Grants and Contributions

This project aims to enhance the protection and promotion of the rights of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama and Peru, by providing direct support to refugee and migrant-led organizations. Project activities include: (1) delivering a transformative leadership training program for refugee and migrant leaders, including women; (2) implementing social media and communication campaigns to reduce xenophobia and promote social cohesion between migrants and host populations; (3) strengthening the capacity of refugee and migrant-led organizations to advocate for policies, programs, and practices that increase the protection of refugee and migrant rights; (4) facilitating the participation of refugee and migrant-led organizations in local, national, and regional migration forums and decision-making spaces; (5) providing grants to community-based refugee and migrant-led organizations in order to improve their service provision to displaced populations. The project benefits 2,300 refugees and migrants from Venezuela (60% women) and other nationalities, as well as 19 refugee and migrant-led organizations. The project also indirectly benefits 700,000 refugees and migrants (65% women) across the seven participating countries.

This project aims to enhance the climate resilience of cocoa producers and their vulnerable families, particularly indigenous ones, in Amazonas, Cajamarca and San Martín. It seeks to promote climate-smart, nature-based solutions (NBS) for small cacao farmers and their families to improve productivity and counter deforestation. The project also strengthens associations and cooperatives to improve governance, business performance, and connections to niche markets. The project focuses on women’s empowerment throughout its implementation to enable greater participation and influence in their families, associations, cooperatives, and the cacao agricultural sector in general.

Project activities include: (1) supporting research on cacao NBS; (2) providing technical training on cacao NBS and technical support for cocoa farmers; (3) helping associations or cooperatives and their members set up and implement diversified cacao agroforestry plots and prepare for ‘zero deforestation’ certification standards; (4) delivering an inclusive organizational strengthening program for participating associations or cooperatives; (5) developing gender-sensitive and climate change-resilient business plans and strategies; (6) setting up transformative women leadership schools within participating associations or cooperatives; and (7) facilitating market access by linking innovative financing mechanisms and connections with potential buyers.

The project directly benefits 30,000 people, consisting of over 6,000 small cacao farmers (70% women) and their families, in the Amazonas, Cajamarca and San Martin provinces, with at least 50% being from indigenous groups. It also indirectly benefits 460,000 people who live off the incomes generated by cocoa plants and derived products by improving governance in the sector and strengthening associations or cooperatives.

This project is part of Canada’s Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL) Program. It supports local and regional women’s rights organizations (WROs), lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex plus (LBTQI+) groups and feminist networks working to promote the rights of women and girls and advance gender equality in Global South countries. The Program responds to the globally recognized and significant gap in funding and support for WROs and movements worldwide.

This project will complement the renewed WVL program to strengthen women’s organizations and feminist movements, including WVL partners’ engagement with the feminist funding ecosystem. Project activities include: 1) Developing a membership engagement strategy; 2) Providing online training to increase knowledge of the funding landscape; 3) Organizing in-person convenings to be co-developed with participants; and 4) Conducting an annual flagship event during the Commission on the Status of Women meetings featuring WROs and donors in dialogue together.

This project aims to improve the equal enjoyment of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) by women and adolescent girls in situations of poverty, marginalization and vulnerability. Project activities include: (1) developing a gender-sensitive social and behavioral change communication strategy with local implementing partners and women's rights organizations (WROs), for the adoption of healthy SRHR behaviors and practices; (2) providing technical assistance to local implementing partner civil society organizations (CSOs) and WROs for organizational capacity building and gender mainstreaming; (3) implementing local solutions to SRHR and nutrition challenges with women, adolescent girls, men and boys; (4) providing comprehensive, skills-based SRHR, wellness, health and development programs for adolescent girls, boys, parents and guardians of adolescents; (5) building the technical capacity of managers and civil servants in the management, analysis, use and contingency planning of sexual and reproductive health, nutrition and community and facility climate data; and (6) providing technical assistance to government officials, health facilities and community health representatives on inclusive governance in the field of sexual and reproductive health and nutrition.

Nutrition International (NI) was created by Canada over 30 years ago and has grown into a successful international development institution specializing in women’s, adolescents’, and children’s nutrition. This grant, valued at up to $360.6 million over six years (2025-2031), supports the organization’s new $1 billion Investment Case 2025-2031 (IC2), while improving the survival, health, and well-being of people, especially women, newborns, children, and adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries. Fully funded, the Investment Case is expected to reach up to 800 million people with nutrition interventions, prevent 50 million cases of anemia, and save up to 750,000 children’s lives. Support to NI is a critical component of Canada’s leadership role in global nutrition and poverty reduction programming, and the delivery of Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) priority to improve gender-sensitive nutrition for the poorest and most marginalized. Under IC2, NI aims to: 1) scale up proven, high-impact nutrition interventions and approaches; 2) strengthen the evidence base for new interventions and approaches to scaling up nutrition; and 3) generate more nutrition investment and impact.

