservation Project (FOMACOP), which piloted an approach to participatory management of production forest...
27.12.2012

Making agriculture part of the solution to climate change-Building

The project aims at enabling developing countries to better realize the opportunities of climate change mitigation in agriculture while improving food security and increasing resilience of farming syst...
27.12.2012

North-South-South Higher Education Exchange Programme/CIMO

North-South-South - programme is a higher education exchange network programme between Finnish and developing countries' higher education institutions. The goal of the programme is to enhance human cap...
27.12.2012

PALES (Gaza)Pegase

PEGASE is the European mechanism launched in 2008 by the European Commission. The aim of PEGASE was primarily to support the goals of state building by contributing to the aims of the Palestine Reform ...
27.12.2012

Programme planning of Embassy of Finland in Lusaka

Planning and monitoring of the development co-operation programme between Finland and Zambia.
27.12.2012

Reconstruction of Somalia

The support is channeled to Somalia through CDRD (Community-Driven Recovery and Development) co-fund that supports Somali reconstruction and development. Reconstruction and stabilization and capacity b...
27.12.2012

Regional Andean Programme to enhance Weather, Water, Climate Services and Development PRASDES

Andean region countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru) are vulnerable to the effects of climate change due to their geographical position. Extreme weather patterns, floods, drought and so called EN...
27.12.2012

Strengthening National Capacities to Prevent and Address Violence Against Women in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

The project aims at preventing and addressing violence against women as part of UNODC's programme that pomotes reform in crime prevention and criminal justice. By brining gender dimention as an integra...
27.12.2012

Support to the implementation of UN Women's country programme for Kenya

Finland supports the implementation of UN Women's country strategy for Kenya with 1,7 million euros in 2013.
27.12.2012

UN Women

Contribution to UN Women (UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) regular resources. The General Assembly adopted a resolution on 2 July 2010 on system-wide coherence, establishing...
27.12.2012

UN/Development Group Office (UNDGO)

Providing support to the UN Development operations Co-ordination Office UNDOCO (formerly known as UNDGO) for strengthing UN coordination and reform at the country level. UNDOCO aims at enhancing cohere...
27.12.2012

UNESCO Project Promoting Freedem of Expression

The proposed programme aims to support freedom of expression and the role of free, independent and pluralistic media in advancing democratic transition and development, citizen participation, respect ...
21.12.2012

Afghanistan; UNDP; Law and Order Trust Fund (LOTFA)

Finland provides financial support to the Law and Order Trust Fund (LOTFA) established by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2002. LOTFA has been the most important funding channel supp...
21.12.2012

CPR/Justice sector cooperation

Strengthening China's development in the field of rule of law with Chinese judicial sector counterparts in the provinces of Jiangsu and Heilongjiang. The project aims to strenthen China's development i...
21.12.2012

Finnish support to Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC)

Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is a global multi-stakeholder partnership which focuses on improving sanitation and hygiene among the poorest. It works predominantly in rural se...
21.12.2012

Innovation Partnership Programme (IPP), Phase II

In 2010, Vietnam gained a lower middle-income country status due to rapid economic growth, and, by 2020, Vietnam ambitiously aspires to become a modern industrialized country. To achieve this goal it i...
21.12.2012

North-South Entrepreneurship for Development

HK 2010:Tentative activities of the project include: needs assessment of the NCCI regional offices; research and planning related to cultural diversity and innovation policies from the point of view of...
21.12.2012

OECD DAC Peer Review on Finland's development policy and cooperation

OECD DAC Peer Review on Finland's development policy and cooperation
21.12.2012

Support to EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF)

Finland supports the Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership under its Action Area 4: Technology, Innovation and Capacity Development which aims at developing the nex...
21.12.2012

URT/Poverty Reduction Budget Support Facility

To support the implementation of Tanzanian National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA, MKUZA) with General Budget Support (GBS).
19.12.2012

NA/Promoting Women Entrepreneurship (PWEN)

The objective of the project is to strengthen the women's entrepreneurship and this way the women's position in the society. The aim of the project is also to create jobs and to reduce poverty in the c...
19.12.2012

Project planning and follow up in Andean Region countries

Project follow up and evaluations in the Andean Region programs 2013-2014.
18.12.2012

Strengthening the efficiency of funding policy

Strengthening the efficiency of funding policy in development financing institutions, administrative costs. Finland also chairs the ”Leading Group for Innovative Financing Mechanisms” during 2012-13.
18.12.2012

