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Her Time to Grow
This project aims to improve the lives of rural women working in agriculture in Ethiopia Ghana and Zambia. It supports women to fully participate in the economic life of their communities earn an …
Partner: IDE Canada
Sectors: Women's rights organisations and movements and government institutions (33.33%), Agricultural deve…
$8,000,000.00
Securing Women’s Economic Empowerment for Recovery and Development
This project aims to improve the economic security of women and the most vulnerable or marginalized. It works with local stakeholders (government private sector and civil society) to support employm…
Partner: Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
Sectors: Vocational training (30%), Social services (incl youth development and women+ children) (10%), Empl…
$8,000,000.00
Empowering Women and Girls Affected by Migration and Forced Displacement
The project seeks to directly support approximately 5 000 women and girls affected by irregular migration and forced displacement in Northern Central America - El Salvador Guatemala and Honduras. Th…
Partner: IOM – International Organization for Migration
Sectors: Vocational training (20%), Ending violence against women and girls (30%), Facilitation of orderly …
$8,000,000.00
Caribbean Organizations for a Resilient Environment (CORE)
The Caribbean Organizations for a Resilient Environment project aims to increase the resilience of Caribbean Communities to the impacts of climate change. The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund works with t…
Partner: Caribbean Biodiversity Fund
Sectors: Environmental policy and administrative management (12.38%), Bio-diversity (61.88%), Environmental …
$8,000,000.00
Thanaka: Girls' Power in Myanmar
This project aims to improve the realization of diverse adolescent girls’ and young women’s (AGYW) rights to safe inclusive economic opportunities and sexual and reproductive health and rights. It i…
Partner: Plan International Canada
Sectors: Basic life skills for youth (25%), Population policy and administrative management (20%), Reproduct…
$8,000,000.00
Field Support Services - Democratic Republic of Congo (2022-2027)
Field Support Services are managed locally and provide essential support in the Democratic Republic of Congo to assist in the planning delivery and monitoring of Canada’s international development a…
Partner: Alinea International Ltd
Sectors: Health policy and administrative management (20%), Population policy and administrative management …
$8,000,000.00
ADVANCE: Women’s Political Participation in Nigeria
This project aims to increase women’s participation election and appointment in the 2023 electoral cycle and in subsequent years specifically for young women in Nigeria. The project seeks to achie…
Partner: UN Women
Sectors: Democratic participation and civil society (65%), Legislatures and political parties (25%), Ending …
$8,000,000.00
Spotlight+ Initiative: Promotion of Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls
This project aims to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls by combating sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the southern northern and central regions of Mali includi…
Partner: UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund
Sectors: Population policy and administrative management (20%), Reproductive health care (30%), Family plann…
$8,000,000.00
Women's Voice and Leadership - Mali
This project is part of Canada’s Women’s Voice and Leadership Program which supports local and regional women’s organizations and networks that are working to promote women’s rights and advance wom…
Partner: Consortium SOCODEVI / CECI Universite of Sherbrooke
Sectors: Women's rights organisations and movements and government institutions (100%)
$8,000,000.00
Women Leading Durable Solutions in Myanmar
This project aims to empower women and girls in all their diversity by increasing awareness of their rights and access to and control of resources and decision-making power particularly in Rakhine…
Partner: Oxfam Canada
Sectors: Basic life skills for youth and adults (15%), Public sector policy and administrative management (1…
$7,999,181.00
Education for Crisis-Affected Girls in Eastern DRC
The project aims to support the reintegration of child survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) into a safer school system in the conflict-affected and marginalized communities of North a…
Partner: Save the Children Canada
Sectors: Education policy and administrative management (15%), Education facilities and training (25%), Teac…
$7,998,846.00
Entrepreneurship Development for Conflict-Affected Rural Population - We Prosper
The project aims to improve the economic prosperity of rural women and the most vulnerable and marginalized people especially those affected by conflict. In response to Russia’s illegal invasion of …
Partner: SOCODEVI - Canadian Cooperation Society for International Development
Sectors: Women's rights organisations and movements and government institutions (15%), Food crop production…
