Grants and Contributions

Desjardins International Development’s project, “Reduced vulnerability to climate change and food security for women in the cassava sector” aims to remove the main barriers that limit women working in the cassava sector in the Gbêkê region of Côte d'Ivoire from adapting to climate change. Project activities include: providing women farmers with training in climate-adapted agricultural practices, leadership and entrepreneurship programs, and improved access to productive resources. The project also plans to develop new financial products and services. It is estimated that 1,500 women will benefit directly from the training and services offered by the project. Members of their families will be indirect beneficiaries of the project – around 7,350 people.

This project aims to empower Afghan women to become leaders and drive change for Afghanistan's future, by giving them access to university education and services that are no longer available to women inside Afghanistan. Project activities include: (1) providing Afghan women with a safe and conducive learning environment at the Asian University for Women campus in Bangladesh; (2) facilitating access to internationally recognized university level education programs; and (3) promoting community engagement and career development through access to leadership and life skills programs.

This project aims to improve the well-being of vulnerable women and girls in the 4 departments of Haiti’s Grand Sud region by increasing access to sexual and reproductive health services and providing care to women victims of gender-based violence. the project is proposing activities that will help improve the quality of training provided to midwives, facilitate access to quality holistic sexual and reproductive health services, and support advocacy to encourage greater involvement by women, girls, midwives and men in the process to integrate sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence into public policy. The beneficiaries include pregnant women, survivors of SGBV, and women accessing family planning services. The project has a duration of five years with a total budget of 15 000 000 of canadien dollars.

This project aims to increase access to resettlement, livelihood opportunities, and enhance stability and security in mine-cleared areas of Northern Sri Lanka for war-affected women, men, girls and boys. Project activities include: (1) clearing landmines and other explosive remnants of war and releasing land back to land owners and internally displaced people; (2) delivering targeted and mainstreamed capacity-building trainings for women and men HALO staff to increase their opportunities for post-mine action employment; and (3) increasing awareness among women and men HALO staff of the importance and value of gender equality.

The purpose of this project is to expand the JAF Military Women’s Training Centre (MWTC) until it has the capacity to run a full Basic Training Course (BTC) within its compound which will serve to increase the number of females training. This project will focus on the following infrastructure for the MWTC: a 100 by 60-metre parade square, 4 outdoor classrooms (Gazebo), and increasing quality-of-life by improving existing accommodations by including a sunshade with fencing and gates. This will provide the women with a private outdoor study area accommodating to their cultural privacy traditions.

This requirement is part of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) mandate to enhance JAF operations within Jordan. The MWTC is responsible for training the increased number of females joining the JAF, and is lacking the space necessary to train their soldiers. By updating and providing infrastructure, this project will allow the MWTC to train more recruits in accordance with cultural norms.

The Burden of Childcare Reduced and Addressed for Women in Jordan project (BUCRA) aims to increase the number of qualified women childcare providers. It also seeks to grow the number of childcare businesses offering quality childcare and improve employment opportunities for women in the sector. The project aims to engage governmental, private sector and training organizations to drive transformative change in the childcare sector. The project targets over 8,600 women in 7 regions of the country (Amman, Ajloun, Irbid, Karak, Maan, Madaba and Zarqa) to help them enter the Jordanian workforce. It does so by equipping local stakeholders with the tools needed to address systemic barriers to entry by increasing training opportunities in the childcare sector and dispelling myths about women’s role in society.

The Private Sector Financing Programme (PSFP) aims to support rural people to overcome poverty and achieve food security by supporting sustainable, and resilient livelihoods. The PSFP focuses on catalyzing greater private sector investments to support and benefit small producers and rural micro, small and medium enterprises in local agri-food systems. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) manages the PSFP .

Project activities include: (1) addressing bottlenecks in underserved value chains; (2) increasing market participation through small producers’ aggregation (3) creating more resilient value chains (4) promoting the adoption of digital innovations that improve value chain efficiency, transparency, sustainability, and resilience.

This grant will support costs associated with additional training opportunities for Elders, mentors, and mediators, specifically for members who sit on the tribunal board for the program.

The Translating Gladue: Making Gladue Principles More Accessible in French Project will support the printing and distribution of seven existing Gladue publications that were translated into French (which includes; Gladue Report Guide, Gladue Submission Guide, Gladue at Bail and Sentencing, Gladue and You, Guide for the Legal Review of Gladue Reports, Best Practices for Writing Gladue Reports and Understanding Gladue Principles, and A Second Chance). The project will improve access to justice by making quality resources on Gladue accessible to French speaking Indigenous peoples, front line workers, Indigenous Courtworkers and other legal professionals including lawyers, judges and advocates across Canada.

The Translating Gladue: Making Gladue Principles More Accessible Through French Project will support the printing and distribution of seven existing Gladue publications that were translated into French (which includes; Gladue Report Guide, Gladue Submission Guide, Gladue at Bail and Sentencing, Gladue and You, Guide for the Legal Review of Gladue Reports, Best Practices for Writing Gladue Reports and Understanding Gladue Principles, and A Second Chance). The project will improve access to justice by making quality resources on Gladue accessible to French speaking Indigenous peoples, front line workers, Indigenous Courtworkers and other legal professionals including lawyers, judges and advocates across Canada.