Support to the Human Rights and Business (IHRB)

The premise of the Institute´s work is that economic, ecological and social sustainability needs to be underpinned by respect for the inherent dignity of humankind and the rights embodied in the Univer...
17.12.2012

INGO/International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims

The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRTC) is a health-based umbrella organisation that supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and the prevention of torture worldwide. ...
17.12.2012

KV.RAH.LAIT/Partnership agreement IDB

Finnish Technical Assistance Fund includes fifnancing innovative studies and technical co-operation in the fields of education, health, social wellbeing and productivity, good governance, forestry and ...
17.12.2012

Support for Delhi Sustainable Development Summit

The DSDS organized by TERI is one of the most significant annual conferences on sustainable development. The high-level conference, which gives considerable emphasis on climate issues in developing cou...
17.12.2012

Support to the Open Aid Partnership in 2012

Finland joined the World Bank Institute administered Open Aid Partnership in 2011 in Busan. The Partnership aims at ensuring that information on all ODA funded projects and their objectives will be op...
17.12.2012

Water and Sanitation Sustainability Programme for Small Towns, Sustainability Phase (WSPST III)

The purpose of WSPST is that safe potable water supply and wastewater services to satisfy the needs of urban population and economic activities in Programme towns are provided on sus-tainable basis. T...
17.12.2012

World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme ESMAP

Established in 1983, the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) is a global, multidonor technical assistance trust fund administered by the World Bank and cosponsored by 12 official bilate...
12.12.2012

Enhancing capacity of developing countries to undertake climate action

South Center is a think-tank founded by developing countries governments. The SC's project's broad objective to strengthen the capacity of developing countries at two levels: 1. At the national level, ...
11.12.2012

INT/AfDB-consulting fund

Finland's bilateral fund at the African Development Bank
7.12.2012

Black Sea Peacebuilding Network

This initiative is a continuation project that engages leading think-tanks and NGOs from Armenia, Moldova, Georgia and Azerbaijan to motor a Black Sea regional network on peacebuilding with linkages at...
7.12.2012

Black Sea Peacebuilding Network

This initiative is a continuation of a project that engages leading think-tanks and NGOs from the region and CMI in a Black Sea regional network on peacebuilding. The project has already enabled a soli...
7.12.2012

Facilitating Inter-ethnic statebuilding dialogue for building conf

The project will contribute to the peaceful reformation of South Sudan´s statehood after the independence. This is to be achieved through a bottom-up process for confedence building dialogue surroundin...
7.12.2012

Facilitating Inter-ethnic statebuilding dialogue for building conf

The project will contribute to the peaceful reformation of South Sudan´s statehood after the independence. This is to be achieved through a bottom-up process for confedence building dialogue surroundin...
7.12.2012

Governance out of a Box – Population Registration in Liberia

This application builds on the initial project for GooB which received support for 2009 to 2011 and seeks additional funding for only 1 year. The overall objective of the project is to improve the gove...
7.12.2012

International and multidisciplinary training program in global health

The project addresses uneven global distribution of health. Successful progress in global health development, e.g. achievement of the health related UN Millenium Development Goals, requires that respon...
7.12.2012

LIR/Support to CSA in strenghtening planning capacity of the Liberian

The aim of this project is to improve the planning capacity of Liberian public administration through the application of EA-methodology tool. In the preparatory phase CMI and CSA will meet with differe...
7.12.2012

MA/Supporting state-civil society in Morocco

CMI suggests to offer a support mechanism for participatory assessment of the causes of conflict and determination of appropriate policy responses to the Moroccan state and civil society actors. This m...
7.12.2012

Mediation and gender based iolence

The absence of women from peace negotiations and insufficient expertise on gender-based violence (GBV) in peace mediation teams limit the success of peace processes. In 2010, CMI and the West Africa Ne...
7.12.2012

Mediation and gender based violence

The purpose of the project is to increase professional practice in addressing gender based violence in peace building processes with geographic focus on West Africa. Through collection and analysis of ...
7.12.2012

PS/Promoting Palestinian Dialogue and Consensus

The project aims to promote consensus and sustainable unity among Palestinians from across the political, geographic and social spectrum through structured dialogue producing concrete instruments and m...
7.12.2012

Resolving ethnic conflict in Burma: Arakan State

The Muslim Rohingyas of Burma’s western Arakan State must count as one of the most deprived, abused and repressed peoples in the world. Denied citizenship, they are officially stateless – without home...
7.12.2012

