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Title:

First Response Fund - Global 2025

Agreement Number:

7471510 P015011001

Agreement Value:

$10,000,000.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 6, 2025 - Sep 30, 2027

Description:

The First Response Fund (FRF) is a global humanitarian pooled fund that resources grassroots, local, life-saving humanitarian responses led by women-led and women’s rights organizations (WLO/WROs). The FRF leverages the global network of over 50 national, regional and multiregional Women’s and Feminist Funds (W/FF) to support WROs/WLOs to provide fast and effective humanitarian services in ODA-eligible countries, including to communities that may not be reached otherwise. The FRF supports WROs/WLOs to provide humanitarian response services in their communities, with a focus on humanitarian aid to high-need groups who often face barriers to access, including refugees and internally displaced people, women with disabilities, gender expansive and transgender people, Indigenous and Black women, rural women, and those at the intersection of many of these identities. This project represents Canada’s support to the First Response Fund. Specific funding amounts, and targeted countries, will be identified based on humanitarian need, coordinated humanitarian response plans, and FRF members’ delivery capacity, as per the FRF’s Operational Manual. The use of Canada’s financial contributions will be limited to prioritized geographical areas in UN Humanitarian Appeals and/or UNCHR Refugee Response Plans.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

With the support of Canada and other donors, the FRF supports WROs/WLOs to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity during and in the aftermath of natural disasters and human-generated crises. Project activities include: (1) provision of gender-responsive life-saving protection and assistance such as food, water, sanitation, hygiene, shelter, non food items, health services, psychosocial support and prevention/response to gender-based violence, via WROs/WLOs; and (2) strengthening WLO/WRO participation and inclusion in humanitarian system mechanisms, such as those for needs assessments, coordination and response delivery.
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) Provision of timely, appropriate, and gender-responsive critical assistance in crisis contexts; and (2) Local WROs/WLOs are better able to deliver effective, context specific, humanitarian services.

Location:

OTTAWA, Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

064-2025-2026-Q3-0048

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Equality Fund

Program:

Contributions-Multilateral Programming

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.