Objectives monitored by OECD


3.6.2013

MIDA Health Northern Somalia (phase 3)

The aim of the project is to strengthen the health sector in Northern Somalia by developing its human resources. Health services have collapsed in Somalia due to almost 20 years of civil war and also t...
3.6.2013

Promoting Modernisation of Hydro-meteorological Services in Vietnam - Phase II

Increased capacity of the National Hydro-Meteorological service of Vietnam NHMS to produce new and improved weather service and products to public and private users. The project will improve the capaci...
3.6.2013

Support for implementation of Post 2015 activities

The purpose of this intervention is to enable Finland to participate to the follow-up of the Rio +20 outcomes including the preparation of sustainable development goals (SDGs). The required funding w...
31.5.2013

KIR/Community-based action against smoking in Chui, Kyrgyztan 2011-201

The number of smokers has increased fast in Kyrgyzstan, as well as in other low- and middle income countries because the international tobacco industry focuses its marketing efforts to countries where ...
31.5.2013

UNRWA Summer Fun Weeks

Summer Games 2013 will build on the success of the previous Summer Games programmes - achieved despite the myriad challenges - organised since 2007, and offer children in Gaza a series of educational a...
30.5.2013

Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative / African Knowledge Exchange - AKE

GESCI is assisting Ministries of Education and other relevant ministries in developing countries on planning and implementation of educational strategies on ICT and Inclusive Knowledge Society. GESCI i...
29.5.2013

Support for Earth Negotiations Bulletin

International Institute for Sustainable Development writes and publishes the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). The ENB is a reporting service for environment and development negotiations. The ENB prov...
28.5.2013

Conflict Resolution in Southern Thailand

The conflict in Southern Thailand is entering a critical phase. Violence is on the increase but so are efforts to bring peace. For the first time since the re-emergence of the conflict in 2004, the Tha...
27.5.2013

UNRWA/Yleisavustus

Core funding to UNRWA.
23.5.2013

Strengthening the capacity of Nepal Scouts

Nepal is a country with a history of conflict, lack of education and rule by the few. Our project aims to tackle these issues by strengthening the capacity of a local youth organization - Nepal Scou...
23.5.2013

Sustainable Use of Forest Resources

The aim of the project is to enhance the environmental awareness and the condition of environment in Guinea. The purpose is to reduce and strengthen the use of wood and forests as well as improve the c...
22.5.2013

AIDS control Mumbai

The project aims at combatting epidemic of AIDS amongst sex workers in Mumbai, India. It provides free healthcare, medicines and condomes to prostitutes. Sex workers are empowered through capacitating ...
22.5.2013

Developing of the degree of self-sufficiency in the children's home

Developing of the degree of self-sufficiency in the children´s homes of Misericordia en Accion in Colombia. These two children´s homes shall also be the future models for other children´s homes in the ...
22.5.2013

Development and Dissemination of Improved Pyrolytic Stove

Food security and access to energy are development issues that will probably be affected by climate change. The project develops anila pyrolytic stove which could use biomass efficiently and produce bi...
22.5.2013

Dry Sanitation improvement programme for Zambia

Aims: improve environmental sanitation through use of dry toilets and waste management; improve water sources for clean household water; improve health conditions; develop organic home gardening. Activ...
22.5.2013

Dry Sanitation Project in Msunduza Township

Aims: improve environmental sanitation through use of dry toilets and waste management; improve health conditions; develop organic home gardening. Activities: building dry toilets in public places, sch...
22.5.2013

Improving livelih and environm by rainwater harvesting in Mwanga

Aim: increased use of rainwater harvesting and small-scale drip irrigation in rural drylands for fruits and firewood; improved livelihoods, particularly of women and children, through diversified incom...
22.5.2013

Mtwara: Community water supply project

Aim: improve access to potable water and sanitation services; improve health conditions, reduce poverty; strengthen the operation of water committees. Activities: baseline study of present situation; i...
22.5.2013

