International Development Grant
Interagency Coalition on Aids and Development – IAYI Internships 2015-2017
Project Number: CA-3-D001002001
Status: Closed
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Maximum Contribution: $282,978.00
Start Date: June 19, 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 project provides internships to 20 Aboriginal interns with overseas internships in four countries. Eight interns are placed in Tanzania with the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network two interns in Uganda with the CAP/AIDS Uganda four interns in Malawi with the Museums of Malawi and six interns in South Africa with the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Interns offer a variety of culturally-specific HIV/AIDS prevention and care and support services that focus on the needs of local populations. This includes HIV/AIDS related public awareness-raising outreach resource mobilization anti HIV stigma and discrimination initiatives documentation and research support and social media analysis.
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: (1) 16 interns (12 female and 4 male) have gained skills pertaining to data collection interpersonal skills activity planning working with different populations (e.g. children people with disabilities) problem solving proposal writing cultural awareness and sensitivity and utilizing local resources among others; (2) five interns placed with the University of KwaZulu-Natal helped plan and co-facilitate sexual health workshops and engaged in web development and social media; and (3) eight interns based in Tanzania with Green Hope Organization assisted with clinic visits visiting people living with HIV and disabilities visiting orphanages and collecting data for a graduate study among other tasks.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development
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