Grants and Contributions

In 2019, drought and inter-communal conflict are expected to leave at least 8 million Ethiopians in need of humanitarian assistance, including nearly 2.9 million people displaced by violence and natural disasters. Populations of internally displaced persons (IDPs) are amongst the most vulnerable in Ethiopia, living in nearly 1,200 informal settlements, often extremely remote and with almost no access to food or basic services. In addition, Ethiopia hosts more than 900,000 refugees reliant on humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs.

With GAC’s support, Save the Children Canada is helping to address the health and nutrition needs of up to 39,000 people displaced by the conflicts in the Dawa zone of Ethiopia’s Somali region and Gedeo zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples region through support to local health facilities. Given the increased risk of violence for displaced women and girls, the project is focusing on enhancing the capacity of local health facilities to treat acute malnutrition, respond to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and provide sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services.

The project aims to increase political empowerment and enjoyment of rights by women, particularly young women, marginalized groups, and those at risk in Pakistan. Women’s empowerment in civic and political arenas requires that they have the information, tools, material resources, confidence and mobility to be agents of decision-making and action.

Project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance (TA) to national/ provincial Commissions on the Status of Women and Human Rights to plan strategically and operationalize plans for women's rights; (2) conducting workshops for media and civil society about how to promote women’s civil and political rights by portraying women in non-stereotyped roles and as leaders and decision-makers; (3) providing training and TA for women legislators at national/provincial levels on drafting legislative and policy proposals related to increasing women's rights; (4) organizing awareness-raising campaigns to increase women’s registration as voters; (5) providing training for women to contest local elections; and (6) providing training for media and citizens groups on law and best practices that promote gender responsiveness and inclusion.

The project is designed to address institutions and rules as well as individuals and attitudes.

This project represents Canada's continuing support for Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program (PSPN). Led by the Government of Ethiopia, with support from Canada and other partners, this initiative aims to enhance household and community resilience to shocks, such as droughts, and improve household food security, nutrition and economic well-being in Ethiopia's most vulnerable communities. To achieve these objectives, the project provides food insecure households with predictable food or cash transfers. In exchange for these transfers, beneficiaries participate in public works activities to build community assets and improve watershed management; a number of these activities build resilience to climate change. The most vulnerable beneficiaries (e.g. elderly people and pregnant and lactating mothers) receive transfers without contributing their labour for public works. The project reach is up to 10 million rural beneficiaries.

Project activities include: (1) providing cash and food transfers to food insecure households; (2) conducting livelihoods interventions (e.g. crop and livestock production, and off-farm income generating activities); (3) providing key health and nutrition services (e.g. behaviour change communication activities); (4) construction of community assets (e.g. land rehabilitation, health posts); and (5) offering capacity development activities.

Canada's support to this program is provided through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Bank.

This project supports the work of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), which plays a central role in the United Nations efforts to prevent deadly conflict, and build sustainable peace around the world. The DPPA also works to help ensure the meaningful participation of women, youth, Indigenous peoples and marginalized groups in political processes, conflict prevention and mediation. Project activities include: (1) advancing the sustaining peace agenda by supporting inclusive constitutional processes, peaceful elections and national dialogues; (2) strengthening the capacity of regional and sub-regional organizations to address key conflict drivers; and (3) fostering inclusiveness through civil society networks.

This project supports the multi-donor United Nations (UN) Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), which delivers fast, flexible, catalytic, and targeted programming to peace support and peace building initiatives in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). Project activities include: (1) supporting the implementation of peace agreements and political dialogue; (2) promoting coexistence and peaceful resolution of conflict; (3) economic revitalization and generation of peace dividends; and (4) rebuilding essential administrative services and capacities.

Payments to other international organizations

Payments to United Nations and related organizations

The project aims to support and incentivize efforts to increase the meaningful participation of uniformed women in United Nations (UN) peace operations. The project seeks to accelerate progress towards achieving the United Nations Security Council’s declared target of doubling the rate of women’s participation within police and military contingents by 2020 compared to 2015, as well as supporting targets to increase the proportion of women serving as military observers, staff officers and individual police officers.

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Honorary fees and travel expenses : The project will support business start-up planning for adaptation and adoption of existing innovative green ammonia production methods by SEN'TI Green Ammonia L.P.