Grants and Contributions

The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding for the construction of a new police detachment in Wemotaci as the existing detachment shows visible signs of disrepair and no longer meets current health and safety standards.

The objectives of the Program are to; support the development and utilization of effective approaches to address social issues and challenges;
develop, exchange and apply knowledge, tools and resources that address social needs of individuals, families and communities; foster partnerships and networks to address existing and emerging social issues; recognize and support the ability of not-for-profit organizations to identify and address social development priorities; and, recognize and promote community engagement initiatives (e.g. volunteerism, corporate social responsibility, innovation, partnerships, coalitions) that mobilize community assets and develop capacities and resources for action.

The objectives of the Program are: • promoting volunteerism among seniors; • engaging seniors in the community through mentoring of others; • expanding awareness of elder abuse, including financial abuse; • supporting social participation and inclusion of seniors; and • providing capital assistance for new and existing community projects and/or programs for seniors.

Equipment Acquisition: The project aims to ensure the quality and sustainability of snowmobile trails maintained by the client and used by tourists.

Equipment acquisition: The project aims to ensure the quality and durability of the snowmobile trails maintained by the client and used by tourists.

The project aims to strengthen the respect and protection of human rights in Bolivia by supporting the mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in its monitoring, documentation, reports and technical and strategic advice on the human rights situation in the country, with particular attention to the rights of women, indigenous Peoples and LGBTQ2 populations, among others.
Project activities include: (1) documenting and mapping human rights violations; (2) the preparation and publication of clear reports on the human rights situation, including an analysis of the differentiated impact on women, indigenous Peoples, migrants, LGBTQ2 people and people deprived of their freedom; (3) provide technical assistance to civil society organizations, including women's and Indigenous organizations and LGBTQ2 groups, to enhance their capacity to monitor human rights, in accordance with relevant international human rights standards; and (4) conduct analysis of patterns of violence and political harassment of women, particularly Indigenous women in the electoral context.

This project contributes to the prevention of Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) in Bangladesh’s districts of Bagerhat and Sathkira in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This project aims to empower adolescents and youth, particularly girls, to exert greater control over their sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) decision-making and address the factors that drive CEFM with the support of their families and communities, including faith leaders. This project also empowers girls and young women to protect themselves from COVID-19 and its social and economic impacts. Project activities include: (1) strengthening health systems’ capacity to provide gender-responsive, COVID-19 and adolescent-friendly SRHR and psychosocial support services, including for CEFM, for unmarried and married adolescents girls; (2) improving sexual education for adolescent girls in and out of school, focusing on building decision-making, communication and risk reduction related to SRHR, sexual and gender-based violence, and CEFM; (3) enhancing adolescent girls and young women’s leadership capacity to challenge harmful gender norms and practices that impact SRHR; (4) empowering women’s organizations, men’s groups, faith/traditional leaders, and child protection influencers to address gender roles, cultural barriers and negative CEFM consequences; and (5) supporting families and communities to be COVID-19 responsive, while building the community’s capacity and the health care system to provide gender-responsive and adolescent-friendly information and services on COVID-19 prevention.

The project expects to directly benefit over 200,000 adolescent boys and girls (of which 110,000 girls/women) and indirectly benefit more than 1,400,000 people.

Designed to combine capacity building and policy support with a practical demonstration to achieve sustainable change, the project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance to the NSDA for developing and implementing an action plan on gender equality (GE) in TVET/Skills Training; (2) setting up a gender and skills taskforce to review the strategy for the promotion of GE and gender-based violence-free TVET system; (3) addressing the impacts of COVID-19 and providing more flexible training schedules, blended learning solutions, and provision of child care; (4) conducting gender-focused value chain analysis and research to identify opportunities for increasing women’s employment; (5) providing technical assistance to business development service providers in selected value chains; (6) establishing public-private partnerships to enhance women’s access to infrastructure projects; (7) increasing access to apprenticeship-based training for women; and (8) developing and promoting gender and environment-based curriculum and training materials.

Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Heart Lake First Nation Consultation Office to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Suncor Base Mine Extension Project.

Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Salt River First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Suncor Base Mine Extension Project.