International Development Grant

Program Support Unit - Benin 2012-2016

Project Number: CA-3-A035247002

Status: Closed

Country/Region:

Benin 100.00%

Maximum Contribution: $1,549,255.00

Start Date: April 02, 2012

End Date: December 31, 2016

Duration: 4.7 years

Project Description

The Program Support Unit (PSU) provides essential services to support the planning and delivery of Canada's development assistance to Benin. Such services include logistical and administrative services project monitoring management of local funds and analytical and professional services. The PSU is managed locally

Expected Results

Although initiatives such as these serve as important mechanisms to support the effective delivery of Canada’s development assistance no direct development outcomes are attributable to them.

Key Information

Executing Agency:
Embassy of Canada to Burkina Faso

Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada

Program:
WGM Africa

Last Modified:
September 19, 2025

Development Classifications

DAC Sector:

Financial policy and administrative management 15%
Monetary institutions 15%
Informal/semi-formal financial intermediaries 15%
Business support services and institutions 15%
Industrial policy and administrative management 40%

Aid Type: Project-type interventions

Collaboration: Bilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP

Policy Markers
Level 1 Gender equality
Level 1 Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting)
Level 1 Participatory development and good governance
Level 1 Trade development
Level 1 ICT as a tool for development
Major Funding (>$1M)
Budget Breakdown
2017-04-01 to 2018-03-31 $1,549,255 CAD
Geographic Information
Geoname Code:2395170;SRSName:http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326;GeoCoordinates:
Reference ID: 2013200032