Mirage News
Thursday March 31, 2022
Canada has announced $67.2 million in development assistance
funding for projects supporting the education of children and youth
experiencing forced displacement.
This funding is being distributed as follows.
Projects resulting
from the Together for Learning Call for Proposals
Brighter Outcomes: Strengthening Civil Society Organizations
for Displaced Children’s Education
$6 million (between fiscal years 2022 to 2023 and 2025 to
2026)-Save the Children Canada
This project aims to enhance equitable and inclusive
learning outcomes for refugees, internally displaced and host community
children, particularly girls, adolescent girls and children living with
disabilities in Ethiopia, specifically in the Oromia Region’s Bale zone and the
Somali Region’s Dollo Ado and Dollo Bay zones, by strengthening the capacity of
local organizations led by refugees and internally displaced people (IDP). This
project will include training, the provision of small grants to fund core and
program activities, and support for carrying out advocacy forums on inclusive
education rights of internally displaced and refugee children with community
and education authorities. The project aims to reach a total of 120,600 direct
beneficiaries, including 27,340 refugee and internally displaced children, as
well as teachers and facilitators, caregivers, parent-teacher-student
associations and school members.
$7.9 million (between fiscal years 2022 to 2023 and 2026 to
2027)-Right To Play
This project aims to enhance the literacy and life skills of
internally displaced and host community children aged 6 to 12, particularly
girls and children living with disabilities in Gao and Mopti, Mali, and thus
increase equity and inclusiveness in their communities. The project is centred
on building the capacity of IDP- and women-led organizations financial support
through grants and empowering them to promote the educational rights of host
and internally displaced children. The project engages local education
authorities, parents and community and religious leaders in addressing the
intersectional barriers preventing host and internally displaced children from
benefiting from quality education. The project expects to reach 37,550 children
from IDP and host communities, including 5,260 children living with disabilities,
and 69,350 parents, community and religious leaders and other community
members.
Refugee Education and Development (READ)
$13 million (between fiscal years 2022 to 2023 and 2026 to
2027)-Plan International Canada
This project aims to enhance equitable and inclusive
learning outcomes for refugee, internally displaced, returnee and host
community children and youth, particularly girls and other marginalized groups
facing intersectional barriers to education, living in conflict settings in Cameroon
and Niger. The project strengthens refugee- and IDP-led organizations to ensure
predictable funding, bolster internal capacities and build networks for
advocacy for refugee education, poverty reduction and gender equality. The
project expects to reach nearly 40,000 children from refugee and host
communities as direct beneficiaries.
Geared for Success
$13.8 million (between fiscal years 2022 to 2023 and 2026 to
2027)-War Child Canada and Oxfam
This project aims to enhance equitable and inclusive
learning outcomes for refugee, internally displaced and host community children
and youth, particularly girls and adolescent girls, living in South Sudan and
Uganda. The project gives community-based organizations led by refugees and IDP
technical and financial support, including training, and provides core, direct
and multi-year small grants to help strengthen the organizations and support
gender-responsive education programming. The project expects to reach an
estimated 132,040 beneficiaries, including 61,400 refugee, internally displaced
and host community children and youth.