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Frontier Technologies– Testing New Solutions for Global Development and Diplomacy
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme supports innovation and experimentation with frontier technologies to improve the welfare and livelihoods of people in developing countries. It enables FCDO staff and partners to test new technology solutions to development challenges, strengthen adoption of effective innovations, and build local capacity. Activities include piloting new ideas, supporting integration of technologies into aid programmes, and researching emerging tech trends. The programme aligns with ODA objectives by promoting inclusive, sustainable development and aims to benefit 8 million people living in poverty, while leveraging co-funding to scale successful innovations.
Tanzania Health Resilience Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Drawing on the UK’s comparative advantage and priorities, and in line with Tanzania’s health sector strategy, the programme will: 1. Increase access, quality and equity of life-saving primary health care services by strengthening health systems that support ending preventable deaths of mothers, new-borns, and children (EPD). 2. Strengthen government ability to respond to health threats by supporting integrated disease surveillance systems at community level, and support preparedness systems and the initial response to disease outbreaks. 3. Support the increase and use of data to inform decision making and resource allocation to deliver equitable health outcomes. The programme will support Tanzania to regain momentum towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030 as measured by a change in Tanzania’s UHC index.
Middle East and North Africa Regional Humanitarian Response.
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This project will provide support to the MENA region to respond to crises in order to: Save lives and prevent suffering via humanitarian support, including to international partners. Facilitate the enabling environment of the humanitarian response in country, through close engagement with national authorities and humanitarian partners, and advocacy towards effective coordination. Maximise impact, promote UK leadership and strengthen bilateral relations with partner Governments.
ASEAN-UK Supporting the Advancement of Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will help to improve the learning outcomes, agency and freedoms of women and girls and other left-behind groups across the full range of countries in ASEAN, in line with the commitments to ASEAN as a Dialogue Partner. It will deploy technical advice to support regional partnerships and reform initiatives that can influence and multiply domestic and multilateral education finance. In Low- and Lower Middle-Income Countries, activity will focus on basic education. We will provide technical assistance, capacity building and evidence assessments to help ASEAN Member States (AMS) design and implement more cost-effective measures to address the foundational learning crisis, including post-COVID-19 recovery. It will also help to expand access to high quality digital skills, technical and vocational education with a focus on enabling marginalised adolescent girls ty digital skills, technical and vocational education with a focus on enabling marginalised adolescent girls.
AgDevCo Ventures - targeting early-stage enterprises in the agriculture sector to scale up activities
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Programme design funds and investment capital for AgDevCo’s Venture Plus initiative which will target early-stage small and medium sized enterprises in the agriculture sector requiring between $1m and $4m to scale-up their activities. AgDevCo is a specialised investor and project developer focused exclusively on early stage agribusiness in Africa. AgDevCo deploys patient capital and technical assistance to build profitable businesses that contribute to food security, drive economic growth and create jobs and income in rural areas and contribute to farmers’ resilience to climate change.
Expertise to Support Economic Reform in Sierra Leone
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme provides technical assistance to the government of Sierra Leone on i. public financial management and revenue generation, and ii. private investment in energy and water infrastructure. It aims to i. improve the integrity, efficiency and control of public spending and increase tax revenue, thereby supporting macroeconomic stability, and ii. attract higher levels of responsible private sector infrastructure investment. In combination, this should support economic growth.
Humanitarian Assistance, Recovery and Protection (HARP) Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The HARP programme will provide lifesaving assistance to the most vulnerable people in Ukraine and Moldova, delivering in line with commitments set out in the UK humanitarian framework. The programme will prioritise humanitarian assistance to the areas of most severe needs, protect civilians, particularly those who may face barriers to accessing assistance, with a focus on gender-based violence and promotion of International Humanitarian Law and prevent the deterioration of households into humanitarian need through preparedness efforts to mitigate impact of shocks.
Portfolio evaluation of RED economic development research programmes
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The portfolio evaluation will investigate three key aspects of economic development research programmes funded by RED’s Economic Growth Research Team (EGRT): 1) Coherence and research gaps, within programmes and across the portfolio as a whole. 2) Value for money 3) Outcomes and impacts in terms of policy and practice change and influencing the knowledge frontier. The results of the evaluation will inform EGRT decision-making about future programming, related to: research themes, questions and methods; commissioning processes; capacity strengthening; programme collaboration; and metrics for measuring outcomes and impacts. The results will also provide learning for partners and other researchers on addressing disability, involving researchers from low-income countries (LICs), and improving and measuring uptake. Furthermore, the evaluation will provide evidence on the outcomes from the portfolio and the extent to which it offers value for money.
