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.
EMPOWER
$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.
