Grants and Contributions

Upgrade a SaaS based data lake of brand communications to uplift the return on investment of social media dollars and help brands better connect and serve target audiences

Canada Periodical Fund

Project activities include: (1) building the capacity of seven selected branches (out of 12) of the project partner working in these seven provinces: Aceh, Central Kalimantan, DKI Jakarta, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, West Nusa Tenggara and Yogyakarta; (2) strengthening their operations through training, awareness-raising, research and advocacy in local communities and local government officials; (3) facilitating dialogue and events to raise awareness of local government and other stakeholders, including media, journalists, youth groups and civil society, to advance women’s rights on gender equality and equity; (4) organizing collaborative events with women’s organizations, women leaders and movements from grassroots to national levels; and (5) formulating policy advocacy documents by the national secretariat and partner branches on strengthening the women’s movement and gender equality.

Project activities include:(1) strengthening youth group SRHR knowledge and advocacy through interactive activities, including artistic workshops that will allow them to recognize and defend their sexual and reproductive rights; (2) increasing phone support lines in two new regions in El Salvador to provide women and adolescents with SRHR/SGBV information and counselling; (3) establishing adolescent-friendly spaces in Nijera Kori sub-centres in Bangladesh to allow adolescents to learn and discuss SRHR/SGBV topics, show films, and learn about protecting themselves on social media – all while following COVID-19 health protocols; (4) undertaking an online campaign to raise awareness about the increased risk of SGBV and teenage pregnancies due to the conditions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic; and (5) completing research and a report on the issue of SGBV and marital rape in Bangladesh.

Strengthening the democratic participation of women in Kenya through training and experience sharing with elected women leaders for a group of women aspiring for elective leadership during Kenya’s next general election in 2022.

A project to identify current and future challenges in deterring, detecting, allocating and responding to social media information operations. It proposes to draw on the experiences and practices of other countries and sectors to improve the capabilities of the Canadian Armed Forces.

This project consists in developing a continuous culture system from probiotic biomasses immobilized on solid media to extract bacteriocin fractions.

A contribution to support the following storm management construction components: the Sister Mary Ann Casey Park Dry Pond and Storm Relief, involving construction of a dry pond and conveyance upgrades; and the Malcolm Tweddle and Edith Rogers Ponds and Conveyance Improvements, involving construction of a dry pond in two cells, inlet/outlet pipes, sanitary inline storage and catch basins, as well as storm sewer upgrades.

Village Media will extend our proprietary publishing platform (Community Engine) with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning engines in order to build audience, engagement, and newsroom efficiency across our operations.

The Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS D) Program provides financial support to outstanding eligible students pursuing doctoral studies in a Canadian university. These prestigious scholarships aim to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement in undergraduate and graduate studies.