Women’s Voice and Leadership Program
We created this program to meet the needs of local women's organizations in developing countries. Our support helps them advance gender equality and empower women in developing countries. It promotes and protects their human rights.
We announced the program in June 2017. It is part of our Feminist International Assistance Policy.
As part of the program, Canada will work with partners to:
- improve the management and sustainability of local and regional women’s rights organizations
- strengthen the capacity of women’s rights organizations to program and advocate to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls
- increase the effectiveness of local and national women’s rights platforms, networks and alliances to affect policy, legal and social change.
Assistance projects
These projects respond to the needs and priorities identified by women’s rights organizations and place women at the centre of project implementation.
In a few figures
| Number of projects | Number of countries and regions | Commitment |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 30 | 182M$ |
| Project title | Partner | Country/Region | Project Contribution to the $150M WVL Commitment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Honduras | Oxfam Québec | Honduras | $5,150,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Mozambique | CESC (Centro de Aprendizagem e Capacitação da Sociedade Civil) | Mozambique | $8,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in South Sudan | CARE Canada | South Sudan | $5,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in the Middle East | to be confirmed | Middle East | $5,500,000 |
| Pan-African Women's Voice and Leadership | African Women's Development Fund | Sub-Saharan Africa | $7,200,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Haiti | CECI-Centre d'étude et de coopération internationale | Haiti | $8,300,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Sri Lanka | The Asia Foundation | Sri Lanka | $3,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Senegal | CECI-Centre d'étude et de coopération internationale | Senegal | $6,500,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Mali | SOCODEVI- Société de coopération pour le développement international / CECI-Centre d'étude et de coopération internationale | Mali | $8,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Bangladesh | Manusher Jonno Foundation | Bangladesh | $7,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Afghanistan | The Asia Foundation | Afghanistan | $8,400,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Benin | Oxfam Québec | Benin | $2,800,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in the Caribbean | MATCH International Center | Carribbean Region | $4,800,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Ethiopia | Plan International Canada | Ethiopia | $7,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Myanmar | Nordic International Support Foundation | Myanmar | $5,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Peru | Cuso International | Peru | $5,249,668 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Guatemala | Oxfam Canada | Guatemala | $2,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Ukraine | Ukrainian Women's Fund | Ukraine | $5,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) | The Carter Center | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) | $9,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Kenya | CARE Canada | Kenya | $8,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Ghana | Plan International Canada | Ghana | $5,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Burkina Faso | Oxfam Québec | Burkina Faso | $4,200,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Tanzania (WFT) | Women's Fund Tanzania | Tanzania | $2,750,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Tanzania (TGNP) | Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) | Tanzania | $2,250,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Pakistan | Oxfam Canada | Pakistan | $8,500,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in South Africa | Gender Links | South Africa | $4,100,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Morocco | Oxfam Québec | Morocco | $3,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Tunisia | Oxfam Québec | Tunisia | $3,000,000 |
| Women’s Voice and Leadership in Colombia | Oxfam Québec | Colombia | $5,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Nigeria | ActionAid Nigeria | Nigeria | $10,000,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Indonesia | Hivos | Indonesia | $4,430,000 |
| Women's Voice and Leadership in Indonesia | Women-Headed Family Empowerment (PEKKA) Foundation | Indonesia | $1,800,000 |
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