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Title:

Championing Nutrition and Gender Equality (CHANGE)

Agreement Number:

7451653 P011788001

Agreement Value:

$14,633,868.00

Agreement Date:

May 23, 2023 - Mar 31, 2031

Description:

The project aims to improve nutrition for the poorest and most marginalized, especially women, adolescent girls, and children to reach 142,347 people (54% female) in Ghana and 243,509 people (60% female) in Ethiopia. Project activities include: (1) training and growing of high nutrient vegetables, legumes and indigenous species of fruit-bearing trees by community members, especially women; (2) WASH infrastructure for sanitation and hygiene and water for household nutrition gardens (3) village savings and loans and community led integrated nutrition teams, especially with women, in procuring and/or constructing appropriate processing and storage solutions; (4) training of health services providers on strategies for gender-responsive integrated nutrition-health delivery; and (5) district level inter-sectoral nutrition forum/meetings facilitated for information sharing, collective capacity building, and informing policy/decision-making.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved women's leadership and control over resources for community and individual gender-equitable nutrition practices; (2) strengthened gender-equitable integrated nutrition and health services for the poorest and most marginalized, especially women, adolescent girls, and children; and (3) improved effectiveness of key stakeholders to provide gender-responsive community-based nutrition-specific activities for women, adolescent girls, and children locally.

Location:

Markham, Ontario, CA L3R 8G6

Reference Number:

064-2023-2024-Q1-00104

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

3202106918543

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

CHILDREN BELIEVE FUND

Federal Riding Name:

Markham--Thornhill

Federal Riding Number:

35055

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.