News / National
Sweden to pour $60 million for elections to Zimbabwean political NGOs
20 Jul 2011 at 09:35hrs | Views
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency has pledged US$60 million to help Zimbabwe implement its 2008 Global Political Agreement for power sharing with a particular emphasis upon reforms to enable free and fair elections to be held, SW Radio reported.
Funds will be released over two years to projects that promote free and fair elections, human rights and gender equality in Zimbabwe.
The, Swedish officials are reported to have said their development agency assessed the need for institutions to make it possible to hold democratic elections following the disastrous 2008 ballot that led to the power-sharing agreement and the early-2009 launch of a unity government.
The Swedish agency will consider proposals from government entities and from non-governmental organizations, the officials said.
Funds will be released over two years to projects that promote free and fair elections, human rights and gender equality in Zimbabwe.
The Swedish agency will consider proposals from government entities and from non-governmental organizations, the officials said.
Source - SW Radio
