International Development Grant
Voluntary Contribution to the Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) - 2018-2019
Project Number: CA-3-P005034002
Status: Terminating
Country/Region: Unknown
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $7,500,000.00
Start Date: November 23, 2018
End Date: March 31, 2019
Duration: 1.0 years
Project Description
This project provides funding for cooperation programs and activities carried out by The Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) and its sub-entities operating under a specific mandate: the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) the Association internationale des maires francophones (AIMF) and Senghor University. These programs promote Canadian interests and are consistent with Canada's political and economic objectives within La Francophonie.
Expected Results
The expected results as formulated by the Organisation internationale de la francophonie include: (1) the use of French is strengthened and cultural diversity is preserved; (2) democratic practices and standards are more widely accepted; (3) the rule of law and human rights are more respected; (4) national education systems are strengthened and teacher qualifications are improved; (5) member countries have adapted their training systems to improve the employability and social integration of youth and women; and (6) national sustainable development strategies are implemented in Francophone developing countries.
Progress & Results Achieved
Among the results achieved by the International Organisation of La Francophonie with the support of the Government of Canada for the period ending December 2018: (1) young people's access to Francophone culture was promoted through the 317 Centres de lecture et d'animation culturelle (CLAC) in 22 countries which were visited more than 3 million times a year; (2) crisis prevention confidence-building and the opening of spaces for dialogue between national political actors were promoted in 2017 and 2018 through more than 40 missions including to Cameroon the Central African Republic the Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabon Guinea-Bissau Haiti Madagascar Niger and the Republic of the Congo; (3) legal capacities have been strengthened in particular through support to the Centre international en Afrique de formation des avocats francophones (CIFAF) where more than 1 200 lawyers from French-speaking Africa are trained each year; (4) professional skills of teachers and teaching methods have been strengthened with the Francophone Initiative pour la formation à distance des maîtres (IFADEM) which is now deployed in 15 countries (36 200 teachers trained 129 350 booklets and educational equipment distributed and 1 573 560 students benefiting from the programme); (5) curriculum reforms and the improvement of capacities for management piloting and development of innovative and effective policies and reforms were supported through the work of the Institut de la Francophonie pour l'éducation et la formation (IFEF) to improve the quality of training and facilitate professional integration; (6) 15 national administrative schools (ENA) included sustainable development elements in their training programmes; (7) francophone regional consultation workshops in the extractive industries were organized to enable sustainable mining in some 20 African countries; (8) the blue economy sustainable with a focus on the use of what is produced locally has been promoted in small
Key Information
Executing Agency:
International Organisation of La Francophonie
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
IFM International Security
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Core contributions to multilateral institutions
Collaboration: Multilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs