Mercy Corps: federal grants and contributions: 9 agreements; $39.5M value; 1 departments; 3 programs.
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The project aims to improve the livelihoods of Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian women and youth between the ages of 15 and 34 in Lebanon, contribute to women’s empowerment, and strengthen the resilience of individuals, communities and systems to withstand regional crises and stimulate economic development. Growth that works for everyone is fostered by working towards equal participation of women in the Lebanese economy, specifically through skills training and support, technical assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to develop their business and create employment opportunit
This initiative seeks to address youth violence in Haiti by engaging and empowering youth, and young adults to have a voice in community decision making. In Haiti youth, who increasingly lack hope for the future, have limited economic opportunities, have experienced interruptions in their education, have broken ties with families and have experienced violence and discrimination. With GAC’s support, Mercy Corps addresses two key drivers of community violence: (1) a lack of voice for youth and young adults in decisions affecting their communities; and (2) scarce social and economic opportuniti
May 2018 - Yemen is currently the world’s largest humanitarian crisis according to the United Nations, with 22.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, including 11.3 million that require immediate life-saving assistance. Sixty percent of the population (17.8 million people) is food insecure, with 8.4 million people on the brink of famine. Malnutrition has soared by over 65% in 2017, and an estimated 400,000 children under five years of age are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. More than 3 million people have been displaced and basic service provision is collapsing. Yemen i
The project aims to reduce and prevent violent conflict in Ninewah by promoting reconciliation. Ninewah is among eastern Mosul cities that were recently liberated from Daesh and are in need of assistance rebuild their communities and stabilize tensions. The project seeks to strengthen the role of leaders and their communities in local conflict management efforts. Activities focus on: (1) enhancing the skills of government, religious, tribal and community leaders, as well as women and youth, to de-escalate and resolve violent disputes, and peacefully manage conflicts affecting their communities
July 2019 – In 2019, there are an estimated 6.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Iraq, 18 % of the total population. More than 1.6 million persons remain internally displaced, despite the expulsion of Daesh from Iraqi territory in December 2017. Displaced people both in-camp and out-of-camp settings continue to depend on the provision of humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs. With GAC’s support, the Cash Consortium for Iraq (CCI) is providing emergency cash assistance to up to 2,000 of the most vulnerable conflict-affected households in Iraq. This emergency ass
The project aims to strengthen social cohesion in diverse communities of Al Hamdaniya District and Ninewa Governorate. Project activities include: (1) enabling inclusive and gender-responsive peace and reconciliation processes through research, capacity building and dialogue sessions for key stakeholders; and (2) conducting training, networking and advocacy to increase women and youth's leadership in the delivery of gender-responsive peacebuilding and reconciliation initiatives.
This project aims to increase peace, security, and stability in Ethiopia. Project activities include: (1) working with local leaders – including women – from formal and informal institutions to strengthen violence prevention, conflict management, and Conflict Early Warning (CEW) mechanisms; (2) delivering trauma-healing counselling for conflict-affected women, men, girls, and boys. Also, provide essential referrals for GBV survivors; and (3) collaborating with leaders (women and men) to actively promote gender equality in peacebuilding.
This project aims to strengthen gender-responsive and inclusive peace led by young women and men in North East Syria. Project activities include: (1) delivering inclusive and accessible training delivered for Youth Committee members and local leaders on various subjects, including gender-responsive peacebuilding, conflict transformation, project management, leadership, good governance and advocacy; (2) conducting Youth-Committee-led participatory action research; (3) developing and implementing action plans to address conflict drivers and promote peacebuilding; (4) facilitating inclusive dia
This project aims to strengthen the conflict sensitivity capacity of local and international humanitarian, development and peace (HDP) actors in Ethiopia by establishing a Conflict sensitivity hub. Project activities include: (1) conducting conflict analysis; (2) providing training and support to Ethiopian and international organizations on conflict sensitivity; (3) providing longer-term mentorship to develop local expertise and accompany Ethiopian organizations; (4) providing on-the-job training for Ethiopian experts through a fellowship program within the Hub; (5) establishing an online data
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.