Grants and Contributions

This project aims to increase access to and use of gender-responsive and culturally relevant health services in Indigenous communities in Quetzaltenango.

Project activities include: (1) supporting Somali regional Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to conduct 4 public hearings and to demonstrate responsiveness to gender specific or conflict related sexual violence raised by the victims; (2) providing emergency victims support to at least 240 victims and survivors (of which over 40% are women and girls); (3) facilitating peace collaboration meetings with Tigrayan civil society through semi-structured or informal interviews and focus group discussions; (4) conducting a gender-sensitive conflict analysis and identify potential entry points to advance peace processes; and (5) providing flexible funding to the partner's activities and sub-partners in Sub-Saharan contexts, with contexts to be determined in consultation with Global Affairs Canada.

This project leverages the partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic and Epidemic Information Centre and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). It aims to strengthen capacities in biosafety and integrated disease surveillance to reduce biological threats—whether intentional, natural, or accidental—and builds on Phase I of the Africa Health Security Partnership. The project activities include the following: (1) Establishing a robust biosurveillance system in selected countries; (2) Organizing targeted training in interdisciplinary social research at the subnational level to improve the rapid identification and detection of biological threats; and (3) providing comprehensive training programs on pandemic information and data science for public health professionals in participating countries.

The goal of the project is to strengthen the protection of civilians in the border region between Benin, Togo and Burkina Faso, where insecurity is growing because of the expansion of non-state armed groups. The project addresses the critical needs of vulnerable border communities through the following actions: implementing inclusive community protection groups; strengthening forums for dialogue between communities, civil authorities, and defence and security forces (DSF); training DSF to protect civilians; and carrying out strategic advocacy with national and local (communes, departments) authorities.

This project aims to empower diverse young women and men to be collaborative leaders driving peaceful change in the northern borderlands of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. It seeks to increase the prospects for sustained peace and security in the northern border regions by empowering young people to strengthen the emerging peacebuilding ecosystem in the region. The project also aims to ensure that decision-making and peace processes are grounded in, and responsive to, the vulnerabilities and frustrations driving youth recruitment, strengthening youth resilience against being drawn into violence. Project activities include: (1) building the capacity and confidence of youth for peace leadership; (2) shifting barriers to youth engagement to create a conducive environment for their meaningful engagement in decision-making and peace processes; and (3) connecting youth locally, nationally and across borders.

The project aims to consolidate the electoral expertise of RECEF member organizations in order to promote stable democratic institutions that are sensitive to gender equality issues, in order to enable the holding of free, reliable, transparent, peaceful and inclusive elections.

It supports local and regional women's organizations and networks working to promote women’s rights, empower women, and achieve gender equality in developing countries. Recognizing that women’s rights organizations (WROs) and women human rights defenders are essential agents of change, the program aims to support their activities, strengthen their institutional capacities, and foster the creation of networks and alliances.

Project activities include: (1) building the capacity of adolescent girls to exercise their rights and demand services related to their sexual and reproductive health; (2) engaging men, boys, and communities to support gender equality and the rights of adolescent girls; (3) ensuring the availability of commodities and supplies in local health facilities; (4) building the capacity of service providers at multiple levels to ensure availability of quality services related to gender-based prevention and response, social protection, and social justice; (5) addressing policy implementation, regulatory and accountability bottlenecks; (6) strengthening the capacity of institutions and regulatory bodies to coordinate and standardize delivery of quality services; and (7) encouraging meaningful participation of young people to demand accountability.

Project activities include: (1) providing comprehensive training to community health actors on priority health issues, risk factors, and the provision of services for Indigenous people, women and adolescent girls; (2) providing technical and financial support for the effective implementation of the referral and cross-referral mechanism in cooperation with health facilities and health authorities; and (3) supporting public entities and local governments in the use of data to make policies and programs culturally appropriate and gender sensitive. The project aims to reach more than 12,785 people directly and 100,186 people indirectly.

The project aims to: i) enhance the capacity of the Museum to generate and utilize high-quality research on the Holodomor; ii) increase the management capacity of the Museum including in alignment with principles of GE, inclusion, and diversity; iii) strengthen the operational continuity and sustainability of the Museum; and iv) increase understanding and awareness, particularly among the international community of the Holodomor genocide, including its gendered impacts.