Trade facilitation under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement – Funding opportunity by invitation only
This funding opportunity is part of Global Affairs Canada’s (GAC’s) Department-Initiated – Multiple Invitations (DIMI) pilot project within GAC’s funding processes for international assistance. Only organizations invited by GAC were eligible to apply.
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Application period
Invited organizations have until September 12, 2022 to apply.
Description
Action area(s):
- gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls
- environment and climate action
- growth that works for everyone
Geographic focus: Sub-Saharan Africa
Estimated size of project(s): Can$10,000,000 to Can$15,000,000
Number of projects to be funded: 1 to 3 projects
Overall budget: Can$30,000,000
Objectives: To promote economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa that is inclusive and environmentally sustainable and that empowers women, youth, people with disabilities and other vulnerable and marginalized groups through reduced trade-related gender discrimination and gender-based barriers to trade policy development and/or implementation at the regional level and enhanced implementation of the AfCFTA by African national governments and/or regional economic communities.
Eligibility (by invitation only)
- The invited organizations offer a diversity in terms of where they are based (Canada and sub-Saharan Africa), the type of organization they represent (NGO, post-secondary academic institution, research institution or think tank ) and the level at which they are able to intervene (policy and/or implementation).
- The invited organizations demonstrate significant experience leading programming in both francophone and anglophone countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
- The invited organizations have shown a level of engagement to date in the AfCFTA and/or with regional economic communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
If you have any questions, send an email to DIMI-IMIM@international.gc.ca.
Organizations invited to apply
- The AECF, formerly the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund
- Alinea International
- Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
- CECI - Centre for International Studies and Cooperation
- Centre for Trade Policy and Law
- Cowater
- Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada
- The Trade Law Centre NPC (tralac)
- Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (Trapca)
- TradeMark East Africa
- Public Risk Management Institute (PRISM)
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