Cowater International Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 23 agreements; $299M value; 1 departments; 6 programs.
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This project aims to improve the enabling environment, reduce gender-related barriers, push the nursing agenda forward and build the capacity of nursing teachers. This project supports women’s and girls’ health and enhances the voice and influence of nurses, primarily female, in the health sector in Bangladesh. This project enhances nurses’ performance and professional status in Bangladesh through investment in management and leadership training; and, the development of a comprehensive and attractive nursing career path. This project also improves the nursing training facilities and the creati
This project supports the Government of Ukraine’s efforts to strengthen decentralized recovery planning and implementation. Project activities include : (1) training in Gender-Based Analysis+ (GBA+) to relevant national authorities to strengthen their capacity to deliver inclusive recovery initiatives; (2) supporting the national Ministry for Restoration to strengthen its capacity to analyze and communicate recovery data; (3) training and supporting local authorities on strategic planning, project management and results reporting; (4) training and supporting local civil society organizations t
P001199001 & P001199002: This project aims to improve the livelihoods of 150,000 women, men and their families in poor communities of the Ajloun and Jordan Valley (Deir Alla) regions through the introduction of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions at the household level. The project seeks to improve skills and employment prospects, particularly for women and youth, in Jordan’s renewable energy sector and to strengthen the enabling environment for accelerated growth of this sector. Project activities include: (1) launch an awareness campaign targeting 25,000 people to raise awarene
The project aims to strengthen health systems in the districts of Chitipa, Kasungu and Salima in Malawi, by working with local health authorities to improve water, sanitation, and medical waste management systems at health facilities, and through improved capacity of facility and community-based health workers to deliver gender-sensitive maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. Activities include: (1) training health workers on the full MNCH continuum of care, including SRHR and the importance of improved sanitation and hygiene a
The Sustainable Energy and Economic Development in Jordan project (SEED II) aims to improve the livelihoods of women, youth, and marginalized groups in poor communities of the Jordan Valley region through renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions. It seeks to increase the employability of women and youth in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sector through vocational training, work placements, and internships. It also seeks to foster climate-smart innovation in agriculture through incubators for entrepreneurs, reduce energy bills for public institutions through renewable energy
This project aims to enhance transparency and accountability of national revenue collection related to natural resources in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Madagascar and Mali and in francophone Sub-Saharan Africa. Building the capacity of national Supreme Audit Institutions and other oversight bodies to audit and monitor the extractives industry is expected to help maximize government revenues to improve the delivery of services to citizens and help reduce poverty. Project activities include: (1) developing regional and country-specific extractive industry audit guidelines, training curricula and ot
The project aims to increase inclusive and sustainable economic growth in Burkina Faso. It is active in the Boucle du Mouhoun region, with particular emphasis on the communes of Bana and Kona. The project carries out integrated interventions, with activities that include electrifying 14 localities from the national electricity grid, promoting certified solar lamps in rural areas, and equipping 30 remote health centres with solar energy systems. In addition, the project contributes to create new jobs for women and young entrepreneurs in the region by promoting the development of businesses and
This project aims to enhance economic empowerment and increase prosperity for low-income women and youth, particularly female youth, in the West Bank. The project seeks to achieve this by adopting a gender transformative approach to recognise, formalise, and amplify women and youth's existing roles in the agricultural and renewable energy sectors. Project activities include: (1) conducting policy advocacy initiatives to address policy barriers to women and youth's entrepreneurship; (2) providing entrepreneurship and business management training opportunities for women and youth; (3) assisting
This project aims to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) outcomes for marginalized or vulnerable women and girls (W&G) in six districts of Central Sulawesi and Papua, in partnership with the Indonesian authorities, the women's organization Aisyiyah and the Indonesian Family Planning Association (PKBI). The expected results of the project include: (1) improved delivery of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care in facilities and communities for W&G; (2) increased utilization of quality health care, particularly SRH by W&G, including those who are marginalized or vulnerabl
The project aims to improve the educational outcomes of more than 16,000 adolescent girls (between the ages of 13 and 15) in the second cycle of basic education in Mali. The project works to: (1) improve access and retention of adolescent girls in targeted schools in the Segou region; and (2) strengthen capacities of the Ministry of National Education to reduce education barriers and promote quality and gender-sensitive education at the national level. Project activities include: (1) providing information sessions and support to adolescent girls and boys to promote girls' right to education an
The strengthening Investments in Gender Responsive Climate Adaptation (SIGRA) initiative seeks to advance climate action, food security, and inclusive governance in Ghana. This project aims to improve the resilience of Ghanaian citizens, particularly women, girls, and vulnerable groups, through investing in inclusive and gender-responsive climate adaptation initiatives. The project seeks to strengthen the enabling environment at the national and local levels while supporting women’s voices and involvement in policy decisions concerning climate change adaptation. Specifically, the project prov
The project aims to: i) enhance the capacity of the Museum to generate and utilize high-quality research on the Holodomor; ii) increase the management capacity of the Museum including in alignment with principles of GE, inclusion, and diversity; iii) strengthen the operational continuity and sustainability of the Museum; and iv) increase understanding and awareness, particularly among the international community of the Holodomor genocide, including its gendered impacts.
