International Development Grant

Asset Protection for Food Security - Technical Assistance Component

Project Number: CA-3-A032711002

Status: Closed

Country/Region:

Ethiopia 100.00%

Maximum Contribution: $299,169.00

Start Date: March 09, 2007

End Date: May 28, 2010

Duration: 3.2 years

Project Description

The project funds the Technical Assistance Capacity Building Monitoring and Evaluation Component of CIDA’s Asset Protection for Food Security Project (A032711-001). Funding is provided primarily for consultancies and studies in support of the Productive Safety Net Program a large national food security initiative in Ethiopia designed to reduce vulnerability to chronic food insecurity by using a more development-oriented approach addressing the root causes of food insecurity. The project is managed by CIDA. All CIDA disbursements for this project have been completed.

Progress & Results Achieved

End of project results as of May 2010 include: technical assistance provided through local contracting of expertise in the areas of financial management communications public works and environment procurement donor coordination and information technology.

Key Information

Executing Agency:
Embassy of Canada to Ethiopia and Djibouti

Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada

Program:
WGM Africa

Last Modified:
September 19, 2025

Development Classifications

DAC Sector:

Education facilities and training 5%
Basic health infrastructure 5%
Agricultural land resources 20%
Agricultural water resources 10%
Forestry development 10%
Food aid/food security programs 50%

Aid Type: Project-type interventions

Collaboration: Bilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP

Policy Markers
Level 1 Gender equality
Budget Breakdown
2007-04-01 to 2008-03-31 $299,169 CAD
Geographic Information
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