International Development Grant
Understanding Development Issues and Their Positive Impacts Through Theatre
Project Number: CA-3-S064861001
Status: Closed
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Maximum Contribution: $174,688.00
Start Date: August 06, 2010
End Date: January 04, 2013
Duration: 2.4 years
Project Description
The project aims to increase the understanding of international development issues for the population of the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Two distinct types of activities are proposed: 1- Two plays are presented to high school students and the public (adults) showing how Canadian cooperation helps populations from developing countries. Successes and impacts of international cooperation are presented to spectators in an end-of-school tour. In the second phase during the summer period the theater troupe presents the plays to the general public while taking part in six major regional festivals. 2- A two-year promotional campaign on diversity of Fair Trade products (flowers and bananas) is implemented to raise awareness amongst youth and the general public. Many regional public and private partners are involved in this component which ensures the campaign a significant impact. This project's objective is to motivate the regional population to take meaningful actions for encouraging the economic development of developing countries. This campaign aims to contribute directly to the elimination of extreme poverty improving health and environment sustainability.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results as of May 2011 include: 2 482 high school youth saw the project’s play on international development issues and Canadian cooperation; 64 of the 77 planned performances were delivered; 155 high school youth took part in a retreat on the “Re-thinking development” theme; 9 Burkinan actors benefitted from a guerilla-theater training composed of 9 workshops on engagement and theater creation - two of them were selected for the fall 2011 tour; 4 newspaper articles and features were published in local newspapers; 974 people were reached by the 19 conference and workshops winter tour; 10 solidarity squads were created in four regional schools they publicized cooperation projects in Burkina Faso and Equator and raised awareness about fair trade’s positive impacts; 470 people were reached by the Two Fair Trade Weeks activities; one survey on consumption patterns and fair trade was completed with 502 participants. These have contributed to increase the population’s knowledge on the positive impacts of fair trade on production-farmers and on development initiatives in Equator and Burkina Faso; with the objective to increase acknowledgement of fair trade as an effective way to support developing countries and to increase public’s willing for a more active involvement.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Centre de Solidarité Internationaledu Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Development awareness
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP