Special target groups


16.6.2017

Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, AIHRC

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commision is the most important actor in the country in the field of human rights.The structure, duties and mandates of the AIHRC have been defined in a special...
16.6.2017

African Tax Administration Forum - ATAF

African Tax Administration Forum - ATAF (http://www.ataftax.net/en/) is an organisation of Tax Administrations of 38 African countries. It was established in 2009 to promote efficient and effective ta...
15.6.2017

Health and Education Sector Development through Skills and Knowledge Transfer in South Central Somalia

The project aims to improve the capacity of public sector health and education institutions to provide quality services with special focus on vulnerable groups: women, children and youth through skills...
15.6.2017

Promotion of Good Governance to Strengthen Integrity and Accountability in Kenya

The objective of the Programme is: service delivery at the national and county level is improved according to principles of good governance (incorruptibility, fairness, efficiency).In order to achieve ...
12.6.2017

Support of Finland to Control Arms

In developing countries, especially in Africa, regional and local conflicts hamper development. Illegal and uncontrolled flows of arms negatively impact security and stability on regional and local lev...
9.6.2017

INT/UNIDO's trust fund for strengthening of the trade capacity of deve

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is a UN specialized agency that promotes inclusive and sustainable industrial development particularly in developing countries. The Organi...
9.6.2017

Project planning Yangon 2017

Implementing development cooperation in Myanmar requires the identification and preparation of new projects as well as managing, monitoring and evaluating ongoing projects. An important part of the Emb...
8.6.2017

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

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimens...
8.6.2017

Marie Stopes International

The integrated Reproductive and Maternal Health project will improve the availability, accessibility, quality and acceptability of sexual and reproductive health information and services for vulnerable...
29.5.2017

Finn Church Aid/Providing access to justice and gender sensitive legal awareness at grass roots level in Liberia

The overall objective of the action is to contribute to the development of local legislation and support the respect of the fundamental human rights of the most vulnerable prisoners in Liberia. The spe...
11.5.2017

OHCHR; Support to the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities

Rights of persons with disabilities are a priority area within the Finnish human rights and development policies. Finland supports the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with di...
8.5.2017

Partnership for Action on Green Economy PAGE

This partnership project by five UN agencies - UNEP, UNDP, UNITAR, UNIDO and ILO - aims at helping countries to achieve equitable and sustainable transformation of national economic structures. This tr...
28.4.2017

THL- NAPSA Partneship

The Project is an Institutional cooperation between Finnish National Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) and Zambian National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA). The overall approach of the Projec...
21.4.2017

UNICEF/Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action

The project improves the situation of people with disabilities in humanitarian crises by providing guidance by UNICEF on the project: The IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Hu...
30.3.2017

Finnish Red Cross

Building urban resilience in Southeast Asia - Cambodia. The project aims at improving the disaster preparedness and resilience of Cambodian communities -especially school environments- through capacity...
30.3.2017

Finnish Red Cross

Increasing Community Based Disaster Preparedness capacities in rural DPRK . The project aims at improving the disaster preparedness and resilience of North Korean communities to deal with floods and d...
30.3.2017

Finnish Red Cross

Improving preparedness for response capacity towards multi-hazard risks in Ulaanbaatar urban areas. The project aims at improving the disaster preparedness and resilience of Mongolian communities thro...
28.3.2017

Support to President Halonen's development policy related activities

President Halonen leads and is a member of many international organizations and networks that work with sustainable development, human rights, gender equality, the status of women and girls, sexual and...
24.3.2017

Somaliland Health Sector Support (MIDA Finnsom IV)

IOM MIDA Finnsom IV project focuses on contributing to improved health outcomes in Somaliland, and particularly its remote regions. To achieve this, the project supports the capacity of public sector i...
24.3.2017

UNFPA Somalia Wellbeing of Women and Girls

Support to the UN Population Fund's (UNFPA) country programme continues Finland's strong contribution for the development of Somalia's reproductive, maternal and child health care services. UNFPA h...
21.3.2017

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Finland's membership fee

UNIDO is a UN specializd agency that promotes inclusive and sustainable development particularly in developing countris. Finland has been a member of UNIDO since 1966. Support to UNIDO is 100% ODA. In ...
14.3.2017

Save the Children Finland, Empowering Communities to Scale Interventions for Good Nutrition

