Grants and Contributions

This project supports the Overseas Development Institute’s (ODI) Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) program, focusing on responses to the complex "polycrisis" affecting societies globally. It aims to strengthen the knowledge and application of GESI approaches to address intertwined social, economic, political, and environmental challenges. Through the ALIGN (Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms) platform platform, the project provides resources for policymakers, practitioners, and civil society actors to incorporate GESI strategies in their work, promoting resilience and equality in changing geopolitical contexts. Key activities include: (1) generating evidence on gender-inclusive policies; (2) supporting dialogues to counter gender backlash; (3) fostering inclusive research networks; and (4) empowering global South partners to drive local, impactful change?.

This project aims to builds resilient food systems and empowers communities in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. The United Nations World Food Program implements this project to address the interconnected challenges of climate change and environmental degradation, food insecurity, and socio-economic instability. It works to strengthen communities against climate change and improve their ability to manage shocks independently, reducing the need for humanitarian assistance. The Sahel Integrated Resilience Programme seeks to reach over 5 million people (50.8% women) in 4,500 villages and rehabilitate 420,000 hectares of land by 2028. The project focuses on areas most vulnerable to climate shocks and food insecurity. It rehabilitates degraded land, improves agropastoral productivity, and connects smallholder farmers to local markets. The project also addresses malnutrition, promotes climate-resilient crops, and supports local food systems. Project activities include: (1) creating asset and supporting smallholder market; (2) integrating nutrition; and (3) integrating school-based package interventions.

The Enhancing Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Livelihoods for Women and Youth in Sudan project aims to improve food security for 49,500 people, particularly women and youth, in rural areas of Sudan. Project activities include (1) Providing training to develop capacities of state, local actors, NGOs, and local communities to plan, implement, and mobilize resources for integrated landscape management; (2) Establishing and operating 160 climate-sensitive farmer field and business schools to promote climate-resilient agricultural technologies and practices; (3) Train women through 12 WE-FBS (Women’s Empowerment Farm Business School) to develop and management at least 12 agri-food enterprises; (4) Provide training and other supports to farmers in establishing and rehabilitating agricultural assets, including water and food storage systems, for agri-food value chains; and (5) Providing training and other support to strengthen the capacities of government and non-state actors for gender-responsive Climate-Smart Agriculture, landscape management, and sustainable agri-food value chains. FAO is implementing the project with government and non-government organizations, private companies, and community groups.

The project aims to strengthen press freedom for climate and environmental journalists in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Mozambique, South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Rwanda. Over a 36-month period, International Press Institute would monitor and collect data on press freedom violations, focusing on climate and environmental journalism in sub-Saharan Africa. It would establish a multi-stakeholder coalition to co-create advocacy materials to raise awareness of threats to press freedom and journalist safety, urging public and private actors to fulfill commitments to protect these rights. The coalition would also coordinate actions against attacks, including information manipulation, targeting environmental journalists, and provide capacity building and support for at-risk journalists in the region.

The project will facilitate continued support to T/PCCs and the UN, in support of the Canadian-led Elsie Initiative for Women in UN Peace Operations. The EIF was established by Canada in 2019, following the launch of the Elsie Initiative in 2017 at the Vancouver UN peacekeeping ministerial. This contribution is the last planned Canadian contribution to the EIF at this time (funding post-2027 is not yet determined) and is sourced from dedicated funding for the Elsie Initiative from the TB Submission on UN peace operations and peacebuilding (2022-2027). EIF-funded interventions have helped identify and address the various barriers faced by uniformed women in deploying to UN peacekeeping missions. EIF-funded interventions include Measuring Opportunities for Women in Peacekeeping (MOWIP) barrier assessments; construction of gender-sensitive accommodations, training, and daycare facilities; financial premiums for GSU (gender-strong unit) deployments; development of gender policies, strategies and action plans; and training and capacity building. The EIF is the only dedicated trust fund to support and incentivize the meaningful participation of women in peacekeeping. Funding is an important factor enabling Member States to advance the participation of women in UN peace operations and supports recent efforts by the Elsie Initiative and the EIF to incentivize quality as well as volume of Member State Peacekeeping contributions. Initiatives under the EIF go beyond numerical targets to ensure that women are represented across all ranks and functions, in non-traditional roles and positions of leadership, and in enabling environments that offer parity for deployment conditions.

This project aims to empower adolescent girls and young women in the Piura and Loreto regions of Peru to take control of their sexual and reproductive health, as well as support the achievement of their economic autonomy. Project activities include: (1) developing and implementing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights, economic rights and gender-based violence prevention training for in-school adolescents; (2) providing capacity building support for health services provider personnel on the delivery of culturally, gender- and age-responsive and inclusive services; and (3) providing technical assistance to municipal and regional public sector institutions to operationalize public policies that support adolescents’ and young people’s health and economic autonomy.

This project aims to continue improving access to primary education and support the learning outcomes of 53,822 primary school students (50% girls) in the 5 most food-insecure districts of Tete province, Mozambique. Project activities include: (1) expanding school gardens to develop students’ agricultural production skills; (2) expanding market linkages between local smallholder farmers and schools seeking nutritious and diversified food; (3) providing health and nutrition education for students and the wider school community; (4) providing nutrition and food preparation training for school meal cooks; (5) training government and school officials on financial compliance and food procurement practices; (6) providing trainings to increase women’s participation in school management; and (7) developing gender dialogue clubs that address issues such as gender-based violence (GBV) and menstrual hygiene management. This project seeks to enhance the impact of the daily school meals and directly benefits students, their families, school and government staff, and local smallholder farmers.

This project aims to increase accountability for sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) related crimes, including those linked to terrorism, in Nigeria and to improve access to justice for survivors. The project helps to institutionalize best practices for collecting, storing and using evidence in prosecution, fostering a culture of proper evidence use among law enforcement and justice actors in criminal cases.

The project aims to promote peace and stability in conflict-affected states.

This project aims to strengthen the capacity of the National Counter Terrorism Commission (Commission nationale de lutte contre le terrorisme) (CNLCT), relevant Ministries, civil society actors, and religious leaders in Tunisia to effectively address and mitigate behaviors that increase vulnerability to extremism and violent extremism, while countering the dissemination of violent extremist propaganda perpetrated by both foreign and local terrorist groups. This will be achieved through technical assistance, training, capacity-building, and strategic communications messaging aimed at empowering these institutions to develop and implement effective responses to the complex drivers of radicalization in the country. Key project activities include: