Grants and Contributions

This initiative aims to strengthen Ukraine’s Ministry of Veterans Affairs to lead, coordinate and standardize an integrated system of programs and services for veterans, their spouses and children across the country. It focuses on building the Ministry's leadership, data use and policy development, while improving the quality, accessibility and consistency of veterans’ services delivered by government and civil society nationwide.

Project activities include: (1) embedding subject-matter expertise and coaching within the Ministry's Delivery Office to improve coordination and evidence-based decision-making; (2) developing and institutionalizing inclusive policy and legislative processes; (3) identifying, testing and refining service models and national service standards across priority areas such as mental health, rehabilitation, employment and reintegration; and (4) operationalizing standards through legal instruments and inter-ministerial coordination so providers align programs with national expectations.

Intended beneficiaries include women and men veterans, adolescent boys and girls in veteran households, spouses and caregivers, including veterans with disabilities and those in rural or conflict-affected areas. This initiative is implemented in close collaboration with Ukraine’s Ministry of Veterans Affairs, engaging delivery partners across government, civil society and international organizations.

The project aims to increase the economic well-being of Jordanian women and youth, including people with disabilities and Syrian refugees, through increased opportunities for employment in decent and green jobs in areas adjacent to industrial estates (IEs) in East and South Amman, Irbid, Madaba, Mafraq and Zarqa governorates. The project will target the manufacturing sector of 6 industrial estates which provide a concentration of medium and large-scale employers that provide both employment potential, and the economies of scale required to deliver shared services to women and youth, such as transport and childcare. We-GREEN will incentivize and assist employers to increase employment of women and youth in the manufacturing sector, and provide them with skills training and access to decent work opportunities.

This project aims to improve equality, enjoyment of human rights, and freedom from sexual and gender-based violence for women and girls in Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The Project seeks to increase inclusive and gender-responsive promotion and protection of women and girls’ right to live free from sexual and gender-based violence. The project targets approximately 441,000 Indigenous women and girls, especially during frequent and climate-induced extreme weather events. It aims to increase accountability and transparency of governments through training and mentoring (132 representatives from key government ministries and agencies) and capacity building of intermediaries (285 representatives from civil society organizations, women’s rights organizations and local community and religious leaders) to delivery more inclusive and gender-responsive sexual and gender-based violence-related public services for women and girls, particularly sexual and gender-based violence survivors, including during and after extreme weather events.

Project activities include: (1) supporting community-based capacity building and advocacy events for women and girls; (2) providing capacity building training to community leaders and civil society organizations, especially women’s rights organizations, on developing community-based sexual and gender-based violence and rights awareness strategies; (3) providing training to community, traditional and religious leaders on gender sensitivity, positive behavior change and challenging harmful social norms; (4) conducting sexual and gender-based violence awareness raising campaigns and activities for men and boys to promote positive social and behavior change; (5) providing training to parliamentarians, local and national government authorities on survivor-centered, trauma-informed, rights-based sexual and gender-based violence prevention and response measures that are informed for climate-induced extreme weather events; and (6) providing training and mentoring to local and national authorities to implement adapted and new guidelines, tools and processes that reflect the region’s environmental vulnerabilities.

This project aims to have community-led recovery that is inclusive and responds to Ukrainian citizens’ needs, especially women, the most vulnerable and marginalized. The project works in partnership with the Government of Ukraine’s (GoU) Ministry of Development to support the capacity of 50 territorial communities from war-affected areas. This is done to boost the capacity of local authorities for service delivery, strategic planning, project management, investment attraction, urban planning, and improved stakeholder engagement. The project supports these communities to develop recovery action plans and manage recovery initiatives that are gender-responsive, citizen-oriented, environmentally sustainable, and aligned with national policies and European Union (EU) accession criteria. It also seeks to strengthen the GoU’s capacity to manage decentralized, strategic, and inclusive recovery planning systems. These systems align sector plans across the government and support EU integration processes at the national level. The project seeks to work closely with the responsible ministry for strategic planning and the Ukraine Plan and the Ministry of Economy to institutionalize "Project UA", a national digital results-based management platform used to monitor recovery priorities and plans.

