DFID
www.dfid.gov.uk

The Department for International Development (DFID) is the British government department responsible for Britain’s contribution towards international efforts to eliminate poverty. DFID works in partnership with developing country governments towards poverty alleviation. DFID supports long-term programmes to help tackle the underlying causes of poverty. DFID works in partnership with governments, civil society, the private sector and others.

It also works with multilateral institutions, including the World Bank, United Nations agencies, and the European Commission. DFID works directly in over 150 countries worldwide, with a budget of nearly £4 billion in 2004. About DFID India

About DFID India

India is DFID’s largest country programme and country office. DFID has provided about £1045 million to India in bilateral aid over the past five years. In 2006/07 our financial support to India was £242m; rising to £266m in 2007/08 and £290m in 2008/9. The purpose of our programme is to support the Government of India achieve its 10th Plan poverty-reduction targets and the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals.

We work at the national level as well as supporting programmes in focus states: Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal.
Both our national and state programmes are focused around two key objectives:

(i)To create an enabling environment for sustainable and equitable economic growth

(ii)To improve access to better quality services for poor people, particularly in health and education.
We work to upgrade urban slums by improving their planning, maintenance, infrastructure and sanitation (eg. drains, roads and latrines).
We support projects in rural areas to improve poor people’s livelihoods choices through sustainable natural resource management, increased farm productivity and food security. We also promote better management of the environment and are working with the Indian Government to address climate change vulnerability and adaptation.

 
Values & Work

DFID's values define the way in which it intend to live up to its strategic aim of halving world poverty by the year 2015. They also provide a framework for improved performance. The values are:

• Ambition and determination to eliminate poverty
  
• Diversity and the need to balance work and private life
  
•  Ability to work effectively with others
  
•  Desire to listen, learn and be creative
  
•  Professionalism and knowledge