$7,998,463.00
Integrated Development Initiative
This project contributed to reducing rural poverty in Nicaragua. Its objectives included improving the ability of vulnerable groups to expand their agricultural production through increased access to…
Partner: Uncoded
Sectors: Basic drinking water supply (12.5%), Basic sanitation (12.5%), Public sector policy and administrat…
$7,981,877.00
Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Public Health Program
This project aims to improve the health of up to 47 000 Ghanaians including mothers their newborns and 4 500 schoolchildren in Bongo and Kassena Nankana West districts. It seeks to improve water …
Partner: WaterCan
Sectors: Health education (15%), Reproductive health care (10%), Basic drinking water supply (25%), Basic sa…
$7,974,736.00
Development Fund for Education
This project seeks to improve the quality of pre-primary primary and secondary education in Guatemala. As such it works to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Education especi…
Partner: Uncoded
Sectors: Primary education (50%), Early childhood education (50%)
$7,912,092.00
INTERPOL’s Chemical and Explosives Terrorism Prevention Programme
This project aims to strengthen the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies to prevent detect investigate and respond to chemical and explosives terrorism incidents. Project activities include: (…
Partner: INTERPOL-International Criminal Police Organization
Sectors: Disarmament of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) (100%)
$7,891,832.00
Responding to the needs of adolescents in sexual and reproductive health and rights
This project seeks to support a resilient health system to respond to adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) needs in select communities in Dinajpur and Netrokona Districts of Ba…
Partner: World Renew
Sectors: Family planning (15%), Ending violence against women and girls (5%), Reproductive health care (50%)…
$7,886,330.00
Regional Emergency Appeals - ICRC 2013
March 2013 - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial neutral and independent organization that draws its mandate from the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Pro…
Partner: ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross
Sectors: Material relief assistance and services (100%)
$7,875,000.00
EMPOWER
This project aims to enhance equitable and inclusive literacy and life skills for internally displaced people (IDP) and host community children (ages 6 to 12) particularly girls and children living …
Partner: Right To Play International
Sectors: Education policy and administrative management (23%), Educational research (5%), Primary education …
$7,869,314.00
Program Support Unit - Pakistan - 2008-2013
The Program Support Unit (PSU) provides essential services to support the planning and delivery of Canada's development assistance to Pakistan. Such services include logistical and administrative ser…
Partner: Asia - Program Support Unit
Sectors: Multisector aid (100%)
$7,862,143.00
Guyana Basic Education Teacher Training (GBET)
The goal of this project is to improve the quality of basic education in Guyana by strengthening teacher training systems. The project targets aboriginal teachers especially women in remote regions…
Partner: CRC Sogema Inc.
Sectors: Teacher training (100%)
$7,850,039.00
Women's Voice and Leadership - Kenya
This project is part of Canada’s Women’s Voice and Leadership Program which supports local and regional women’s organisations and networks that are working to promote women’s rights and advance wom…
Partner: CARE Canada
Sectors: Women's rights organisations and movements and government institutions (100%)
$7,843,675.00
Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Respect for the Rights of Adolescent Girls in Benin
This project aims to improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescent girls in the Atlantique and Mono departments of Benin. The project supports more than 108 000 adolescent girl…
Partner: CCISD - Center for International Cooperation in Health and Development
Sectors: Population policy and administrative management (5%), Reproductive health care (40%), Family planni…
$7,825,508.00
Supporting women micro-entrepreneurs to improve women’s economic empowerment
This initiative seeks to assist women micro-entrepreneurs in food clothing and home-style sectors to successfully and sustainably grow their businesses. The project aims to help women entrepreneurs…
Partner: Government of the Philippines - Philippines Commission on Women
Sectors: Business support services and institutions (30%), Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) developm…
$7,819,855.00
Women’s Voices and Leadership - Haiti
This project aims to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls by supporting local organizations that advance women’s rights in Haiti. It is building the capacity of local women’…
Partner: CECI - Centre for International Studies and Cooperation
Sectors: Women's rights organisations and movements and government institutions (100%)
