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Title:

COVID-19-FIERES

Agreement Number:

7442471 P007696001 P007696002

Agreement Value:

$12,700,000.00

Agreement Date:

Aug 31, 2022 - Sep 30, 2027

Description:

The project aims to support the communities of the regions of Mopti, Ségou and Tombouctou affected by the conflict in Mali, in order to increase the access of girls and adolescents, including the most vulnerable, including displaced and out-of-school children, to quality education and learning. , fair, responsive and flexible. To achieve this objective, the planned activities will target on the one hand the intracurricular obstacles including awareness of gender specificities and the interests of girls and on the other hand the extracurricular obstacles including poverty and awareness of gender-based violence. The component of the fight against Covid-19, aims to support the implementation of protocols for the prevention and control of COVID-19 within the targeted schools, including the provision of schools with hand washing kits and hygiene equipmentand protection as well as the establishment of water and sanitation infrastructure adapted to the needs of girls and adolescents.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

1) Increased access and retention of girls / adolescents, especially the most vulnerable affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, to quality, equitable and community education (primary and secondary education); 2) improved, coordinated formal and non-formal learning conditions more acceptable to parents, girls and adolescents and focused on gender equality and; 3) increased participation of girls / adolescents / women in decision-making processes, within their school / place of learning, community, and in the labor market.

Location:

Montreal, Quebec, CA H2Y 2R6

Reference Number:

064-2022-2023-Q2-00056

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

118924448

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie

Federal Riding Name:

Ville-Marie--Le Sud-Ouest--Île-des-Soeurs

Federal Riding Number:

24077

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.