The overall objective of this Save the Children Finland project is the reduction of maternal and child under nutrition at household level in the Province of the Copperbelt. This will improve the nutrit...
14.3.2017

Save the Children Finland, Prevention, protection and promoting the rights of the children

The overall objective of this project of Save the Children Finland is to secure the safety and future prospects of internally displaced children and their families in Telangana state, India. Thus prov...
13.3.2017

World Vision Finland, humanitarian assistance

World Vision Finland is specialized in disability inclusion in its humanitarian programming and has two operations funded by the MFA in 2017. Uganda operation aims to improve inclusive access to safe w...
6.3.2017

Organisational Support for the Finnish Refugee Council

The Finnish Refugee Council is a specialist in international refugee work. Its mission is to improve the basic rights of refugees and returnees. As an associate of the UNHCR in Finland, the Council is ...
16.2.2017

Community strategies for climate-resilient livelihoods

Climate change is an irreversible, long-term shift that poses global risks to socio-economic development, food security and livelihoods. One of the most affected sectors is agriculture, especially in s...
16.2.2017

Community-centered intervention to increase the access to high quality water supplies among ethnic minority groups in Lao Cai

Phase 1, the “hand washing with soap” (HWWS) project was successful in increasing hygienic practices and reducing health-related problems. However, during this project it was noticed that a lack of cle...
16.2.2017

Developing Water Supply and Sanitation Sector in Vietnam through New Partnerships

The need for development in water supply and sanitation sector in Vietnam is great. Government’s role is weakening and support of development assistance decreasing. The role of utilities and the import...
16.2.2017

Empowerment of Aymara-women in the Bolivian Altiplano (continuation)

Our primary objective is to empower women in four Aymara communities. We plan to legally establish four organizations for these women, which will provide them with influence in matters of local adminis...
16.2.2017

Mental Health Programme in Tanzanian Prisons

DEVELOPMENT TARGET The goal is to ensure better psychiatric health for inmates during and after the prison term and furthering their integration back into normal society. DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM In ...
16.2.2017

Mother Tongue Based Early Childhood Education Program into Lhomi Language in Nepal

Lhomi Preschool Program in Nepal is a liaison between Wycliffe Finland (WRK) and its partner Nepal Lhomi Society (NELHOS). The main output will be Mother Tongue Based Early Childhood Education program ...
16.2.2017

Promotion of sexual and reproductive health and education of girls in rural Malawi

This continuation project is planned to continue the work commenced in the first phase of the project during 2013-2015. The key development problem is unsafe school and unfriendly school and community ...
16.2.2017

Strengthening community-based protection in Torotorofotsy Ramsar wetland

In the continuation project phase the protection of the Torotorofotsy Ramsar Wetland will be intensified together with the local communities and environmental administration in the rainforest area of M...
14.2.2017

A profession for all: professional training for countryside women - Phase II

Phase II of the project addresses women owners of micro-enterprises in the rural areas in order to strengthen their socio-economic capacities by offering them capacity building and professional trainin...
14.2.2017

Community-based Action to Promote Lung Health in Central Asia 2017-2020

Tobacco use is common in Central- Asian countries at the same time as knowledge about health effects is low. Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are the poorest countries in the area and local resour...
27.1.2017

Hiil hooyo - maternal healthcare project in Somalia

The key development problem is high maternal mortality having multiple negative effects to the local people’s lives and to the development. The project is planned for 6 years, this first phase being 2 ...
14.12.2016

Mediation; implementation, planning

Mediation is a priority of Finland's foreign policy. To improve the quality of Finland’s work in terms of Mediation the funds are used for productive preparation of the mediation work, evaluation and m...
13.12.2016

AgroBIG II: Programme for Agro-Business Induced Growth in the Amhara National Regional State, second phase

The project is the second phase of AgroBIG (Programme for Agro-Business Induced Growth in the Amhara National Regional State) that supports rural economic development. The project will be implemente...
13.12.2016

MYA/National Forest Inventory and National Forest Monitoring Information Systems for Myanmar

Myanmar falls within the category of Least developed countries (LDC), but it is endowed with rich natural resources and biodiversity, with about 43 % of its land area covered by forests. However, Myanm...
13.12.2016

Myanmar Decentralized Funding to Schools

Myanmar is the second poorest and second-most fragile country in Asia after Afghanistan. Its educational system is challenged by limited resources and capacities. Myanmar has approximately 11 million s...
13.12.2016

