Swedish Partnership Programme

ForumCiv's largest programme, The Swedish Partnership Programme, aims at strengthening civil society actors as agents of change in over 70 countries.

Partnerships financed by the Swedish Partnership Programme should always be based in a rights-based approach and be relevant for the Swedish Partnership Programme's theory of change. The civil society support provided by ForumCiv shall contribute to the Swedish Government's Strategy for Sweden's Development Cooperation with Civil Society (CSO Strategy), and is expected to contribute to strengthening the capacity of civil society actors, and the civic space.

Sida terminates the ongoing agreement with ForumCiv

Due to Sida's decision to terminate the agreements with the Swedish strategic partner organizations (SPO), including ForumCiv, the Swedish Partnership Programme will not be able to receive any applications during 2024 and 2025.

The agreement with Sida is being terminated in parallel with Sida having an application process for selecting partners within the next CSO Strategy 2025-2029 (only available in Swedish). The organizations that currently have SPO status submitted their expression of interest in 2024.

Please refer to Sida's website for more information about Sida's support to civil society organizations and funding opportunities within the next strategy.