Deadline: 20-May-23
The High Commission of Canada in Pakistan is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI).
The CFLI is a program designed to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement. The program is directed at projects conceived and designed predominantly by local partners in Pakistan. Projects are selected and approved by the relevant Canadian embassy or high commission. The CFLI also serves to support positive bilateral relations between Canada and recipient countries and their civil societies, by deepening contacts and supporting local endeavours.
Thematic Priorities
- All projects must align with at least one of the following CFLI thematic priorities:
- Environment and climate action, focusing on adaptation and mitigation, as well as on water management.
- Projects supporting innovative solutions to climate change and environmental protection.
- Projects engaging youth in climate action.
- Projects focused on addressing food security and emergency preparedness
- Inclusive governance, including diversity, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
- Projects encouraging women’s political participation and safety at polling stations, especially in areas with historically low female voter rates.
- Projects promoting social inclusion for minority and stigmatized groups.
- Projects addressing hate speech and disinformation.
- Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
- Projects that support gender equality through the participation of women and girls in public spaces and non-traditional activities, such as girl’s participation in sports, information and communications technology (ICT), etc.
- Peace and security, with a focus on conflict prevention and building peace.
- Projects, including potential research initiatives, that respond to the impacts of the current situation in Afghanistan on Pakistan.
- Human dignity, covering health, education and nutrition.
- Projects that support improved reproductive health, nutrition and education services for Afghan refugees and host communities.
- Environment and climate action, focusing on adaptation and mitigation, as well as on water management.
- Projects that demonstrate cooperation between communities and various stakeholders may be prioritized for selection. Examples include projects that bring together different communities with like interests within or across regions, or projects that include multiple stakeholders, e.g. from civil society, community youth groups, NGOs, academia, the private sector and government.
Funding Information
- The average CFLI project costs $30,000 Canadian Dollars. $100,000 CAD is the maximum allocation amount for a project eligible under CFLI.
- All projects must be completed between the date of signature of the Contribution Agreement and February 29, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible recipients include:
- Local non-governmental, community and not-for-profit organizations,
- Local academic institutions working on local projects,
- International non-governmental organizations working on local development activities,
- Intergovernmental, multilateral and regional institutions, organizations and agencies working on local development activities,
- Municipal, regional or national government institutions or agencies of the recipient country working on local projects, and
- Canadian non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations that are working on local development activities.
- The majority of CFLI funding is to be directed toward local civil society organizations (including non-governmental organizations) and other institutions working at the local level. Other entities, such as international, intergovernmental, multilateral and regional organizations may be eligible for funding, provided they are working with local partners and on local projects that are consistent with the objectives of the CFLI. Similarly, municipal, regional and national government institutions may receive funding, provided that their projects are essentially local in nature. The CFLI is always looking to fund innovative projects that deliver measurable results.
- Please note that only organizations with existing valid government registration and functional bank account will be considered. For-profit enterprises are not eligible for CFLI funding.
- In alignment with this policy, the CFLI project application process now requires a gender-based analysis (GBA). The purpose of this change is to enhance the gender equality outcomes of the CFLI program.
- A GBA will require applicants to:
- consider how women, girls, men, and boys are affected differently by the problem their project is aiming to address, ensuring, at the same time, that the project does not cause harm
- consult women and/or girls in the development of their project proposal
- ensure that the views of those women and/or girls inform the project’s design
For more information, visit High Commission of Canada in Pakistan.
