Deadline: 1 June 2017
The High Commission is seeking applications for its Canada Fund for Local Initiatives 2017-2018 to provide support to small scale, short-term projects in the Pacific by working with local, national and international NGOs and other organisations.
The CFLI focuses on funding projects with long-term, sustainable goals that support and strengthen communities at the local level. Recipient organisations are expected to make a contribution in cash or in kind. The program is widely recognised as making a significant contribution to genuine development and capacity-building in the region.
The program is managed directly by the High Commission of Canada in Wellington, New Zealand for projects in the following Pacific Island countries:
Funding Information
The majority of projects the High Commission support fall in the Canadian dollars $5,000 to $30,000 range (with a maximum support of $50,000 Canadian dollars).
Thematic Priorities
- Empowering women and girls and promoting gender equality
- Promoting human development, specifically in the areas of health, nutrition, and education
- Championing human rights, inclusive and accountable governance, democracy, peaceful pluralism, and respect for diversity
- Supporting inclusive and green economic growth
- Promoting action on the environment, including water and climate change
- Promoting peace and security
For more information, please visit Canada Fund for Local Initiatives.
