Save the Children Canada

$15,010,502.00 CAD

≈ $0.36 for every person in Canada ≈ 192 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
—
Recipient country
Burkina Faso
Fiscal year
2011-2012
Agreement period
April 29, 2011 – July 31, 2016
Project status
Closed
Reference
CA-3-S065163001

Published purpose

The project aims to support girls and boys, from infancy to young adulthood, become healthy, educated and productive citizens. The project’s expected results include improved life opportunities for working youth in Bolivia, Peru, Nicaragua, Burkina Faso and Kenya who are educated about their rights and have acquired marketable skills. Its objectives also include a better quality of primary education for indigenous children in Bolivia through the provision of teacher-training in child-friendly pedagogy, an increased prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and healthy weaning of newborns and infants in Burkina Faso, the prevention and mitigation of HIV/AIDS as well as improved health of children in Kenya, and the promotion of children's rights in 23 cities across Canada.

In plain English AI-generated

This project supports children and youth in several countries, including Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Peru, Nicaragua, and Kenya, focusing on education, health, child rights, and improved life opportunities. It also promotes children's rights in Canadian cities.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

Based on the published description. See how AI categorization works — the linked official record is authoritative.

Community tags

Tags are applied by readers, not by this site. One tag per person per record.

Good value Local impact Needs context Questionable Success story Wasteful
View official source record Imported August 3, 2026 from Global Affairs Canada IATI data