Grants and Contributions

This project aims to reduce gender-based violence (GBV) against girls, adolescents, and young women aged 11 to 28 in 4 regions of Colombia including Medellín, Cali, Uribia, and Dibulla. Project activities include: (1) deconstructing the harmful norms and practices that underpin GBV; (2) empowering women and girls through comprehensive education and skills-building; and (3) strengthening communities and institutions to better prevent and respond to GBV.

March 2025 -The International Committee of the Red Cross’ (ICRC) primary mission is to protect the lives and dignity of people affected by armed conflicts and other situations of violence. The ICRC assists and works to prevent further suffering by promoting and strengthening international humanitarian law. The ICRC collaborates with local Red Cross and Red Crescent national society staff and volunteers to implement its protection and assistance programmes worldwide.

With GAC and other donors’ support, the ICRC’s humanitarian operations aim to provide protection, emergency relief, and other essential services to people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence. This includes countries such as including Afghanistan, Colombia, Haiti, Lebanon, Myanmar, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela, West Bank or Gaza, and Yemen. It also seeks to promote respect for international humanitarian law.

Project activities include: (1) engaging with warring parties on the respect for international humanitarian law; (2) c

This project aims to reduce poverty by increasing the economic well-being of women-managed or owned Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) located in poorer, rural, and more remote areas outside of capital cities in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. COMPETE seeks to build the capacity of local Trade Support institutions to deliver gender-responsive services and support and women-owned or led SMEs to expand trade relationships with established Canadian buyers. Project activities include: (1) facilitating “Train the trainer” workshops on exporting to Canada, including information on consumer demands and export readiness; (2) conducting local market research on selected sectors to support women-owned or led SMEs participation to enter the Canadian market; (3) providing training to women-owned or led SMEs on export financing; (4) coordinating knowledge-sharing opportunities to connect SMEs with experience in export finance with SMEs beneficiaries; and (5) providing coaching to export-ready women owned or l

Mosquito Creek Fish Habitat Restoration

Removal of logging debris from Owikeno Lake

Grounded Learning for Freshwater Protection

LTVCA Filtering for the Future

Contribution as part of the Participant Funding Program to Eau Secours! La Coalition québécoise pour une gestion responsable de l'eau to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Troilus Mining Project.

The Town of Bridgewater DMAF project outlines the investiture of the ten-year Wastewater Master Plan designed to create climate change resiliency and enable continued growth and development as a regional centre through reduced I/I in the wastewater system critical upgrades to pump station and wastewater treatment infrastructure to reduce damage from storms and eliminate combined sewer overflows resulting in an overall reduced risk of critical system failure resulting in sewer backups into homes and untreated sewage discharged into the LaHave River.

The project will construct a new 10 km pathway that will connect the cities of Winkler and Morden as it runs through the Stanley Municipality. This pathway would allow cyclists and pedestrians an opportunity to access services and recreational opportunities while staying active and off of the highway. The regional Boundary Trails Health Centre (BTHC) is located directly along our proposed route and this pathway would allow easy and convenient non-vehicular access to BTHC for a large employee group as well as visitors etc.