Manitoba Council on International Cooperation

International Projects

Save the Children - Canada

  • Providing Education and Protection to Children

    Fund: Development Fund | 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.

  • Protecting Children Affected by Flooding

    Fund: Relief and Rehabilitation Fund | Country: India | Amount: $10,000 | Funded in 2008/2009

    This project will protect children affected by flooding in the state of Bihar through the provision of child friendly spaces in the camps for internally displaced people, and the launch of public campaigns to prevent secondary separation as people begin returning home from the temporary displacement camps.

    This project was part of $50,000 received from the Government of Manitoba, designated specifically to respond to flooding in the Bihar region of India.