Cowater International Inc.

$10,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.24 for every person in Canada ≈ 129 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
International Development Assistance program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2025-2026
Agreement period
March 11, 2026 – March 31, 2031
Reference
dfatd-maecd:064-2025-2026-Q4-0200

Published purpose

The project aims to improve the economic well-being of marginalized women and youth in southern Jordan by promoting green jobs, self-employment, and entrepreneurship in climate-resilient agribusiness. The project supports women- and youth-led businesses through training, innovation hubs, cooperatives, and access to climate-smart technologies, while strengthening market linkages and financial services. It also tackles social norms, engages communities, and builds institutional capacity to create more opportunities, contributing to a resilient, inclusive agrifood sector aligned with Jordanian national priorities in one of the country’s most climate-stressed regions.

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This project funds efforts to improve economic opportunities for marginalized women and youth in southern Jordan by supporting green jobs, entrepreneurship, and climate-resilient agribusiness, including training, market linkages, and institutional capacity building.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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