Grants and Contributions

This project aims to establish local horticultural production with the purchase of a four-season greenhouse.

This project aims to improve the company's productivity and efficiency through the acquisition of new automated equipment.

This project aims to purchase a hydroponic farm and a refrigerated vehicle to establish food production.

This project aims to enhance sustainability of biodiversity and enhance local livelihoods, particularly for women, in the Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary and Avu Lagoon Community Protected Area. It supports these communities by managing natural resources, conserving biodiversity, and providing critical ecosystem services. The project seeks to focus on protecting endangered species by increasing the participation of women, youth and marginalized groups in decision making forums such as the Community Resource Management Area. It also aims to provide support to women to develop diverse skills in sectors such as ecotourism, shea production and wildlife protection. Project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance to co-create, use, and disseminate knowledge for biodiversity conservation to non-governmental organizations, academic, and community groups, fostering inclusive and locally informed conservation efforts; (2) supplying and managing enterprises established through agribusiness and ecotourism; (3) establishing and strengthening market-ready and business-capable community cooperatives to operate ecotourism, plastic waste management, and agribusiness enterprises in a sustainable and inclusive manner; (4) developing feasibility and pilot programs to access species reintroduction, breeding, and conservation translocation strategies; and (5) providing technical assistance to community members, including women and youth, to protect land from destructive use and restore degraded areas.

This project aims to enhance the safety, resilience and socio-economic recovery of conflict-affected communities in Ukraine through effective mine action and reduced explosive ordnance threats. Project activities include: (1) establishing a mechanism to strengthen non-technical survey data management; (2) training non-technical survey officers in best practices and methodologies for conducting gender-sensitive surveys; (3) procuring equipment for the national police explosive ordnance unit; (4) providing small grants for gender-sensitive community-driven mine action projects; and (5) promoting coordination and international mine action standards in Ukraine.

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

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

This project aims to increase stability in Coastal West Africa to prevent spreading violent extremism. The project supports early response to conflict and potential extremist attacks in the border areas of Burkina Faso and Benin by establishing a localized early warning system. It also seeks to promote community stability and human security. Project activities include: (1) improved access to early warning information for residents of the project areas, particularly for women, youth, and marginalized groups; (2) increased stakeholder capacity to prevent and mitigate violence, including violent extremism; and (3) increased community capacity to identify and address security threats, including enhancing situational awareness and timely decision-making to avoid danger during active crises in the project areas.

The proposed grant will allow the ACS to carry out the activities required for its operations as outlined in the ACS work plan approved by Arctic Council Ministers, and as overseen by SAOs and Permanent Participant Heads of Delegation, including but not limited to:

This project aims to enhance the well-being of unpaid caregivers and care receivers, particularly women and people with disabilities in selected municipalities in Havana and Pinar del Río, Cuba. Humanity and Inclusion seeks to partner with Cuban organizations to transform how care work is seen and provided, especially for the benefit of women caregivers and care receivers with disabilities. This aligns with the changes being implemented in Cuba around care work for life and Canada´s feminist approach to unpaid and paid care work. Project activities include: (1) supporting collection and analysis of data on care, gender and disability by reference centers in both provinces; (2) providing technical assistance, equipment and materials to local care system institutions and civil society organizations; (3) reviewing and transforming local development strategies from a care, gender and disability approach; (4) implementing community awareness programs on equal sharing of care, including innovative initiatives with