Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Enhancing Market Participation and Learning Opportunities for Young Women (EMPLOY)
Agreement Number:
7466573 P015361001
Agreement Value:
$12,400,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 19, 2025 - Mar 31, 2030
Description:
This project supports young women living in poverty in 3 major cities in the South of Ghana (Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi) and 4 surrounding regions through access to decent, dignified, high paying work in sectors. The project trains and empowers young women to enter careers in high paying trades such as welding, heavy duty machinery, solar installation, and automotive mechanics. It supports these young women by placing them in internships, mentoring them and awarding them scholarships. Also, the project supports them to find decent work in the private sector both in formal employment and as entrepreneurs. The project aims to build the capacity of 72 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes to deliver gender-sensitive skills training. The project also collaborates with industry partners to hire, promote and retain women in the workplace. As part of the important work to improve societal attitudes toward women in trades, the project aims to conduct significant outreach to religious and
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved training environment enabling young women’s participation in economic growth in Ghana; (2) enhanced transition from skills training to employment and entrepreneurship for young women in Ghana; and (3) increased sustained participation of young women in high paying economic sectors in Ghana.
Location:
OTTAWA, Ontario, CA K1Y 4M8
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q4-A0013
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
3203119304848
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Belated reporting.
Recipient's Legal Name:
WUSC - World University Service of Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Not Coded
Federal Riding Number:
NA
Program:
Contributions - Bilateral Programming
Program Purpose:
Contribution Programmation bilatérale