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Title:

Gender-Responsive Climate-Smart Agriculture in Nicaragua

Agreement Number:

7428803 P005771001

Agreement Value:

$1,224,024.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 31, 2021 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

The project aims to improve the resilience of women, men, girls and boys to climate change-related food insecurity, especially addressing its gendered impacts. It seeks to: (i) increase the practice of gender-responsive climate-smart agriculture, thus increasing peoples’ access to diverse foods; and (ii) increase women’s participation in decision-making at the local level. The project supports vulnerable women-headed households who are reliant on subsistence farming. Project activities include: (1) promoting gender-responsive climate-smart agriculture technologies, the use of drought-resistant varieties of beans and maize, community seed banks, and community garden planting to help increase women’s incomes; (2) providing training on entrepreneurship and financial management, market links, gender equality, women’s rights and leadership to women’s groups; and (3) conducting gender sensitization sessions for women and men leaders, youth, and male family members to increase community support for women to participate in decision-making. The project aims to directly impact 3,345 direct beneficiaries (of which 1,750 women and girls) and 6,500 indirect beneficiaries for a total of nearly 10,000 people reached. The project is implemented by Casa-Pueblito with partners including Gloria Quintanilla Women’s Cooperative, UCA Tierra y Agua, Community of Jiñocua, and Hogar Luceros del Amanecer.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased implementation of gender-responsive climate-smart agriculture technologies and techniques; and (2) increased participation of women in gender-responsive climate-smart agriculture decision-making at the local level.

Location:

Toronto, Ontario, CA M6R 3A9

Reference Number:

064-2020-2021-Q4-00395

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

119106193

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Casa Canadiense - Pueblito Canada

Federal Riding Name:

Parkdale--High Park

Federal Riding Number:

35081

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.