Title:
Preventing Irregular Child and Youth Migration in Central America
Agreement Number:
5007062829 P001263001
Agreement Value:
$12,671,151.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 21, 2017 - Dec 31, 2021
Description:
The project aims to improve the well-being of children and youth in five countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua), whom are at-risk of irregular migration. The project addresses the poverty, exclusion and lack of opportunities that have forced tens of thousands of children and young people (between the ages of 6 and 24), many of them girls, to flee Central America in the past several years. Many of these irregular migrants encounter violence and sexual exploitation, both in their home countries and on the perilous journey north through Mexico toward the U.S. Through an empowering community-based approach, the project seeks to provide safe and positive alternatives designed to keep children and young people in their home communities.
Project activities include: (1) improving child protection services and violence prevention programs at the community level; (2) improving the employment potential for at-risk youth; and (3) building the capacity of youth to advocate for their own protection in light of the risks of irregular child migration. Children and young adults can therefore be active participants in their own protection.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved use of gender-responsive child protection services and violence prevention programs at the community level, that integrate the specific needs and interests of girls and boys, adolescents, and young women and young men; (2) improved employment skills and experience for at-risk young women and young men to participate, on equal terms, in sustainable income generating activities; and (3) improved gender-responsive leadership in young women and young men, on equal terms, to inform and influence regional and national decision-makers and the national public, on how to address irregular child migration and the specific risks faced by girls and boys because of gender inequalities.
Location:
Markham, Ontario, CA L3R 8G6
Reference Number:
GC-2017-Q4-0042
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
106918543
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
The end date is changed to 2021-12-31.
Amendment Date
Sep 20, 2021
Recipient's Legal Name:
CCFC - Christian Children's Fund of Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Markham--Thornhill
Federal Riding Number:
35055
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.