Natural Forest Protection

The project aims at developing a method to protect natural forests in Madagaskar, where deforestation and forest fragmentation are problems. Forest restoration and creation of buffer zones by planting ...
22.5.2013

Natural Forest Protection

The project aims at developing a method to protect natural forests in Madagaskar, where deforestation and forest fragmentation are problems. Forest restoration and creation of buffer zones by planting ...
22.5.2013

Nepal tourism, outdoor and environment development project

Aims: sustainable development (including social, economic and environmental sustainability) of trekking related tourism in selected areas of Katmandu Valley (Dhulikhel); increase of environmental aware...
22.5.2013

Organisational Capacity Building for Environmental Education and Community Development

The project has two goals: to strengthen the organisational capacity of Green Living Movement Swaziland (GLM Swaziland) and to increase knowledge on environmental issues in the cooperation communities....
22.5.2013

Protection of biodiversity, livelihood and ecological functions

Aims: conservation of natural tropical forests in heart of Borneo; diversified livelihood of local forest dependent communities through sustainable community based forest management; development of for...
22.5.2013

Reducing poverty in Nepal, through innovative and equitable carbon fin

Aim: To establish functional and equitable carbon financing programme in place based on avoided deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) for climate change mitigation; enhance knowledge and scienti...
22.5.2013

Sustainable sanitation improvement for Madimba, Lusaka

Aims: improve environmental sanitation in a peri-urban area through use of dry toilets and waste management; improve health conditions; provide drinking water. Activities: building dry toilets in publi...
21.5.2013

MZ/Youth livelihood and participation

The aim of the project is to reduce urban poverty of vulnerable youth in Chamanculo through access to training and employment, to improve equal ooportunities to primary education, to promote youth part...
20.5.2013

Developing nursery and primary education in Yala District

Project aim is to improve basic education in Yala district where there are a lot of school drop-outs. There is a danger of social exclusion particularly for girls and other groups which have lower soci...
20.5.2013

INGO/International union of forest research organizations (IUFRO)

support to the UN forest policy process (UNFF), UNFCCC, UNCCD and CBD by providing scientific information and knowledge as well as supporting developing countries in capacity building.
20.5.2013

Institutional Cooperation between Finland and Nepal in meteorological services; 2nd Phase

The Finnish Meteorological Institute has carried out institutional cooperation (ICI) with the Nepalese counterpart Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) during 2010-2012. The second phase of th...
20.5.2013

Planning: Bhutan, ICI Meteorology Sector Cooperation

Planning phase: Finnish-Bhutanese Project for Improved capacity of the Government of Bhutan to respond to the increased risks related to climate change.
20.5.2013

Trade and Development / UN Global Compact; Contribution to the Global Compact trust Fund in 2013

UN Global Compact (UNGC) is a global corporate leaders’ initiative, launched by the UN Secretary-General in 2000, which aims at transforming the business world to operate, both in developed and develop...
20.5.2013

Traditional System of Medicine for Community Health and Livelihood Security

In face of onslaught of modern medicine, which is inaccessible to poor communities, it is necessary to revive the multi-tiered, interactive, interdisciplinary, eco-sensitive and vegetation-based health...
20.5.2013

UN Women; Developing Afghanistan's National Action Plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and Related Resolutions

The Project supplements support to Afghanistan and Finland Twinning Cooperation started in 2010 in preparation of Afghanistan's National Action plan on UNSCR 1325. The project will be implemented by th...
20.5.2013

Village Community Empowerment Phase II

Village Community Empowerment Phase II continues the awareness and advocacy work with underprivileged Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the rural communities of Bijoliya, Rajasthan. The project ...
15.5.2013

Evaluation of the Finland's support to the Higher Education Institutions - North-South-South and HEI ICI

The evaluation focuses on Finland's support to Higher Education Institutions and includes the evaluation of North-South-South programme (NSS) and the Higher Education Institutions Institutional Coopera...
15.5.2013

MN/Forming and training community groups in order to improve economic

This project aims to improve communities' scope fro action through community groups and increase the incomes of the community group members and their families in Songinkhairkhan district of Ulaanbaatar...
15.5.2013

