Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Somalia - Emergency Assistance - CARE Canada 2019-2020
Agreement Number:
7405749 P007404001
Agreement Value:
$3,500,000.00
Agreement Date:
May 21, 2019 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
March 2019 - Decades of political instability have left Somalia facing a complex and protracted humanitarian crises with an estimated 4.2 million Somalis (35 percent of the population) expected to require humanitarian assistance in 2019. Some 2.6 million people have been forced from their homes, with little or no access to basic services. Acute malnutrition rates remain near or above emergency thresholds, particularly among displaced populations. Violence due to terrorist threats and multiple conflicts has made access a challenge in many regions, hampering the ability of humanitarian workers to reach those in need.
With GAC’s support, CARE Canada is providing assistance to address the urgent needs of up to 51,662 disaster-affected people in the Lower Juba region of Somalia. This project focuses on providing critical lifesaving water, sanitation and hygiene services, gender responsive protection services, and livelihoods assistance. Project activities include: (1) rehabilitating up to 9 strategic community water points; (2) conducting information sessions on the prevention of gender-based violence, and awareness sessions on the protection of women and children; and (3) engaging up to 600 households in cash-for-work activities to improve access to equitable livelihoods.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved access to adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene services; (2) improved access to equitable livelihoods assistance; and (3) improved access to protection services for vulnerable women, men, boys and girls in returnee, internally displaced person, and host communities.
The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crisis or that are facing acute food insecurity.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K2E 7X6
Reference Number:
064-2019-2020-Q1-00188
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
118838333
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
CARE Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa West--Nepean
Federal Riding Number:
35079
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.