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Title:

Livelihoods and Food Security Fund

Agreement Number:

7401762 P006522001

Agreement Value:

$16,000,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 15, 2019 - Dec 31, 2022

Description:

Canada's support to LIFT aims to reduce poverty among vulnerable populations in northern Rakhine State by: increasing economic and livelihood opportunities, improving nutrition outcomes, and increasing the resiliency and empowerment of women across Rakhine, including Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities. The project achieves these outcomes by funding local NGO initiatives via the UNOPS-managed Livelihoods Food and Security Trust (LIFT). The project also enhances and improves intercommunal social cohesion within these communities by incorporating peacebuilding into all financed projects. Project activities include: (1) working closely with men, women and their children to increase household income and assets through financial literacy programs that target village savings and loans associations (VSLAs); (2) supporting technical vocational and life-skills training for those displaced in the protracted crisis in Rakhine; and (3) targeting women with awareness raising activities around nutritious feeding practices during pregnancy and after childbirth to improve nutritional status of Rakhine family units.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved nutritional status of Rakhine community, particularly of women and children; (2) increased household income and assets with greater control by women; (3) reduced vulnerability of households and individuals to economic shocks, stresses, and risks; and, (4) strengthened collaboration between Rakhine State communities, civil society and local and Union governments on gender-responsive and inclusive social cohesion policies and programs.

Location:

New York, US

Reference Number:

064-2018-2019-Q4-00081

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services

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.