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

Finland continues to support Afghanistan in implementing Afghanistan’s National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 – Women, Peace, and Security, NAP. Finland and Afghanistan started twinning cooperation on UNSC...
13.12.2016

UNFPA Somalia Wellbeing of Women and Girls

The overall objective of UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Somalia's country strategy is to improve the wellbeing of Somali people, particularly women and girls, by ensuring their sexual and reproductive righ...
12.12.2016

Support to UNICEF

The humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad Basin area affects Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad. The situation in North Eastern Nigeria has deteriorated in 2016. In North-Eastern Nigeria 4.6 million people a...
12.12.2016

Support to WFP Southern Africa regional El Nino response

Food security situation in Southern Africa region has deteriorated considerably due to the drought caused by El Nino. Drought is the worst in 35 years. according to SADC, there are 41,1 million food in...
8.12.2016

Responsible and Innovative Land Administration Project in Etiopia, second phase (REILA II)

The intervention is the second phase of REILA (Responsible and Innovative Land Administration Project) that supports the development of land administration in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is one of the least dev...
30.11.2016

1325 - "Women, Peace and Security" implementation; planning

Finland has a long history of promoting gender equality and in 2008, was one of the first countries to adopt a National Action Plan to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and...
30.11.2016

HALO/Humanitarian Mine Action in Afghanistan

HALO will conduct manual mine clearance in the areas of Afghanistan most seriously affected by mines and Unexploded Remnants of War. During previous years, HALO has cleared especially grazing land in A...
28.11.2016

FRC/ICRC/Humanitarian Mine Action in Syria

In Syria the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organizes education on mines and explosives for staff of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) and builds together with SARC a network of volu...
28.11.2016

FRC/ICRC/Humanitarian Mine Action in Ukraine

In Ukraine the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works with communities in front-line and buffer zones to help them reduce the risk of mines and explosive remnants of war. ICRC supports ...
28.11.2016

MAG/Humanitarian Mine Action in Iraq and Syria

Mines Advisory Group's (MAG) project will deploy a combined, regional response to mitigate the systematic threat from contamination as a result of ISIL activities in both Iraq and Syria. Improvised exp...
28.11.2016

No Lost Generation - support to education in Jordan and Syria through UNICEF

Finland has financed the No Lost Generation (NLG) initiative through UNICEF in Lebanon (5 MEUR, 2014) and Turkey (2,5 MEUR, 2015). In 2016 an additional contribution of 5 MEUR will be channeled evenly ...
28.11.2016

Support to Afghanistan Livelihoods and Alternatives to Migration, SALAM

The Support to Afghanistan Livelihoods and Alternatives to Migration (SALAM) is a joint programme of UNDP, ILO and UNHCR in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabl...
28.11.2016

UNMAS/Humanitarian Mine Action in Afghanistan

UNMAS’ project will build on Finland's long history of support to the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA) through supporting the coordination of the MAPA over twelve months. The continued finan...
23.11.2016

Finland's Participation in the 14th Replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-14)

African Development Fund (ADF), which is part of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), provides grant assistant and concessional loans to the poorest and most fragile countries of the continent. P...
16.11.2016

IUCN-Finland Framework agreement

IUCN is a globally unique actor in the conservation of biodiversity and in enhancing nature-based solutions and good environmental management. The Framework agreement between Finland and IUCN supports ...
15.11.2016

Promoting the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities within the AU disability architecture

The Continental Plan of Action on the African Decade for Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the Assembly of the AU in January 2013. Action plan, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disab...
10.11.2016

MYA/Strengthening Teacher Education in Myanmar

Myanmar's long period of isolation, military rule and social and economic decline has left its mark on the education system, which is under-resourced and in urgent need of support to improving quality ...
10.11.2016

UN; OHCHR; Strengtening Accountability for Sustainable Development using Human Rights Indicatores

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has worked systematically on human rights indicators since 2004. Human rights indicators help to measure the implementation of human rights ...
4.11.2016

Clean drinking water improves the quality of life of the communities of Sapahaquí and Patacamaya - Water is life II.

