Grants and Contributions

This project aims to support inclusive economic opportunities in the poor, rural areas of Mindanao, in the Philippines. Aligned with the Government of the Philippines’ post-coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery response, this project works to increase the productivity of cacao farms and enterprises, particularly those led by women, while promoting gender equality and resiliency in communities vulnerable to conflict and climate change.

Project activities include: (1) assessing needs, providing training and offering matching-grants to financial and business service providers in the cacao sector; (2) providing investment capital to financial intermediaries and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); (3) improving the farming and business practices of cacao smallholder farmers and co-operatives, through training and matching grants; (4) offering workshops and retreats to women and men cacao smallholder farmers, and appointing gender equality champions, to promote gender equality in households and communities; and (5) increasing awareness of the gender and environmental needs of cacao smallholder farms, SMEs and co-operatives through an advisory council.

This project expects to benefit 6,250 smallholder cacao farmers, 15 cacao co-operatives and 150 smallholder household couples, in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanano (BARMM) and Davao regions of Mindanao.

This project seeks to enhance the well-being and socio-economic empowerment of women farmers in the Koulikoro, Mopti, Ségou and Sikasso regions of Mali.

Project activities include: (1) training women farmers on climate-smart agricultural processing and production, leadership, association-based entrepreneurship, and their fundamental rights, including the right to land; (2) integrating women farmers into existing literacy and financial literacy initiatives; (3) providing positive masculinity training to men and traditional leaders, including youths; (4) providing elected officials from cooperatives and agricultural unions with training on inclusive governance and financial management practices, as well as on gender equality; (5) providing cooperatives and unions with support to develop business models and fund agricultural projects that promote climate change adaptation in predominantly female value chains; (6) providing regional women’s organizations with support to advocate for women’s economic rights among officials and conduct awareness campaigns; and (7) building the operational capacity of the Fédération nationale des femmes rurales.

This project is being implemented by the Alliance agricole internationale, a platform for agricultural engagement and action formed by the Société de coopération pour le développement international (SOCODEVI), the Centre d’étude et de coopération internationale (CECI) and the Union des producteurs agricoles - Développement international (UPA-DI).

P009819001: This project aims to help strengthen food security and nutrition among Haiti’s vulnerable populations by strengthening the resilience and livelihoods of smallholder farmers and their communities in the Haut Artibonite region.

P009819002: This project aims to address food and nutrition insecurity caused by COVID-19 in Haiti. The project aims to develop and improve the production of local smallholder farmers and to support activities, including the prevention of acute malnutrition based on an integrated and holistic approach. This initiative is part of the 40 million 2020 to 2021 Crisis-Pool fund of the Canadian Government intended to fund projects on resilience that counter the effects of the COVID-19 virus in developing countries.

To support the development and implementation of oceans conservation and management activities in Canada.

This Project is a collaboration between York University and the NRC to explore simulation in friction stir welding.

The purpose of this project is to provide funding to support market development activities to expand export opportunities for the Canadian wood products industry.

To facilitate Indigenous participation in dialogues, increase cumulative effects knowledge and support improved understanding of impacts of resource development.

The purpose of this agreement is to increase awareness, availability and use of lower carbon vehicles and fuels in Canada by supporting the construction of one hydrogen refuelling station in the Province of Quebec.

The purpose of this agreement is to increase awareness, availability and use of lower carbon vehicles and fuels in Canada by supporting the installation of 20 electric vehicle chargers in Ontario

The purpose of this agreement is to increase awareness, availability and use of lower carbon vehicles and fuels in Canada by supporting the installation of 61 electric vehicle chargers in Ontario