Sinsibere – Combating desertification with women’s sustainable livelihoods

The Sinsibere project supports the women in rural communities South of Bamako to develop their resilience to climate change and to protect their environment. This is done by supporting alternative sour...
15.5.2013

WHO, 8th Global Conference on Health Promotion in Helsinki 10-14 June 2013, support for participants from Least Developed Countries

Finland in hosting the 8th WHO Global Conference on health promotion in Helsinki 10 - 14 June 2013. The aim of the Conference is to promoto cross-sectional cooperation for health promotion in accordanc...
14.5.2013

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.
13.5.2013

NAI Planning funds for Somalia

Planning funds will be used for planning, project preparation and monitoring the development cooperation in Somalia. The funds enable Embassy to also participate more actively in international discussi...
8.5.2013

Support for Trade Mark East Africa

Support to Trade Mark East Africa, which is a non-profit Aid for Trade institution.
7.5.2013

Promotion of the work concerning democracy, good governance and stability of the eastern partnership of the EU

The focus of the Wider European initiative (WEI) 2014 - 2017 is the promotion of human rights and a democratic and responsible society. This objective is pursued a by supporting the thematic block of d...
6.5.2013

Strengthening East African political and economical integration

Support to EAC (East African Community) Partnership Fund. EAC is an organisation between governments of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
26.4.2013

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

UNDCP is charged with the responsibility of coordinating and leading United Nations drug control activities.
26.4.2013

Programme planning, Sub-Saharan Africa

Allocation for Regional Programme Planning will be used for project preparation, conducting of studies, seminar arrangements, travel costs related to prgramme monitoring and sectoral seminars. The fun...
25.4.2013

Drug Rehabilitation

Drug Rehabilitation in Senegal. Eliminating the social problems caused by drug use. PROJECT CONTINUATION 2013-15: Drug Rehabilitation Model, Sopi Jikko project The aim of the project Sopi Jikko is ...
25.4.2013

INT/Food Aid; unallocated

General contribution to World Food Programme for 2013.
25.4.2013

INT/WIDER-Institute

Research of the global development issues, obligations of the Host Government Agreement and support for the research work. The UN General Assembly formally adopted the Charter of the UNU in 1973. The...
24.4.2013

UNU-WIDER twinning with AERC

Englanniksi: UNU-WIDER has established a twinning partnership with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), based in Nairobi, Kenya. The purpose of the partnership is to promote collaboration b...
23.4.2013

ERITT/Partiotoiminnan kapasiteetin vahvistaminen Afrikan alueella

Strenthening the capacity of the Africa Ccout Region.
23.4.2013

Visits to Finland by journalists from developing countries

The project aims at identifying opportunities to invite journalists from developing countries to participate in courses, seminars and individual press tours to fulfill the objectives described above. T...
19.4.2013

Capacity Building for Disaster Prevention in Rural Maya Communities

Reduction of impacts of natural catastrophes and creation of systematic crisis prevention and disaster preparedness in the area.
18.4.2013

Promoting eco-sanitation and water services in people´s settlement

60 % of Nairobi´s population lives in settlements characterized by exclusion, overcrowding and insalubrious conditions. Majority of residents do not have access to decent and adequate sanitation. The p...
17.4.2013

Supporting learning of children with special needs

The project supports two university cliniques and an institute for special education (Kenya and Zambia) in their work to study the learning disabilities of children. The second phase will introduce ICT...
17.4.2013

University of Helsinki - INTA / Nicaragua; support of two PhD students 2013-2015

The aim of the project is to support the studies of two Nicaraguan researches to reach their PhD:s
12.4.2013

INT/Finland's annual payment to the UN Human Settlements Programme

Finland seeks to support UN Habitat in the carrying out its mandate and especially its normative functions. A key objective of Habitat's activities is the attaintment of the MDG concerning slums.
12.4.2013

INT/IT system development and maintenance

Development and maintenance of various information systems for Finland's development cooperation administration. 1. Data warehouse and reporting system provides reports for internal and public use. R...
12.4.2013

