Project profile — Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation - Institutional Support - 2012-13



Overview 

CA-3-M013774001
$10,000,000
Commonwealth Secretariat (47132)
2013-03-27 - 2013-12-31
Closed
Global Affairs Canada
MFM Global Issues & Dev.Branch

Country / region 

• Developing countries, unspecified (100.00%)

Sector 

• Education, Level Unspecified: Education policy and administrative management (11110) (2.00%)
• Secondary Education: Vocational training (11330) (4.00%)
• Health, General: Health policy and administrative management (12110) (2.00%)
• Public sector policy and administrative management:
Public sector policy and administrative management (15110) (20.00%)
Public finance management (15111) (18.00%)
Decentralisation and support to subnational government (15112) (12.00%)
Anti-corruption organisations and institutions (15113) (8.00%)
Legal and judicial development (15130) (4.00%)
Democratic participation and civil society (15150) (2.00%)
Elections (15151) (3.00%)
Legislatures and political parties (15152) (2.00%)
Human rights (15160) (2.00%)
• Banking And Financial Services: Financial policy and administrative management (24010) (5.00%)
• Industrial policy and administrative management:
Industrial policy and administrative management (32110) (4.00%)
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development (32130) (5.00%)
• Mineral Resources And Mining: Mineral/mining policy and administrative management (32210) (5.00%)
• General Environmental Protection: Environmental policy and administrative management (41010) (2.00%)

Policy marker 

• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (significant objective)
• Trade development (significant objective)
• Youth Issues (significant objective)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (significant objective)
• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (significant objective)

Description 

This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC). The Commonwealth Secretariat uses these funds, along with other donor funding, to achieve its mandate. The Commonwealth Secretariat’s mandate is to work as a trusted partner for all Commonwealth people as: a force for peace, democracy, equality, equity, respect and good governance; a catalyst for global consensus-building; and a source of assistance for sustainable development and poverty eradication. Canada’s support to the Commonwealth Secretariat contributes to achieving progress in democracy, rule of law, human rights, public sector development, economic development, environmentally sustainable development, and human development in developing countries across the Commonwealth.

Expected results 

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (i) improved democratic practices, rule of law and respect for human rights by Commonwealth country governments; and (ii) strengthened development and implementation of pro-poor economic growth and sustainable development policies and programs, which integrate gender equality, human rights and youth considerations.

Results achieved 

Results achieved as of June 2013 include : the ratification of international human rights instruments by 17 countries; and regulations for the management of public debt were improved. These have contributed to strengthening respect for human rights and pro-poor economic growth policies and programs.

Budget and spending 


Original budget $0
Planned disbursement $0
Transactions
Country percentages by sector
Type of finance Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Collaboration type Multilateral
Type of aid Core contributions to multilateral institutions
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