Sweden · Human rights and democracy

Diakonia

Organization in Sweden

Diakonia is an organization that focuses on giving people knowledge about their rights and the opportunity to work with others for democracy, human rights, equality, justice and peace. We know that it is possible to change the world. But we also know that it takes time and requires stubbornness, stamina and courage. The organizations we work with often receive support from Diakonia for many years. Diakonia works with long-term development assistance in more than 30 countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East / North Africa. We also have an extensive business in Sweden. "There are people who change the world" is Diakonia's motto. We aim at the brave eldsjälar who transformed his anger into driving power. They know what has to change and how it should be done. Diakonia works with five themes: human rights, democracy, social and economic justice, gender equality, conflict and justice.

Official website ↗ Registers: IATI (d-portal) · Wikidata

Founded

1966

Income 2025

SEK418.8M

Accounts

Income Expenditure

Source: Svensk Insamlingskontroll (Sweden) — official register

European Union funding

Amounts committed each year by the European Commission to the organisation (contracts and grants), from the EU Financial Transparency System. A commitment often covers several project years and, in consortia, may include shares of other partners. They are not income for the year and should not be compared directly with the accounts.

Public funds from donor governments

Payments to the organisation reported by the aid agencies of 17 countries (USAID, FCDO, BMZ, Sida and others) in their own IATI data, converted to euros at the year's average rate. They include funds passed on to local partners. Not all donors name the recipient of their payments, so figures may be incomplete; EU funds are in their own section.

Spending on declared projects (IATI)

Only the projects the organisation publishes on IATI: usually a fraction of its total spending (median 14% in our checks).

Countries with projects published on IATI

Paraguay ↗ 23 · Honduras ↗ 22 · Sri Lanka ↗ 21 · Burkina Faso ↗ 19 · Thailand ↗ 19 · Lebanon ↗ 18 · Myanmar (Burma) ↗ 17 · Peru ↗ 16 · Palestinian Territories ↗ 15 · Bangladesh ↗ 14 · Nicaragua ↗ 14 · Kenya ↗ 13 · Colombia ↗ 11 · Mali ↗ 10 · Zimbabwe ↗ 10 · Congo - Kinshasa ↗ 9 · Bolivia ↗ 8 · Cambodia ↗ 8 · Somalia ↗ 7 · Egypt ↗ 4 · Guatemala ↗ 4 · Sweden ↗ 3 · Israel ↗ 1 · Jordan ↗ 1 · Tunisia ↗ 1 · Türkiye ↗ 1 · Uganda ↗ 1 · Zambia ↗ 1

Number of activities published on IATI that mention the country, added up over all years. Platforms that raise funds for other organisations publish every small project as a separate activity. Each country opens on d-portal the list of this organisation’s projects in that country.

Projects published on IATI (most recent and largest)

Titles are shown as published by the organisation, in their original language. Spending = disbursements and expenditure reported on IATI, in US$.

All projects on d-portal ↗

Official checks

Public register

Bolagsverket (Sweden) 802017-3517 — number published by Svensk Insamlingskontroll; accounts filed with Bolagsverket are not among our sources

Latest accounts filed

2025 (Svensk Insamlingskontroll (Sweden))

Quality labels and codes of conduct

Core Humanitarian Standard (certification or independent verification) · 90-account, Svensk Insamlingskontroll (Sweden)

Facts from public registers and certification bodies, not a judgement on the organisation; the absence of a label is not a negative sign. Methodology

Timeline

1. 1966 Founded
2. 2018-01-04 First publication on IATI

Identifiers

IATI (d-portal) · SE-ON 802017-3517 · Wikidata