Sweden’s civil society shake-up: triples recipients, puts cap on funding, opens window for Global South

The aid agency Sida has announced its final selection of civil society organisations that are invited to apply for funding according to new rules imposed by the Swedish government. Sida triples the number of recipients and sets an annual funding ceiling of SEK 70 million. While this means deep cuts for some, it frees up funds for others: seven organisations from the Global South will for the first time receive multi-year support from Sida. Read Development Today’s full breakdown.