Grants and Contributions

December 2024 – The humanitarian impact of the conflict in northern Ethiopia from 2020 to 2022 continues to be felt. The Amhara region, particularly along its border with Tigray, experienced a significant breakdown in security that is still fueling unrest. Ongoing conflict between federal forces and local militias has disrupted lives and livelihoods, displacing large numbers of people from their homes.

With GAC’s support, Canadian Lutheran World Relief helps provide a multi-sectoral humanitarian response to meet critical needs in northern Amhara. Project activities include: (1) restoring water points and sanitation facilities; (2) providing shelter and non-food items to displaced households; and (3) supporting protection services to mitigate the increased risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) for vulnerable women and girls.

November 2024 – According to OCHA’s 2024 Humanitarian Needs overviews, 18.2M people in Yemen are in need assistance. Yemen’s healthcare system is facing immense challenges and is on the verge of collapse, leaving millions of people, especially women and children, highly vulnerable. Gender inequality continues to severely restrict women’s access to healthcare services in Yemen, with substantial protection and health-related challenges, particularly related to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH). The prolonged conflict and widespread displacement have intensified Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) risks, especially for women and girls in overcrowded shelters and displacement camps.

With Global Affairs Canada’s support, Islamic Relief Canada aims to reduce suffering and increase and maintain human dignity, particularly of women and girls. It does so by bolstering services delivered in one Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) and 13 Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in Hodeidah Governorate. Project activities include: (1) rehabilitating gender-sensitive and inclusive healthcare centre and WASH facilities for vulnerable women and girls; (2) providing maternal health services (including counselling and reproductive health rights) to women and adolescent girls in targeted health facilities; (3) delivering training on basic psychosocial support skills and counseling for service providers of health center staff, and skilled birth attendants; and (4) providing essential medicines, medical supplies, medical equipment, and furniture to health centres. With these activities, the project aims to reach 46, 628 beneficiaries in Yemen.

To encourage scientific research and related scientific activities (e.g. data collection, integration, monitoring, and communication, including communication via conferences and symposia) and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the areas of: (a) Fisheries and Aquaculture Science; (b) Ecosystem Science; (c) Oceanography and Modelling; and (d) Freshwater Science.

The purpose of the Oceans Management Contribution funding is to support the development and implementation of oceans conservation and management activities in Canada.

Acquisition of equipment: The project aims to increase the productivity and production capacity of a company specializing in the manufacture of modular prefabricated buildings.

Canadian Watershed Information Network (CanWIN)

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Engagement on R2HE

Studying Chemical Mixtures in the Walpole Island First Nation Environment

Bison Rematriation Feasibility Study

Through this agreement, 140 Gbps of LEO satellite capacity will be dedicated for purchase by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) at a set price per Mbps per month in support of high-speed Internet access in satellite dependent communities and other eligible communities