Buffalo City's strong ties with the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) have seen a wide range of projects across the city aimed at boosting the local economy and providing for social development programmes.

Initiated in 2001, the Buffalo City – Sida urban development programme was set up as a support to improve the lives of people in Buffalo City. The partnership aims:

• to focus on poverty alleviation
• to promote economic growth
• economic and social equality
• environmental protection
• gender equality
• democratic development

Some of the partnership projects include the setting up of community support centres; introducing a geographic information system; environmental projects; sustainable human settlements; water management; roads; customer care; and good governance.

• The programme
• Brochure
• Media releases related to Sida

Archive stories on the conference:

• City hosts Sida conference
• Swedes impressed by joint projects

Sida related stories:

• City's customer service centres on track
• Community Care Centres get R6m boost
• GIS 'should be used in municipal planning'
• City opens bigger disaster management centre