Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, seeks Bold Ideas with Big Impact\u00ae from the best and brightest talent, both in low-and middle-income countries and in Canada, to use scientific\/technical, social and business innovation to save and improve lives in low-and middle-income countries. Per Canada\u2019s recently adopted Feminist International Assistance Policy, Canada\u2019s vision is to \u201ceradicate poverty and build a more peaceful, more inclusive and more prosperous world. Canada firmly believes that promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls is the most effective approach to achieving this goal\u201d.<\/p>\n
Sexual and reproductive health and rights are fundamental to gender equality and the empowerment of women an d girls. Investing in sexual and reproductive health is cost effective and critical to boosting economic growth and advancing the health, rights, and well being of women and girls, their families, and their communities. While women and girls are the center of this development agenda, engaging men and boys is also critical to achieving gender equality. To date, health and development initiatives have focused on particular components of sexual and reproductive health and rights (i.e. contraception, maternal an d newborn health, and HIV\/AIDS), and there have been considerable gains in tackling these issues. However, these advances have been inequitable across and within countries. Moreover, in many settings, people continue to have insufficient access to sexual and reproductive health services for particularly neglected, but essential, issues such as adolescent sexuality; sexual and gender-based violence; safe abortion; and child, early and forced marriage. These are all contributing factors that limit the ability of women and girls to realize their human rights and rights to health.<\/p>\n
Eligible applicants include social enterprises and other recognized institutions (e.g., non-profit organizations and for-profit companies) that are formed in an eligible jurisdiction, as set out below, that can successfully execute the activities in their respective technical area, and are capable of receiving and administering grant funding. For clarity, applicants must provide proof of legal incorporation in one of these countries to be considered eligible to receive Grand Challenges Canada funding.<\/p>\n
ONLY applicants from the following list of countries and Canada are eligible to apply to this RFP. For the purposes of determining eligibility, Grand Challenges Canada may consider both the applicant\u2019s home jurisdiction and any other jurisdiction within which project activities will be implemented.<\/p>\n
This list is subject to revision by Grand Challenges Canada without notice. Notwithstanding inclusion below, all eligible jurisdictions remain subject to approval by Grand Challenges Canada on the basis of compliance with all relevant Canadian and international laws and policies. Whenever possible, Grand Challenges Canada will provide reasonable notice of a determination of ineligibility for applicants located within jurisdictions listed below.<\/p>\n
List of Countries Eligible to Apply Least Developed Countries<\/p>\n