UN Women/Core funding

Core funding to support UN Women (UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women).
10.4.2013

DIPECHO VIII Joining forces in risk reduction in northern Honduras

The objective of the project is to join forces in risk reduction in norther Honduras, especially in communities suffering from floods.
10.4.2013

engl. Comprehensive socio-economic development in rural Mongolia

National contribution to an EU-funded project in Mongolia. The project aims at providing basic social services through service centres administrated by Red Cross Mongolia. The program also provides ser...
10.4.2013

Increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the international organisations in Africa and related to Africa

Increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of development cooperation by participating into international development forums and international development conferences of relevant organisations (incl. ...
10.4.2013

INT/Annual payment to the United nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Finland will give a contribution of 3,4 million euros to UNEP's Environmental Fund, which is used to fund UNEP's activities.
10.4.2013

UN/AIDS-Programme

UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, aims at reducing the consequences of the disease for those infected, as well as at offering them support. The programme creates general guidelin...
9.4.2013

Governance for Sustainability: Developing a Natural Resource Governance Framework

Immediate purpose of providing an independent, robust, and credible approach to ascertaining the strengths and weaknesses of natural resource governance, including both decision-making and implementati...
9.4.2013

REG/Planning and monitoring of the regional projects

Funds for Project Planning are used for preparation of new and ongoing projects, appraisals, evaluations etc. These funds can also be used for Ministry's and Embassies' education and travel expences co...
8.4.2013

ADD Planning Funds

Planning funds will be used for the planning, project preparation and monitoring of the development cooperation programme in Ethiopia and to the training related to development cooperation.
8.4.2013

Demo Finland, Political Parties of Finland for Democracy, program 2013-2015

Demo Finland is an ideologically, party-politically and religiously neutral organisation that arranges collaboration between officially registered Finnish parliamentary parties. Demo Finland works to p...
8.4.2013

Strengthening Hydrometeorological Operations and Services in the Caribbean SIDS; Phase II

The regional ICI project of the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) aims at making Caribbean societies better prepared and able to manage risks related to sev...
8.4.2013

Training programme on development cooperation

Training programme on development cooperation in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs is aimed at the staff working in Helsinki and in the embassies. In addition, some courses available also to the experts...
5.4.2013

Project preparation in Mekong

The funds are dedicated for the Finnish Embassy in Bangkok to perform identification, preparation, monitoring and steering, and evaluation of development cooperation interventions, as well as other tas...
4.4.2013

Annual payment to the Montreal Protocol Ozone Fund

The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer was opened for signature in 1987. It contains legally binding agreements that aim to reduce the production, consumption and trade of ozo...
2.4.2013

Promotion of Youth Employment and Sustainable Development

This project aims at improving the possibilities of disadvantaged youth in the area of Simões Filho through vocational training in ICT, environmental issues and training in life skills. The duration is...
28.3.2013

DEEEP4 - Citizens empowerment for global justice

National contribution to an EU-funded project, lead by Kehys ry. This is a european project which aims to strengthening the European civil society as an initiator to a social change in order to achieve...
27.3.2013

Quick Impact Projects in Lebanon

Quick Impact Projects in Lebanon support local governance and the development of local communities and villages in Southern Lebanon, which is still suffering from the damage caused by the 2006 conflict...
27.3.2013

VÄLIME/Preparation and assessment

Finland's support to North Africa and the Middle East has been doubled for the period of 2012-2015 and several new projects have been started and some of the old ones are continuing. Finland's long ti...
26.3.2013

Project planning and evaluation

Wider European Initiative (WEI) includes development cooperation projects in Eastern European, Southern Caucasian and Central Asian countries. Planning of WEI II (2014-17) focuses mainly on the poorest...
26.3.2013

URT/Education through Sports in Lindi Region

To impreove primary schools' physical education by training PE teachers and maintaining PE fields.
25.3.2013

Sahansaho – against desertification in Somalia

The project addresses desertification in Central and Northern Somalia. The development objective of the project is to enhance sustainable development of the environment and well-being of local people. ...
25.3.2013

