Development aid versus humanitarian assistance: In terms of government guidance, there can be distinct differences between humanitarian assistance and long-term development aid. When Swedish CSOs obtain 100 percent funding for humanitarian assistance initiatives, their interventions are to be directly guided by Swedish government policy. Longterm development aid through the appropriation ‘Support through Swedish Civil Society Organizations’ (i.e. though the framework agreements) is not subject to this form of direct guidance. Other longterm development support not provided through this appropriation item (but, for instance, as part of a country or regional strategy) should be guided by the relevant strategy.32 The government’s civil society policy states: given within the framework of • “Support geographical cooperation strategies and certain
non-geographical strategies will be implemented based on the priorities set by the Government in the strategy in question.
humanitarian imperative to alleviate suffering • The applies in humanitarian work. Since support to civil society within this non-geographical strategy is given without any requirement for own investment, Swedish government guidance should also be extensive in this context.
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C3 SWEDEN CASE STUDY: SWEDISH CSOs AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF SWEDEN IN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
country (or regional) CSOs would normally also range between one and three years, as would agreements between Swedish CSOs and host-country CSOs. Sida is generally “encouraging Swedish CSOs to have longer (3–4 years), and more core or programme funded partnerships with civil society.”31
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