In 2004, Poland spent € 94.3 million on Official Development Assistance (ODA), which corresponds to 0.05% of its gross national income (GNI). Bilateral means accounted for 21% of the total, while 79% was multilateral.
Geographic priorities:
Thematic priorities:
- Health sector
- Education and science
- Access to potable water
- Protection of the environment
- Capacity building of local structures
- Building civil society
- Support for democratic institutions
- Improving the efficiency of public administration
- Development of cross-border co-operation
- Restructuring individual economic sectors
Funding programmes:
NGOs can apply for financial support under the following funding programmes:
NGO co-operation: NGOs based in Poland (Polish and foreign) can receive co-funding for their projects by responding to calls for proposals.Polish-Canadian
Trilateral Co-operation Programme: This programme supports NGO projects jointly funded by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
The Small Grants Fund: This instrument supports small projects submitted by local community actors (NGOs, local parishes, local schools, etc.).