Sida

Sida was established in 1995 and operates under the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, implementing Sweden’s official development assistance — one of the highest as a share of GNI among OECD donors. Sida works across humanitarian action, democracy and human rights, gender equality, environment, and sustainable economic development, channelling funding through NGO frameworks, multilateral organizations, and bilateral programmes.

Sweden and Sida have been active in Ukraine since before the 2022 full-scale invasion, with a Ukraine country strategy guiding engagement across multiple sectors. Since February 2022, Sida has scaled up support significantly, funding emergency health, MHPSS, protection from GBV, and civil society strengthening. Sida frameworks — including its humanitarian and civil society support windows — have enabled partners such as CARE to access flexible multi-year funding for principled humanitarian action in conflict-affected oblasts.

Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) is Sweden’s government agency for development cooperation, responsible for managing Swedish aid and advancing the Swedish government’s development policy goals. It funds long-term development programmes, humanitarian assistance, and civil society support across over 35 countries.

Ukraine Commitment

Sweden has provided substantial humanitarian and development support to Ukraine since 2022, with Sida funding multi-sector programmes covering health, MHPSS, protection, and civil society resilience; Sida maintains a country-level strategy for Ukraine that spans both emergency response and longer-term recovery.