Grants and Contributions

This project aims to support a range of countries experiencing fragility, conflict, and violence to improve the quality and gender-responsiveness of their education systems and better address the health-related barriers that impede girls’ and adolescent girls’ access to quality education and learning, including for those with disabilities.

This is achieved through the Community Empowerment Program (CEP), which focuses on gender equality and human rights, and offers classes on Peace and Security. Project activities include: (1) providing training to facilitators and supervisors on how to run classes and non-formal education programs in communities; (2) providing training to women and girls on human rights, democracy and good governance, health and hygiene, as well as literacy and numeracy, peaceful conflict mediation, and women’s leadership and participation; (3) providing training to local governing bodies on their roles and responsibilities, human rights and gender-sensitive budgeting; (4) conducting sharing and training seminars on gender-related issues with religious and local leaders; (5) holding inter-village meetings on topics such as human rights, harmful practices, and gender equality; (6) conducting social mobilization campaigns in communities, in addition to youth forums, on human rights and gender equality issues; (7) broadcasting radio programs on human rights and gender equality issues; (8) establishing Community Management Committees and Peace Committees, and training them on their roles and responsibilities, human rights, child protection, peaceful conflict mediation, project management and leading social mobilization to promote gender equality; (9) sharing project results with communities, local governing bodies and departmental committees on child protection throughout the project cycle; and (10) providing funds for income-generating activities for women.

The impacts on vulnerable Palestinians include limited access to safe water and sanitation, persistent food and income insecurity, and the risk of sexual and gender-based violence.

With GAC’s support, the Aisha Association for Woman and Child Protection (AISHA) is helping to alleviate suffering, protect and maintain human dignity, and save lives for vulnerable women-headed households between the ages of 18 and 59, in the poorest localities in the North and Gaza governorates of Gaza. Project activities include: (1) providing training to trainers on case management approach for two groups of gender-based violence (GBV) service providers and local women community-based organizations; (2) providing structured psychosocial group counseling, legal group counseling/awareness, awareness raising and sensitization support, and dignity kits to vulnerable women-headed households (WHH); (3) providing case management to vulnerable WHHs, including individual psychosocial counseling, psycho-therapy and medication, individual legal counseling, legal representation, economic empowerment, reproductive health, social services and referral services to other service providers; (4) providing temporary shelter assistance to evicted families of targeted WHHs or at risk of eviction due to deteriorated socioeconomic situation; and (5) raising awareness among men from the families of vulnerable WHHs on gender, women’s rights, early marriage and GBV risks.

The impacts on vulnerable Palestinians include limited access to safe water and sanitation, persistent food and income insecurity, and the risk of sexual and gender-based violence.

With GAC’s support, the World Food Programme (WFP) helps enhance individual and household access to adequate and nutritious food in the West Bank and Gaza.

The impacts on vulnerable Palestinians include limited access to safe water and sanitation, persistent food and income insecurity, and the risk of sexual and gender-based violence.

With GAC’s support, the MA’AN Development Centre (MA’AN) is helping to improve the resilience and food security of agricultural households in the West Bank, including agriculture-dependent women-headed households.

The impacts on vulnerable Palestinians include limited access to safe water and sanitation, persistent food and income insecurity, and the risk of sexual and gender-based violence.

With GAC’s support, Development and Peace is helping to increase the resilience of acutely vulnerable families living in substandard housing in Gaza.

This project aims to provide critical support to United Nations (UN) peace operations and help enhance the UN’s peace and security architecture. Project activities include: (1) providing support for the enhancement of the performance of Troop and Police Contributing Countries (T/PCCs) to UN peace operations; (2) improving data driven decision-making, and collection and analysis of data on performance at the mission and TCC levels; (3) providing specialized training on child protection, conflict-related sexual violence, explosive ordinance, joint operation centre functions, and engagement of women in peace operations; and (4) capacity support for the Extra-Budgetary funds/projects and implementation of the Action for Peacekeeping initiative.

The project actively promotes women's empowerment and their participation in the cacao production by helping them access land titles, addressing gender violence and building their leadership skills.

The project actively promotes women's empowerment and their participation in the cacao production by helping them access land titles, addressing gender violence and building their leadership skills.

The impacts on vulnerable Palestinians include limited access to safe water and sanitation, persistent food and income insecurity, and the risk of sexual and gender-based violence.

With GAC’s support, Save the Children Canada is helping to respond to the deterioration of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in Gaza by improving household water supply.

The impacts on vulnerable Palestinians include limited access to safe water and sanitation, persistent food and income insecurity, and the risk of sexual and gender-based violence.

With GAC’s support, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) works with local and international relief organizations and agencies to facilitate the coordination of effective and principled humanitarian action and advocacy to help alleviate human suffering and promote the rights of people in need.

Project activities include: (1) enhancing situational awareness of humanitarian stakeholders through preparing reports, briefings, maps, fact sheets, tours, and analyses, including gender-specific needs and vulnerabilities; (2) planning and monitoring humanitarian responses, including conducting analyses of vulnerability to best prioritize needs and better integrating gender mainstreaming and community engagement into the response structure; (3) strengthening the coordination mechanisms to ensure effective and coherent delivery of humanitarian assistance and encourage the participation of local non-governmental organizations and women’s groups; (4) coordinating and managing the Humanitarian Programming Cycle, including planning, monitoring, and improved gender mainstreaming; (5) continuing to advocate for humanitarian access and space, and protection from harm; and (6) supporting emergency preparedness and response planning efforts.