Strengthening the planning capacity of the Liberian Public Administration (Phase II)

The project continues the work of the first phase (2011-2012) of the project which aim is support the Liberian governance reform planning. During 2011 and 2012 the Governance Architecture (GA) model ha...
7.12.2012

Supporting subnational approaches of political reintegration in Af

CMI is seeking for possibilities to facilitate a dialogue process with structured groups of representatives from different sections of Afghan society, who may not have yet had their say in defining the...
7.12.2012

Supporting subnational approaches of political reintegration in Af

CMI is seeking for possibilities to facilitate a dialogue process with structured groups of representatives from different sections of Afghan society, who may not have yet had their say in defining the...
7.12.2012

Supporting Yemeni National Dialogue and Confidence Building

Within a context of political transition in Yemen, CMI facilitates an informal nation-wide dialogue among all key Yemeni political groupings. Overall, the project aims to support inclusive national dia...
7.12.2012

TN/Supporting state-civil society

CMI suggests to offer a support mechanism for participatory assessment of causes of conflicts and discussion on as well as development of appropriate, joint policy responses to the Tunisia state and ci...
7.12.2012

YEM/Supporting State-Tribe Dialogue

The goal is to stabilise the country through strengthening the government and involving civil society. This is done by opening a state-tribal dialogue and this way enhancing mutual trust. CMI and PY ma...
4.12.2012

EU/ Economic empowerment of young women

The overall objective of the project is to enhance young women's economic empowerment and fulfilment of their rights in Indonesia. The actions focus on narrowing the gender gaps not only in economic te...
4.12.2012

EU/Chivi Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Project - CHIWASH

The project will be implemented in the Chivi disctrict of Masvingo province in Zimbabwe. The main objective is to improve the health status of the beneficiaries as a result of decreased prevalence of d...
4.12.2012

EU/Closing the Gap: Community-based Potato Project/Fida International

The overall objective of this project is to contribute to the stabilization process of food production and access to food in food insecure regions in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The DPRK has...
4.12.2012

EU/Mobilizing Youth for Gender Equality in Politics

Discrimination and unequal share of power are considered the major bottleneck for democracy in Nepal. Discrimination has restricted women and members of other marginalized groups from equal access to t...
4.12.2012

INGO/PANOS Network

The MFA supports Panos Network, consisting of 8 regional Institutes. They use communication partnerships to enhance sustainable development and eradication of poverty and work with media to promote par...
4.12.2012

INT/New form of cultural and media co-operation

Cultural projects in developing countries are meant to complete the Finnish aid to developing countries and diversify the means of development aid. The aim of cultural exchange is to advance cooperatio...
4.12.2012

Nairobi Embassy Planning Funds

Planning funds will be used i.a.for the preparation and monitoring of the Kenya development cooperation programme and to the training related to development cooperation
4.12.2012

Programme planning

Planning of the Kenyan development co-operation
3.12.2012

INT/Save the Children Finland

Save the Children fights for children´s rights worldwide. Save the Children Finland focuses on children´s right to survival and development, child protection from any form of discrimination and differe...
3.12.2012

Kehyssopimus/Suomen World Vision

- Community based development with special care given to the children´s problems. - Aid in emergency situations to help people affected by conflicts or disasters - The promotion of justice that looks f...
3.12.2012

Ministry for Foreing Affairs of Finlands accession as member of U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Center

U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Center serves its partner agencies and the needs of the member countries development personnel in anti-corruption work. U4 provides counseling services, materials and traini...
30.11.2012

INT/UNCTAD Trust Funds for Research and Technical Assistance

Helping developing countries in various aspects to integrate into the world economy and trade. The three pillars of UNCTAD's work are: 1) intergovernmental negotiations; 2) research, policy analysis an...
30.11.2012

Supporting the work of a gender adviser at the regional Office

Finland has started supporting the work of a gender adviser at the regional Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights OHCHR located in Beirut in year 2010. Adviser's work aims to enhance and por...
30.11.2012

UNIDIR, Supporting UNIDIR's activities related to development countries

Finland’s Development Policy Programme states that there is no development without security. The Programme outlines that Finland promotes human rights, democracy and responsible society by participatin...
29.11.2012

INT/Fund of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme UN

UNODC is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. Established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for Internatio...
28.11.2012

INT/Further Education Course on Sustainable Communities

The Ministry has been funding the Sustainable Communities course that has been organized by the Aalto University in collaboration with UN-HABITAT. Due to the change of the legal status of Finnish unive...
27.11.2012

