LIFT Initiative for small and medium organizations (SMOs)

This project aims to empower Canadian small and medium organizations (SMOs) and their partners in the Global South. It provides flexible funding capacity-building and public engagement opportunities to support poverty reduction and address key development challenges such as gender equality. The project helps SMOs design and implement impactful development projects by removing barriers like limited funding and insufficient capacity. The project supports over 550 SMOs in Canada and their partners in the Global South including approximately 150 SMOs in Canada receiving funding. It also seeks to engage over 400 representatives of diverse SMOs in Canada and their local partners through self-directed learning opportunities accompaniment during application processes and select facilitated learning exchange initiatives.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) provided flexible and responsive funding; (2) facilitated capacity strengthening that enables access to funding; (3) accompanied SMOs in the application of learning and good practices for project design implementation and impact reporting; and (4) supported opportunities for public engagement in Canada that showcases the important contributions of Canadian SMOs and their partners to achieving the sustainable development goals.