Grants and Contributions

Camera Monitoring of Wildlife

This project proposes a $55 million investment to secure and reinforce the building blocks of Mozambique’s health system to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable communities in the country. Implemented in 10 out of Mozambique’s 11 provinces, this project will reach nearly 5 million people in historically underserved districts with critical services. By investing in the essential foundations of the healthcare system -- such as rehabilitating district hospitals with resilient infrastructure and access to clean water, ensuring sustainable access to quality family planning services, and expanding community health programs - this project will build stability in health care delivery. Additionally, it aims to reestablish functional surgical units, enhance access to sexual and reproductive health services, and deliver essential nutrition interventions to 1.5 million children. These investments will help to prevent early pregnancies, reduce maternal and newborn deaths, prevent stunting, and improve the basic health and wellbeing of Mozambicans while leveraging additional investments in the health system.

The Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF) mobilizes financial resources to support middle-income countries affected by refugee crises. Canada is 1 of the 10 members of the Steering Committee for this financing mechanism. Recognizing the global public good provided by these countries in hosting significant populations of refugees, GCFF uses donor contributions to significantly reduce interest rates on loans provided to host countries by partner multilateral development banks. This lower-cost financing targets projects that improve the well-being of refugees and local host communities in areas such as education, health, and job creation, aiming for sustainable development outcomes.

This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to the Fund for responding to loss and damage (FRLD). The FRLD uses these funds and other donors’ funding to provide financial assistance to developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.

In Ethiopia, despite the economy growing at a rapid pace, women are employed more in the informal sector, have much higher rates of unemployment, and are paid less than men for the same jobs. Taking a feminist approach and building on proven results, this project addresses the social, financial and business challenges that prevent Ethiopian women from obtaining the financial and technical support needed to run successful businesses. The project aims to develop and test the impacts of experimental approaches to women’s economic empowerment.

The project is implemented in five regions across Ethiopia and aims to benefit 25,000 women. The project’s impact is to empower women to have greater influence and leadership in the business sector.

The Global Program for the Blue Economy (PROBLUE) aims to help developing countries build their coastal economies while ensuring the protection of marine biodiversity and the sustainable use of coastal resources. This project is a World Bank-managed, multi-donor trust fund that aims to achieve integrated and sustainable economic development in healthy and productive oceans.

Canada's support to this program is provided through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Bank.

The project also aims to support concrete reform initiatives such as the introduction of an e-procurement regime, new frameworks for public investment management and public-private partnership, reduced costs of doing business, and a graduation strategy for recipients of the National Assistance Fund – Jordan’s social support mechanism.

Canada's support to this program is provided through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Bank.

P001433003: Canada’s COVID-19 response of CAN$10 million will help beneficiaries better address impacts from COVID-19, in particular by ensuring increased access to food and health services.