Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) - QUITO - 2019 t0 2020

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) is designed to support small projects proposed and implemented by local organizations in Ecuador. In providing funding for small projects that offer direct social economic or technical assistance to local populations the CFLI contributes to the overall goal of reducing poverty. The CFLI retains the same broad themes set out since 2016 which align closely with the 6 pillars of the Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP). This allows flexibility to respond to and focus on themes relevant to local needs. The six thematic priorities are as follows: (1) contributing to inclusive governance including diversity and LGBTQ2 democracy human rights and the rule of law; (2) contributing to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls; (3) contributing to peace & security with a focus on conflict prevention and building peace; (4) contributing to growth that works for everyone including women’s economic rights decent jobs and entrepreneurship investing in the poorest and most vulnerable and safeguarding economic gains; (5) contributing to environment & climate action focusing on adaptation and mitigation as well as on water management; (6) contributing to human dignity covering health education and nutrition.

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) is expected to contribute to poverty reduction through small projects that offer direct social economic or technical assistance to local populations and are implemented primarily by local organizations in Ecuador. CFLI projects are also expected to support Canada’s Foreign Policy priorities with a special emphasis on programming that contributes to advancing democracy protecting and promoting human rights and ensuring security and stability within eligible countries. The CFLI places a special emphasis on inclusive governance; LGBTQ2; democracy; human rights; rule of law; gender equality; empowerment of women and girls; peace and security; women’s economic rights.