Grants and Contributions

February 2021 - Nearly twelve years of conflict between Islamist insurgents and government forces in northeastern Nigeria have left the region facing a desperate humanitarian crisis, characterized by mass population displacement and severe human rights abuses, including abductions, killings, and sexual violence. Destruction of infrastructure has left most of the population without access to safe water, sanitation, or healthcare and widespread food insecurity, exacerbated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, has left the region on the brink of famine. Across the three conflict-affected states of Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe, an estimated 8.9 million people will need humanitarian assistance in 2021.

With GAC’s support, Mission Inclusion is helping to reduce vulnerability to and address the impacts of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) amongst women and girls affected by conflict and insecurity in Nigeria’s Borno state. Project activities include: (1) providing case-management and other services to survivors of SGBV and others at-risk; (2) providing cash or income-generating opportunities to vulnerable women and girls; and (3) engaging with local stakeholders to reduce incidence of and improve response to SGBV and other protection risks.

February 2021 - Prior to the outbreak of conflict in the Tigray region in late 2020, Ethiopia was already facing ongoing acute humanitarian need, arising from sporadic but widespread intercommunal conflict, regional drought and flooding, swarms of desert locusts, the economic pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of hosting nearly 800,000 refugees throughout the country. Together, these crises have led to widespread food insecurity, high levels of acute malnutrition, and significant population displacement. Although ongoing fighting and other access restrictions have hindered full needs assessments in Tigray, an estimated 29 million people in Ethiopia are likely to require humanitarian assistance in 2021.

With GAC’s support, Oxfam is rehabilitating and upgrading critical water, sanitation, and hygiene systems and services for South Sudanese refugees living in Ethiopia’s Gambella region. Project activities include: (1) rehabilitating existing water supply systems; (2) constructing latrines and waste disposal facilities; and, (3) conducting community campaigns promoting knowledge of sanitation and hygiene.

This project builds on RUSI's multi-year effort to produce actionable investigations for public consumption and private stakeholders focused on North Korea’s proliferation networks and illicit maritime activities.

The ClearToe Therapy Light by ToeFX is the first photodisinfection technology approved by Health Canada for the clearance of fungal nails. The purpose of this project is to improve ToeFX’s business infrastructure as the company builds its capacity and reputation as a national/global medical device manufacturer and distributor.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities.

The objectives of the program are to:.•Support greater influence and control over Indigenous ELCC programs and services by Indigenous peoples;.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities.