Sowing the seeds of potential
The first 1,000 days of a child’s life, it is said, sets the stage for all future growth.
Civil Society
The challenge: A strong, vibrant civil society is crucial for long-term, locally driven development. Civil society is when citizens come together to express their shared values and interests and take action for the public good. But around the world, trends indicate that the environment for civil society is becoming more restrictive, while funding – especially for women’s organizations – is decreasing. This is at a time when civil society is needed more than ever, to provide a safeguard against instability and exclusion and help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Our solution: We support diverse and active civil society at all levels, from school committees in rural villages to world-class research institutes in urban hubs. Our programs underwrite greater competency, legitimacy, accountability, and sustainability within civil society, which translates to long-term gains across our program areas. All of this work is underpinned by a commitment to gender equality and pluralism, to ensure that all voices are heard and valued.
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- Civil Society
- Economic Inclusion
- Education
- Engaging Canadians
- Environment and Climate Change
- Food Security and Nutrition
- Gender Equality
- Health
Enhancing Employability And Leadership For Youth (EELY)
Duration: 2011-2017 Location: Pakistan Reach: 252,000 people (114,200 women and 137,800 men) Budget: $19 million (Global Affairs Canada: $16 million; AKFC:
Partnership For Advancing Human Development In Africa And Asia (PAHDAA)
Duration: 2012-2018 Location: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Canada, Egypt, Uganda, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tanzania
Improving Early Child Development and Wellbeing in Refugee and Marginalized Communities
Duration: 2017-2020 Location: Kenya Reach: This is a research project with no direct beneficiaries. Budget: $2 million (International Development Research Centre: $1
It takes a village
We were all once children. We were all once young, full of hope and potential.
We are there
For vulnerable communities in remote, high mountain valleys across Central Asia, lives are changing.
Dispatch from the field: Don’t hit hard, hit home – A lesson in journalism from Kenya
I found Jesca Ciahcabi sitting beneath the shade of a crispy, brown banana tree. I reached for a handshake, but instead she hugged me. We were in Ndiruni, a small village roughly three hours northeast of Nairobi.
Dispatch from the field: The complexities of reporting in Kenya
It was a straightforward story of exploitation. The people of the fragile Tana Delta, still recovering from tribal violence that claimed over 100 lives in September, were facing an assault on their treasured land by big business – in this case, a Canadian corporation planning a massive biofuel plantation in the region.
These keys unlock five things you take for granted
These are the keys to a lockbox where 12 members of a savings group in Mozambique are investing their earnings. With the return on their investments, they have been able to make basic improvements to their homes, like a freezer, an oven, a table and chairs, bowls and plates, and a roof that doesn’t leak.