The project will be complemented with Caritas Switzerland in the Municipality of Sapahaquí and Patacamaya where remote rural communities suffer from extreme poverty and serious lack of clean drinking w...
4.11.2016

Forest & Farm Facility

Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) is a partnership programme, launched in 2012, between Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the...
4.11.2016

Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization in Iraq (FFIS), UNDP

Iraq has a multitude of challenges for which it needs appropriate long-term support by the international community. Security situation is challenging because of ISIL but also because of tensions betwee...
4.11.2016

Somali Joint Health and Nutrition Programme (JHNP)

Finland has supported Somalia's Joint-Health and Nutrition Programme (JHNP) since 2014. Finland's contribution to the programme has been 12.5 million euros. The main objective of the programme is to im...
21.10.2016

UN-Women's Project Eid-bi-Eid to promote women's economic empowerment in Za'atari and Azraq refugee camps and nearby host-communities

The conflict in Syria, on its sixth year, has developed into the largest humanitarian catastrophe of our time and a massive regional development crisis. The conflict spreads the radicalism and has faci...
20.10.2016

ILO decent work for women

The gender employment gap is still large in the Middle East and North Africa. Only one of the four of woman participates in economic life in Tunisia and Egypt even though representation of young women ...
11.10.2016

Support to WFP Southern Africa regional El Nino response

Food security situation in Southern Africa region has deteriorated considerably due to the drought caused by El Nino. Drought is the worst in 35 years. according to SADC, there are 41,1 million food in...
6.10.2016

Continued support to the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development

Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) is a network of 38 bilateral and multilateral donors, international financing institutions, international organizations and research centers. The n...
29.9.2016

INT/International Trade Centre

The International Trade Centre (ITC) is a joint technical assistance agency of the UN Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). ITC supports developing count...
19.9.2016

Kofi Annan Foundation/Post-Violence Reconciliation Initiative

The Kofi Annan Foundation is an independent non-profit organization, legally incorporated in Switzerland in 2007 by Mr. Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the UN. The purpose and the mission of th...
22.8.2016

Analysing and Tackling the Rise of Violent Extremism in the greater Sahel region

International Crisis Group's project "Analysing and Tackling the Rise of Violent Extremism in the greater Sahel region" will focus on understanding the roots and dynamics of violent extremism, which is...
30.6.2016

Strengthening Civil Society Engagement in Political Dialogue and Statebuilding Processes - Interim South West Administration and Banadir

The overall objective in this project is to contribute towards strengthening Somali civil society’s capacity to effectively engage with government on peace and state building processes to support the i...
30.6.2016

Support to Tanzanian innovation system

The development objective of TANZIS Programme is in line with the national development strategies of the Government of Tanzania the promotion of economic development and reduction of poverty. The Progr...
23.6.2016

Supporting the Work of the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights

This is a project proposal to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Professor Philip Alston, during 2016 and 2017. This funding will enable the Special Rappor...
23.6.2016

UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation

In the year 2016 Finland supports with a sum of 800.000 euro the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Co-operation in the Field of Human Rights (VFTC). Through the fund most of OHCHR's support a...
16.6.2016

Finland's Participation in the Twelfth Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund (ADF 12)

Asian Development Fund (ADF), which is part of Asian Development Bank (ADB), provides grant assistant to the poorest countries and countries with weak debt sustainability in the region. The operations ...
8.6.2016

State aid for Human Rights training

The Ministry awards state aid for the purpose of supporting at least 8 participants from development countries to participate in human rights training in Finland on a yearly basis. This training shoul...
24.5.2016

MIDA Health Northern Somalia, Phase 3 (second additional funding)

The aim of the project is to strengthen the health sector in Northern Somalia (Puntland and Somaliland) by developing the human resources of health sector institutions. The project aims to build the ca...
17.5.2016

Dien Bien Phu Drainage, Wastewater Collection and Treatment Project,VN

The proposed Project will comprise rehabilitation and extension of drainage system and sewerage network as well as construction of a 10 000 m3/day biological wastewater treatment plant. The Project aim...
16.5.2016

Human Rights Promotion and Implementation

The project covers spesific activities under three separate units of the Legal Assistance Centre. The AIDS Law Unit focuses on HIV/AIDS and the law and seeks to educate and empower people infected and ...
28.4.2016

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

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimens...
26.4.2016

Plan Finland, Strong CSOs for inclusive livestock value chain development in NTT (SCILD)

The project improves the position and social and economic empowerment of young women and men in NTT through sustainable support to the livestock sector. The aim is to strengthen local CSOs to become a ...
21.4.2016