$7,817,661.00
Women’s Voice and Leadership - Mozambique
This project is part of Canada’s Women’s Voice and Leadership Program which supports local and regional women’s organisations and networks that are working to promote women’s rights and advance wom…
Partner: CESC - Centro de Aprendizagem e Capacitação da Sociedade Civil
Sectors: Women's rights organisations and movements and government institutions (100%)
$7,814,402.00
Enhancing Community Security and Access to Justice in Lebanese Host Communities
This project aims to help Lebanese authorities provide basic security and justice services in host communities. Lebanese municipalities are the primary line of response to the Syrian refugee crisis d…
Partner: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Sectors: Civilian peace-building conflict prevention and resolution (100%)
$7,804,263.00
Commonwealth of Learning – Institutional Support 2022-2024
This grant represents Canada's institutional support to the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The COL uses these funds along with other donor funding to achieve its mandate which is to help governme…
Partner: Commonwealth of Learning
Sectors: Education facilities and training (20%), Teacher training (10%), Basic life skills for youth and ad…
$7,800,000.00
Commonwealth of Learning - Institutional Support 2019-2021
This grant represents Canada's long term institutional support to the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The COL uses these funds along with other donor funding to achieve its mandate. The COL’s manda…
Partner: Commonwealth of Learning
Sectors: Education facilities and training (20%), Teacher training (20%), Vocational training (20%), Higher …
$7,800,000.00
Multi-Country - UNICEF Humanitarian Appeals 2013
March 2013 - Founded in 1946 the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to protect the rights of children and women in developing countries through its devel…
Partner: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
Sectors: Material relief assistance and services (100%)
$7,800,000.00
Commonwealth of Learning - Institutional Support 2012 - 2015
This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). COL uses these funds along with other donor funding to achieve its mandate. COL’s mandate is to help go…
Partner: COL - Commonwealth of Learning
Sectors: Education policy and administrative management (25%), Education facilities and training (10%), Teac…
$7,800,000.00
Accelerating Nutrition Improvements in Sub-Saharan Africa - Surveillance
The World Health Organization's Accelerating Nutrition Improvements project is designed to support government efforts to strengthen nutrition surveillance in eleven high-burden countries in Sub-Sahar…
Partner: WHO - World Health Organization
Sectors: Basic nutrition (100%)
$7,800,000.00
Commonwealth of Learning - Institutional Support 2015-2018
This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). COL uses these funds along with other donor funding to achieve its mandate. COL’s mandate is to help gove…
Partner: COL - Commonwealth of Learning
Sectors: Education policy and administrative management (25%), Education facilities and training (10%), Teac…
$7,800,000.00
Commonwealth of Learning – Institutional Support 2025 to 2027
This grant represents Canada's institutional support to the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The COL uses these funds and other donors’ funding to achieve its mandate. Guided by its 2021 to 2027 Strat…
Partner: Commonwealth of Learning
Sectors: Agricultural education/training (10%), Basic life skills for youth (5%), Education facilities and t…
$7,800,000.00
Climate Smart Food Systems Fund
This project aims to scale up gender-inclusive investment in agriculture and food systems that reduce poverty adapt to climate change risks and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through respo…
Partner: ResponsAbility CSAFS Fund
Sectors: Agricultural development (50%), Agricultural financial services (50%)
$7,800,000.00
Medicine for Zambia (Mankwala Ya Zambia)
This project is a continuation of previous pharmaceutical and medical supplies support to Zambia with the addition of a capacity building component to address the issue of sustainability. More speci…
Partner: Government of Zambia - Ministry of Health
Sectors: Basic health care (90%), Health personnel development (10%)
$7,781,947.00
EmpowerHer in Nigeria
This project aims to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) through access to water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for women and adolescents in Bauchi State Nigeria. Proj…
Partner: WaterAid Canada
Sectors: Health education (14%), Infectious disease control (10%), Basic sanitation (25%), Family planning (…
$7,780,315.00
Strengthening Multiparty Democracy in Ukraine
This project aims to support civil society elected officials and political parties to strengthen multi-party democracy in Ukraine. It supports political and civil society representatives to fulfill…
Partner: International Republican Institute
