We Believe in Long-term Development Cooperation

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Bangladesh. Photo: Izla Bethdavid Boltena

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Our member organisations have long worked together with churches and other organisations in global civil society. Through long-term development cooperation we can strenghten their ability to stand up for human rights and together build peaceful, equal and sustainable societies.

Our member organisations and their partners work in different ways. Some programs and projects focus on education for children with special needs, others promote legislation against discrimination and some are finding ways to adapt to more climate-smart agriculture.

Strengthening Civil Society

One of our goals is that human rights are respected, protected and fulfilled. But we also want our work to contribute to more democratic and sustainable societies. This happens when people come together to cooperate in civil society to create solutions and raise demands on duty bearers such as politicians, government representatives and religious leaders.

Member Organisations Can Apply for Funds

We can only distribute funds for long-term development cooperation through our member organsiations. Do you work at one of our member organisations and want to apply? Please get in touch with us before you submit an application. We want to start a dialogue about your ideas and possibilities first.

Important Dates for Working with Long-term Development Cooperation

January 31

The latest date for reporting annual interest on the bank account through a copy of the bank account statement

Latest date for submitting updated lifting plans

February 28

Submit a learning report for the past year – se our template. It must contain a narrative and a financial report. The financial report may be preliminary. See more what the report should contain here (from page 19).

March 30

Send the organisation’s response and action plan (management response) to the auditor’s observations on the final report. If there are no observations, no answer is needed.

May 15

The latest date for submitting a narrative learning report for core support efforts. See what the learning report should contain here (from page 21).

May 31

Submit the final financial report and audit for the past year.

Final reports are submitted on an ongoing basis during the year, but no later than 31 May of the year following the end of the operation. They must then be revised. See what the final report should contain here (from page 23).

June 15

Send the organisation’s response and action plan (management response) to the auditor’s observations on the annual report. If there are no observations, no answer is needed.

September 30

Last date for requesting funding if it is the last year of an intervention.

December 1

Last date for requesting funds if it is an effort that continues the following year.

Overall goal for development cooperation

Strong civil society actors in partner countries that freely work to promote a sustainable, just, equal, and democratic society in which people are empowered to influence their living conditions and where
human rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled.

These SMC members are working with long-term development

Ankarstiftelsen, ADRA Sweden, Barnmissionen, Equmeniakyrkan, Erikshjälpen, EFS, Evangeliska Frikyrkan, Folk & Språk, Frälsningsarmén, KFUM Sverige, Kristna Fredsrörelsen, Kväkarhjälpen, Lepramissionen, Life & Peace Institute, Läkarmissionen, Operation Mercy, PMU and Svenska Bibelsällskapet.

Dedicated funding for environment and climate interventions

As part of SMC’s new strategy for 2022-2026, SMC wants to promote sustainable natural resource management, biodiversity and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The dedicated funding for environment and climate interventions is part of our Sida-funded development cooperation. It is a way to boost our member organisations’ engagement in these questions. Read more here

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Do you work for an organisation that receives funding from SMC? Log in to find templates and more information about your organisation’s programmes and projects.

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News and Analysis

21 May 2025

Above all, love each other deeply

SMC releases a new resource material aimed at inspiring dialogue on sensitive and polarising issues between Churches and Christian organisations.

Interfaith Statement at Stockholm +50

We commit ourselves to: Act and practice what we preach, and to become protectors of this earth, to strive to live in harmony and sustainability, through our daily actions, how we invest, how we manage assets, and how we engage within our faith communities.

Sida’s decision: One billion SEK 2022-2026

Sida believes that SMC and its network are a good partner in Swedish development assistance, but that the pace of change in certain processes must increase.

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Our Work

Distributing Funds for Development Cooperation

Through our network, we distribute funds for development cooperation all over the world. We have a strategic partnership with Sida whereby our member organisations and their local partners can apply for funding from the Swedish government’s budget for international development cooperation.

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Thematic Focus

Faith and Democracy Belong Together

Respect for human rights is a prerequisite for a democratic society. Based on our Christian values, we believe that every human being is created in the image of God and has inviolable and equal rights to live his or her life in freedom.

Advocacy with Faith in Development

We are knowledge based, working with freedom of religion or belief, religious literacy and development policy.

Advocacy