Title:
Durable Integration of Agropastoral Graduates in Benin, Haiti and Mali
Agreement Number:
5007062839 D002694001 P001356001 P001356002
Agreement Value:
$6,989,061.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 2, 2016 - Jul 15, 2021
Description:
The project aims to increase the economic prosperity of the people of Benin, Haiti and Mali, through skills for employment program development. This project aims to strengthen educational institutes’ capacities in teaching administrative, financial and curriculum management; training agriculture and livestock professionals; youth, women and men professional integration through small and medium business development; food security; and sustainable economic and agriculture development.
Project activities include: (1) capacity building activities for educational institutes in the fields of agriculture and livestock, in each of the target countries, as well as building ministerial capacities to support and monitor these institutes; (2) contributions in improving skills for employment programs by ensuring they adequately respond to the needs of the employment market; and provide orientation mechanisms that support the professional integration of youth, women and men in particular; and (3) create consultation mechanisms between the private sector and educational institutes to promote access to internships and the professional integration of graduates.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) educational institutes with stronger organisational management capacities in providing skills for employment in developing countries that are members of La Francophonie; (2) skills for employment program delivery improvement by integrating environmental concerns and responding to different needs of the employment or entrepreneurial markets for youth, women, men and vulnerable group members; and (3) stronger sustainable collaboration between skills for employment educational institutes and private sector companies in member countries of La Francophonie.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H2Y 2R6
Reference Number:
GC-2017-Q3-0039
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
118924448
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
The value is increased by $200,000 CAD
Amendment Date
Jul 23, 2020
Recipient's Legal Name:
Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie
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.