Title:
Empowering women and girls in the informal economy in Honduras
Agreement Number:
7410389 P005963001
Agreement Value:
$1,701,000.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 15, 2019 - Oct 15, 2022
Description:
The project aims to impower women and girls between the ages of 15 and 40 years old working in the informal economy sector and living in the urban and peri-urban areas of the departments of Cortés, Atlantida and Francisco Morazan, Honduras.
The project also works to reduce poverty and increase the well-being of the targeted women, thereby strengthening their social and political power. This ultimately contributes to reducing poverty for their families, communities and the general population.
Project activities include: (1) providing training to approximately 3,000 informal economy workers (of which 80% are women) on their basic rights, including the reproductive and sexual rights of women and girls; (2) organizing a three-party seminar to advance legislative bills to better support and protect the women and men working in the informal economy sector; (3) providing leadership and communications training to 2,500 women and girls in the informal economy sector; and (4) providing training to trainers on strategies to empower women and girls of 150 officials from member and affiliated groups of the Federación de Organizaciones de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras del Sector Social de la Economía de Honduras (FOTSSIEH).
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased dignified, decent and productive economic opportunities for approximately 2,500 women and girls working in the informal economy sector in the urban and peri-urban areas of the departments of Cortés, Atlántida, and Francisco Morazan; and (2) increased empowerment of women and girls and their communities to eliminate violence, discrimination and other forms of abuse against women working in the informal economy.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H2X 2J1
Reference Number:
064-2020-2021-Q3-00347
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
141169086
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Belated reporting that should have been included in the 2020-2021 first Quarter report: The end date is postponed to October 15, 2022.
Amendment Date
May 14, 2020
Recipient's Legal Name:
Alternatives
Federal Riding Name:
Ville-Marie--Le Sud-Ouest--Île-des-Soeurs
Federal Riding Number:
24077
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.