Grants and Contributions

March 2021 - An estimated 3.5 million people are in need of humanitarian and protection assistance in Burkina Faso. The upsurge in violence over the last two years has forced more than one million people to flee their homes, many of whom have been displaced several times. Hundreds of health facilities are operating at a minimum service due to the insecurity.

With GAC’s support, CARE Canada is providing emergency protection and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) assistance to 28,848 people affected by conflict and displacement. Project activities include: (1) providing training and support to protection committees to build community capacity for identifying and referring survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), particularly women and girls, to available services and resources; (2) providing cash and/or hygiene items to particularly vulnerable households, including women-headed households; (3) organizing community mobilisation/sensitisation on GBV prevention targeting men and boys; and (4) increasing community awareness on SRHR and services.

March 2021 - Lebanon is facing multiple compounding crises in 2021 including COVID-19, economic decline and political fragility, the impact of the August 2020 Beirut Port explosions and the ongoing refugee crisis. With the Syria crisis in its tenth year, Lebanon continues to host over an estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees, the highest per capita concentration of refugees worldwide. Protection issues remain a concern, and humanitarian needs outpace available international assistance, with over 70% of Syrian refugees in Lebanon currently living below the poverty line.

With GAC’s support, INTERSOS provides emergency health and protection services to refugees and vulnerable Lebanese. Project activities include: (1) providing specialized sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV) services to crisis-affected people, including LGBTIQ; (2) providing technical assistance on SRHR and GBV to health and protection workers and community health volunteers; (3) providing emergency cash grants for especially vulnerable cases; (4) conducting engagement sessions with women, girls, men and boys on SRHR and GBV services at the community level.

March 2021 - Yemen currently faces the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with over 24 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. The conflict and collapsing economy have pushed over 16 million people to suffer from acute food insecurity, and over 3.6 million people have been displaced since the beginning of the crisis in 2015. Essential service provision has collapsed, including critical water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and health services, increasing the risk of disease outbreaks such as cholera, dengue fever and diphtheria. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the lack of access to essential services and face an increased risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) due to the crisis.

With GAC’s support, this project provides a multi-sectoral response targeting an estimated 137,810 people in the Taiz governorate. Project activities include: (1) screening, referring and treating girls and boys under the age of 5 years suffering from acute malnutrition; (2) providing awareness sessions on gender equality, gender-based violence and available services; (3) distributing gender-responsive hygiene kits; and (4) improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene services.

Renovation of two existing units to increase accessibility and provide safe and secure accommodations for visual and mobility impaired offenders. One will be upgrade with an integrated strobe alert system, the second unit will be converted by expanding the width of the entrance door, and modifications to the kitchen and bathroom to accommodate an individual in a wheelchair.

The objective of this project is to design and develop a process to synthesize high transmittance polymer optical fiber with high flexibility.

Thee Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants aims to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector and promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. The I2I Grants provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential. This is achieved through defined phases by providing crucial assistance in the early stages of technology validation and market connection.

Thee Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants aims to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector and promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. The I2I Grants provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential. This is achieved through defined phases by providing crucial assistance in the early stages of technology validation and market connection.

Thee Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants aims to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector and promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. The I2I Grants provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential. This is achieved through defined phases by providing crucial assistance in the early stages of technology validation and market connection.

Thee Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants aims to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector and promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. The I2I Grants provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential. This is achieved through defined phases by providing crucial assistance in the early stages of technology validation and market connection.

Thee Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants aims to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector and promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. The I2I Grants provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential. This is achieved through defined phases by providing crucial assistance in the early stages of technology validation and market connection.