International Development Grant
University of Toronto International Human Rights Program – IYIP Internships 2015-2017
Project Number: CA-3-D001033001
Status: Closed
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Maximum Contribution: $263,400.00
Start Date: August 04, 2015
End Date: March 31, 2017
Duration: 1.7 years
Project Description
This project is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development (DFATD) International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) funded by the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy (YES). The IYIP contributes to the YES by providing a large spectrum of Canadian graduates with valuable international development work experience abroad. The two-year fellowship project provides 20 young Canadian lawyers with international experience skills and knowledge to prepare them for future employment in the field of international human rights law public international law and/or immigration and refugee law. The interns provide legal expertise to eight field offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and impact the lives of stateless and/or refugee women children and men in eight countries (Indonesia Thailand Cote d’Ivoire Ghana Senegal Tanzania South Africa and Honduras).
Expected Results
The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access by Canadian interns (young men and women) to Canadian labour market opportunities including in the field of international development; and (2) increased engagement of Canadian interns (young men and women) as global citizens in supporting international development in Canada and abroad.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of March 2017 include: 15 interns (12 female and 3 male) have (1) assisted the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in advising on internal displacement matters including the provision of technical assistance and support to the work of the Inter-Institutional Commission for Persons Displaced by Violence on legal issues; (2) assisted in enhancing the protection capacity of national and local governments partners and civil society to assume their responsibilities vis-à-vis all persons of concern through protection training; (3) conducted protection needs assessments for refugees and recommended follow-up actions; (4) provided protection counselling to refugees and followed-up on necessary cases including making referrals to implementing partners and other units; (5) conducted research and gaps analysis on issues of interest to UNHCR such as statelessness implementation of the UNHCR Urban refugee policy mixed migration immigration reforms and impact on asylum; (6) assisted in creating media messages and working on public information; (7) co-ordinated with other United Nations actors in the statelessness working group on thematic issues; and (8) conducted interviews with persons at risk of becoming stateless as needed.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
University of Toronto
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