Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Sustainable Opportunities for Peacebuilding and Employment
Agreement Number:
5007061273 P000856001 & P000856002 & P000856003
Agreement Value:
$20,998,092.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 31, 2015 - Mar 29, 2024
Description:
P000856001 & P000856002 & P000856003: This project aims to improve inclusive economic growth and support peacebuilding in Colombia by providing market-driven training and employment opportunities for women, victims of the armed conflict, at-risk youth and Venezuelan migrants in eight cities: Soacha, Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena, Barranquilla, Buenaventura y Quibdó. The project also increases the ability of local authorities and private sector partners to develop and implement inclusive employment policies and practices for vulnerable populations. Activities incude: (1) training of youth beneficiaries (60% women), providing them with market-driven technical skills to access decent employment; (2) creating internship opportunities for targeted youth beneficiaries; (3) developing partnerships with private sector companies interested in providing internship and employment opportunities for poor and vulnerable people; (4) training private sector partners on gender-responsive and inclusive recruitment and retention of poor and vulnerable people; and (5) signing diversity and inclusion protocols as part of the human resource management practices of private sector partners.
The project is expected to reach 10,000 vulnerable women, youth, victims and migrant, and at least 60 per cent will receive a guaranteed job placement with private sector partners.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: 1) increased equitable and inclusive participation in the labour market by poor and vulnerable youth in targeted regions in Colombia; and 2) improved design and implementation by local partners of gender-responsive and market-driven employment policies, strategies and programs for poor and vulnerable youth.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1R 6S4
Reference Number:
GC-2015-Q4-0042
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
811116813
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
The value of the agreement is changed to $20,998,092 CAD, The end date is changed to 2024-03-29.
Amendment Date
Mar 31, 2022
Recipient's Legal Name:
Cuso International
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa Centre
Federal Riding Number:
35075
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.
Amendments: