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.

  • Credit 2007 - 2010

    World Relief Canada | Country: Cambodia | Amount: $15,661 | Funded in 2009/2010

    The Credit 2007 - 2010 project will focus on microfinance services to the poor and marginalized in Cambodia. The project ensures that these individuals will have the opportunity to develop their livelihoods and experience full and productive lives.

  • Farmers First Project

    Canadian Physicians for Aid & Relief | Country: Tanzania | Amount: $10,357 | Funded in 2009/2010

    The Farmers First project will use the “Farmer Field Schools” program to prepare trainers to meet with farmers to improve their production methods from planting to harvesting. Farmers will be encouraged in these “schools without walls” to build on their existing knowledge through experimentation and discovery. Approximately 1,500 households will benefit from this project (especially women, children and those living with HIV/AIDS) in Karatu and Bunda.

  • Food & Livelihood Security

    USC - Canada | Country: Nepal | Amount: $9, 534 | Funded in 2009/2010

    In a fragile, yet resilient high Himalayan environment, the Agro-biodiversity Project of SHIP and USC Canada is working towards securing the local seed stocks, rebuilding degraded soil and biodiversity resources, and reaching out with sustainable agriculture support to all farming communities, thereby reducing hunger and environmental deterioration.

  • Girls Scholarship Program

    UNICEF Canada - Prairie Region | Country: Kenya | Amount: $30,000 | Funded in 2009/2010

    This Girls Education in Kenya project includes a Scholarship Program to Send Girls to Secondary School. It provides girls from rural, nomadic communities in northeastern Kenya with equal opportunities to compete for placements in universities and other post-secondary training.

  • Governance, Ecosystems and Livelihoods Project

    World Vision Canada | Country: Congo (DR) | Amount: $120,000 | Funded in 2009/2010

    The Governance, Ecosystems and Livelihoods project will provide coping strategies that will assist communities in withstanding ecosystem shocks, stresses, trends and seasonality. MCIC funds will be used for capacity building in household income/assets, local decision making processes and ecosystem health.

  • In Support of Peace Building Work

    Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba | Country: Uganda | Amount: $45,000 | Funded in 2009/2010

    In Support of Peace Building Work, this project will build capacity for Ugandan victims of conflict. The project is part of a larger program that provides holistic non-violence and conflict transformation through training and mediation in Uganda and in other conflict regions.

  • In Support of Rural Female Producers

    People to People | Country: Tanzania | Amount: $2,000 | Funded in 2009/2010

    This project will Support Rural Female Producers; Creating an Association with Women in Agriculture in Ukiriguru, Tanzania. In working with 18 women’s groups in the Lake Zone district, the aim of this project is to strengthen communication, expand training, enhance leadership and extend efforts at micro-enterprise and value-added agricultural processing.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.