UEF-UNEP Course on Multilateral Environmental Agreements

The Ministry has been funding the Course on Multilateral Environmental Agreement that has been organized by the University of Eastern Finland in collaboration with UNEP. Due to the change of the legal ...
25.3.2013

Waaberi primery school

The project idea originated in Gedo Development of the Chairperson, SORASOD: in Gedo and Development's meeting with the chairmen Beled-Hawa at the local Peace Conference in 2003. Gedo Development said ...
21.3.2013

Gender and Mediation Training; pl. 1325

Promoting women’s effective participation in conflict mediation and addressing women’s specific needs in peacemaking and electoral assistance are part of DPA’s core mandate. However, in spite many glob...
21.3.2013

UNIDO's membership fee

Finland has been UNIDO's member since it's estabslihment in 1966. Management of Finland's membership as well as paying for the membership fee transferred from the Ministry of Employment and the Economy...
20.3.2013

Support for the Unit of Int. Environmental Policy

The usage of the allocated funds focuses on those operations that are necessary for the functioning of the unit and which aim to enable Finland's broad and effective participation in different organisa...
20.3.2013

VN/Scaling up hand washing with soap in ethnic minorities in Lao Cai

The aim of the project is to promote behavioural change in hygienic customs through teaching about handwashing with soap in Northern Vietnam in Lao Cai province.The primary target group are the ethnic ...
19.3.2013

Energy and Environment Partnership in Southern and East Africa

Energy and Environment Partnership in Southern and East Africa. By promoting the use of renewable energy solutions it is possible to improve access to electricity, reduce poverty and tackle climate cha...
19.3.2013

OECD/DAC; general support to Programme of Work and Budget

General support to OECD/DAC Programme of Work and Budget for the ongoing two-year period, 350 000 euros per year, as unearmarked voluntary contribution. In addition, Finland gives an earmarked voluntar...
18.3.2013

ERAfrica research financing for the Academy of Finland

ERAfrica facilitates networking of African and European funders of research and innovation working together to jointly finance research and innovation partnerships between the two continents. ERAfr...
18.3.2013

The Final Evaluation of Nicaragua´s Bilateral Programmes/ Health

The bilateral programmes between Finland and Nicaragua are ending by the end of the year 2012. The final evaluation of the programmes is conducted in three thematic areas which are covering several pro...
15.3.2013

Central African Republic; humanitarian aid; Finn Church Aid

Finn Church Aid's humanitarian assistance programme in the Central African Republic
15.3.2013

CHAD/Finn-Churchaid/Humanitarian Assistance

Humanitarian aid in Chad via FinnChurchAid
15.3.2013

CHAD/FRC/IFRC/Humanitarian assistance

Humanitarian aid to Chad via the IFRC.
15.3.2013

CHAD/Humanitarian aid to UNICEF operations in Chad

Humanitarian aid to UNICEF operations in Chad
15.3.2013

DRC/Humanitarian assistance through WHO

Humanitarian aid to Congo, Dem. Rep. through WHO
15.3.2013

FAO/Humanitarian aid to Western Africa and the Sahel region

Humanitarian aid to Western Africa and the Sahel region through FAO (Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad).
15.3.2013

FRC/IFRC/Humanitarian Assistance

Humanitarian aid to Kenya via the IFRC.
15.3.2013

GREAT LAKES/Reintegration,emergency care for refugees

Humanitarian aid to the Central Africa and the Great Lakes region through UNHCR.
15.3.2013

Humanitarian aid to Myanmar via the IFRC

Humanitarian aid to Myanmar via the IFRC
15.3.2013

Humanitarian aid to Sudan

Humanitarian aid to Sudan in health sector
15.3.2013

Humanitarian aid to the Western Africa region

Humanitarian aid to the Western Africa region through UNICEF.
15.3.2013

Humanitarian aid/UNHCR/Southwest Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran)

Humanitarian aid to UNHCR programs in Southwest Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran).
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