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Title:

Women's Voice and Leadership - Morocco

Agreement Number:

7399893 P002673001

Agreement Value:

$2,750,000.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 28, 2019 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

This project is part of Canada’s Women’s Voice and Leadership Program, which supports local and regional women’s organisations and networks that are working to promote women’s rights, and advance women’s empowerment and gender equality in developing countries. This is done by supporting activities, building institutional capacity, and promoting network and alliance-building as women’s rights and feminist organizations are critical agents of change. The Program also responds to the globally recognized, significant gap in funding and support to women’s rights organizations and movements around the world. This project is being implemented by Oxfam-Québec. Its objective is to strengthen the capacities and support the activities of local women's rights organizations in Morocco. It's objective is to empower women and girls, preserve their rights and achieve gender equality in their societies. More than 70 organizations benefit from the support of this project. It is expected that approximately 1,000 people directly benefit from the project activities, and that 5,000 people, including approximately 3,250 women and 1,750 men, are reached by awareness campaigns.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved management and sustainability of local or regional women’s rights organizations in Morocco; (2) enhanced performance of women’s rights organizations’ programming and advocacy to advance gender equality and empower women and girls; and (3) increased effectiveness of sub-national and national or regional women’s rights platforms, networks and alliances to affect policy, legal and social change in Morocco.

Location:

Montreal, Quebec, CA H3J 2Y2

Reference Number:

064-2018-2019-Q4-00016

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

119075091

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Oxfam-Québec

Federal Riding Name:

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

Federal Riding Number:

24077

Program:

International Development Assistance Program

Program Purpose:

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.