Grants and Contributions

Supporting an indigenous community in El Salto that was affected by the recent flooding.

Through our funding, the Department will be supporting the Forum of Federations to implement the main elements of its 2023-2028 Strategic Plan and achieve its mission which is to strengthen democratic and inclusive governance in established and emerging federal and multilevel countries through knowledge creation and mobilization, capacity development, and support to inclusive policy implementation processes.

This grant represents Canada’s long-term institutional support to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UNFPA uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding, to achieve its mandate.

UNFPA’s mandate is to support countries in using population data to develop policies and programs that reduce poverty and ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect. UNFPA focuses on three main areas: reproductive health and rights, gender equality, and population and development strategies.

Canada’s support to UNFPA contributes to increasing access to reproductive health, developing development policies that take population dynamics into account, and improving the status of girls and women worldwide.

This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF uses these funds and other donors’ funding to achieve its mandate. Guided by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF supports the rights of children to help meet their basic needs and expand opportunities for children to reach their full potential. UNICEF seeks to improve the social and economic conditions of children by ensuring that they have access to health care, clean water, food, and education. UNICEF also works to ensure that children are protected from violence and abuse and receive relief in disasters.

Canada's support to UNICEF helps to advance Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy. This policy seeks to help the poorest and most vulnerable, support fragile states and underpin Canada’s international efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

This program provides financial support to the Government of New Brunswick to foster its participation in summits, ministerial conferences and other related international Francophonie ctivities. This program promotes Canadian interests and is consistent with Canada’s political and economic objectives for the Francophonie.

This project aims to improve comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for marginalized women, children and adolescents in Bangladesh, Nepal and Vietnam. Project activities include: (1) developing a toolkit to guide provision of gender-responsiveness, cultural sensitivity and adolescent friendly health and nutrition services; (2) organizing exchange visits for health workers to experience and learn from skilled and qualified SRH providers; (3) training community groups on SGBV, its impact on physical and psychological health, and prevention; and (4) engaging with government bodies to adapt existing policies or promote policy changes (as needed) and allocate sufficient resources for resilient health systems that can met the SRHR needs of rights-holders. In Bangladesh the project is implemented in the urban slums and underserved areas of Chattogram City Corporation and is expected to reach a total of 662,040 beneficiaries. In Nepal, the project is implemented in 12 municipalities covering 4 districts in Karnali province: Jajarkot, Rukum, Dailekh, and Salyan. The project directly benefits 11,700 children with improved nutrition, 82,080 women of reproductive age with improved comprehensive SRH services and 7,860 mother’s group members and their male partners with improved knowledge on SRHR and nutrition. In Vietnam, the proposed project is implemented in 15 communes in Son La province (6 communes in Thuan Chau district, five communes in Yen Chau communes and four communes in Son La city). It benefits 5,200 children under 5, improve knowledge and skills on child health and nutrition for 10,000 local people, and build capacity for 150 health workers and 80 teachers on CSE and communication skills.

Enhancing women''s participation in marine conservation and building resilience among women in Fuvahmulah through a capacity building program on ocean-based livelihoods - Fisaari Kanbalun Phase II.

Improving the Nakula Mene tribe’s water system in Vanuatu, through training, repair and upgrades.

Muchisso project: Enhancing the learning environment at Muchisso Primary School through provision of school material.

The initiative aims to provide better protection for children living in vulnerable situations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), by involving the government, communities, families and the children themselves, particularly girls and children of diverse gender identities. The project aims to improve the protection and well-being of vulnerable children, particularly girls, in three DRC cities: Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Bunia. To achieve this result, the initiative relies on three key areas: strengthening the capacities of public institutions, involving grassroots communities and improving inclusive and sustainable access to services for vulnerable children.