Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Financing rural women’s climate action in Nigeria
Agreement Number:
7465242 P013456001
Agreement Value:
$5,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 27, 2025 - Feb 28, 2030
Description:
This project aims to increase the climate and biodiversity resilience of local communities in Nigeria, including men and women in the Federal Capital Territory, Niger, Plateau, Ogun, Lagos, and Edo states. Project activities include: (1) launching 2 calls for proposals for local organizations working with women on climate action and biodiversity in Nigeria; (2) training selected organizations and women beneficiaries in fundraising, financial literacy and climate-smart agriculture; (3) delivering gender-sensitive skills training of target communities in biodiversity conservation, and climate adaptation and mitigation; (4) implementing gender-sensitive local climate action awareness campaigns; and (5) building capacity of the local implementing partner in the design and implementation of gender-sensitive climate action projects.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) strengthened climate adaptation, mitigation or biodiversity conservation practices of women and men in targeted areas; (2) increased capacity of funded organizations to conduct gender-inclusive climate action projects and programs focused on rural women and girls in Nigeria; and (3) strengthened participation in climate action planning and decision-making processes by local authorities, men and women in targeted areas.
Location:
Eschborn, DE 65760
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q4-00027
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
6000000000000
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
GIZ - German Society for International Cooperation
Federal Riding Name:
Not Coded
Federal Riding Number:
NA
Program:
Contributions - Bilateral Programming
Program Purpose:
Contribution Programmation bilatérale