This project, implemented by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), supports Indigenous representatives in strengthening their advocacy skills and participation in international decision-making processes. Through the Indigenous Fellowship Program (IFP) and the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples (UNVFIP), Indigenous leaders receive training, mentorship, and financial support to engage effectively with UN human rights mechanisms.
Key impacts include:
1. Training & Leadership Development – 90 Indigenous representatives, including women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTIQ+ individuals, will enhance their advocacy and leadership skills.
2. Global Representation – At least 160 Indigenous representatives will participate in UN forums such as the UN Human Rights Council and Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
3. Stronger Networks – The project will establish an Indigenous alumni network to share knowledge and experiences globally.
4. Online Resource Hub – A digital platform will be created for training materials, case studies, and toolkits to support long-term advocacy efforts.

By promoting Indigenous voices in international decision-making, the project strengthens their ability to advocate for their rights, hold states accountable, and influence policies that impact Indigenous communities worldwide. This initiative aligns with Canada’s commitment to democracy, inclusion, and human rights.

This project aims to strengthen the economic empowerment of women members and users of women-led and mixed cooperatives. It focuses on climate-resilient value chains in three regions of Morocco. The project seeks to address challenges related to rural poverty and inequalities in Morocco. It aims to facilitate access to agricultural land and combat the multidimensional marginalization experienced by women in rural communities. The proposed initiative targets members of women-led cooperatives in rural areas of 3 Moroccan regions: Marrakech-Safi, Draa-Tafilalet, and Guelmim-Oued Noun.

Project activities include: (1) raising awareness among various community sectors about the main barriers women face in accessing paid productive activities and promoting positive masculinities; (2) improving cooperatives' access to financial products and services offered by financial institutions; and (3) adapting financial products and services to value chains and environmental challenges.

The Conflict and Resilience Research Institute Canada (CRRIC) will lead coordination, research, training, and facilitation activities and engage Canadian experts in the Charting a Path to Lasting Peace in MN initiative. The project will be based in Winnipeg, Canada, with activities in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Malaysia through collaborating partners like the Center for Alternatives (Bangladesh) and will be implemented over a 24-month period. This project aims to evaluate and develop a sustainable peace model for Myanmar through two main phases: Phase 1 involves a comprehensive study and analysis of Track II diplomacy, examining the Aceh and Oslo Peace Processes to identify key actors, mechanisms, and strategies applicable to Myanmar. Phase 2 focuses on training and knowledge sharing by facilitating workshops and conducting virtual training sessions with Smartsettle to share research findings and train selected stakeholders in Myanmar, the broader Indo-Pacific region, and Canadian actors. This proje

This project aims to improve learning outcomes for women and girls in fragile and conflict-afflicted settings. It supports the Safe to learn campaign, a global, inter-agency and multi-country initiative, dedicated to ending violence in and around schools, so children are free to learn, thrive and pursue their dreams. The project focuses on addressing violence as a barrier to girls’ education and providing support for developing materials to enhance the integration of gender equality across the Safe to learn campaign.

This project represents the second phase of additional funds provided by GAC to UNICEF for Safe to learn. It aims to implement the initiative in Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Togo with regional and global activities.

Project activities include: (1) increasing the knowledge and capacity of girls and boys, teachers, administrators, community members and religious leaders, to recognize the impact of violence in and around schools; (2) promoting positive gender equitable norms and preventing hara

This project aims to increase the economic participation and resilience of 18,400 disadvantaged youth (10,915 young women and 1,050 youth living with disabilities) in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Somalia. It does so by providing them with the skills and support needed to succeed in the growing green economy. The project aims to improve the teaching capacity of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions by revising curricula and providing technical and material support, particularly in emerging and green skills. It also supports disadvantaged youth gain marketable skills needed to successfully find and sustain employment through financial support for TVET enrollment, entrepreneurship training, and employability skills training. The project also seeks to increase formal employment and entrepreneurship opportunities by providing business development services, internship placements or access to waged jobs. It also aims to enhance the capacity of labour market actors and financial institutions or