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Central Asia Small Projects Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will provide the mechanism for embassies to develop small projects to further the aims of the Country Business Plans and develop learning to support wider programming initiatives, with the overall aim of supporting development in the region.
UK-Jamaica Violence Prevention Partnership
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To assist the Government of Jamaica to manage extreme levels of violence to stem gang violence using the public health model.
High quality statistics that improve lives globally
Office for National Statistics
High quality statistics and data are essential to enable evidence-based decision-making at local, national, and global levels. This ONS project supports its partners – national statistics offices (NSOs) in low- and middle-income countries – to strengthen their technical and organisational capacity, using its world leading expertise in statistical production and NSO management. Through a range of in-person and remote assistance, the project supports the production of higher quality, valuable and trustworthy statistics for the global good.
Modernising Official Data and Statistics
Office for National Statistics
High-quality statistics and data are essential for evidence-based decision-making. This ONS project supports national statistical offices in low- and middle-income countries to strengthen their capacity through peer-to-peer partnerships and UK statistical expertise. Through targeted technical assistance, the project helps partners modernise statistical systems, improve data quality, and produce trusted statistics that improve lives and support sustainable development.
Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean: Bilateral Programme Fund (2025/26)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Demonstrating the UK's commitment to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean region - this programme aims to build capacity, raise non government organization's profiles and support wider governance through the delivering Country Plan objectives and FS priorities
Poverty Reduction Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The UK/Zambia Poverty Reduction Program (ZPRP) aims to catalyse and lock in new approaches to sustainable poverty reduction in Zambia. It builds on decades of UK support for social protection, and broader human development support including nutrition, adolescent and sexual reproductive health, and education. It also harnesses new political commitment to decentralisation to strengthen systems of service delivery and shift the politics of development towards greater accountability and responsiveness. The programme is specifically targeted at empowering women and girls: increasing attainment of a full 12 years of education, better sexual and reproductive health, improved nutrition, and maximising the positive contribution of a youthful population to Zambia’s future.
Global Children’s Care Reform Campaign
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Foreign Secretary has launched a global initiative to ensure every child has the right to a safe and loving family environment, progressively ending institutionalisation of children in care and ensuring that no child is left behind. Care Reform will help to protect some of the most vulnerable children in the world and enable them to access the care and support they need for improved opportunities and outcomes in life. Harm caused by institutional care includes adverse impacts on children’s physical, emotional and psychological development, and can lead to wider damaging societal effects. This Programme provides seed funding underpinning the initial phases of this Campaign and allows for: programme funded roles; technical assistance to signatories of a Global Charter; support for Hope and Homes’ Back to Family’ Campaign; and civil society, youth and lived experience engagement.
Aawaz II - Inclusion, Accountability and Preventing Modern Slavery Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support a Pakistani society and government institutions that support increased voice, choice and control for marginalised groups, protect them from exploitation and prevent discrimination and intolerance at all levels. The programme has a focus on child labour, gender-based violence, child and force marriages, and intolerance against minorities and other socially excluded groups.
Western Balkans – Freedom and Resilience Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will address long-term, structural issues across the region, including ethno-nationalist division, and support transparency and accountability in government, as well as underlying society challenges such as discrimination and violence against women and girls. The Programme will comprise a portfolio of interventions in three areas: reconciliation and peacebuilding in conflict-affected communities; empowering women and girls and tackling Conflict Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) and gender-based violence; and strengthening government capacity, transparency and accountability. Programming will be country-led, with Posts able to bid for funds in support of projects in line with their priorities.
Global Programme on Sustainability
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
The programme supports sustainable economic growth that is both long-lasting and resilient to climate-related stressors. It does this through the integration of natural capital into decision making by governments, the private sector and financial institutions. The inability to value natural capital can undermine long-term growth and critically, the livelihoods of the poorest people dependent on ecosystems for their livelihoods. This programme directly addresses this challenge by (i) investing in data and research on natural capital; (ii) assisting countries to integrate this analysis into government policy making; and (iii) integrating this data and analysis into financial sector decision making.