| Least Developed Countries<\/td>\n | \n Other Low Income<\/div>\n Countries<\/div>\n (per capita GNI <=<\/div>\n $1 005 in 2010)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n \n | Lower Middle<\/div>\n Income Countries<\/div>\n and Territories (per<\/div>\n capita<\/div>\n GNI $1,006<\/div>\n –<\/div>\n $3,975 in 2010)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n \n | Upper Middle Income Countries<\/div>\n and Territories (per capita GNI $<\/div>\n 3,976<\/div>\n –<\/div>\n $12,275 in 2010)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n | Afghanistan<\/div>\n Angola<\/div>\n Bangladesh<\/div>\n Benin<\/div>\n Bhutan<\/div>\n Burkina Faso<\/div>\n Burundi<\/div>\n \n Cambodia<\/div>\n Central African<\/div>\n Republic<\/div>\n Chad<\/div>\n Comoros<\/div>\n Congo, Dem. Rep.<\/div>\n Djibouti<\/div>\n Equatorial Guinea<\/div>\n Eritrea<\/div>\n Ethiopia<\/div>\n Gambia<\/div>\n Guinea<\/div>\n Guinea-Bissau<\/div>\n Haiti<\/div>\n Kiribati<\/div>\n Laos<\/div>\n Lesotho<\/div>\n Liberia<\/div>\n Madagascar<\/div>\n Malawi<\/div>\n Mali<\/div>\n Mauritania<\/div>\n Mozambique<\/div>\n Myanmar<\/div>\n Nepal<\/div>\n Niger<\/div>\n Rwanda<\/div>\n Samoa<\/div>\n Sao Tome and<\/div>\n Principe<\/div>\n Senegal<\/div>\n Sierra Leone<\/div>\n Solomon Islands<\/div>\n Somalia<\/div>\n Sudan<\/div>\n Tanzania<\/div>\n Timor-Leste<\/div>\n Togo<\/div>\n Tuvalu<\/div>\n Uganda<\/div>\n Vanuatu<\/div>\n Yemen<\/div>\n Zambia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n \n | Kenya<\/div>\n Korea, Dem. Rep.<\/div>\n Kyrgyz Rep.<\/div>\n South Sudan<\/div>\n Tajikistan<\/div>\n Zimbabwe<\/div>\n<\/td>\n \n | Armenia<\/div>\n Belize<\/div>\n Bolivia<\/div>\n Cameroon<\/div>\n Cape Verde<\/div>\n Congo, Rep.<\/div>\n C\u00f4te d’Ivoire<\/div>\n Egypt<\/div>\n \n El Salvador<\/div>\n Fiji<\/div>\n Georgia<\/div>\n Ghana<\/div>\n Guatemala<\/div>\n Guyana<\/div>\n Honduras<\/div>\n India<\/div>\n Indonesia<\/div>\n Iraq<\/div>\n Kosovo<\/div>\n Marshall Islands<\/div>\n Micronesia,<\/div>\n Federated States<\/div>\n Moldova<\/div>\n Mongolia<\/div>\n Morocco<\/div>\n Nicaragua<\/div>\n Nigeria<\/div>\n Pakistan<\/div>\n Papua New Guinea<\/div>\n Paraguay<\/div>\n Philippines<\/div>\n Sri Lanka<\/div>\n Swaziland<\/div>\n Syria<\/div>\n Tokelau<\/div>\n Tonga<\/div>\n Turkmenistan<\/div>\n Ukraine<\/div>\n Uzbekistan<\/div>\n Vietnam<\/div>\n West Bank and Gaza<\/div>\n Strip<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n \n | Albania<\/div>\n Algeria<\/div>\n Anguilla<\/div>\n Antigua and Barbuda<\/div>\n Argentina<\/div>\n Azerbaijan<\/div>\n Belarus<\/div>\n \n Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/div>\n Botswana<\/div>\n Brazil<\/div>\n Chile<\/div>\n China<\/div>\n Colombia<\/div>\n Cook Islands<\/div>\n Costa Rica<\/div>\n Cuba<\/div>\n Dominica<\/div>\n Dominica<\/div>\n n Republic<\/div>\n Ecuador<\/div>\n Former Yugoslav Republic of<\/div>\n Macedonia<\/div>\n Gabon<\/div>\n Grenada<\/div>\n Iran<\/div>\n Jamaica<\/div>\n Jordan<\/div>\n Kazakhstan<\/div>\n Lebanon<\/div>\n Libya<\/div>\n Malaysia<\/div>\n Maldives<\/div>\n Mauritius<\/div>\n Mexico<\/div>\n Montenegro<\/div>\n Montserrat<\/div>\n Namibia<\/div>\n Nauru<\/div>\n Niue<\/div>\n Palau<\/div>\n Panama<\/div>\n Peru<\/div>\n Serbia<\/div>\n Seychelles<\/div>\n South Africa<\/div>\n St. Helena<\/div>\n St. Kitts-Nevis<\/div>\n St. Lucia<\/div>\n St. Vincent and Grenadines<\/div>\n Suriname<\/div>\n Thailand<\/div>\n Tunisia<\/div>\n Turkey<\/div>\n Uruguay<\/div>\n Venezuela<\/div>\n Wallis and Futuna<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Funding Available<\/h3>\nGrant funds may be used for the following cost categories. Budget categories should not exceed the allowable costs per category, as listed below. Total budget should not exceed $100,000 CAD.<\/p>\n
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