Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Fund for Innovation and Transformation - FIT
Agreement Number:
7398439 P005399002
Agreement Value:
$20,500,000.00
Agreement Date:
Dec 4, 2018 - Jun 30, 2026
Description:
The project aims to advance the use of, and learning from, innovative solutions to global development challenges proposed by Canadian small and medium organizations (SMOs). The project funds the testing of promising and innovative solutions that seek to improve the lives, equality and empowerment of vulnerable women, adolescent girls and younger girls, their families and communities, in developing countries. The Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT) works to support SMOs in their learning process, increase their capacity to measure results, disseminate learning and facilitate knowledge exchange. The FIT also aims to enable organizations to test an innovative solution that can be quick to implement, and for which they can collect data and determine results in a short period of time.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improve delivery and testing of innovative solutions by Canadian SMOs that reduce poverty, advance gender equality and empower women and girls; and (2) enhance the generation and demonstration of evidence and learning from inclusive, innovative solutions to international development challenges by Canadian SMOs, particularly those that aim to empower women and girls and close gender gaps. At the end of the projet, the fund aims to support 50-70 innovations tested by Canadian SMOs.
Location:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA R3C 1K2
Reference Number:
064-2018-2019-Q3-00383
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Amendment #1 reflects an increase in the value of the agreement, and an extension to the expiry date
Amendment Date
Mar 21, 2024
Recipient's Operating Name:
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation
Recipient's Legal Name:
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation
Federal Riding Name:
Winnipeg Centre
Federal Riding Number:
46011
Amendments: