Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Empowering Bolivian Women through sustainable small-scale pond Aquaculture
Agreement Number:
7436525 P007869001
Agreement Value:
$1,999,507.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 28, 2022 - Mar 25, 2025
Description:
This project aims to reduce poverty and improve the well-being and gender equality for women and their families through equitable and sustainable aquaculture development. It responds to current issues around inadequate income sources, social marginalization, food insecurity, and women’s unequal access to resources while consolidating previous success in the region through two phases of the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (2011-2014; 2015-2018).
The project uses the triangular model of cooperation between Bolivian, Brazilian and Canadian partners, including the Centre for Rural Agricultural Promotion (Bolivia); Ingenieria Marketing Gestion Consulting S.R.L. (Bolivia); Asociación de Productores Norte Integrado (Bolivian women-led aquaculture producer association); CIDRE (a Brazilian financial organization); Royal Roads University; University of Victoria (Gender Studies); and EMBRAPA (Brazilian state agricultural research and development company) to achieve sustainable results.
Project activities include: (1) providing technical training for gender-responsible best aquaculture practices and pond management and technological innovations; (2) supporting women-led social entrepreneurship initiatives; (3) improving value-added production and marketing support; (4) supporting response protocols for facilitating access to local support groups (mitigating gender-based violence) and reducing participation barriers; (5) establishing a gender oversight committee for training and project review as well as an aquaculture roundtable; and (6) supporting training activities with producers in governance and equitable participation.
The project benefits approximately 5,000 recipients targeting 10 ten municipalities in the Departments of Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, and Tarija.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) greater equity in access and control of sustainable aquaculture resources (inputs, production, income, value-added products, and benefits); (2) increased participation of women in decision-making and governance within their associations and the aquaculture sector; and (3) strengthened commitment of decision-makers to gender-equitable economic development, particularly in aquaculture.
Location:
Victoria, British Columbia, CA V9A 4T5
Reference Number:
064-2021-2022-Q4-00028
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
892252131
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
World Fisheries Trust
Federal Riding Name:
Esquimalt--Saanich--Sooke
Federal Riding Number:
59026
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.