International Development Grant

Provision of Essential Equipment to Cameroon’s Group of the National Gendarmerie

Project Number: CA-3-D004841001

Status: Closed

Country/Region:

Cameroon 100.00%

Maximum Contribution: $498,960.00

Start Date: March 31, 2017

End Date: March 31, 2018

Duration: 1.0 years

Project Description

This project aims to provide Cameroon’s Group of the National Gendarmerie (GPIGN) the rapid intervention unit of the Cameroonian Gendarmerie national with the protective equipment necessary to engage in counter-terrorism operations that fall under their mandate and skillset. Project activity includes providing the GPIGN with 250 to 400 sets of protective equipment that includes helmets body armour and plate carriers.

Expected Results

The expected result of this project is the improved prevention and response to terrorism by Cameroon’s GPIGN units in a manner that is keeping with international norms and standards by increasing their preparedness in hazardous operations.

Key Information

Executing Agency:
Uncoded

Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada

Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025

Development Classifications

DAC Sector:

Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) and Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) 100%

Aid Type: Project-type interventions

Collaboration: Bilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs

Budget Breakdown
2017-04-01 to 2018-03-31 $498,960 CAD
Geographic Information
Geoname Code:2233387;SRSName:http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326;GeoCoordinates:
Reference ID: 2017200336