Grants and Contributions:

Title:
Capacity building / promotion of victims' rights for the fight against TIP in Colombia
Agreement Number:
7428298 P010163001
Agreement Value:
$1,104,110.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 23, 2021 - Apr 30, 2023
Description:
This project seeks to strengthen the rights of human trafficking victims in Colombia, mainly women, children and LGBTQ individuals, to better protect them. Project activities include the following: (1) delivering training workshops on effective, gender-based care for direct and indirect victims of human trafficking to government employees who are responsible for assisting them in Colombia; (2) providing technical support to Defensoría del Pueblo, an advocacy organization, to build its capacity to develop recommendations for improving care for human trafficking victims that are tailored to local needs and are in line with international standards applicable in Colombia; and (3) delivering training workshops on strategic litigation for emblematic human trafficking cases to government employees and lawyers who represent trafficking victims in Colombia. This project benefits Colombian judicial and state actors involved in defending the victims of human trafficking, as well as the victims themselves.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:

The expected outcomes for this project include the following: (1) Defensoría del Pueblo and other institutions involved in fighting human trafficking are able to do a better job; (2) current and potential human trafficking victims, particularly women, girls and LGBTQ individuals, receive more effective care that is in line with international standards; and (3) Defensoría del Pueblo adopts and implements new practices that are in line with international standards, and uses a gender-based approach to fighting human trafficking in Colombia.

Location:
Quebec, Quebec, CA G1K 3C8
Reference Number:
064-2021-2022-Q1-00267
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
888043809
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:

Belated reporting that should have been included in the 2020-2021 4th Quarter report.

Recipient's Legal Name:
LWBC - Lawyers Without Borders Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Québec
Federal Riding Number:
24059
Program:
Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program
Program Purpose:

The objective of the Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program (ACCBP) is to enhance the capacity of key beneficiary States and government entities to prevent and respond to threats posed by international criminal activity by providing transfer payment assistance in a manner consistent with international anti-crime and human rights obligations, norms and standards. In doing so, the ACCBP contributes to improving Canada’s national security, and the security of Canadians abroad, by addressing global transnational security threats, with a focus on the Americas. The Program also builds on previous crime program commitments that support regional and multilateral initiatives that focus on global crime issues.

The ACCBP will use both grants and contributions as the transfer payment mechanisms to meet its program objectives. The type of transfer payment will be determined by project and on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the Government of Canada’s international security mandate and objectives; the capacity of the implementing partners involved; and the assessment of the associated risks of the project. Such payments will be managed within the effective financial and program controls designed and implemented by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada for its transfer payment programs.