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  <iati-identifier>SE-0-SE-24-SICPP-5035-GEORGIA</iati-identifier>
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   <narrative xml:lang="EN">Sweden</narrative>
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   <narrative xml:lang="EN">Project funding: SI Creative Partnerships Programme</narrative>
   <narrative xml:lang="SV">Projektst&#xf6;d: SI Creative Partnerships Programme</narrative>
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   <narrative xml:lang="SV">SI CPP bidrar till m&#xe4;nskliga r&#xe4;ttigheter, demokrati, r&#xe4;ttsstatens principer och j&#xe4;mst&#xe4;lldhet, i enlighet med strategierna f&#xf6;r Sveriges reformsamarbete med v&#xe4;stra Balkan, Turkiet och &#xd6;steuropa. I Afrika och MENA-regionen bidrar programmet till st&#xe4;rkt kapacitet och kompetens att verka f&#xf6;r innovativa och effektiva metoder f&#xf6;r h&#xe5;llbar utveckling, i enlighet med Strategi f&#xf6;r innovation, partnerskap och kapacitetsutveckling. 

Projekten m&#xf6;ter lokalt definierade behov inom relevanta omr&#xe5;den, s&#xe5;som st&#xe4;rkande av minoriteters eller HBTQI-personers m&#xe4;nskliga r&#xe4;ttigheter, gr&#xe4;vande journalistik, s&#xe4;kerhet f&#xf6;r demokrati- och m&#xe4;nniskor&#xe4;ttsaktivister, motverkande av desinformation, fr&#xe4;mjande av kvinnors politiska deltagande, med mera. Efter avslutat projekt f&#xf6;rv&#xe4;ntas m&#xe5;lgruppen ha st&#xe4;rkt sin kapacitet att forts&#xe4;tta driva f&#xf6;r&#xe4;ndring genom att till exempel ha f&#xe5;tt tillg&#xe5;ng till ny kunskap, nya metoder, n&#xe4;tverk, plattformar eller st&#xe4;rkt sina mandat till f&#xf6;r&#xe4;ndring.

Resultaten m&#xf6;jligg&#xf6;rs av projektst&#xf6;d till samarbetsprojekt om max 2 miljoner kronor och s&#xe5;ddfinansiering om max 200 000 kronor. Alla projekt har en svensk huvuds&#xf6;kande som samarbetar med en eller flera parter i programl&#xe4;nderna.</narrative>
   <narrative xml:lang="EN">SI CPP contributes to human rights, democracy, the rule of law, and gender equality, in line with the strategies for Sweden&#x2019;s reform cooperation with the Western Balkans, T&#xfc;rkiye, and Eastern Europe. In Africa and the MENA region, the programme contributes to strengthened capacity and competence to promote innovative and effective methods for sustainable development, in accordance with the Strategy for Innovation, Partnerships, and Capacity Development.

The projects respond to locally identified needs in relevant areas such as strengthening the human rights of minorities or LGBTQI persons, investigative journalism, safety for democracy and human rights activists, countering disinformation, promoting women&#x2019;s political participation, and more. After project completion, the target group is expected to have strengthened its capacity to continue driving change by, for example, gaining access to new knowledge, new methods, networks, platforms, or strengthened mandates for change.

The results are made possible through project support of up to SEK 2 million and seed funding of up to SEK 200,000. All projects have a Swedish main applicant who cooperates with one or more partners in the programme countries.</narrative>
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  <description type="1">
   <narrative xml:lang="SV">SI Creative Partnerships Programme (SI CPP) &#xe4;r ett projektst&#xf6;dsprogram f&#xf6;r svenska akt&#xf6;rer och deras partners i programl&#xe4;nderna. Det genomf&#xf6;rs i v&#xe4;stra Balkan, Turkiet, &#xd6;steuropa, Afrika och MENA-regionen. Programmets syfte &#xe4;r att genom kunskapsutbyte och kapacitetsutveckling st&#xe4;rka f&#xf6;r&#xe4;ndringsakt&#xf6;rer som verkar f&#xf6;r demokrati, m&#xe4;nskliga r&#xe4;ttigheter och h&#xe5;llbar utveckling. Programmet bidrar till att bygga l&#xe5;ngsiktiga och &#xf6;msesidiga relationer mellan akt&#xf6;rer i utvecklingsl&#xe4;nder och deras svenska partners. Urvalet av projekt sker genom &#xe5;rliga, &#xf6;ppna utlysningar som riktar sig till civilsamh&#xe4;llet samt kultur- och mediesektorn. Ut&#xf6;ver civilsamh&#xe4;llesakt&#xf6;rer kan &#xe4;ven offentliga och privata akt&#xf6;rer s&#xf6;ka medel.</narrative>
   <narrative xml:lang="EN">The SI Creative Partnerships Programme (SI CPP) is a project support programme for Swedish actors and their partners in programme countries. It is implemented in the Western Balkans, T&#xfc;rkiye, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the MENA region. The purpose of the programme is to strengthen agents of change working for democracy, human rights, and sustainable development through knowledge exchange and capacity development. The programme contributes to building long-term and mutual relationships between actors in developing countries and their Swedish partners. Project selection takes place through annual open calls targeting civil society as well as the cultural and media sectors. In addition to civil society actors, public and private actors may also apply for funding.</narrative>
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   <narrative xml:lang="EN">Sweden</narrative>
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  <participating-org ref="SE-24" role="3" type="10">
   <narrative xml:lang="EN">Swedish Institute</narrative>
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  <activity-date iso-date="2024-01-01" type="1"></activity-date>
  <activity-date iso-date="2024-01-01" type="2"></activity-date>
  <activity-date iso-date="2027-12-31" type="3"></activity-date>
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   <organisation>
    <narrative xml:lang="EN">Swedish Institute</narrative>
   </organisation>
   <telephone>+46 8 453 78 00</telephone>
   <email>si@si.se</email>
   <website>www.si.se</website>
   <mailing-address>
    <narrative xml:lang="EN">Slottsbacken 10, Box 7434. 103 91 Stockholm</narrative>
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  </contact-info>
  <recipient-country code="GE" percentage="100">
   <narrative xml:lang="EN">Georgia</narrative>
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   <narrative xml:lang="EN">Democratic participation and civil society</narrative>
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  <sector code="151" percentage="100" vocabulary="2">
   <narrative xml:lang="EN">Government &amp; Civil Society-general</narrative>
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  <document-link format="TEXT/HTML" url="https://si.se/en/projects-granted-funding/programmes/creative-partnerships">
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    <narrative xml:lang="EN">Organisation web page</narrative>
   </title>
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  <related-activity ref="SE-0-SE-24-SICPP-5035-GEORGIA-1" type="2"></related-activity>
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   <title>
    <narrative xml:lang="EN">Results achieved</narrative>
    <narrative xml:lang="SV">Uppn&#xe5;dda resultat</narrative>
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    <narrative xml:lang="EN">In 2024, the SI Creative Partnerships Programme was able to approve 33 of 134 applications received for all regions, which equals an approval rate of just over 24%. During the year, 14 projects submitted final reports. All of them stated that the project objectives had been met and that the target group had been strengthened in line with the program objectives. 

