Global Innovation Fund

$9,869,000.00 CAD

≈ 128 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
International Development Assistance Program
Recipient country
United Kingdom
Fiscal year
2018-2019
Agreement period
November 19, 2018 – December 31, 2023
Reference
dfatd-maecd:064-2018-2019-Q3-00382

Published purpose

The Innovating for Gender Equality Fund aims to invest in innovations that specifically seek to improve gender equality and/or empower women and a portfolio of solutions promoting gender equality from which lessons learned and best practices could be identified, documented and shared broadly. The Innovating for Gender Equality Fund is a sub-fund of the Global Innovation Fund (GIF). GIF is a non-profit innovation fund whose mission is to find, fund and scale-up cost effective, evidence-based innovations having the potential to improve the lives of people living on less than $5 a day. GIF funds proposals from other organizations that aim to deliver development results more effectively, quicker or cheaper than standard practice, through grants, loans and equity investments ranging from UDS $50,000 to $15 million.

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This contribution funds the Innovating for Gender Equality Fund, a sub-fund of the Global Innovation Fund, to invest in innovations that improve gender equality and empower women, with lessons learned shared broadly.

Category: Gender Programs Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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