SamoaWS

UK overseas development assistance to Samoa — View on DevTracker →

Total Spent

£7.8M

Projects

Sectors

Date Range

2008 – 2025

Closed16(£6.9M)

Implementation2(£921K)

Largest Projects

UK Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (UK MDRI) - Bhutan - Lesotho - Samoa - Vanuatu

Action relating to debtClosed2008 – 2016

£5,850,897

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UK debt relief for qualifying countries to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

PPF: Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service Restoring Island Resilience (PRISMSS RIR)

Environmental policy and administrative managementImplementation2024 – 2026

£721,328

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Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service Restoring Island Resilience (PRISMSS RIR)

UK Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (UK MDRI)- Samoa

Action relating to debtClosed2008 – 2016

£711,167

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This activity UK Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (UK MDRI)- Samoa is a component of UK Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (UK MDRI) - Bhutan - Lesotho - Samoa - Vanuatu reported by FCDO with a funding type of 108 - Non-budget support financial a...

Pacific Partnerships Facility - UNDP Samoa

Environmental policy and administrative managementImplementation2021 – 2031

£200,010

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CARA’s new Pacific Partnerships Facility (PPF) supports partner organisations in the Pacific on small-scale projects which will promote adaptation and strengthen climate resilience, in line with the region’s 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Contine...

Economic Security and Opportunity in Samoa

Trade policy and administrative managementClosed2017 – 2018

£60,000

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Assistance in line with UK objectives on Economic Security and Opportunity in Samoa which can include building prosperity, opening markets, and promoting sustainable global growth

International Programmes in Samoa (2020 - 2022)

-Closed2020 – 2022

£59,364

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International Programme (ODA and non-ODA) in support of the BHC Apia Business and Country Plan

Education and training in water supply and sanitationClosed2024 – 2026

£52,170

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This programme will enable a range of activities to support the delivery of the Samoa Business and Country Plan objectives. Projects may support any of the 3 main BCP objectives: economic resilience, security, and values. A proportion of the non-O...

Chevening Scholarships in Samoa

Higher educationClosed2017 – 2018

£46,813

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Assistance in line with UK objectives on Chevening Scholarships in Samoa which enables students to pursue postgraduate study at UK higher education institutions, and utilise their new skills and abilities to contribute to the development of their hom...

Changing Mindsets: Removal of Single Use Plastics in the National University of Samoa (NUS)

BiodiversityClosed2025 – 2025

£29,811

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To install permanent 10 BHC branded water stations in the National University of Samoa (NUS) and provide 1300 reusable water bottles thus providing students with access to free, cool, filtered drinking water and an opportunity to change mindsets of i...

Building awareness and acceptance of LGBTI rights in Samoa

-Closed2016 – 2016

£23,514

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Sector Breakdown

Action relating to debt

£6.6M

Environmental policy and administrative management

£921K

Education and training in water supply and sanitation

£62K

Trade policy and administrative management

£60K

Higher education

£47K

Biodiversity

£30K

Multisector aid

£13K

Ending violence against women and girls

£9K

Media and free flow of information

£5K

Anti-corruption organisations and institutions

£4K

Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions

£3K

Spending Over Time

2008

£6.6M

2016

£33K

2017

£97K

2018

£10K

2019

£13K

2020

£59K

2021

£200K

2024

£796K

2025

£30K

All Projects

Project	Sector	Budget ↓	Status	Start

Data Sources

Project data: FCDO DevTracker — Samoa via IATI Datastore
Official statistics: Statistics on International Development (gov.uk)
Budget figures are from IATI project data reported in GBP by FCDO.
UK ODA includes development aid, investment capital (BII), and domestic spending (asylum costs). See the Foreign Aid dashboard for a full breakdown by type.

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Largest Projects

UK Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (UK MDRI) - Bhutan - Lesotho - Samoa - Vanuatu

Action relating to debtClosed2008 – 2016

£5,850,897

DevTracker →

UK debt relief for qualifying countries to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

PPF: Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service Restoring Island Resilience (PRISMSS RIR)

Environmental policy and administrative managementImplementation2024 – 2026

£721,328

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Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service Restoring Island Resilience (PRISMSS RIR)

UK Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (UK MDRI)- Samoa

Action relating to debtClosed2008 – 2016

£711,167

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Pacific Partnerships Facility - UNDP Samoa

Environmental policy and administrative managementImplementation2021 – 2031

£200,010

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Economic Security and Opportunity in Samoa

Trade policy and administrative managementClosed2017 – 2018

£60,000

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Assistance in line with UK objectives on Economic Security and Opportunity in Samoa which can include building prosperity, opening markets, and promoting sustainable global growth

International Programmes in Samoa (2020 - 2022)

-Closed2020 – 2022

£59,364

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International Programme (ODA and non-ODA) in support of the BHC Apia Business and Country Plan

Education and training in water supply and sanitationClosed2024 – 2026

£52,170

DevTracker →

Chevening Scholarships in Samoa

Higher educationClosed2017 – 2018

£46,813

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Changing Mindsets: Removal of Single Use Plastics in the National University of Samoa (NUS)

BiodiversityClosed2025 – 2025

£29,811

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Building awareness and acceptance of LGBTI rights in Samoa

-Closed2016 – 2016

£23,514

DevTracker →

Sector Breakdown

Action relating to debt

£6.6M

Environmental policy and administrative management

£921K

Education and training in water supply and sanitation

£62K

Trade policy and administrative management

£60K

Higher education

£47K

Biodiversity

£30K

Multisector aid

£13K

Ending violence against women and girls

£9K

Media and free flow of information

£5K

Anti-corruption organisations and institutions

£4K

Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions

£3K