Society For International Development Sid

EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTION TO DEVELOPMENT ISSUES. MORE SPECIFICALLY TO: (A)ENCOURAGE, SUPPORT AND FACILITATE THE CREATION AT THE LOCAL, NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL OF A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONGST INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPMENT; (B)PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE, UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT FURTHERS THE WELL BEING OF ALL PEOPLES AND OF A MORE EQUITABLE SYSTEM OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; (C)ADVANCE THE SCIENCE, PROCESSES AND ART OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EDUCATIONAL MEANS INCLUDING RESEARCH, PUBLICATION AND DISCUSSION; (D)PROVIDE SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSTITUENCIES WHICH FACILITATE THE FOREGOING.

FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT - SID IS COORDINATING THE GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY PLATFORM PARTICIPATING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE OFFICIAL FINANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE PROCESS. IN THIS RESPECT, THE COSTS PERTAIN TO THE ORGANIZATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY PREPARATORY EVENTS AND PARTICIPATION IN FORMAL EVENTS OF THE FFD PROCESS.

NEXUS PROGRAMMING AIMS AT DEEPENING SIDS SYSTEMIC ANALYSIS AND GUIDING OUR FORMULATION OF CURRENT NARRATIVES, WITH THE INTENT OF FIGURING OUT MORE ROBUST POLICY PROPOSITIONS IN THE FACE OF TODAY'S "SYNDEMIC" FAILURES. IT ALSO AIMS TO ENHANCE SID'S FACILITATING ROLE IN THE CROSS-SECTORAL DIALOGUE AMONG SEPARATE CONSTITUENCIES, TOWARDS IMPROVED COLLECTIVE ACTION BUILDING. THIS LINE OF WORK RINGS TOGETHER ACTIVITIES IN RETHINKING FOOD SYSTEMS, GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES, CORPORATE ENCROACHMENT AND TAKEOVER OF MULTILATERAL DECISION MAKING SPACES AS WELL AS THE BROADER CHALLENGES THAT GLOBAL GOVERNANCE MUST CONTEND WITH IN THE CURRENT AGE.

ENABLING TANZANIA'S COMPETITIVENESS - THIS PROJECT INVOLVED A STUDY TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO IMPROVE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES IN TANZANIA. SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES) COMPRISE 95% OF ALL BUSINESSES AND CONTRIBUTE TO 35% OF THE COUNTRY'S GDP. SID SAMPLED ACTORS IN THE AGRICULTURE (INCLUDING HORTICULTURE), RENEWABLE ENERGY, FINANCE, THE BLUE ECONOMY, AND TOURISM SECTORS WITH A VIEW TO UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES THEY WERE FACING VIS-A-VIS IMPROVING THEIR COMPETITIVENESS AND PREPARED A SERIES OF ENGAGEMENTS WITH POLICY MAKERS WITH A VIEW TO UNDERSTANDING HOW BEST GOVERNMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY MIGHT RESPOND TO THE CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES REPORTED.