International Development Grant

Canada's Contribution to the Sahel and West Africa Club

Project Number: CA-3-P007528002

Status: Operational

Country/Region:

Senegal 5.80%
Mali 6.60%
Nigeria 6.00%
Benin 6.20%
Guinea 5.80%
Guinea-Bissau 5.80%
Côte d'Ivoire 5.80%
Mauritania 5.80%
Togolese Republic 5.80%
Niger 5.80%
Burkina Faso 5.80%
Liberia 5.80%
Cabo Verde 5.80%
Sierra Leone 5.80%
Ghana 5.80%
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Maximum Contribution: $900,000.00

Start Date: December 14, 2022

End Date: April 01, 2026

Duration: 3.3 years

Project Description

This contribution to the Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) seeks to promote regional policies to improve the socio-economic situation of the Sahel and West Africa populations. SWAC's activities include: (1) organizing forums and conferences between regional actors from the Sahel and West Africa and member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on thematic and regional issues; (2) producing independent analyses based on the expertise of a broad network of researchers and partners on the Sahel and West Africa; and (3) developing strategies guides and tools for better regional governance. The project's beneficiaries are both policymakers from the countries in the region and donors who benefit from detailed studies and analyses to guide their interventions.

Expected Results

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) more effective and better-coordinated gender-sensitive regional policies; and (2) more effective regional governance for food and nutritional security integrating gender equality and youth inclusion.

Key Information

Executing Agency:
OECD

Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada

Program:
WGM Africa

Last Modified:
September 19, 2025

Development Classifications

DAC Sector:

Public sector policy and administrative management 15%
Women's rights organisations and movements and government institutions 15%
Agricultural policy and administrative management 55%
Environmental policy and administrative management 15%

Aid Type: Project-type interventions

Collaboration: Bilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Department-Initiated

Policy Markers
Level 1 Gender equality
Level 1 Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting)
Level 1 Urban issues
Level 1 Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR)
Level 1 Nutrition
Budget Breakdown
2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31 $900,000 CAD
Geographic Information
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Project Number: CA-3-P007528002