International Development Grant
University of Calgary - International Internships 2013-2014
Project Number: CA-3-S065706001
Status: Closed
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Maximum Contribution: $310,000.00
Start Date: March 18, 2013
End Date: March 31, 2014
Duration: 1.0 years
Project Description
This project is part of CIDA's 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.
Expected Results
The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (i) increased awareness among female and male Canadian youth of the equal possibility of working internationally; (ii) enhanced equal employability of female and male International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) interns in Canada and in the field of international development; (iii) improved capacity of female and male IYIP interns to contribute to international development in a gender-sensitive way.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2014) include: (i) 20 internships were coordinated in seven host countries: Bolivia Costa Rica Mexico Nicaragua St. Lucia Ghana and Uganda; (ii) participating interns increased their understanding of international development; (iii) hundreds of Canadians (women and men) were reached thanks to dissemination and awareness efforts; and (iv) the capacity of University of Calgary’s local partners was enhanced because of the presence of young Canadians in their organizations.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
University of Calgary
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:
Pre-APP