During 2025, 21 projects in Eastern Europe were funded under SI CPP. In the cultural sector, projects were carried out that&#x2014;through literature, documentary film, and photography&#x2014;helped strengthen freedom of expression, gender equality, and human rights. Other projects created new platforms and networks for experience exchange and capacity development between, for example, independent media actors and journalists, contributing to improved conditions for accountability in the region. SI CPP contributed to strengthened democratic governance and respect for human rights and the rule of law. The programme also contributed to improved conditions for accountability, increased transparency and reduced corruption, as well as strengthened conditions for a gender-equal society.

In several of the programme countries, democratic space decreased during the year. Through SI CPP, project participants were given the opportunity to strengthen their knowledge, develop working methods, and build relationships with relevant actors in Sweden and the region; thereby enabling them to work for democracy and human rights despite the overall negative trend in many contexts.</narrative>
    <narrative xml:lang="SV">SI Creative Partnerships Programme kunde totalt under 2024 bevilja 33 av 134 inkomna ans&#xf6;kningar f&#xf6;r alla regioner, vilket motsvarar en beviljandegrad p&#xe5; drygt 24%. Under &#xe5;ret slutrapporterade 14 projekt. Samtliga uppgav att projektm&#xe5;len uppn&#xe5;tts och att m&#xe5;lgruppen st&#xe4;rkts i linje med programm&#xe5;len. 

Under 2025 finansierades 21 projekt i &#xd6;steuropa inom SI CPP. Inom kultursektorn genomf&#xf6;rdes projekt som med hj&#xe4;lp av litteratur, dokument&#xe4;rfilm och fotografi bidrog till att st&#xe4;rka yttrandefrihet, j&#xe4;mst&#xe4;lldhet och m&#xe4;nskliga r&#xe4;ttigheter. Andra projekt skapade nya plattformar och n&#xe4;tverk f&#xf6;r erfarenhetsutbyte och kompetensutveckling mellan exempelvis oberoende medieakt&#xf6;rer och journalister, vilket bidrog till att f&#xf6;rb&#xe4;ttra f&#xf6;ruts&#xe4;ttningarna f&#xf6;r ansvarsutkr&#xe4;vande i regionen. SI CPP bidrog till r&#xe4;ttsstatens principer och st&#xe4;rkta f&#xf6;ruts&#xe4;ttningar f&#xf6;r ansvarsutkr&#xe4;vande. Programmet bidrog vidare till &#xf6;kad transparens och minskad korruption samt st&#xe4;rkta f&#xf6;ruts&#xe4;ttningar f&#xf6;r ett j&#xe4;mst&#xe4;llt samh&#xe4;lle. 
I flera av programl&#xe4;nderna minskade det demokratiska utrymmet under &#xe5;ret. Projektdeltagarna fick genom SI CPP m&#xf6;jlighet att st&#xe4;rka sin kunskap, utveckla arbetss&#xe4;tt och skapa relationer med relevanta akt&#xf6;rer i Sverige och regionen; h&#xe4;rigenom kunde de verka f&#xf6;r demokrati och m&#xe4;nskliga r&#xe4;ttigheter trots att den &#xf6;vergripande trenden p&#xe5; omr&#xe5;det p&#xe5; m&#xe5;nga h&#xe5;ll var negativ.</narrative>
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     <narrative xml:lang="EN">Not applicable</narrative>
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    <description>
     <narrative xml:lang="EN">No indicator available - only a description of the activity results is published</narrative>
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