Support to Syrian Justice & Accountability Center (SJAC)

Syrian Justice & Accountability Center (SJAC) aims to produce a complete repository of comprehensive, high-quality, and usable documentation that is prepared to feed into justice mechanisms, but also u...
21.4.2016

The Network of Religious and Traditional Peacemakers

Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, as an informal structure, brings together actors from grassroots level religious and traditional peacemakers to international and intergovernmental or...
20.4.2016

Programme planning

The strategy for bilateral development cooperation between Finland and Tanzania concentrates on three main clusters: 1) Good governancedelivery, 2) economic growth which is sustainable and creates empl...
19.4.2016

Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization in Iraq (FFIS), UNDP

Iraq has a multitude of challenges for which it needs appropriate long-term support by the international community. Security situation is challenging because of ISIL but also because of tensions betwee...
19.4.2016

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Finland's membership fee 2014

UNIDO is a UN specializd agency that promotes inclusive and sustainable development particularly in developing countris. Finland has been a member of UNIDO since 1966. Support to UNIDO is 100% ODA. In ...
13.4.2016

INT/Global Women Deliver 2016 Conference; support to developing country participation

Women Deliver is a leading global advocate for health, rights and wellbeing of girls and women, with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights. The organization will convene it's ...
7.4.2016

Support to President Halonen's tasks concerning development policy, including co-chairing the High Level Task Force for ICPD

President Halonen leads and is a member of many international organizations and networks that work with sustainable development, human rights, gender equality, the status of women and girls, sexual and...
29.3.2016

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. WSSCC's activities are divided to ...
29.3.2016

Quick Impact Projects in Lebanon

Quick Impact Projects in Lebanon support the development of local villages and communities in Southern Lebanon and, thereby, contribute to maintaining good relations between the Finnish UNIFIL troops a...
18.12.2015

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

Finland supports gender equality in Kenya by means of supporting the implementation of UN Women's country strategy for Kenya that contributes to the equality and well-being of the Kenyan society. Finla...
14.12.2015

Southern African Innovation Support Programme (SAIS), phase II

SAIS (Southern African Innovation Support Programme) is a regional innovation support program which includes a group of Southern African countries. The network consists of member countries and the SADC...
14.12.2015

UNESCO Enhancing Literacy in Afghanistan (ELA Phase III)

UNESCO Programme for Enhancing of Literacy in Afghanistan (ELA) is a national programme that aims to improve the level of literacy, numeracy and vocational skills of the adult population in all 34 prov...
14.12.2015

UNICEF (WASH)

UNICEF’s WASH project (2015-16: 1 500 000 Euros) addresses water and sanitation issues and promotes good hygienic practices at schools in Northern Afghanistan Provinces (Balk, Samangan, Sari Pul,Jawzja...
14.12.2015

UNICEF - WASH Earthquake Recovery Programme

The catastrophic earthquake of 25th April 2015 measuring 7.8 Richter scale had its devastating consequences on human lives and property as well as infrastructures including WASH services in Nepal. The ...
8.12.2015

KEN/Support to democracy in Kenya

The overall objective of the civic education Programme "Rooting Democracy in Kenya throgh an Informed Citizenry 2016-2020" is to contribute towards an informed, empowered and democratic society in Keny...
8.12.2015

KV.RAH.LAIT/NordicTrust Fund, NTF

The Nordic Trust fund (NTF) of the World Bank is a knowledge and learning program on human rights. NTF started its operation in the year 2006 with funding from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Is...
7.12.2015

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

Finland provides financial support to the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA) established by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2002. LOTFA has been the most important fund...
7.12.2015

Programme for Institutional Cooperation between Higher Education Institutions (HEI ICI)

The long-term objective of the HEI ICI programme is to strengthen the performance of higher education institutions in the global south, to support their ability to participate in the development of a s...
7.12.2015

Promoting gender-responsive approaches to natural resources management for peacebuilding

In developing countries at household and community levels women are often still the main providers of food, water and energy, this being especially true in rural settings. This dependency makes women v...
2.12.2015

Multi-Partner Fund for Somalia (MPF)

World Bank's Multi-Partner Fund (MPF) supports Somalia's stabilization and peacebuilding by strengthening Somalia's governance and the management of the state's revenues (including taxation), as well a...
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