Title:
Women and Youth Entrepreneurs Leading Change
Agreement Number:
7386199 P005175001
Agreement Value:
$10,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 28, 2018 - Aug 31, 2022
Description:
This project seeks to create an enabling entrepreneurship ecosystem for low-income women and youth in West Bank and Gaza. Inspired by the concept of Obader (Arabic for ‘I initiate’), the project aims to reduce structural and social barriers to entrepreneurship, while simultaneously working to increase business opportunities for women and youth to successfully start-up, sustain, manage and grow environmentally conscious and sustainable businesses. Project activities include: (1) designing and delivering a media campaign to raise and challenge perceptions and attitudes towards women’s economic participation, entrepreneurship, and women in non-traditional enterprises and roles; (2) conducting awareness sessions promoting entrepreneurship; (3) delivering a capacity-building package including training, exchange visits and role modelling to women entrepreneurs; and (4) holding networking and information sessions between micro-finance institutions, banks, business development centres, incubators, accelerators and youth entrepreneurs.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) reduced gender-specific barriers to entrepreneurship for women and youth, with a particular focus on handicrafts and embroidery, food processing and agribusiness and non-traditional enterprises; (2) enhanced agency and business opportunities for women entrepreneurs to successfully establish, sustain, or grow a sustainable business in embroidery and handicrafts, food processing and agribusiness, and non-traditional enterprises; and (3) enhanced agency and business opportunities for youth entrepreneurs, particularly young women, to successfully establish, sustain and/or grow a sustainable business.
Location:
Nepean, Ontario, CA K2E 7X6
Reference Number:
GC-2018-Q4-00110
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
118838333
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
The end date is changed to 2022-08-31.
Amendment Date
Jun 30, 2022
Recipient's Legal Name:
Consortium of CARE CANADAand Oxfam Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa West--Nepean
Federal Riding Number:
35079
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.