This project seeks to enhance the conservation and protection of biodiversity, through improved governance and monitoring, to improve the quality of life for citizens of Suriname. The project primarily focuses on women and Indigenous Peoples, who rely more heavily on natural resources for livelihoods, health, and sanitation. Project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance from biodiversity experts to develop implementation plans for National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans that address the needs of vulnerable people; (2) establishing a data management system for national biodiversity focal points and other relevant government institutions; (3) supporting the engagement of women, Indigenous People, and tribal groups to participate in designing and managing select biodiversity project areas; (4) strengthening biodiversity negotiation and advocacy skills of relevant government representatives; (5) providing technical assistance to national biodiversity focal points and relevant government institutions to revise laws, policies, and regulations based on localizing biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements; and (6) developing biodiversity finance proposals with experienced writers and government staff (learning by doing).

The project will increase access, demand and quality of sexual and reproductive health rights and services in Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines for adolescents, parents and community leaders, service providers, health care providers and policy makers. The project will include youth training and engagement, community and parent outreach, healthcare provider training and resources, policy support and technical assistance, and regional training and knowledge sharing.

The project seeks to reduce the heavy, unequal and unfair burden of unpaid and paid care work (UPCW) borne by women and girls (W&Gs) in northern Ghana. U-CARE will work with key stakeholders such as the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), national policy makers and district assemblies to map UPCW in northern Ghana and create an enabling policy and programming environment to recognize, reduce and redistribute UPCW in ten northern districts. The Canadian Executing Agency (CEA), Alinea International, will deliver the project in collaboration with two key local partners: Social Enterprise Development Foundation (SEND) Ghana and Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT).
Key project activities include: (1) facilitating government policy and service provision through the utilization of time use data; (2) supporting grassroots actions to redistribute care at the household and community levels through the use of Gender Model Families (GMFs); (3) supporting women’s rights organizations (WROs) from regional to district level to undertake a National Advocacy Strategy on UPCW; and (4) supporting local entrepreneurs and women-led businesses to develop and market new goods and services to reduce the burden of UPCW for W&Gs.

The Philippines has the highest natural disaster risk in the world, ranking first out of 193 countries in the 2022 and 2023 World Risk Index. In line with the objectives of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028, the project aims to enhance the resilience of communities in 6 highly vulnerable provinces in the Philippines. It does so by building the capacity of national and local governments and institutions, including women-led organizations (WLOs), to effectively prepare, mitigate, respond, and recover from natural disasters. Project activities include: (1) providing technical support to develop and implement agreements and protocols on data interoperability and sharing among national and local governments; (2) training national and local government officials on mainstreaming gender equality, disability, and social inclusion considerations into climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) plans and programming; (3) establishing a Canadian expert deployment mechanism for the government to access demand-driven consultation services in areas such as risk assessments, climate modelling, and disaster planning; (4) training local officials on resource mobilization, budgeting, and procurement for CCA-DRRM initiatives; and (5) providing technical assistance to WLOs to meet accreditation requirements and become members of local DRRM bodies and councils.
The project is expected to directly benefit 690 government officials at the national and local levels, 200 WLO members, and 1,000 community members, and indirectly benefit 1.6 million people from strengthened DRRM governance in the 6 targeted provinces.

This project aims to promote accountable and inclusive governance to strengthen peace and reconciliation among diverse communities. It seeks to empower minority ethnic communities and vulnerable groups to demand inclusive public services and build the capacity of national and sub-national government authorities to deliver public services. Project activities include: (1) developing diversity plans in 15 government institutions; (2) developing tools and guidelines for gender equality focal points in the public service; (3) providing grants to civil society organizations to advocate for inclusive public services; and (4) supporting women’s rights organizations in facilitating intercultural and interfaith dialogue.

This project aims, on the one hand, to help target communities make greater use of the mining fund for local development (FMDL) to improve the abilities of communities and organizations to implement local initiatives focused on peace and security. On the other hand, the project seeks to strengthen the capacities and involvement of women, girls and marginalized groups in local initiatives. The goal is to encourage their leadership and foster the development of inclusive and equitable initiatives within communities. By strengthening the capacities of civil society organizations, the project aims to promote the participation of local communities in the management of mining resources. This seeks to ensure that the interests of local communities are taken into account, helping to reduce frustrations and tensions that fuel violence, conflict and illegal trade within the communities.

Project activities include: (1) providing training to target communities and organizations in planning, managing and monitoring local peace and security initiatives; (2) providing technical support, coaching and assistance to target communities and organizations in implementing, managing and evaluating local initiatives; (3) organizing thematic workshops on peace and security, gender equality, conflict sensitivity and inclusive local development; (4) organizing and promoting inclusive dialogue to address peace and security issues within the communities; and (5) conducting information and awareness-raising campaigns on the governance, operation and terms of access of the mining fund for the benefit of the communities.