Manitoba Council on International Cooperation

International Projects

Development Fund

The Development Fund supports projects that improve all areas of individual and community life in the Global South. Through the work of MCIC member agencies and their local partners, these projects are part of a long-term development process, rooted in a commitment to empowerment and self-determination for all peoples.

  • Madina Community Library Project

    Osu Children’s Library Fund | Country: Ghana | Amount: $9,859 | Funded in 2009/2010

    The Madina Community Library project involves the construction of a two-story library in Madina, an under-serviced community in Accra, Ghana. This library will act as a community meeting place and recreation centre, as well as a centre for learning and literacy.

  • Maternal Health Project

    International Child Care | Country: Haiti | Amount: $7,252 | Funded in 2008/2009

    This project is intended to be part of a broader CIDA-sponsored multi-year project being conducted by International Child Care targeting women of reproductive age in a remote, rural region of Northern Haiti. The goal of the project is to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality by providing an integrated package of pre-natal services to at least 70 percent of pregnant women by the end of the project.

  • Medan Addis Ababa HIV/AIDS Project

    SIM - Canada | Country: Ethiopia | Amount: $15,210 | Funded in 2008/2009

    This project seeks to close gaps in the continuum of care by bridging the efforts of other organizations to enable holistic and comprehensive HIV/AIDS care. The project operates free HIV voluntary testing and counseling, home-based-care through volunteer networks, income generation for infected clients and education for community members on HIV prevention.

  • Medan Addis Ababa HIV/AIDS Project

    SIM - Canada | Country: Ethiopia | Amount: $13,361 | Funded in 2009/2010

    The Medan Addis Ababa HIV/AIDS project will provide holistic and comprehensive health care in collaboration with other agencies in the area. The goal is to reduce HIV through a Home-Based Care program which provides health monitoring, treatment, palliative care, nutritional support, low-input food production education, counseling and education on transmission and HIV social stigma.

  • Moving Beyond Hunger

    Canadian Physicians for Aid & Relief | Country: Tanzania, United Republic Of | Amount: $9,008 | Funded in 2008/2009

    Moving Beyond Hunger Tanzania (MBH-Tz) addresses the determinants of food security in rural communities in Karatu, Tanzania. It focuses on diversifying food production and consumption; income development; promoting equal gender influence; and integrating people living with HIV.

  • Providing Education and Protection to Children

    Save the Children - Canada | Country: Colombia | Amount: $10,939 | Funded in 2008/2009

    Providing education and protection to children affected by urban violence in Colombia is part of a three-year CIDA project which addresses the situation of out-of-school children in conflict affected countries. Its goal is to realize the right to quality formal and non-formal education for girls and boys in conflict affected areas in Colombia.

  • Reducing Domestic Violence Against Children

    Plan Canada | Country: El Salvador | Amount: $70,000 | Funded in 2008/2009

    This project contributes to the reduction of domestic violence against children (girls and boys) in areas of El Salvador using gender-sensitive approaches.

  • Reducing Violence Against Children in Honduras

    Plan Canada | Country: Honduras | Amount: $40,000 | Funded in 2008/2009

    This project contributes to the reduction of domestic violence against children (girls and boys) in areas of Honduras using gender-sensitive approaches.

  • Solar Powered Assistive Devices

    Canadian Multicultural Disability Centre | Country: Zimbabwe | Amount: $6,052 | Funded in 2008/2009

    In this project, solar powered assistive devices are used to create employment and educational opportunities for persons with disabilities in Zimbabwe. Barriers resulting from disabling conditions require the application of technology. In turn, most of the devices need energy. Therefore, solar panels are sustainable and mobile sources of energy.

  • Spread the Net, Malaria Prevention Project

    UNICEF Canada - Prairie Region | Country: Liberia | Amount: $24,876 | Funded in 2009/2010

    The Spread the Net – Malaria Prevention project will support the purchase and distribution of 500,000 long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets in Liberia and Rwanda. MCIC funds will contribute to the purchasing and distribution of the nets, along with education on their use and effectiveness to prevent malaria in targeted areas.