International Development Grant

Partenariat mondial pour l'éducation - Appui institutionnel (2021-2026)

Project Number: CA-3-P002030002

Status: Closed

Country/Region: Unknown

Regional Focus:

Africa 60%
America 15%
Asia 20%
Oceania 5%

Maximum Contribution: $35,000,000.00

Start Date: February 05, 2021

End Date: March 31, 2022

Duration: 1.1 years

Project Description

As part of its COVID-19 response window the Global Partnership Education supports lower-income countries to mitigate the impacts of widespread school closures on the most vulnerable children including children with disabilities and to build the resilience of education systems. Some project activities include: (1) providing hygiene and psychosocial support programs; (2) providing support for distance learning initiatives including learning materials textbooks and support to teachers in distance and remedial learning programs; and (3) establishing preparations for the safe reopening of schools and education spaces. The Global Partnership Education is helping sustain learning for up to 355 million children in 66 partner countries over 12 to 18 months.

Expected Results

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased equitable access for children and youth to safe quality and inclusive education and learning opportunities; and (2) enhanced education system planning and resiliency strategies to respond to COVID-19 at the country level.

Progress & Results Achieved

Results achieved by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) through the support of the Government of Canada and other international donors as of April 2022 include: (1) supported 70.64 million children (including 33.31 million girls) and 610 000 teachers with distance and home-based learning programs; (2) provided 11.89 million children (including 5.76 million girls) with school meals nutrition programs and hygiene and sanitation kits; (3) reached 34.55 million children (including 17 million girls) with sensitization campaigns to minimize the psychosocial impact of the pandemic gender-based violence and unequal social norms due to school closure; (4) supported 95.33 million children (including 38.43 million girls)previously enrolled to return to school once the school system reopened; (5) trained 23 000 teachers to provide accelerated programs to mitigate learning loss during school closures; (6) equipped 14 000 schools with minimum hygiene standards for the prevention of COVID-19; and (7) supported 27 000 schools including 1.18 million teachers and education officials with reopening following the pandemic restrictions.

Key Information

Executing Agency:
Global Partnership for Education c/o World Bank

Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada

Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025

Development Classifications

DAC Sector:

Education policy and administrative management 5%
Education facilities and training 5%
Teacher training 20%
Primary education 40%
Basic life skills for youth 5%
Early childhood education 5%
Secondary education 20%

Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners

Collaboration: Bilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Institutional Support

Policy Markers
Level 1 Gender equality
Level 2 Children's issues
Level 2 Youth Issues
Level 1 Disability
Major Funding (>$1M)
Budget Breakdown
2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31 $35,000,000 CAD
Geographic Information
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Project Number: CA-3-P002030002