Grants and Contributions

February 2020 - Conflict and instability has left Cameroon facing three distinct humanitarian situations: (i) internally displaced persons (IDPs) and Nigerian refugees residing in the conflict-affected Lake Chad basin; (ii) Central African refugees fleeing insecurity in Central African Republic (CAR); and (iii) conflict between Anglophone separatists and the Cameroonian government. With little prospect for the resolution of any of these situations, at least 4.4 million people in Cameroon are expected to require humanitarian assistance to meet their basic survival and protection needs in 2020.

With GAC's support, Plan International Canada is addressing the urgent protection, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) needs of over 21,000 internally displaced people and other conflict-affected people in the North West and South West regions. Project activities include: (1) establishing community-based safe spaces and structures; (2) delivering comprehensive case management support services to vulnerable children, including child survivors of sexual and gender-based violence; (3) providing cash/voucher assistance to crisis-affected adolescents, youth and vulnerable households; (4) constructing gender-responsive community-latrines including handwashing stations in communities hosting IDPs; and (5) conducting hygiene promotion and sanitation awareness sessions for children, adolescents, households comprising IDPs, and host community members.

March 2020 - A decade of conflict between government forces and Islamist insurgents in northeastern Nigeria has given rise to one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world, characterized by mass displacement and grave human rights abuses, including abductions, killings, and sexual violence. In 2020, assessments indicate that 7.7 million people are expected to require humanitarian assistance, including emergency food rations, treatment for life-threatening severe acute malnutrition and other healthcare services, and protection for vulnerable women and girls at grave risk of sexual and gender-based violence.

With GAC’s support, Save the Children Canada is providing nutrition and protection assistance to an estimated 152,000 conflict-affected people in Nigeria’s Borno state. Project activities include: (1) providing technical and materiel support to local health facilities to improve delivery of nutrition treatment services; (2) providing cash or other inputs to vulnerable households to combat malnutrition; and (3) implementing activities to strengthen referral and response systems for sexual and gender-based violence.

This Project supports the Canadian community’s efforts to attract, retain and expand foreign direct investment (FDI) and is ultimately designed to strengthen the economy at the community level.

Contribution as part of the Policy Dialogue Program to Angel Ransom to assist in preparing for and engaging in participation activities associated with the ongoing Review of Legislative, Regulatory, and Policy Development Processes.

Contribution as part of the Policy Dialogue Program to Angel Ransom to assist in preparing for and engaging in participation activities associated with the ongoing Review of Legislative, Regulatory, and Policy Development Processes.

Contribution as part of the Policy Dialogue Program to Darcy Pickard to assist in preparing for and engaging in participation activities associated with the ongoing Review of Legislative, Regulatory, and Policy Development Processes.

Contribution as part of the Policy Dialogue Program to Michel Bérubé to assist in preparing for and engaging in participation activities associated with the ongoing Review of Legislative, Regulatory, and Policy Development Processes.

Implementation and deployment of the firm's marketing strategy including website improvement and creation of dedicated websites for each platform Yoanie (for hospitals) and Noan (for hotels), communication via social networks, product presentations, USA and Europe export plan, user tests, maintenance of user manuals, customer follow-ups.

To consolidate technologies utilized to achieve Gravity Brain's business objectives and leverage new technology to enhance their current offering while replacing outdated components.

The IMAX project will develop an industrial LiDAR.