Grants and Contributions

Preventing, sanctioning and eradicating gender based violence against women judges in Costa Rica through an investigation / diagnostic on existing violence, prevention strategy development, facilitation of a healing process and implementation of a care-model for victims of political violence.

Strengthening the resilience and empowerment of Nicaraguan women affected by the socio-political crisis through documenting / photo-reporting / testimonies / multi-media reporting on the challenges facing Nicaraguan trans gender and campesina women and children of ex-political prisoners, and the violations of their human rights.

November 2024 - The Philippines faces an exceptionally challenging tropical cyclone season, with 3 consecutive typhoons affecting nearly 9 million people across 17 of the country’s 18 regions. In response, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs issued a Humanitarian Needs and Priorities Plan to support 210,000 people impacted the cyclones and flooding from November 2024 to January 2025.

With GAC's support, the World Food Programme (WFP) helps provide food assistance and logistical services to address lifesaving and time-critical needs of vulnerable people living in the worst affected provinces. Project activities include: (1) providing immediate food assistance; (2) distributing emergency cash assistance; and (3) supporting logistical operations.

This project is part of Canada’s Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Program. RWVL 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 developing countries. The renewed program continues to respond to the globally recognized and significant gap in funding and support for WROs and movements worldwide and includes enhanced support for WROs, LBTQI+ organizations, and women human rights defenders working in crisis- and conflict-affected settings and a more intentional approach to reaching structurally excluded groups. This includes but is not limited to LBTQI+ communities, women and girls with disabilities, Indigenous women and girls and young feminists.

This project contributes to increased enjoyment of human rights by women and girls in all their diversity and the advancement of gender equality around the world. Project activities include: (1) Facilitating a global and four regional learning hubs for peer-to-peer learning and knowledge-sharing among WROs, LBTQI+ groups and networks; (2) Strengthening and bridging the capacity of WROs and LBTQI+ groups, particularly with feminist monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL); and (3) Building a body of evidence through lessons learned, stories of change, and analyzing trends around what works and does not work in terms of funding to support women’s movements globally.

This project will allow for the development and dissemination of regional guidelines on DEI for the bio sector in the Middle East. The Regional Guidelines document will be disseminated at the Inaugural Meeting of the Middle East Women in CBRN Security Network at a dedicated session.

The project will increase access, demand and quality of sexual and reproductive health rights and services in Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines for adolescents, parents and community leaders, service providers, health care providers and policy makers. The project will include youth training and engagement, community and parent outreach, healthcare provider training and resources, policy support and technical assistance, and regional training and knowledge sharing.

Strengthening capacities for protecting adolescent women from violence and early pregnancy though training processes with 100 adolescent women and 50 health / education / justice service providers in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, and the development and dissemination of relevant digital sexual health and reproductive rights information resources (national reach).

The purpose of the Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) grant agreement is to support Canadian SMEs identify international partners in CIIP target countries for industrial research and development collaboration that has good potential for commercialization.

Canadian contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Civil Budget and advance.

Canadian contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) civil budget for the reimbursement of the pension adjustments paid and to be paid to NATO pensioners residing in Canada.