Capacity Building for Emission Measurements in Uruguay VTT/LATU

The relevance of the emission measurement development need is increasing with the various pulp mill plants existing and planned in Uruguay. There is a lack of capacity at the national level in Uruguay ...
27.11.2012

Finnish Red Cross

National contribution to an EU-funded project. The project focuses on regional disaster preparedness activities in Caribbean. The project aim is to reduce the number of deaths, injuries and impact from...
26.11.2012

Drak Tsho East Vocational Training Centre for the Disabled

In the second phase of the project the intention is to focus on sustainability. The main acitivities are the education of teachers and their salaries, evolving the sponsoring programme, advocacy work a...
26.11.2012

Empowering the young by art in El Alto, Bolivia

The project aims at increasing the wellbeing of the young indigenous people who have moved from rural areas to the city of El Alto, and raising issues of rural-urban migration to improve cultural equal...
26.11.2012

Functional literacy and language training for adult refugees at Nakivale refugee settlement

Main goal of the project is to decline poverty among 60 000 refugees in Nakivale settlement. Low education level and illiteracy that are common among refugees. Inflict poverty by low self-esteem and l...
26.11.2012

Support for investigative journalism in Nicaragua

In Nicaragua environmental trade-related problems have been increasing last years nationwide.Many projects presented by the government, like building an inter-oceanic canal or giving concessions to exp...
26.11.2012

Supporting Democracy and Peace-Building through Investigative Journalism in Nepal

Supporting Democracy and Peace-building through Investigative Journalism in Nepal has been a two year project (2010-2011/12), jointly implemented by CIJ Nepal and Vikes Finland. Investigative journ...
26.11.2012

SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-HIMALAYAN REGION OF INDIA - Phase II

The continuation project is based on the results of the pilot project of the year 2011 -2012. In this on-going project the focus is on women as it has been seen that it is the women who have taken res...
26.11.2012

Sustainable livelihoods for farmers in Sulawesi

The Sustainable Livelihoods for Farmers in Sulawesi –project will be carried out by the Student Union of the University of Helsinki and Payo-Payo in 2013-2015. The project is the continuation of a prev...
26.11.2012

Training and support for urban refugees in Kampala

The development problem that the project aims to alleviate is poverty defined as lack of certain minimal or basic capacities needed for generating human well-being. The overall objective of the project...
26.11.2012

Twinning Programme for School Milk and Women's Dairy in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

The twinning programme in Kilimanjaro supports the school milk-campaign in primary schools in Machame village and development of Kalali Women’s Dairy. The region has suffered for dryness like the East ...
26.11.2012

VIET/Self-management and development in villages in Vietnam

To strengthen, expand and monitor the project for strengthening local democracy with an aim to improve living conditions and enhance democracy in the villages. PROJECT CONTINUATION 2013-15: Village ...
22.11.2012

MOPAN; establishing permanent secretariat

Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network MOPAN was created in 2002 as a network of donor countries with a common interest to monitor and asess the work and performance of Multilateral O...
22.11.2012

MOPAN; establishing permanent secretariat

Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network MOPAN was created in 2002 as a network of donor countries with a common interest to monitor and asess the work and performance of Multilateral O...
22.11.2012

Support to United Nations Mine Action Service

Core and programme funding to UNMAS (framework agreement).
19.11.2012

FIDIDA partnership agreement

The Finnish Disability and Development Partnership, FDDP, is a joint programme of the Finnish Disabled People’s International Development Association FIDIDA and its member organisations. The seven memb...
19.11.2012

INT/Abilis-foundation

2013-2015: During the forthcoming funding period Abilis Foundation will continue the implementation of the grant making mechanism, Foundation’s successful and main activities since late 1990’s. The pri...
19.11.2012

INT/Support of environment movements in developing countries

Siemenpuu Foundation supports civil society organisations in developing countries working for environmental protection and global dialogue. The Foundation has provided project funding since 2002. Finan...
19.11.2012

INT/Support to Human Rights

KIOS promotes the realisation of human rights work of NGOs in developing countries as human rights are defined in the human rights treaties and instruments of the United Nations and the Councilof Europ...
19.11.2012

INT/Support to Service center for development cooperation

Financing agreement of the Finnish development NGOs' umbrella organisation Kepa. Kepa's work during the new programme cycle 2013-15 concentrates on three areas: 1. Influencing political decision-ma...
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