Foreign aid payment details: FOI release

Information requested

Details of programmes and initiatives funded through a number of payments to a number of organisations you provide in your request.

You asked for details from the following payments:

• £306,891 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 4 April 2023
• £200,000 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 25 April 2023
• £54,400 to St John Scotland on 26 May 2023
• £150,000 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 23 June 2023
• £75,000 to Opportunity International UK on 27 June 2023
• £98,994 to Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland on 17 July 2023
• £75,000 to Opportunity International UK on 11 December 2023
• £97,243 to Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland on 12 December 2023
• £150,000 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 14 December 2023
• £125,000 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 18 December 2023
• £104,637 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 18 December 2023
• £47,144 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 18 December 2023
• £250,000 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 21 December 2023
• £100,205 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 25 January 2024
• £77,433 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 25 January 2024
• £74,876 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 9 February 2024
• £149,851 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 26 March 2024
• £235,612 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 26 March 2024
• £225,123 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 29 March 2024

Response

With regards to the payments from 2023, details can be found here: Breakdown of the donations outlined in "Contribution to international development: report 2021 to 2023": EIR release - gov.scot

Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the websites listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

With regards to the payments from 2024, details can be found in the table below:

Amount/Date	Programme	Country	Recipient Organisation
£100,205 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 25 January 2024	Climate Just Communities	Rwanda	SCIAF
£77,433 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 25 January 2024	Climate Just Communities	Rwanda	SCIAF
£74,876 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 9 February 2024	Storm Freddy – Loss and Damage Programme	Malawi	SCIAF
£149,851 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 26 March 2024	Climate Just Communities	Rwanda	SCIAF
£235,612 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 26 March 2024	Climate Just Communities	Rwanda	SCIAF
£225,123 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 29 March 2024	Climate Just Communities	Rwanda	SCIAF

Further programme details can be found here: Climate Justice Fund - International development - gov.scot
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