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African Union Partnership Programme (AUP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
AUP will work to strengthen the African Union's capacity in four areas: Governance and security, Climate and Nature, Economic growth and transformation, and Migration. Underpinning these strands will be a cross-cutting theme of Partnership, with core funding to the AU through the multi-donor Joint Funding Agreement and the secondment of African experts to fill key resource gaps holding back achievement of shared UK-AU objectives. AUP will deliver on the UK-AU shared objective of inclusive and sustainable development in Africa through reduced conflict, credible elections, green investment, increased domestic revenue and progress on addressing illicit migration.
SUBS: Human Rights Department Subscriptions
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
International Subscriptions to organisations promoting fundamental human rights and protections for minority and / or vulnerable groups.
Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation (CFTC)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
CFTC is the Commonwealth’s primary development fund, it is delivered by the Commonwealth Secretariat (ComSec). The CFTC is valued by member states, providing technical support that aims to strengthen national capabilities, through institutional development and capacity building.
Commonwealth Investment Network
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) find it harder than other nations to attract the investment they need. The Commonwealth Investment Network will establish an ecosystem of growth-oriented local, regional and international partners working together to identify investment opportunities across Commonwealth SIDS, provide tailored technical assistance to select projects to increase their bankability, and nurture investment pipelines that will build climate-resilient and sustainable economies.
The South Africa-UK International Economic Partnership
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To achieve equitable, economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa the Rules-Based Multilateral System needs to reflect the interests of middle and low income countries. This mechanism will support South Africa-UK collaboration on international economic policy. Specifically, it will deliver research technical assistance, policy discussion and formulation policy advocacy.
Economic Reform Accelerator
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To tackle unemployment and fiscal challenges South Africa needs to raise its long-term rate of economic growth. This programme will provide technical assistance to support South Africa's economic reform agenda. Working with South Africa's economic cluster of government departments to deliver policy reforms which deliver inclusive, sustainable economic growth.
UK Embassy Fund - Philippines (ODA Small Projects FY 25-26)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
ODA fund to support Post's small projects and work on Governance, Peace and Human Rights in the Philippines.
Zimbabwe Partnerships for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Zimbabwe Partnerships for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth portfolio programme will be the UK’s flagship ODA programme in Zimbabwe, supporting UK strategic objectives and the new Approach to Africa. With a £28 million budget, the programme aims to unlock inclusive, sustainable economic growth as the primary pathway out of poverty, while advancing mutual UK–Zimbabwe interests in trade, investment, and stability. It will strengthen the foundations for growth—particularly human capital, public systems, governance, and climate resilience—while accelerating key drivers of growth such as finance, private sector productivity, and trade, and embedding women and girls throughout. Delivered through adaptive, locally led partnerships, the programme leverages UK expertise, investment, and convening power to catalyse long-term, system-level change.
Conflict Resolution Department (CRD) Conflict Resolution Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme primarily funds key mediation organisations delivering against the UK’s negotiation, mediation and peace process ambitions, specifically on bringing about negotiated political settlements that govern and end violence and refocusing peace processes as a central tool for conflict resolution, working with a range of national and international partners.
Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF)
Transformative Economic Policy Programme - Bangladesh (TEPP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To improve economic policymaking in Bangladesh through technical assistance to government, strengthening expertise of local think tanks and publishing economic data.
St Helena Economic Development Investment Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Supporting economic development in St Helena through enhanced dialogue on policy reforms, infrastructure development and through harnessing private investment opportunities.
Transforming Financial Services for Bangladesh’s Development
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme will lead to increased availability of new financial services that serve small businesses and low-income households as well as finance for sustainable development.
Unlocking Digital Impact for Development.
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will help to deliver the strategic goals of DFID’s Digital Strategy, which aims to harness digital technology to deliver on the SDGs. The programme budget is £18.5 million between 2019-20 to 2023-24. Delivery will primarily be through the Digital Impact Alliance, housed within the UN Foundation. There is a separate pillar to finance complementary policy research and advice activities with other partners, including Digital Pathways at Oxford, as well as a learning and evaluation pillar. The programme will identify, trial and institutionalise good practice and common standards for digital development work. It will deliver sustainable and reusable digital products which create new or improved services; replicable business and partnership models to increase the use of digital products and data; data-driven policy-making tools and products to inform and advance transformation; and training offerings and skills-building tools to improve investments in digital technologies.
The Evidence Fund - 300708
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Evidence Fund procures and manages research and evaluations that primarily benefit ODA eligible countries. Most research and evaluations paid for by the Evidence Fund are country-specific, and all respond to requests for evidence to inform programme or policy decisions. Primarily serving research requests from HMG’s Embassies and High Commissions in ODA eligible countries, and from HMG policy and strategy teams, the Evidence Fund strengthens the evidence behind the UK’s priority international development investments and development diplomacy. The Evidence Fund also invests modest amounts of non-ODA, to strengthen the evidence behind wider UK foreign policy.
Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low Income Countries G2LM|LIC
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low Income Countries (G2LM|LIC) programme aims to address the research gaps and generate and disseminate high-quality knowledge on the dynamics and opportunities for greater female participation in labour markets in Low Income Countries (LICs). This will lead to more informed policy debates and better evidence-based policy making on how to maximise employment opportunities for both men and women in LICs. In the long run, this will lead to more socially and economically empowered women, more efficient labour markets and more inclusive growth in LICs.
Wajibika Programme in Tanzania
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The vision for the Wajibika programme is that it uses a strategic and flexible mix of ODA funding and coordinated diplomatic influencing to help Tanzania move further in the direction of a more "Open Society." Promoting an open societies agenda in Tanzania will contribute to an improved policy environment for reform e.g. on the business environment and education, both which are top UK priorities for Tanzania - and facilitate more open Tanzanian relationships with key partners, including the UK. The Wabijika Programme in Tanzania will be a flagship Open Societies programme for FCDO Tanzania. It will strengthen media and civil society, promote more inclusive politics and improve accountability, delivering HMG's Force for good.
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.
Extra Budgetary Resource (EBR) projects with the Commonwealth Secretariat 2025/26
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Support for designated project activity in line with UK priorities for the Commonwealth, including on trade and investment, democracy, good governance and the rule of law, and climate finance
Somaliland Development Fund (SDF) Phase III Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Somaliland Development Fund (SDF3) (<£5M in 25/26) will build on interventions initiated under SDF2, ensuring continuity and delivery of planned outcomes while maintaining UK visibility and strategic influence. The programme retains flexibility to operate in strategic sectors such as climate-smart agriculture, the blue economy, and renewable energy – all areas critical to Somaliland’s long-term resilience and inclusive growth. SDF3 will also test small-scale governance reform pilots, embedding technical adviser (s) within targeted Somaliland institutions to trial innovative approaches to green economic policymaking. By working directly with communities, the programme will also strengthen citizen-state accountability. This dual approach will help build climate resilience and improve livelihoods across both rural and urban areas, while informing the design of the future Somaliland portfolio.
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