governance and rural development in development cooperation
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Henrik Brundin, deputy CEO
6-year old Samina Hasani in Kosovo
Who are we?
Founded by several large Swedish cooperative companies in 1958
One of Sida’s 19 frame organisations
Our funding (2015)Operating Expenses 330 M SEK ~ 39 million USD
Where do we work?
We Effect 2016
What do we do?
Vivan Chung in VietnamAmina Kasyano in Malawi
Miguel Hernandez in Nicaragua
Savings and loans
Agriculture
Housing
How do we work?
In cooperation with over 160 partner organisationsin 24 countries
What are the results?
Results chain within our development cooperation work
Africa• 99 700 young women and men received training on entrepreneurship and financial services• 1.3 million people in Eastern Africa have gained access to financial services. Women’s access to these
services increased to 52,5% in 2015• In Zambia, 593 small-scale farmers obtained registration of title to land. • In Mozambique the right to land was secured for 20 communities, benefitting around 32 700 people
Latin America• 10 485 leaders received training on organisational development, finance and political processes. 73%
of these were women • 7 259 women attended courses on equality. 387 men participated in equality courses aimed specifically
at men• The proportion of women on the boards of farmers’ organisations increased to just over 45%• 42% per cent of ”our” farmers in the region increased their production per hectare, despite another
year of El Niño weather phenomenon – the improvement was largely possible thanks to agro-organic methods and climate-adopted crops
Some examples from 2015
Some examples from 2015Asia• 5 378 farmers participated in courses on animal husbandry• In Cambodia, farmers who attended our course on sustainable farming and animal husbandry
increased their incomes by and average of 10%• 11 707 people in Sri Lanka increased their income from an average of SEK 16 to SEK 28 per day
Europe• In Moldova, dairy farmers were paid 27% more for their milk, compared to 2014. A result of increased
capacity and strengthened negotiating power • 50% of the participants in our Europe Programme were women• 3 000 Romanies recieved support in setting up organised groups, and education on sustainable
farming
Samina with her mother Ganimete Hasani in Kosovo
What has happened recently that might change Swedish development aid?
Will poverty be eradicted faster now?
Samina Hasani in Kosovo
YES!
