Manitoba Council on International Cooperation

International Projects

USC - Canada

  • From The Soil & Seeds Up!

    Fund: Theme Fund | Country: Nepal | Amount: $10,000 | Funded in 2010/2011

    From The Soil & Seeds Up! increases the capacity of Nepali NGOs in governance and baseline data collection. USC will work with over 50 local NGOs and cooperatives on governance issues. There will also be training and mobilization to collect multifaceted and multi-stakeholder baseline data on agri-biodiversity, climate change, rural economics and gender equality.

  • Agro-Biodiversity Project

    Fund: Development Fund | Country: Nepal | Amount: $8,225 | Funded in 2010/2011

    USC’s Agro-Biodiversity Project is working in a fragile but resilient high Himalayan environment toward securing 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.

  • Food & Livelihood Security

    Fund: Development Fund | 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.