Grants and Contributions

This one-year grant provides institutional support to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The mandate of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is to promote and protect the enjoyment and full realization by all peoples of all the rights set forth in the Charter of the United Nations and in international human rights laws and treaties. Project activities of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights include: (1) preventing human rights violations; (2) ensuring respect for all human rights; (3) promoting international cooperation to protect human rights; (4) coordinating related activities throughout the United Nations; and (5) strengthening and rationalizing the United Nations system in the field of human rights. It will also support the advancement and ongoing operationalization of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Office Management Plan.

The project aims to increase women and girls' access to civic and political leadership opportunities in Chile, Bolivia, Honduras, Peru, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, and Argentina to achieve better representation and gender equality. Over a 24-month period, the project would monitor and document the impact of information manipulation on women participating in electoral processes through national-level surveys and statistical analysis, conduct training and workshops to equip women candidates and activists with strategies to identify and combat gendered information manipulation, and launch awareness and advocacy campaigns to educate the public and policymakers on its effects on women's political participation. Additionally, the project would collaborate with regional partners, multi-stakeholder organizations, and tech platforms, where appropriate, to influence improved digital governance measures and policies instituted by state authorities.

This project aims to address the high rates of unintended pregnancies; maternal mortality; sexual and gender-based violence; and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) needs. The project will address individual, relational, community, and societal factors to improve SRHR outcomes. The project centers on a localization approach with adolescent girls and young women; women and youth rights organizations; and community stakeholders leading activities to encourage local ownership and sustainability.

This project is part of Canada’s Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Program. It supports local and regional women’s rights organizations (WROs), lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex plus (LBTQI+) groups and feminist networks working to promote the rights of women and girls and advance gender equality globally. It provides multi-year core funding and rapid responsive funding, strengthens institutional capacity and bolsters feminist movements, as WROs and feminist movements are critical change agents. The Program continues to respond to the globally recognized and significant gap in funding and support for WROs and feminist movements worldwide. It includes enhanced support for WROs, LBTQI+ organizations, and women human rights defenders (WHRDs) working in crisis- and conflict-affected settings and a more intentional approach to reaching structurally excluded groups. This includes but is not limited to LBTQI+ communities, women and girls with disabilities, Indigenous women and girls and young feminists.

This project supports inclusive and sustainable economic growth by strengthening the capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly those led by women and under-represented groups, to access Canadian and international markets. It aims to strengthen trade support institutions (TSIs) in 16 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America to deliver inclusive, gender-responsive, and sustainable services to SMEs. The project also seeks to improve the ability of TSIs to integrate gender equality and social inclusion into their operations and to enhance the export readiness of SMEs. Project activities include: (1) training TSIs to deliver export-readiness and climate-resilient services to SMEs; (2) developing gender action plans and tools to support inclusive service delivery; and (3) coaching SMEs to improve their export offerings and connect with international buyers.

This project consists of a research and analysis on the rapid increase in the use of scam call centres in Ukraine that seek to capitalize on the conflict to boost criminal operations. This research will be used to advance the understanding of the call centre phenomenon both in Ukraine and globally, and as a result, increase operational efficacy, institutional awareness and societal resilience to this form of transnational organized crime.

This project aims to enhance economic empowerment and increase prosperity for low-income women and youth, particularly female youth, in the West Bank. The project seeks to achieve this by adopting a gender transformative approach to recognise, formalise, and amplify women and youth's existing roles in the agricultural and renewable energy sectors. Project activities include: (1) conducting policy advocacy initiatives to address policy barriers to women and youth's entrepreneurship; (2) providing entrepreneurship and business management training opportunities for women and youth; (3) assisting established MSMEs in expending their operations, accessing markets and adopting green business models; and (4) empowering renewable energy and energy efficiency engineers by providing career advancement opportunities and preparing them for leadership roles.

This project seeks to improve equality and enjoyment of human rights, particularly women and marginalized populations in Vietnam, the Philippines and Mongolia. Project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance to government institutions on the development and operationalization of inclusive governance frameworks, particularly for women and marginalized populations; (2) providing technical assistance to government institutions on monitoring and evaluation; (3) supporting knowledge exchange among institutions to strengthen interagency consultation in support of effective and inclusive decision-making and implementation of governance initiatives; (4) providing technical assistance and advisory services to government institutions on inclusive communications strategies to improve inter-agency linkages; and (5) providing technical assistance to public institutions in organizing public consultations for direct engagement of citizens in government decision-making, particularly for women and marginalized

Habitat for Humanity Canada in collaboration with Fiji Women's Rights Movement will facilitate a 2-day Women’s Housing Forum in Fiji. The Pacific Women in Housing Forum will bring together women, people who identify as women, women with disabilities, young women, Indigenous and two-spirit women, and male gender champions from across the Pacific including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Toga, Samoa, and Vanuatu to learn about climate resilient and affordable housing and document the barriers and opportunities to women accessing safe and climate-resilient, affordable housing. Four participants from each of the participating countries will be invited to attend the Women’s Forum and the subsequent Pacific Regional Housing Forum. The anticipated impact is that women, including Indigenous women, in Canada and the Pacific have an increased understanding of climate-resilient housing practices to better secure and support their homes, as well as the policy environment and key asks for their governments, such as

This project aims to enhance the employability and entrepreneurship of women, youth, persons with disabilities and refugees in Lebanon. It seeks to do so by strengthening Lebanon’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) environment to be more gender-inclusive and market-responsive. The project aims to improve the skills and opportunities of at least 2,160 beneficiaries to support their economic participation. It seeks to improve the capacity of TVET institutions, programs and curricula to be more aligned with labour market and gender-specific needs, while also improving the job readiness of jobseekers and strengthening the capacity of entrepreneurs and micro, small and medium enterprises to establish or grow their businesses.