Grants and Contributions

This project aims to combat sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and promote gender equality in the Batticaloa, Hambantota and Kilinochchi districts of Sri Lanka. This project works to strengthen women's groups and youth groups, to help their members prevent SGBV, support victims, and extend their outreach and impact to others in their district. This project also aims to harness the imagination and energy of youth to find their own innovative ways of combating SGBV and promoting gender equality, through messages delivered by means of the arts, and social media campaigns. Project activities include: (1) providing values-changing training in SGBV and organizational management to local women’s groups and youth groups; (2) supporting youth developed anti-SGBV arts and social media messaging; and (3) providing training to village, divisional and district level government to enhance the cooperation between civil society and local government.

The project aims to contribute to inclusive and equitable quality education and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, as outlined in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4). The Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report) is an editorially independent report, established in 2002, to monitor progress towards the international education agenda targets. The GEM Report provides analysis on different regions focusing on specific issues such as gender, education in conflict situations, migration and skill for youth, which permits a comparison between education systems at the global scale. Based on a rigorous review and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative research and data, the GEM Report provides a breadth of understanding on progress and challenges in education that serves to inform and hold global, regional and national education stakeholders accountable. The GEM Report also serves as a basis for evidence-based advocacy to promote progress towards achieving the education targets set out in SDG4, including through acting as convener, and brokering dialogue on education issues with policy makers, academics, education stakeholders and young people, to effect policy changes. Project activities include: (1) the publication of three annual editions of the global report (2020, 2021, 2022) and its associated products; (2) publishing the regional reports; (3) publishing the gender equality report; (4) publishing policy papers; and (5) supporting the GEM Report’s advocacy work.

The project aims to support women working in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) sector to tackle the barriers they face, with respect to achieving full gender equality in the ASM sector.

The project works in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Zimbabwe and aims to provide women with the tools to gain economic security, independence and voice, coupled with meaningful space in decision-making structures that have a direct impact on their livelihoods (e.g. mining cooperatives). The project also aims to ensure that the ASM physical environment is better protected to ensure that mining is carried out in ways that do not have a negative impact on women and their communities, and empower women to articulate and defend their concerns, including health and safety concerns that are often overlooked or disregarded as of lesser importance.

Project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance to legislators, policy and other decision-makers on how to apply gender assessment tools to new and existing laws, regulations, policies and initiatives; (2) raising awareness for relevant stakeholders on how to combat harmful social stigma and cultural taboos that remain as an obstacle to women’s full economic participation in the mineral supply chain; and (3) providing technical assistance to women of ASM communities to develop relevant skills (financial literacy, management and business) to more actively defend their interests and participate in mining cooperatives.

The project aims to directly benefit an estimated 1,000 women and men working at project artisanal mine sites in the three targeted countries.

Financial support is provided based on the conference’s goal to examine the implications of the new federal government’s budget for the innovation ecosystem and explore best practices domestically and globally in three areas: research, innovation and policy.

Develop new export markets for a wood pellet facility in Northern Ontario.

This project is designed to:
1.Further efforts already undertaken in Germany and UK, and to expand into adjacent Benelux countries.
2. Penetrate the USA West.by identifying partners to build distribution

January 2020
Cosmo Tokyo
My Daughter Fragrances along with two other Alberta companies will be exhibitors in the Canadian Pavilion at Cosmo Tokyo. The EEDC will be hosting us.

US August 2020
Indie Beauty Expo Ny New York

Create diversity market that do not rely on one kind of single work resource.

Expand distribution of the ChamClad product line into the US market

To conduct activities to encourage safe boating practices. To produce and disseminate materials that improve boating safety.