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 na
This project aims to enhance economic empowerment and increase prosperity for low-income women and youth, particularly female youth, in the West Bank. The project seeks to achieve this by adopting a gender transformative approach to recognise, formalise, and amplify women’s existing roles in the agricultural sector. This focuses on the olive oil and agro-food processing value chains while promoting women’s increased decision-making and control over income, assets and productive resources. Project activities include: (1) conducting policy advocacy initiatives to address policy barriers to women
The project aims to improve the economic empowerment and well-being of women and children in artisanal mining communities in the Keniéba circle in Mali. Project activities include: 1) supporting approximately 1,400 women and 200 men working in the artisanal mines of Keniéba in the creation and structuring of local associations and savings groups; 2) training approximately 1,400 women and adolescent girls in modern, safe and environmentally friendly mining techniques and alternative sectors; 3) establish four incubation centers for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and support t
This project seeks to enhance the socioeconomic wellbeing of ethnic minority women-focused small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through clean growth in the agriculture sector of Yen Bai province of Vietnam. Project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance and training in inclusive business and financial management to ethnic minority women-focused micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), cooperatives and producer groups; (2) piloting of renewable energy and energy efficiency technology solutions; and (3) raising awareness campaigns and training to improve the abilit
This project aims to help realize the potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). It does so by creating safer and more equitable trading conditions for 300,000 small scale cross-border women traders, who are disproportionally affected by discrimination, harassment, and corrupt practices at border crossings. The project supports trade associations and ministries of trade in targeted countries on new border processes and procedures along the Beira trade corridor, which runs from the southern Democratic Republic of Congo to the port of Beira in Mozambique. Project activities i
This project aims to empower women and strengthen their economic status in Morocco's oasis zones. The Socio-economic Empowerment of Women in Oasis and Argan Grove Areas (ASEFOA) project will support women's entrepreneurship and the fight against gender, socio-cultural and institutional barriers in order to promote the active participation of women in the oasis and argan grove areas in social and economic development, and the emergence of a sustainable agricultural sector in those areas. Project activities include: 1) carrying out a study of present and future barriers and opportunities for wom
This project supports vulnerable communities in Holguin, particularly women, by improving their access to renewable energy (RE) technology and enhancing women’s involvement in the RE sector. Project activities include: (1) the installation of RE equipment, expected to benefit women-headed households, local and regional health facilities, local child centres and local workers in surrounding agricultural industries; (2) developing RE gender-responsive academic curricula and learning material and enhancing the RE training capacity of women professors in three higher education institutions; (3) im
This project supports the South African government to improve accountability, efficiency and transparency in the public administration to promote inclusive and gender-responsive governance. Project activities include: (1) developing and implementing comprehensive strategies to prevent and address all forms of harassment; (2) enhancing anti-corruption and discipline management systems; and (3) implementing robust lifestyle audits and optimizing procurement policies to promote sustainability and accountability within the climate and energy sectors in South Africa. The project aims to reach 12,0
The project is a 3.5-year initiative that strengthens climate and disaster resilience in the remote provinces of Torba (Vanuatu) and Temotu (Solomon Islands). Implemented through Indigenous-led, gender-responsive, and ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) approaches, it responds to escalating climate hazards and the limited reach of centralized disaster systems in outer-island contexts. Working with Indigenous communities, local organizations, and provincial and national authorities, BRED supports the protection and restoration of coastal ecosystems, advances marine protected areas
This project aims to increase the number of women police officers within the Haitian National Police (HNP), thereby contributing to improving security and peace in the country, particularly in the project’s target areas. Project activities aim to allow young women, primarily from at-risk areas where violence and insecurity are prevalent, to join the HNP and contribute to the country’s peace and security efforts. The project also works to contribute to advancing intervention practices and the policing and security culture in Haiti by integrating more women into its police forces.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.