Grants and Contributions

This project aims to enhance the social and financial well-being of refugee women caregivers in Mexico, particularly single mothers. It does so by facilitating access to childcare services and private sector employers, thus allowing refugee caregivers to pursue training and employment opportunities. Project activities include: (1) advocating with private sector and government partners to include childcare facilities within companies, promoting workplace support for refugee caregivers; (2) supporting the identification of new childcare centers in collaboration with private sector partners and local civil society organizations; (3) providing technical assistance for the design and establishment of childcare facilities; (4) delivering training sessions for childcare providers; (5) monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the childcare model in meeting the needs of refugee families; and (6) integrating the expertise of local civil society organizations in developing and promoting childcare models that respond to the needs of refugee families. The project benefits 2,500 refugee women caregivers taking part in the UN Refugee Agency’s Local Integration Program.

This project supports the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) build the capacity of targeted peacekeeping training institutions in Africa and South-East Asia. The proposed targeted institutions are in Bangladesh and Senegal, with the potential to expand into the Indo-Pacific and Latin America. It aims to successfully develop and deliver national and peacekeeping pre-deployment training to uniformed personnel. Project activities include: (1) conducting an initial needs assessment; and (2) undergoing activities based on the results of the needs assessment. This includes activities such as management and instructor training, strategic planning, institutional sustainability, and training curriculum development or updating.

The Innovation in Apprenticeship Stream aims to support innovative approaches and strengthen partnerships to address apprenticeship challenges in the Red Seal trades.

The stream supports projects that:
• use innovative approaches or expand best practices to address challenges limiting apprenticeship outcomes in Red Seal trades
• involve broad-based partnerships between organizations across sectors, regions or trades

The Women in the Skilled Trades Initiative focuses on funding projects that recruit, retain, and help women apprentices succeed in the 39 eligible Red Seals trades found predominately in the construction and manufacturing sectors.

The initiative supports projects that:
• create partnerships with women’s groups, community colleges, unions or employers to recruit women;
• organize women-led events as an outreach tool to help attract women to the skilled trades;
• offer mentorship by female role models, women-in-the-skilled-trades networks, and opportunities to share success stories; and
• create a welcoming space where women can feel comfortable and safe in the training and work sites.

The objectives for CSC are to create, promote and facilitate access to service opportunities that are meaningful to young Canadian, and support lasting civic engagement, as well as to provide youth with life and work skills.

The objectives for CSC are to create, promote and facilitate access to service opportunities that are meaningful to young Canadian, and support lasting civic engagement, as well as to provide youth with life and work skills.

The objectives for CSC are to create, promote and facilitate access to service opportunities that are meaningful to young Canadian, and support lasting civic engagement, as well as to provide youth with life and work skills.

The objectives for CSC are to create, promote and facilitate access to service opportunities that are meaningful to young Canadian, and support lasting civic engagement, as well as to provide youth with life and work skills.

The objectives for CSC are to create, promote and facilitate access to service opportunities that are meaningful to young Canadian, and support lasting civic engagement, as well as to provide youth with life and work skills.

The project will provide procurement actors and policy makers with insights into how procurement processes can be adapted in the face of military uses of Artificial Intelligence and the need to maintain responsible practices.