Engineers Without Borders
$9,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year
- 2015-2016
- Agreement period
- April 10, 2015 – November 30, 2020
- Reference
- dfatd-maecd:GC-2016-Q1-0094
Published purpose
This Volunteer Cooperation Program supports approximately 240 volunteer assignments. The Program aims to: (1) provide support to increase the capacity of public service institutions and small and growing businesses to innovate, adapt to changing circumstances, and incorporate gender equality and environmental sustainability; (2) assist high potential leaders in developing countries, especially women, to increase their ability to adapt and innovate; (3) improve the capacity of developing country partners to develop and deploy innovations for sustainable development results; and (4) enhance young Canadians’ awareness of and ability to engage in sustainable development efforts, particularly within the engineering sector.
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This grant funds a Volunteer Cooperation Program supporting about 240 volunteer assignments to strengthen public institutions and small businesses in developing countries, with a focus on innovation, gender equality, environmental sustainability, and engaging young Canadians in sustainable development.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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