Oxfam Quebec

$29,908,588.00 CAD

≈ $0.72 for every person in Canada ≈ 388 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
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Recipient country
Burkina Faso
Fiscal year
2015-2016
Agreement period
April 24, 2015 – March 31, 2020
Project status
Closed
Reference
CA-3-D001076001

Published purpose

This Volunteer Cooperation Program sends 747 volunteer counsellors in 11 countries. The program aims: 1) to improve the economic and social wellbeing of the members of poor and marginalised communities, particularly women and youth, by providing training and technical assistance in sustainable economic growth and food security, environment protection, gender equality and good governance; and 2) to support Canadian knowledge and technology transfers through the Development Innovation Fund. Additionally, the program’s Canadian public engagement component includes outreach activities, such as la Marche Monde and media campaigns, with the support of volunteers abroad in collaboration with more than 200 Quebec educational institutions.

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This grant funds a volunteer cooperation program sending Canadian volunteer counsellors to 11 countries to improve economic and social wellbeing of marginalized communities, focusing on sustainable growth, food security, environment, gender equality, and governance, plus Canadian public engagement activities.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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