Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Response to Nigeria Crisis - Save the Children Canada 2020
Agreement Number:
7420006 P008957001
Agreement Value:
$1,500,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 27, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
March 2020 - A decade of conflict between government forces and Islamist insurgents in northeastern Nigeria has given rise to one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world, characterized by mass displacement and grave human rights abuses, including abductions, killings, and sexual violence. In 2020, assessments indicate that 7.7 million people are expected to require humanitarian assistance, including emergency food rations, treatment for life-threatening severe acute malnutrition and other healthcare services, and protection for vulnerable women and girls at grave risk of sexual and gender-based violence.
With GAC’s support, Save the Children Canada is providing nutrition and protection assistance to an estimated 152,000 conflict-affected people in Nigeria’s Borno state. Project activities include: (1) providing technical and materiel support to local health facilities to improve delivery of nutrition treatment services; (2) providing cash or other inputs to vulnerable households to combat malnutrition; and (3) implementing activities to strengthen referral and response systems for sexual and gender-based violence.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved access to medical treatment for acute malnutrition; (2) reduced rates of acute malnutrition; and (3) reduced incidence and impact of sexual and gender-based violence amongst conflict-affected populations in Borno State, Nigeria. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M2P 2A8
Reference Number:
064-2020-2021-Q1-00091
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
107958621
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Save the Children 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.