International Development Grant
Fortifying Equality and Economic Diversity
Project Number: CA-3-D001639001
Status: Terminating
Country/Region:
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $20,118,957.00
Start Date: April 01, 2015
End Date: December 31, 2017
Duration: 2.8 years
Project Description
The project aims to equip and train small holder farmers to grow more food protect their local natural resources encourage peace and stability generate income and improve nutritional health in seven of South Sudan's ten states. Activities include: 1) providing basic agricultural inputs (seeds and tools) to enable small holder farmers to grow more food; 2) training and mentoring of farmers on crop production post-harvest handling processing and marketing as well as on how to increase family incomes through product sales; and 3) improving women men and children’s ability to organize and promote more inclusive government policies and services related to the agricultural sector. The proposed initiative is implemented by a consortium led by World Vision Canada with Oxfam Canada and Care Canada as members.
Expected Results
The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: 1) increased food production by small holder farmers; 2) increased capacity of farmers to engage in market activities; 3) improved household nutrition; 4) empowered women to protect their property and rights; and 5) increased advocacy of civil society to influence relevant agricultural policies.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project in Dec 2017 include: (1) overall the project increased food security and reduced vulnerability of some of the poorest households in the following regions: Warrap the Equatorias (Western Central and Eastern) Northern and Western Bahr el Ghazal and Lakes. It reached over 254 000 individuals of which more than 65% are women; (2) the proportion of households able to afford basic needs (i.e. three out of the following four items: set of clothes pair of shoes a blanket and three meals per day) for all household members without any external support increased from 27.6% to 41%; (3) over 100 000 individuals (of which 64 204 women) received technical services and agricultural inputs through farmer field schools; (4) the percentage of women who own and control agricultural assets rose from a baseline of 43% to 73%; and (5) the perception of men and women regarding the ability of women to take a leadership role in decision-making increased from 54.5% to 79%.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
World Vision Canada
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Unsolicited Proposal