PIDG2 - Second phase of FCDO's Support to the Private Infrastructure Development Group .
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The aim of PIDG is to mobilise private investment in infrastructure, in order to increase service provision for the poor, boost economic growth, trade and jobs to alleviate poverty in the world’s poorest countries.
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.
International Programme (ODA) in support of BHC Port Moresby Country Business Plan
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will support the main Country Business Plan objectives including: • Climate and nature: contributing efforts to increase PNG’s resilience to climate change and its adaptability to sustain healthy oceans and biodiversity • Economic resilience and growth: contributing to PNG’s economic growth and resilience through UK trade policy and programmes • Stability and security: contributing to improvements in PNG’s capacity to counter malign influence, reduce local conflict and strengthen the rules-based system.
Jobs and Inclusive Growth Centre of Expertise (JIG CoE)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The UK Centre of Expertise (CoE) for Jobs and Inclusive Growth (JIG) aims to contribute to inclusive and sustainable poverty reduction and enhance climate resilience by providing technical assistance and expertise in developing countries, and generating evidence on what works in supporting firms to grow and become more productive and responsible employers. The JIG CoE will support countries implementing their growth strategies, providing support to governments and firms. It will support businesses and investment in a broad range of 'real economy' sectors including manufacturing and services: these include critical minerals supply chains, electric vehicles and environment-friendly packaging, green construction materials; and the services that complement these sectors in their supply chains (e.g. design, logistics, e-commerce, and professional services).
Data for Development-Unleashing the Data Dividend
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This ODA programme headlines the Data for Development portfolio, supporting the strengthening of national data systems as critical digital infrastructure, boosting sustainable economic growth, improving the delivery of services, driving poverty reduction, empowering women and disadvantaged groups, and underpinning all international commitments on sustainable development.?Through investment of FCDO financial and technical resource we will unleash the Data Dividend for Development and Democracy. By investing in the foundations of national and international data and statistical systems and pursuing the frontiers of emerging opportunities we will drive catalytic and transformational progress to accelerate sustainable development and democratic objectives.
Global Security Rapid Analysis
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To produce research analysis and best practice guidance that will help to inform global policy on how development programming and policy can have the greatest impact on stability and security overseas.
Economic Development In the Caribbean
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will support inclusive economic growth and build economic resilience in the ODA eligible Caribbean countries (Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) enabling the region to better respond to economic and climate shocks. The programme will have three core pillars: 1) small business development focusing on key growth sectors and diversification; 2) macroeconomic sustainability to generate fiscal buffers and strengthen government capacity in economic management; 3) strategic inclusive economic development interventions, focusing on core policy themes including women’s economic empowerment, social inclusion, skills and data. The main implementing partners include the IMF and the IDB. Caribbean governments will benefit through technical assistance, and businesses will benefit through business advisory support.
Partnerships for Development
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Partnerships for Development (formerly known as GREAT for Partnership) will multiply the UK’s development impact by boosting partnerships between UK’s institutions and their counterparts in the developing world. It will leverage the skills and expertise from a range of UK institutions and supply them initially to DFID partner countries, based on tailored demand. It will initially prioritise the Extractives, Financial Accountability and Anti-Corruption sectors.
Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
SPRiNG is to support a more stable and peaceful Nigeria in which citizens benefit from reduced violence, and increased resilience to the pressures of climate change (Impact). It will do this by supporting, and shifting incentives of, Nigerian stakeholders so they are more willing and able to respond to conflict, security, justice and natural resource management challenges in target areas (Outcome). SPRiNG is 15-20% International Climate Finance (ICF) eligible.
Accelerating Ethiopia's Economic Transformation(Accelerate)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will support the Ethiopian Government’s vision of export-led manufacturing growth through foreign and domestic investments to become a reality more quickly and in a sustainable and inclusive way.
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