Strengthening Global Architecture for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEAH)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
SEAH is an abuse of the power imbalances which exist in the delivery of humanitarian, development and peace work. Failing to safeguard against SEAH will increase the likelihood that people are harmed, undermine the integrity and effectiveness of all ODA, and damage trust in FCDO and our partners. FCDO aims to improve efforts to protect against SEAH at global, local and victim-survivor level. This programme covers our global work and will provide targeted resources over five years to: 1) Scale up, pilot and implement PSEAH global tools, cross sector initiatives and approaches; 2) Support PSEAH coordination and multistakeholder dialogue to address common challenges and to improve collective action; 3) Seek the PSEAH tools and ‘global public goods’ of the future through research and pilots to address critical gaps in evidence on what works to prevent and respond to SEAH in different contexts.
International Finance Facility for Immunisation
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Reduce vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) in poor countries in a sustainable way using innovative financing approach
Ghana Revenue Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support reform of Ghana’s domestic revenue collection, including strengthening accountability mechanisms and providing the foundation for long term sustainable revenue generation.
Chevening Scholarships Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
FCDO-funded Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue postgraduate study in the UK. Scholarships, as important and longstanding diplomatic tools, are a vital part of the UK’s soft power agenda. Scholarships forge enduring positive relationships with the next generation of global leaders, build positive perceptions of the UK, attract international business and research collaboration, and support development outcomes.
UK Humanitarian Support in Palestine.
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The “Humanitarian Support in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs)” programme aims to improve the resilience of households to mitigate the consequences of the protracted protection crisis in the OPTs; save lives during emergency spikes, for example a flare up in violence; and prevent a further deterioration in the humanitarian situation until a more durable political solution is reached.
MENTARI, UK-Indonesia Low Carbon Energy Partnership
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
MENTARI (formerly Indonesia Renewable Energy) programme aims to support inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction through accelerating and expanding low carbon energy in Indonesia while mainstreaming Gender and Inclusion in its delivery Policy, to reform national & regional renewable energy policies, regulations, guidelines, and financial instruments that bring about a more conducive business environment in low carbon energy sector Brokerage, to increase investment in low carbon energy projects by bridging the gap between financiers and project developers through brokerage, technical assistance and small amounts of catalytic Viability Gap Funding Demonstration Project, to demonstrate viable & replicable off-grid low carbon energy systems that will bring socio-economic benefits including for women and marginalised groups Collaboration, Capacity Building & Networking, supports collaboration, networking, and capacity building of relevant stakeholders in low carbon energy sector
Risk Pools Programme (RPP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support a parametric (index-based) weather risk insurance pool that will provide participating African countries with predictable, quick-disbursing funds with which to implement pre-defined contingency response plans in the case of a drought.
India: Infrastructure Equity Fund - Investment in small infrastructure projects in India's poorest states
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To improve access to better quality transport, clean energy and basic urban services for households and businesses, by investing in equity to private sector-led infrastructure projects. This will benefit an estimated 280,000 people with improved infrastructure services.
British International Investment (BII) Programme of Support in Africa, South Asia, Indo-Pacific & Carib (2015-2027)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To enable BII to scale up its activity of investing and lending to support the building of businesses in developing countries, to create jobs and make a lasting difference to people’s lives in some of the world's poorest places. BII is FCDO’s main vehicle for investing in private companies in Africa, South Asia, Indo-Pacific and the Caribbean. BII encourages capital investments from other private investors by being a first mover, demonstrating to other investors that commercial returns are possible in these frontier markets, and by sharing risk and expertise. The additional equity from FCDO will enable BII to meet demand for capital in its target markets and allow BII to sustain a higher volume of more developmental investments across priority regions and business sectors
Standards Partnership
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The UK Standards and Quality Partnership platform aims to unlock sustainable economic development by increasing the capacity of developing countries to use and comply with standards and regulatory measures needed to access new markets and benefit from global value chains. It will support developing countries to take full advantage of the UK’s post-Brexit preferential trade arrangements and will deliver secondary benefits by enabling UK businesses to build resilient, diversified supply chains with high quality inputs and providing UK consumers with greater choice and lower prices.
Somalia Stability Fund III
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Somalia Stability Fund III will work to build stability in Somalia. It will do so by deepening understanding of the core underlying causes and drivers of conflict and instability. It will address them in ways that help widen and deepen the political settlement (agreements between different political actors), at multiple levels, and help build resilience to conflict and violence when these political settlement processes inevitably come under stress.
Somalia Security and Justice Programme II
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Somalia Security and Justice Programme aims to promote more affordable, accountable, able and acceptable policing and justice systems in targeted areas that provide a visible security presence and facilitate the peaceful resolution of disputes with lessons from these informing the development of the federal architecture
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