The High Commission of Canada in Barbados is pleased to announce its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) for 2023–2024.
The High Commission of Canada invites local, national or regional civil society organisations, academic institutions and government agencies in eligible countries to submit their project proposals for consideration by Friday, 5 May 2023.
The CFLI is a programme designed to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries that align with the Government of Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement. The majority of CFLI funding is directed toward local civil society organisations (including nongovernmental organisations) and other institutions working at the local level. The CFLI contribution is between CAD$25,000 to CAD$50,000 for innovative projects that can deliver measurable results by 28 February 2024.
The High Commission of Canada has 3 focused CFLI thematic priority areas for engagement in the Eastern Caribbean for 2023–2024. These targeted priority areas are:
- INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE, including promoting and protecting human rights, democracy, promoting and protecting LGBTQI+ rights, equitable access to a functioning justice system, peaceful pluralism, respect for diversity, and the rule of law
- GENDER EQUALITY AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, including addressing sexual and gender-based violence, supporting strong and sustainable women’s rights organisations and movements, supporting evidence-based policymaking, legal frameworks and programme delivery for gender equality; and
- PEACE AND SECURITY with a focus on conflict prevention and building peace, for example, supporting gender-responsive security threat reduction and security system reform, including addressing organised crime, human trafficking and smuggling, corruption, cyber-violence, illicit financial flows, and sexual and gender-based violence in the security system
Eligible countries within the High Commission’s area of responsibility include Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Interested organisations should visit https://tinyurl.com/CFLIBarOECSApril2023 for more information, or contact the CFLI Coordinator via email at [email protected] to request an application package.
The High Commission of Canada in Barbados
