Grants and Contributions:
Title:
MA'AN/Together: Towards Gender-Responsive and Empowering Education for Children
Agreement Number:
7404555 P006558001
Agreement Value:
$12,487,786.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 28, 2019 - Mar 29, 2024
Description:
The project aims to improve the quality of education for children, especially girls, enrolled in the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) primary schools in the West Bank and Gaza. Project activities include: (1) training primary school teachers in gender-responsive, child centered play-based teaching methods; (2) training counsellors and physical education teachers in play-based methods to deliver psychosocial support and life skills/leadership activities; (3) training school principals and education officials on gender equality, child protection policies and principles, and services for students and families victims of abuse; and (4) rehabilitating school facilities to be more gender-responsive. The primary beneficiary population of this project are 1,230,000 refugee girls and boys attending 370 UNRWA schools in the West Bank and Gaza.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased integration of gender-responsive play-based learning by primary school teachers into their teaching practice; (2) improved resilience of girls and boys to respond to and overcome conflict and violence, including gender-based violence, and; (3) improved response of school officials, UNRWA staff, mothers, fathers and community members to the gender-based education needs of girls and boys, and gender-based violence.
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M5C 1C4
Reference Number:
064-2018-2019-Q4-00219
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
888804218
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Original amount of $12,493,311; Amendment #1 to decrease the value by $5,525
Amendment Date
Jul 30, 2019
Recipient's Operating Name:
Right To Play
Recipient's Legal Name:
Right To Play
Federal Riding Name:
Toronto Centre
Federal Riding Number:
35108
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.
Amendments: