Project profile — Canadian Crossroads International - Volunteer Cooperation 2020-2028

• Uganda (5.00%)
• Ethiopia (5.00%)
• Ghana (20.00%)
• Guinea (10.00%)
• Zambia (10.00%)
• Togolese Republic (10.00%)
• Burkina Faso (5.00%)
• Côte d'Ivoire (5.00%)
• Swaziland (10.00%)
• Senegal (10.00%)
• Tanzania (10.00%)

• Democratic participation and civil society:
Democratic participation and civil society (15150) (40.00%)
Human rights (15160) (10.00%)
Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions (15170) (10.00%)
• Other Social Infrastructure And Services: Employment policy and administrative management (16020) (10.00%)
• Agricultural education/training:
Agricultural education/training (31181) (10.00%)
Agricultural co-operatives (31194) (10.00%)
• Unallocated/ Unspecified: Promotion of development awareness (99820) (10.00%)

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

This project supports 770 volunteer placements, and aims to improve the economic and social well-being of the poorest, most marginalized and vulnerable people, especially women and girls, with a view to contributing to sustainable development goals in the target countries. In addition to increasing the participation of Canadians in international development, particularly in the areas of gender equality, economic growth and inclusive governance, the project also aims to strengthen the capacity of more than 60 local civil society organizations and government partners, 72% of which are women's rights organizations, to deliver stronger programming in the areas of women's rights, access to justice, reduction of gender-based violence, and economic empowerment and leadership. Project activities include : (1) developing organizational capacity building plans and initiatives on women's social inclusion, human rights and environmental sustainability for partners; (2) organizing pan-Canadian awareness campaigns and knowledge sharing activities focusing on women's rights, access to justice, violence against women, leadership, and economic and environmental justice; (3) creating special thematic funds to promote gender equality, economic empowerment, human rights, environmental sustainability and innovation; and (4) providing train to returned volunteers to continue to be champions of gender equality and advance women's rights after their placement.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased participation of Canadians in international development, particularly with respect to gender equality, inclusive growth and inclusive governance for women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa; and (2) improved performance of local civil society organizations and government partners in implementing more comprehensive, innovative and environmentally sustainable initiatives that contribute to the achievement of gender equality for women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa.

Results achieved as of March 2024 include: (1) mobilized 367 volunteer assignments to support 71 local partners in 11 countries, and directly reached 111,028 persons (77.21% women and girls), improving their social or economic well-being, most from vulnerable or marginalized groups; (2) 50 developing country partners declared and demonstrated new or improved development initiatives through the Volunteer cooperation program’s (VCP) support; (3) created or improved 633 development initiatives through VCP support; and (4) mobilized 34,870 Canadians to support Canada’s International development efforts through informed action or long-term commitments.

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