Title:
Data-Driven Advocacy for Girls’ Education in Emergencies in Africa
Agreement Number:
7416039 P007602001
Agreement Value:
$1,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 28, 2020 - Apr 30, 2022
Description:
The project aims to partner with women's rights organizations in crisis- and conflict-affected and fragile situations of sub-Saharan Africa to build their capacity to effectively produce and use quality data and evidence to advocate for women and girls’ right to education and to make their voices heard in decision-making processes. Project activities include: (1) adapting Equal Measures 2030’s Data for Advocacy training curriculum to focus on barriers to girls’ and women’s education in crisis- and conflict-affected or fragile situations; (2) delivering this curriculum in a workshop to 50 women’s rights organizations from crisis- and conflict-affected or fragile sub-Saharan African countries; (3) conducting deeper analysis of the data, evidence and research on barriers to girls’ and women’s education by women’s rights organizations in two crisis- and conflict-affected or fragile countries; (4) completing a research and opinion leader survey on barriers to girls’ and women’s education in crisis- and conflict-affected or fragile situations; and (5) influencing key targets to collect and use quality data on barriers to girls’ and women’s education in crisis- and conflict-affected or fragile situations.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased production and use of quality data and evidence by women’s rights organizations to effectively advocate for equitable access to education and learning by girls and women in crisis- and conflict-affected and fragile situations; and (2) improved production and use of quality data and evidence by key stakeholders, potentially including but not limited to education ministries, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations to drive equitable and coordinated provision of education for girls and women in crisis- and conflict-affected and fragile situations.
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M4P 0B3
Reference Number:
064-2019-2020-Q4-00251
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
118928993
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
The end date is changed to 2022-04-30.
Amendment Date
Mar 14, 2022
Recipient's Legal Name:
Plan International Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Don Valley West
Federal Riding Number:
35021
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.