International Development Grant
SOCODEVI – IYIP Internships 2015-2017
Project Number: CA-3-D001054001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $608,894.00
Start Date: July 16, 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 needed to launch successful careers. SOCODEVI’s initiative involves recruiting 34 interns twinned with 12 projects to support almost 100 local partners in Peru Guatemala Colombia Honduras Bolivia Vietnam Senegal and Ukraine in promoting their sustainable economic growth as well as advancing democracy through the support of cooperatives and other types of associations. Interns contribute to the development of economically sound egalitarian and sustainable organizations of producers and to the benefit of their group members.
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 the end of the project (March 2017) include: (1) 35 interns (20 female and 15 male) were recruited and sent abroad for an eight-month placement to support cooperatives and other associations in the areas of sustainable economic growth and democracy. The interns all received pre departure training which focused on culture shock safety and security the vision of cooperatives and logistical and administrative details; (2) the interns carried out various activities to support SOCODEVI’s local partners including training (both for women and men) on the importance of women's work on sharing farm incomes and making decisions in pairs; and the development of environmental action plans with partner associations in Colombia. All partners stated that they had benefited from the interns’ field of expertise and 34 interns (20 female and 14 male) reported that they had improved their skills by putting their specific expertise to use in an international development context; (3) all the interns stated that they had improved their ability to promote international development efforts in Canada and abroad. More than 3 250 people and 500 SOCODEVI and SOCODEVI Stagiaires Facebook page members followed the interns’ activities. The interns posted photos on those pages as well as short descriptions of their experience; and (4) nine interns (4 female and 5 male) found a job including three interns (2 female and 1 male) in international development.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
SOCODEVI - Canadian Cooperation Society for International 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