Canada has committed $67.2 million in development assistance to projects that support the education of children and youth who have been forced to flee their homes.
The following is a breakdown of how the money will be distributed.
Projects resulting from the Call for Proposals “Together for Learning”
Better Outcomes: Strengthening Civil Society Organizations for the Education of Displaced Children $6 million (between fiscal years 2022 to 2023 and 2025 to 2026) -Canada’s Save the Children
By strengthening the capacity of local organizations led by refugees and internally displaced people, this project aims to improve equitable and inclusive learning outcomes for refugee, 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 (IDP). This project will include training, small grants to fund core and program activities, and assistance with holding advocacy forums with community and education authorities on the rights of internally displaced and refugee children to receive an inclusive educatio.
7.9 million dollars (between fiscal years 2022 to 2023 and 2026 to 2027) -Right To Participate
In Gao and Mopti, Mali, this project aims to improve the literacy and life skills of internally displaced and host community children aged 6 to 12, particularly girls and children with disabilities, in order to increase equity and inclusion in their communities. The project focuses on providing financial support to IDP- and women-led organizations, as well as empowering them to advocate for the educational rights of host and internally displaced children. Local education authorities, parents, and community and religious leaders are all involved in the project, which aims to address the intersectional barriers that prevent host and internally displaced children from receiving a good education. The project aims to reach 37,550 IDP and refugee children.
In South Sudan and Uganda, this project aims to improve equitable and inclusive learning outcomes for refugee, internally displaced, and host community children and youth, particularly girls and adolescent girls. The project provides technical and financial support, including training, to community-based organizations led by refugees and IDPs, as well as core, direct, and multi-year small grants to help strengthen the organizations and support gender-responsive education programming. A total of 132,040 people are expected to benefit from the project, including 61,400 refugee, internally displaced, and host community children and youth.