Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Geared for Success
Agreement Number:
7441841 P010580001
Agreement Value:
$13,842,883.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 9, 2022 - Mar 31, 2028
Description:
This project aims to enhance equitable and inclusive learning outcomes for refugee, internally displaced and host community children and youth, particularly girls and adolescent girls, living in South Sudan and Uganda. The project supports community-based organizations led by refugees and internally-displaced people (IDP) with technical and financial support. Project activities include: (1) facilitating an innovative, self-directed capacity assessment tool for refugee- and IDP-led organizations working on gender-responsive education; (2) designing and delivering training modules and providing technical assistance based on themes identified in assessments and on self-identified institutional gaps; (3) providing core, direct and multi-year small grants to refugee- and IDP-led organizations to help strengthen them and support gender-responsive education programming; (4) training women in refugee- and IDP-led organizations on effective leadership, human rights and peace-building; and (5) facilitating community engagement and dialogues with host communities, state institutions and policy makers on inclusive, gender-responsive education for refugee and internally-displaced children and youth. The project expects to reach an estimated at 132,040 beneficiaries, including 61,400 refugees, internally-displaced persons and host community children and youth.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved performance of community-based organizations working on gender-responsive education; (2) increased access to gender-responsive quality education for refugees and internally-displaced children and youth, particularly girls and adolescent girls, enabled by community-based organizations; and (3) enhanced collective action of community-based organizations to advance the right to gender-responsive quality education for refugee and internally displaced children and youth, particularly vulnerable groups.
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M6K 3E3
Reference Number:
064-2022-2023-Q2-00021
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
872374426
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
War Child Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Spadina--Fort York
Federal Riding Number:
35101
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.