title: ELDIS
text: # ELDIS
  
  Eldis is a database and email service of information sources on international development. It aims to share the best knowledge on development, policy, practice and research.
  
  ## Background
  
  "Eldis" was originally an acronym for "Electronic Development and Environment Information System". It is one of a family of knowledge services produced at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, England.
  
  ## Funding
  
  Eldis is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
  
  ## Database
  
  The information in Eldis is organised into subject-focused "resource guides" and regional and country "profiles."
  
  