IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank

$14,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.34 for every person in Canada ≈ 181 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
International Development Assistance Program
Recipient country
United States
Fiscal year
2018-2019
Agreement period
March 28, 2019 – June 30, 2022
Reference
dfatd-maecd:064-2018-2019-Q4-00264

Published purpose

P006542001, P006542004, P006542005 & P006542006: The project aims to create a funding facility dedicated to empowering women and girls to participate in the Lebanese economy, contributing to inclusive economic growth in the Mashreq region. The Facility is doing this by providing technical support and funding for strategic regional and country-level initiatives based on Action Plans developed by the respective governments, in collaboration with the private sectors and civil society, and supported by the international community. The project is identifying and addressing gender constraints to women’s full participation in society and improving women’s access to economic opportunities. This is one of three parts of the Mashreq Gender Facility project in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, which has a total budget of $10 million. P006542002: The project aims to create a funding facility dedicated to empowering women and girls to participate in the Jordanian economy, contributing to inclusive economic growth in the Mashreq region. The Facility is doing this by providing technical support and funding for strategic regional and country-level initiatives based on Action Plans developed by the respective governments, in collaboration with the private sectors and civil society, and supported by the international community. The project is identifying and addressing gender constraints to women’s full participation in society and improving women’s access to economic opportunities. This is one of three parts of the Mashreq Gender Facility project in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, which has a total budget of $10 million. P006542003: The project aims to create a funding facility dedicated to empowering women and girls to participate in the Iraq economy, contributing to inclusive economic growth in the Mashreq region. The Facility is doing this by providing technical support and funding for strategic regional and country-level initiatives based on Action Plans developed by the respective governments, in collaboration with the private sectors and civil society, and supported by the international community. The project is identifying and addressing gender constraints to women’s full participation in society and improving women’s access to economic opportunities. This is one of three parts of the Mashreq Gender Facility project in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, which has a total budget of $10 million.

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This project funds a facility to empower women and girls in Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq by supporting economic participation and addressing gender constraints, contributing to inclusive growth in the Mashreq region.

Category: Gender Programs Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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