Grants and Contributions

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations program aims to restore resilient, inclusive and sustainable agricultural livelihoods, especially for ethnic minority women affected by Typhoon Yagi in northern Vietnam. The project supports the recovery of agricultural livelihoods while addressing both immediate needs and fostering long-term resilience to mitigate future risks. It focuses particularly on empowering women and ethnic minority populations by strengthening their capacities and ensuring their active participation and leadership in the recovery process. Project activities include: (1) collecting baseline data of the vulnerable households, assessing the market and identifying local traders to participate in the voucher program; (2) providing vouchers to beneficiaries, including sensitization on voucher entitlement and how to use vouchers; (3) facilitating trainings for facilitators and beneficiaries on climate-smart agriculture practices; (4) providing nursery services, seedlings and agri

This project aims to improve the health and nutrition of women, adolescents, and children in Bauchi, Kaduna, and Kebbi states in Nigeria. It does so by improving coverage of gender-responsive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (MNCH), and nutrition services. Project activities include: (1) training health professionals and community services providers to provide integrated gender responsive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), MNCH and nutrition services; (2) providing technical and financial support to states and local government authorities to procure, transport and deliver essential SRHR, MNCH and nutrition supplies including data tools and commodities; (3) raising awareness among community influencers and leaders on sexual and reproductive health (SRH), MNCH and nutrition related rights and services and harmful gender norms; (4) empowering civil society organizations and local community organizations to promote responsive SRH, MNCH and nutrition related rights and services; (5) training policy makers and program managers on effective planning, programming and decision making for gender responsive SRHR, MNCH, and nutrition services; and (6) strengthening the health information management systems for decision making in regard to SRHR, MNCH and nutrition services.

The Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum (ACELF) 2025, implemented by the Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum, is a 3-day Knowledge Sharing Forum in collaboration with the Business Council of Australia. This project is scheduled to be delivered from 16 to 18 February 2025 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney, Australia. The Forum aims to feature the following panel discussions: geo-political risks to economic security; the digital economy ( AI and cyber security); pathways to lower carbon emissions; building smarter green infrastructure; national defence and security; comparing economic policy delivery; finding and fostering talent for innovation. The Forum participation is limited by invitation, only to 150 to 175 influential decision makers from the public and private sectors and there is no registration fee. The Forum aims for decision-making participants to generate innovative ideas for business and government challenges, build a network for potential business breakthroughs and policy coopera

This project aims to contribute to a more equal enjoyment of health and health-related rights for women, adolescent girls and other marginalized groups in the provinces of Kinshasa and Equateur in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Lac and Bar El Gazal in Chad. Project activities include: (1) establishing comprehensive sexuality education programs for adolescents in school and community settings; (2) training and accompanying healthcare practitioners in inclusive health practices that respect the dignity and needs of women, adolescent girls and marginalized groups; (3) supporting local initiatives to promote peace, social cohesion and issues related to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in collaboration with community and religious leaders; (4) rehabilitating and equipping healthcare facilities in a sustainable manner, including biomedical waste management, to offer safe services that meet the needs of women, adolescent girls and marginalized groups; and (5) conducting campaigns on the

This project supports the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) in collaboration with the Canadian Red Cross (CRC). The DREF is a global pooled fund that directly disburses funding to National Societies in crisis-affected countries to deliver life-saving assistance immediately after small- to medium-scale disasters. It also focuses on risk assessment and early actions to mitigate the impacts of impending disasters. The DREF serves as the first source of funding in new or anticipated emergencies, kick-starting Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies relief efforts. It supports locally led, time-critical, life-saving activities and provides humanitarian assistance and protection to the most vulnerable, including women and girls, people with disabilities, the elderly, refugees, and internally displaced people.

With GAC’s support, the CRC helps save lives and help reduce the suffering of people affected by humanitarian crises through the IFRC. Project activities include: (1) supporting live-saving activities, including food, nutrition, health, protection, shelter, water, sanitation, hygiene, transportation, communication and other forms of assistance; (2) supporting preparedness and early actions in disaster response; and (3) enabling more timely and coordinated humanitarian action.

Participate in a study tour to Ottawa as part of the Emerging Leaders in the Americas and Study in Canada Scholarships Programs

Participate in a study tour to Ottawa as part of the Emerging Leaders in the Americas and Study in Canada Scholarships Programs

The project aims to increase adaptation to climate change (CC) by young people and women agro-entrepreneurs, particularly from indigenous Awajun communities in the province of Alto Mayo in the department of San Martín in Peru. The project will strengthen young people's and women's ability to adapt to the effects of climate change through support geared towards economic autonomy and the enhancement of their culture and traditional knowledge. Project activities include: (1) delivering training workshops to increase the knowledge and skills of young and women agro-entrepreneurs, particularly Awajun, in climate-smart agriculture, with a view to adapting to climate change; (2) supporting women's economic autonomy and transformative leadership so that they can play a key role in implementing sustainable climate change adaptation solutions; (3) strengthening producers' associations and cooperatives so that they can develop an offer adapted to the target populations in favor of climate change adaptation, economic viability and sustainable development of their businesses; (4) increasing equitable access for women and young agro-entrepreneurs, particularly Awajun, to sources of climate financing.

December 2024 - As a result of the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces, Sudan is facing a complex and unprecedented humanitarian crisis, which has displaced over 2.9 million people into neighbouring countries. Chad is currently hosting the largest number of Sudanese refugees from this conflict in the region, with over 680,000 people crossing the border. More than 80% of these refugees are women and children and are facing urgent needs in health, nutrition, shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and complexed protection.

With GAC’s support, World Vision Canada aims to provide life-saving protection, shelter and WASH services to vulnerable refugees and host communities in Ouaddaï, Chad. Project activities include: (1) strengthening of quality child-friendly protection services; (2) training protection committees and existing community structures to respond to and mitigate incidents of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and child protection violations; (3) constructing emergency, gender-responsive shelters in consultation with vulnerable groups; (4) providing essential household items to vulnerable groups; (5) constructing improved, gender-responsive sanitation facilities and rehabilitating safe potable water systems; and (6) launching inclusive, gender-responsive and contextually-appropriate health and hygiene campaigns.

This project aims to support a Canadian Red Cross draw-down fund. This fund seeks to allow Canada to rapidly respond to International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) emergency operations following medium-scale humanitarian crises. The draw-down fund is a flexible funding mechanism that supports a timely and effective humanitarian response to those affected by natural disasters or complex emergencies, including conflict, population movement, food insecurity, and health crises.

With GAC’s support, the Canadian Red Cross Society works to save lives and help reduce the suffering of people affected by the humanitarian crisis through the IFRC. Project activities include: (1) providing timely emergency shelter and essential non-food items to crisis-affected populations; (2) providing emergency healthcare, including mental health and psychosocial support; and (3) providing protection, gender and inclusion services.