Grants and Contributions

This project aims to improve the safety, security, and well-being of forcibly displaced women in Mexico, by facilitating access to comprehensive support systems and integration programs. Project activities include: (1) liaising with relevant government authorities to identify women displaced by violence who need to be relocated to ensure their safety; (2) providing women with safe transport to new cities, temporary housing upon arrival, and assistance in securing long-term housing; (3) providing psychosocial support and counseling sessions with women participants; (4) referring women participants to vocational training and skills development programs; (5) facilitating job placement meetings between women participants and private sector employers; (6) supporting the enrollment process for relocated children in local schools; and (7) conducting advocacy and awareness-raising workshops to improve policies and programs targeting the integration of displaced populations. The project benefits 100 forcibly displaced women in Mexico who are survivors of gender-based violence and are taking part in the UN Refugee Agency’s Local Integration Program.

This project supports the Colombian ethnic commission, an entity created during the 2016 Colombian peace agreement negotiations, to implement the agreement’s ethnic chapter commitments. Particularly, it focuses on the women, family and generation provision. This provision positions the spirituality, lived experiences of ethnic women, and intergenerational processes at the centre of policy and decision-making. In addition, the project works to build Afro-Colombian and Indigenous women’s capacities to access and meaningfully engage in ongoing and emerging peace processes.

Canada's assessed contribution to International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

This project aims to strengthen the conflict sensitivity capacity of local and international humanitarian, development and peace (HDP) actors in Ethiopia by establishing a Conflict sensitivity hub. Project activities include: (1) conducting conflict analysis; (2) providing training and support to Ethiopian and international organizations on conflict sensitivity; (3) providing longer-term mentorship to develop local expertise and accompany Ethiopian organizations; (4) providing on-the-job training for Ethiopian experts through a fellowship program within the Hub; (5) establishing an online database of key publications, news and resources along with a conflict sensitivity help desk; and (6) convening research briefings and outreach meetings with donors, government and sectoral coordination mechanism to communicate the importance of conflict sensitivity and the Hub’s services.

December 2024 – The humanitarian impact of the conflict in northern Ethiopia from 2020 to 2022 continues to be felt. The Tigray region suffered significant damage, with much of its healthcare and water infrastructure damaged or destroyed. Many people remain displaced from their homes and basic services remain limited for much of the population.

With GAC’s support, CARE Canada helps provide a multi-sectoral humanitarian response to critical needs in Tigray. Project activities include: (1) restoring water points and sanitation facilities; (2) supporting local health facilities; and (3) providing protection services to mitigate the increased risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) for vulnerable women and girls.

November 2024 - Political instability, conflict and natural disasters have left more than 25 million people across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in need of humanitarian assistance. Populations face insecurity, malnutrition, and limited access to clean water and adequate sanitation. Also, hunger, displacement and conflict increase the risk of sexual and gender-based violence, especially for the most vulnerable.

With GAC’s support, the Mennonite Central Committee provides a multi-sectoral response targeting displaced and conflict-affected people in North Kivu, DRC. Project activities include: (1) the provision of multi-purpose cash transfers (2) distribution of emergency non-food items and (3) the provision of protection services to mitigate the increased risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) for vulnerable women and girls.

November 2024 - Political instability, conflict and natural disasters have left more than 25 million people across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in need of humanitarian assistance. Populations face insecurity, malnutrition, and limited access to clean water and adequate sanitation. Also, hunger, displacement and conflict increase the risk of sexual and gender-based violence, especially for the most vulnerable

This project aims to improve access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for women and girls in the Philippines. Project activities include: (1) improving the availability and use of comprehensive SRH services in non-profit, community-based clinics; (2) training community health volunteers and teachers to deliver SRH and comprehensive sexual education information in communities and schools; and (3) strengthening women’s rights and community-based organizations and networks to advocate for policies related to SRH financing and comprehensive sexual education at the national and local levels. This project benefits approximately 100,000 individuals, particularly women, girls, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex plus individuals living in disaster-prone and urban-poor communities.

This project seeks to promote the protection of human rights of men, women, girls, and boys across all regions of Ukraine, including territory occupied by the Russian Federation. Project activities include: (1) enhancing monitoring in areas under Russian occupation; (2) improving conflict-related sexual violence case documentation and support to accountability mechanisms; (3) preventing civilian harm through detailed reporting on the conduct of hostilities; (4) improving the protection of prisoners of war and civilian detainees; and (5) providing early warning on violations in occupied territories.

December 2024 – In situations of humanitarian crisis, women and girls often bear the brunt of the impact. This is frequently due to societal norms that deprioritize their needs or to the breakdown of local protection mechanisms increasing their vulnerability to sexual and gender-based violence. This is particularly true in situations of conflict or insecurity such as those in Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan.

With GAC’s support, Oxfam Canada and Quebec help provide a multi-sectoral humanitarian response to address sexual and gender-based violence within crisis-affected communities in Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan. Project activities include: (1) restoring water points and sanitation facilities, with an eye towards improved safety; (2) providing sexual and reproductive health services; (3) granting unconditional cash to vulnerable households to reduce negative coping strategies; and (4) providing protection services to mitigate the increased risk of sexual and g