Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- F Funder
- I Implementer
- P Policymaker
Description
Global Affairs Canada manages Canada’s diplomatic relations, provides consular services to Canadians, promotes the country’s international trade, and leads Canada’s international development and humanitarian assistance.
Primary Functions
- Funding
- Policy Development/Implementation
- Program/Project Implementation
Secondary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Research - project evaluation
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Post-secondary
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
- Vocational training
Quality
- School quality
- School-related gender-based violence
Skills
- Civics education
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- STEM
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Food/water security
- HIV and STIs
- Masculinities/boys
- Migration
- Nutrition
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Sports
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Headquarters location(s)
- Ottowa, Ontario, Canada
Office location(s)
- N/A
Locations of current girls’ education work
Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Haiti
- India
- Jordan
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Peru
- Senegal
- South Sudan
- Syrian Arab Republic
- United Republic of Tanzania
Projects Back to Top
Project/Program
Basic Education Strategic Development Program (PDSEB) 2017-2022
Project/Program
How radio acts as an education tool to help girls continue learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
Project/Program
The Beyond Borders Project
Project/Program
Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS)
Project/Program
The Program for Improving Quality, Equity and Transparency in Education and Training (PAQUET)
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Safe to Learn
Project/Program
Together for Learning
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Deliver for Good Senegal
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Girls Education in Emergencies Project
Project/Program
Promoting Greater Access to University for Girls (U-GIRLS 2) Project
Project/Program
Learning through Education and Access to Employment Pathways (LEAP)
Project/Program
How cash transfers help girls continue their education in Kenya
Research Project/Report/Study
Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN)
Project/Program
My Education, My Future (MEMF)
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Education in Crisis Initiative (AGENCI)
Project/Program
General Education, Ethiopia
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Data-Driven Advocacy for Girls' Education in Emergencies in Africa
Project/Program
EQWIP HUBs