HC Deb 24 March 2004 vol 419 cc881-2W
Hugh Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has allocated to UK non-governmental organisations this year for work in(a) Brazil and ( b) Bolivia; how this sum is expected to change in real terms in the future; and if he will make a statement. [162962]

Hilary Benn

Under DFID's Civil Society Challenge Fund, the value of firm offers of support to UK NGOs for specific activities in Brazil and Bolivia in 2004–05 is £204,204.00 and £336,730.00 respectively. In addition, £454,589.00 has been provisionally allocated for regional projects, including possible interventions in Brazil and Bolivia. Future offers of support will depend on the numbers and quality of proposals submitted by civil society organisations.

In September 2003, £28,904.00 was provided to Helpage International through the Latin America bilateral programme in support of activities to be undertaken between September 2003 and August 2004 in Bolivia.

DFID will also be providing £61 million in strategic support in 2004–05 to 19 major UK based Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the form of global Partnership Programme Agreements (PPA). A number of these organisations currently support activities in Bolivia and Brazil. From 2005–06, DFID is proposing to increase partnership funding, to include PPA and NGO's working in middle-income countries and Latin America in particular.

Hugh Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which UK nongovernmental organisations funded by his Department carry out work in(a) Brazil and (b) Bolivia. [162963]

Hilary Benn

The UK Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) funded by DFID, which have programmes in Brazil and Bolivia, are shown in the following list:

Brazil

  • Action Aid
  • CAFOD
  • CARE International
  • Childhope
  • Christian Aid
  • Concern Universal
  • Everychild
  • International Service
  • Leprosy Relief Association (LEPRA)
  • OXFAM
  • Save the Children Fund
  • War on Want
  • WWF

Bolivia

  • Action Aid
  • CAFOD
  • CARE International
  • Christian Aid
  • Helpage International
  • Homeless International
  • International Service
  • Intermediate Technology for Development Group (ITDG)
  • Marie Stopes International
  • OXFAM
  • Plan International
  • Save the Children Fund
  • WWF