Manitoba Council on International Cooperation

International Projects

Relief and Rehabilitation Fund

The Relief and Rehabilitation Fund helps MCIC member agencies support communities as they respond to the effects of disasters. Funded projects are often part of collaborative international relief efforts.

  • Emergency Assistance to Children & their Families Affected by Floods in Southern Shaanxi Province

    Plan Canada | Country: China | Amount: $25,000 | Funded in 2010/2011

    Provision of Emergency Assistance to Children & their Families Affected by Floods in Southern Shaanxi Province will reduce the immediate impact of flooding on affected student populations, provide temporary structures, ensure continued education, and involve students in disaster risk prevention.

  • Emergency Assistance to People Affected by the Food Crisis in the Tellaberi and Dosso Regions

    Plan Canada | Country: Niger | Amount: $25,000 | Funded in 2010/2011

    Plan is delivering Emergency Assistance to People Affected by the Food Crisis in the Tellaberi and Dosso Regions of Niger. This includes food, gardening supplies, recovery of lost livelihoods, community early warning systems and cereal banks with food and seed stocks.

  • Emergency Flooding Relief

    HOPE International Development Agency | Country: Pakistan | Amount: $50,000 | Funded in 2010/2011

    HOPE’s Emergency Flooding Relief project provides emergency medical support for four medical clinics serving approximately 15,500 women, children and men displaced by severe flooding.

    This project was part of $200,000 received from the Government of Manitoba, designated specifically to respond to the July 2010 flooding in Pakistan.

  • Emergency Relief for Earthquake Affected People

    United Church of Canada (Canadian Churches in Action) | Country: Japan | Amount: $100,000 | Funded in 2010/2011

    Emergency Relief for Earthquake Affected People allows Canadian Churches in Action to focus on vulnerable groups impacted by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. The churches and local organizations are working together to address basic needs such as drinking water, food, utensils, clothing, fuel and psychological assistance.

    This project was part of $200,000 received from the Government of Manitoba, designated specifically to respond to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

  • Emergency Relief for Flood Affected People

    Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (Canadian Churches in Action) | Country: Pakistan | Amount: $50,000 | Funded in 2010/2011

    Emergency Relief for Flood Affected People enables Canadian Churches in Action, through the PWRDF, to meet the immediate and short-term basic human needs of approximately 550 flood-affected households by distributing tents to disaster affected families.

    This project was part of $200,000 received from the Government of Manitoba, designated specifically to respond to the July 2010 flooding in Pakistan.

  • Emergency Relief for Internally Displaced Persons

    HOPE International Development Agency | Country: Sudan | Amount: $25,000 | Funded in 2010/2011

    Emergency Relief for Internally Displaced Persons is being delivered by HOPE and its local partners due to the conflict situation in Southern Sudan. This includes food, cooking utensils, plates, cups and jerry cans.

  • Integrated Emergency Health Assistance for Children & Families Affected by Monsoon Floods in Remote

    Save the Children - Canada | Country: Pakistan | Amount: $50,000 | Funded in 2010/2011

    Integrated Emergency Health Assistance for Children & Families Affected by Monsoon Floods in Remote Areas of Swat will provide primary health care services, with a focus on emergency maternal, newborn and child health, to 40,000 families severely affected by flooding.

    This project was part of $200,000 received from the Government of Manitoba, designated specifically to respond to the July 2010 flooding in Pakistan.

  • Providing Emergency Relief to Children & Families Affected by Japan’s Massive Earthquake & Tsu

    Save the Children - Canada | Country: Japan | Amount: $100,000 | Funded in 2010/2011

    Providing Emergency Relief to Children & Families Affected by Japan’s Massive Earthquake & Tsunami provides basic non-food items, school-based support and the establishment of child-friendly spaces to children and families in the wake of the Japanese disaster.

    This project was part of $200,000 received from the Government of Manitoba, designated specifically to respond to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

  • Provision of Emergency Assistance to People Affected by Floods

    Plan Canada | Country: Pakistan | Amount: $50,000 | Funded in 2010/2011

    Plan’s Provision of Emergency Assistance to People Affected by Floods helps 13,000 families in the provinces of South Punjab and Sindh, Pakistan, providing food, shelter, health services and psychosocial support on a priority basis.

    This project was part of $200,000 received from the Government of Manitoba, designated specifically to respond to the July 2010 flooding in Pakistan.

  • Shelter for Refugees & Host Communities

    Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund | Country: Kenya | Amount: $25,000 | Funded in 2010/2011

    Shelter for Refugees & Host Communities in Turkana District will provide protection to refugees and their hosts in communities through the provision of shelter. Beneficiaries are the victims of violence which occurred after the last Kenyan national elections.