The Swedish bilateral aid agency, Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) has one of the most open systems of providing grant to various beneficiaries around the world. However, it does not provide any direct funding to NGOs in developing countries. Most of its funding is routed through a Swedish NGO.
This clearly means that even is there is a highly potential grant opportunity for your country offered by SIDA, your NGO cannot apply for it directly. Instead, you need to look for Swedish organizations working in your country, establish a contact with them and then submit a proposal through them to SIDA. All this makes the entire process more bureaucratic and cumbersome.
The Development Cooperation programs of the Swedish Embassies in various countries are quite active though most of it is through the government itself.
Below is an example of the Development Cooperation page of the Swedish Embassy in Kenya along with its much publicized Open Aid system
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