Sectors: Democratic participation and civil society (40%), Legislatures and political parties (60%)
$7,775,220.00
Nuclear regulatory infrastructure development program in Africa - phase II
This project supports the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to establish or strengthen national regulatory infrastructure for nuclear security and radiation safety in 43 African countries ove…
Partner: International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund
Sectors: CBRN threat reduction (100%)
$7,773,317.00
Support to Establish an Entrepreneur Financial Centre in Sri Lanka
This project aims to increase the capacity of the SANASA movement (the largest cooperative credit association in Sri Lanka) to provide tailored financial and non-financial products and services to mi…
Partner: DID - Développement international Desjardins
Sectors: Advanced technical and managerial training (15%), Formal sector financial intermediaries (30%), Bus…
$7,761,105.00
Strengthening Local Agricultural Supply Chains - Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
This project aims to protect the food security and livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations impacted by COVID-19 in nine countries. The project works with local governments and civil society gr…
Partner: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Sectors: Agricultural policy and administrative management (25%), Agricultural development (50%), Food crop …
$7,750,000.00
Supporting the Code of conduct on the safety and security of radioactive sources - 2025 to 2028
This project aims to advance political support for and implementation of the International atomic energy agency’s (IAEA) Code of conduct on the safety and security of radioactive sources and its supp…
Partner: International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund
Sectors: Disarmament of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) (100%)
$7,750,000.00
Improving the Effectiveness of Parliaments in Latin America and the Caribbean
This project aims to strengthen democratic governance in Latin America and the Caribbean by increasing the ability of elected officials in the region to fulfil their roles and responsibilities. The p…
Partner: ParlAmericas - Parliamentarians for the Americas
Sectors: Democratic participation and civil society (20%), Legislatures and political parties (80%)
$7,734,789.00
Support to the Productive Rural Development Sector Program (PRORURAL)
This project contributes to strengthening the agriculture sector in Nicaragua. It helps the Government of Nicaragua implement its Productive Rural Development Sector Program (known by its Spanish acr…
Partner: Government of Nicaragua
Sectors: Rural development (100%)
$7,734,056.00
Field Support Services - Nigeria - 2018-2023
Field Support Services are managed locally and provide essential support in Nigeria to assist in the planning delivery and monitoring of Canada’s international development assistance to that country…
Partner: Uncoded
Sectors: Basic health care (10%), Reproductive health care (15%), Family planning (15%), Human rights (25%),…
$7,730,000.00
Regional HIV/AIDS Partnership Program
CIDA is assisting the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in addressing the regional challlenges of HIV/AIDS in the Horn of Africa. This program has been established by IGAD in partners…
Partner: IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank
Sectors: STD control including HIV/AIDS (70%), Social mitigation of HIV/AIDS (20%), Multisector aid (10%)
$7,725,435.00
Teaching and Learning in Fragile Contexts
This project aims to achieve inclusive quality and gender-responsive education for primary students in Liberia and Sierra Leone. It also supports the growth of locally-driven evidence-based research…
Partner: CODE
Sectors: Education policy and administrative management (10%), Teacher training (70%), Educational research …
$7,716,701.00
Education for Employment - Economic and Social Development in Bolivia
This project aims at implementing the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) model and mechanism that effectively responds to the needs of the Andean country Bolivia. The organization…
Partner: Colleges and Institutes Canada
Sectors: Vocational training (12.84%), Business support services and institutions (87.16%)
$7,709,694.00
National AIDS Council Common Fund - Phase I
This project represents CIDA’s contribution to Mozambique’s National AIDS Council Common Fund to support the plans and activities of the National AIDS Council. The National AIDS Council works with a…
Partner: Conselho Nacional de Combate ao HIV/SIDA
Sectors: STD control including HIV/AIDS (100%)
$7,705,753.00
Climate resilient livelihoods for women in northern Ghana -I
The project aims to improve the resilience of agricultural livelihoods particularly for women by promoting the adoption of gender-responsive climate-smart agriculture practices. The project operate…
Partner: Opportunity International Canada
Sectors: Business Development Services (1%), Agricultural development (99%)