Bilateral donor funding refers to the donor country’s Government aid to recipient country in a Gov2Gov or a Gov2CivilSociety partnership. It is part of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) policies of the OECD member countries, which plays a major role in providing development funding to Governments and Civil Society. Bilateral donor funding can cover infrastructure, economic cooperation, trade balance etc. but OECD countries also believe in promoting and supporting ideas and efforts that can lead to better democratic practices and good governance. Bilateral donors have recognized that CSOs play a key role in addressing issues related to human rights, education, healthcare, social conflicts, gender, women empowerment, livelihood development and more, and involve them in a partnership for ensuring overall growth. So how can CSOs benefit from this trend? Where can they source funding from? Are smaller CSOs also eligible to tap funding from large bilateral agencies? Read more here.
Source: FundsForNGOs
