International Development Grant
L’AMIE – IAYI Internships 2015-2017
Project Number: CA-3-D000990001
Status: Closed
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Maximum Contribution: $215,039.00
Start Date: May 27, 2015
End Date: March 31, 2017
Duration: 1.8 years
Project Description
This project is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development (DFATD) International Aboriginal Youth Internships (IAYI) initiative. The internships focus on increasing the awareness engagement and participation of Aboriginal youth in international development while providing them with opportunities to expand their employment skills. The IAYI initiative is funded through DFATD’s Global Citizens Program. The initiative proposed by L'AMIE will send six Aboriginal interns to Madagascar to work with L’AMIE’s partner the Association Sarobidy. Through basic education activities the interns work at securing the future of children and youth (girls and boys young women and young men) in the community of Antehiroka. The project focuses on three types of beneficiaries: the Canadian interns; the Association Sarobidy’s team members; and the children hosted by the Association. The project contributes to increasing the employability of young Aboriginal women and men by providing them with the skills and knowledge they need to gain employment or to pursue their studies.
Expected Results
The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) Aboriginal interns (young men and women) are actively seeking employment and/or further education opportunities in Canada including in fields related to international development; and 2) Aboriginal interns (young men and women) are engaged as active global citizens supporting international development efforts in Canada and abroad.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of March 2017 include the following: (1) 12 interns (5 female and 7 male) received 95 hours of training that included three hours on development issues seven hours on crosscutting themes and a three-hour public outreach workshop. Nine interns (4 female and 5 male) completed their placements; (2) 12 interns participated in the international development efforts of their local partner Sarobidy in Madagascar; (3) 12 interns contributed to the local partner’s efforts in the areas of gender equality environmental improvement and children’s rights; (4) 11 interns reached 540 Canadians and 320 Madagascans of whom 52% were women during their activities promoting international development efforts in Canada and abroad (5) public outreach activities’ themes were: the environment Indigenous realities and children’s right to education; and (6) the interns expect to reach 10 000 people through a video documentary promoting international development efforts in Canada and abroad that was produced in Madagascar thanks to a partnership with Wapikoni Mobile.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
L'AMIE
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Donor country personnel
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Call for Proposals