--- title: "NRC signing agreement with Sida" description: "Today the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) signed a three years framework agreement with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)." url: "https://www.nrc.no/news/2017/march/nrc-signing-agreement-with-sida" language: "en" published: "2017-03-17T07:29:04Z" modified: "2017-03-21T11:04:33Z" --- ![COLOMBIA: 2014, School chlidren in Jambalo, Cauca-province, Colombia. Many of the children have to travel far to get to school. In cooperation with Sida, NRC supports the building of a new room where the children can do homework and with equipment, like this schoolbags. The Nasa people remain in the crossfire as fighting rages between the army and guerrilla forces. Photo: NRC/Tuva Raanes Bogsnes ](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/images/countries/colombia/_dsc7574_2.jpg) # NRC signing agreement with Sida Roald Høvring|Published 17. Mar 2017|Updated 21. Mar 2017 [Global](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=23) [Donors and partners](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=143) This article was first published more than 9 years ago Today the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) signed a three years framework agreement with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The agreement is for 2017-2019. The total initial amount for 2017 is 205,5 million SEK, which is 25 per cent higher than in 2016. “Sida keeps on leading by example in regards to Good Humanitarian Donorship and NRC is very thankful for this renewal of trust and very positive about the increased flexibility in the agreement”, says NRC Secretary General, Jan Egeland. The agreement includes 40 million SEK for Rapid Respond Mechanism to allow NRC to immediately respond to new crises with lifesaving activities. It also includes support to thematic projects serving the wider NGO communities, such as ACAPS (The Assessment Capacities Project) and IDMC (The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre). ### Flexible funding Sida is a government agency working on behalf of the Swedish parliament and government. The new framework agreement makes NRC the largest humanitarian NGO partner for Sida. Sida is the first donor which agreed – in this new agreement – to allocate NRC “core funding” at the country level, with funding no longer being linked to a concrete project. “This is highly welcomed as it will allow NRC full flexibility to address changing needs in a country and it will lead to simplified proposals and reporting, fully in line with Sweden’s commitments to the Grand Bargain”, says Jan Egeland. Today NRC is running Sida funded projects in 18 countries. [Read how NRC, with funding from Sida, was assisting Afghans returning home.](https://www.nrc.no/news/2016/october/afghanistan-returning-home-homeless-and-unprotected) - AFGHANISTAN: In 2014 NRC in Herat provided conflict induced displaced families with essential hygiene supplies, thanks to donor Sida. Over 200,000 IDPs live in Herat province alone, often in informal settlements, lacking access to clean water, hygiene and health facilities. Photo: NRC AFGHANISTAN: Khal Mohammad (right) (38) fled war in Farhab and lives now in Sare-pul Province. In October 2016 he received cash assistance from NRC funded by Sida, to build his house in Sare-pul. Photo: Enayatullah Azad/NRC DJIBOUTI: With funding from Sida the NRC in 2014 constructed shelters and latrines for refugees in Djibouti. Photo: NRC YEMEN: In 2015, with funding from Sida the NRC constructed a new shelter prototype using wooden boards and mats as part of an experiment on ways to counter the heat and sand storms. Photo: Kadr Houssein/NRC DRC: Bashali (31) is living with disabilities, married and father of three children. As many others IDPs living in Kitchanga he strives to rebuild his self-resilience through NRC’s urban project funded by the Sida that targeted people affected by displacement in Kitchanga. Photo: NRC MYANMAR: After the flood in September 2016. With funding from SIDA the NRC delivered non-food items in Ayeyarwaddy and Bago Region reaching more than 2,500 households. Photo: NRC