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Title:

WE CARE South Asia

Agreement Number:

7465803 P013101001

Agreement Value:

$8,418,000.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 28, 2025 - Mar 31, 2030

Description:

This project seeks to improve the health and resilience of vulnerable households, particularly women and girls, in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Project activities include: (1) Providing training to women Community Health Facilitators (CHF’s) to deliver gender-sensitive, primary health services; (2) delivering modular rights-based, gender-sensitive basic health education through multiple touchpoints to community members (via loan meetings, workshops, community events and household outreach); and (3) equipping CHF ’s and health supervisors to respond to critical health issues relevant to target communities (i.e. increased communication about dengue outbreaks, etc.) via face-to-face and digital information sharing. This project expects to reach and positively impact at least 6.4 million direct beneficiaries, encompassing 1.5 million people in Bangladesh, 3.2 million in India and 1.7 million in Nepal. Also, the project aims to reach over 1 million indirect beneficiaries, bringing its total reach to 7.4 million direct and indirect beneficiaries. Beneficiaries include youth and adolescents (aged 15 to 19 years), poor households, and men and boys, recognizing the importance of engaging men that support women’s and family health.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased capacity and livelihoods for 1,245 women Community Health Facilitator’s; (2) improved decision-making and practices in reproductive maternal, newborn child adolescent health for 6 million beneficiaries, at least 50% women and girls; and (3) increased use of appropriate primary health services (face-to-face or mediated tele-consultation) for women's health issues.

Location:

OAKVILLE, Ontario, CA L6H 0C3

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q4-00059

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

3203877516385

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Opportunity International Canada

Federal Riding Name:

Oakville

Federal Riding Number:

35072

Program:

Contributions-Partnership Programming

Program Purpose:

Contribution Programmation partenariat