Grants and Contributions

This project aims to help law enforcement agencies in Ukraine enhance their effectiveness in investigating serious crimes in line with a human rights-based and gender-sensitive approach. The project supports the State Bureau of Investigations of Ukraine (SBI) the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), and other governmental stakeholders and community experts to improve criminal justice and law enforcement policies to meet human rights and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) commitments.

Project activities include: (1) conducting a series of trainings on investigative and prosecutorial aspects of serious crime within SBI competency; (2) providing technical and expert support to SBI staff to enhance their capacity to use criminal analysis tools and approaches for investigating serious crimes; (3) providing SBI staff with access to foreign experience in combating serious cross-border crimes; (4) conducting a series of trainings for investigators and prosecutors on best practices in investigating serious crimes; (5) conducting a series of roundtables to develop recommendations on improving the legal basis for combating serious crime; and (6) conducting workshops to improve the strategic communications of the SSU and other criminal justice stakeholders in investigating and combating serious crime.

The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ (OCHA) primary mandate is to oversee the coordination of international humanitarian responses, in partnership with national and international actors, to achieve more coherent and effective humanitarian action. This grant represents Canada’s support to the UN Country-Based Pooled Funds, managed by OCHA, in Myanmar, Ukraine, Venezuela, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and the Regionally-hosted Pooled Fund (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger).

With the support of Canada and other donors, OCHA fulfills its mandate through activities that include: (1) strengthening humanitarian leadership; (2) establishing and overseeing coordination systems; (3) monitoring and reporting on humanitarian situations; (4) advocating on behalf of affected people; (5) supporting the assessment and prioritization of humanitarian needs and strategic planning; (6) promoting emergency preparedness; and (7) mobilizing funding for humanitarian assistance.

‘Promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls through trainings, information workshops and Radio campaigns in Chake Chake District Pemba’

On Air Dialogues and Knowledge Exchange for Gender-Inclusive Nature-based Climate Solutions for Adaptation in Choma

Building community solidarity to promote respect for women’s and girls’ rights and freedoms through mobilisation, sensitisations and workshops.

Enhancing women’s participation in governance and decision making in Kenya through national capacity development workshops and community advocacy in Nakuru, Homabay, Murang’a, and Samburu Counties.

Post Election Scrutiny: Understanding the Effects of Negotiated Democracy on Women and Youth Political Participation and Inclusive Electoral Digital Protection.

This project aims to improve health outcomes in rural communities, and especially among marginalized women and girls, by applying a One Health approach to preventing and responding to zoonotic diseases. Project activities include: (1) increasing the capacity of One Health actors to improve local cross-sectoral coordination, referral and reporting of zoonoses; (2) increasing access to needed resources for zoonoses control, including vaccines, testing supplies and treatments; (3) strategic recruitment of women to fill gaps in human and health personnel; (4) development of climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure for prevention and control of zoonoses; (5) strengthening the capacity of communities, especially women and girls, to prevent and respond to zoonoses; and (6) undertaking research to strengthen the evidence base for, and integration of, effective gender-responsive One-Health approaches in marginalized communities.

This project is being implemented by Veterinarians Without Borders in collaboration with WaterAid Canada, the University of Guelph, the Institute of Health Economics, and various local partners including the University of Global Health Equity, and Agronomists and Veterinarians Without Borders Senegal.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ (OCHA) primary mandate is to oversee the coordination of international humanitarian responses, in partnership with national and international actors, in order to achieve more coherent and effective humanitarian action. This grant represents Canada’s country- and regional-level support to OCHA in emergency contexts.

With the support of Canada and other donors, OCHA fulfills its mandate by: (1) strengthening humanitarian leadership; (2) establishing and overseeing coordination systems; (3) monitoring and reporting on humanitarian situations; (4) advocating on behalf of affected people; (5) supporting the assessment and prioritization of humanitarian needs and strategic planning; (6) promoting emergency preparedness; and (7) mobilizing funding for humanitarian assistance.

The project aims to strengthen the resilience of ecosystems and vulnerable populations, especially women and youth, to climate change in the regions bordering the Great Green Wall in Senegal, through reforestation, natured-based solutions, climate resilient agriculture, inclusive climate governance and advocacy. The GGW is a flagship initiative of the African Union that involves 11 countries and aims at countering the effects of desertification.