Contribution to international development report: 2018-2019

Looking Forward

Thank you for taking the time to read our second report on the Scottish Government’s Contribution to International Development. We hope to continue production of this report in future years and would welcome continued input and dialogue from all stakeholders as we seek to build on and improve this effort to capture the contribution to international development made across Scottish Government Ministerial portfolios and activities.

As we look ahead, 2019-20 sees our new Malawi Development Programme Projects reach their second year, and our Rwanda and Zambia projects enter their third year.

We continue to implement our International Development Strategy in our Sub-Saharan Africa partner countries, furthering our partnerships with Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia.

In particular, as set out in the recent Programme for Government 2019-20, during this year, we will support a newly-expanded programme to protect vulnerable groups in Malawi and Zambia. Following the success of Police Scotland’s work with police forces in these countries to help them tackle gender-based violence and improve child protection. The programme will support leadership to tackle local issues and give support to a wider range of marginalised groups such as women, children, those with disabilities, LGBTI and people with albinism.

We will continue to fund scholarships for women and girls in Pakistan to allow them to pursue their education. This support will continue through women and girls’ secondary education, into an undergraduate degree and onwards to cover a Master’s degree.

We will review our Small Grants Programme, and whilst that review takes place, offer the chance for small organisations to apply for grants to strengthen their safeguarding and governance processes. We are reviewing our Humanitarian Emergency Fund during autumn 2019, and our review of Fair Trade in Scotland will be completed by end of 2019.

Should you have any questions, contributions or comments on this report, please contact the Scottish Government’s Central Enquiries Unit at ceu@gov.scot or on 0131 244 4000. You can also write to the International Development Team at the address below: