Grants and Contributions:

Rebuilding Communities and Improving the Well-Being of Women and Girls in Iraq

7399004 P005905001

$4,999,146.00

Mar 22, 2019 - Mar 31, 2023

The project works at improving the well-being for the most vulnerable women and girls in Iraq. It aims to do so by: creating safe spaces for women and girls to support them in their collective efforts for positive change; supporting meaningful community participation by women; working with men and boys to promote gender equality and positive role models; supporting local women’s rights defenders; contributing to an inclusive, women-led accountable Women, Peace and Security agenda. Project activities include: (1) building the capacity of parliamentarians (women and men) towards policy development that strives to improve gender equality (GE) and promote the participation of women in the rebuilding of their communities; (2) providing technical and financial assistance for women's rights organisations (WROs) and groups of women’s rights defenders, including, training and coaching in GE, human rights (HR), policy development, network development and livelihoods programming; (3) with the assistance of the WROs, establishing child-friendly women’s spaces where women can meet to seek assistance, education, exchange ideas and discuss matters of importance to the rebuilding of their communities; (4) training for community leaders (who are mostly men), as well as men and boys in GE and issues pertaining to women and girls (and in some cases men and boys) in their communities such as HR, sexual and gender-based violence, and sexual and reproductive health and rights, in order to garner support for improved lives of their mothers, sisters and daughters; (5) establishing networks between women, WROs and community leaders to ensure women’s voices are heard and that they participate in the rebuilding of their communities, develop and conduct a social media campaign with GE messaging based on the work with community leaders, men, boys, women and girls to champion GE. .

Global Affairs Canada

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved social and political environment for the effective participation of women and girls in governance structures; and (2) increased active participation of women and girls in public and political life, and decision-making processes as transformative leaders.

Montreal, Quebec, CA H3J 2Y2

064-2018-2019-Q4-00013

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

119075091

Not-for-profit organization or charity

The end date is changed to 2023-03-31

Dec 8, 2021

Oxfam-Québec

Ville-Marie--Le Sud-Ouest--Île-des-Soeurs

24077

International Development Assistance Program

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.