Canada Funds for Local Initiatives (CFIL) – Algeria – 2010-2011

Title: Canada Funds for Local Initiatives (CFIL) – Algeria – 2010-2011

Maximum CIDA Contribution: $ 100,000

Executing Agency: Information not available

Description:

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) is designed to support small projects proposed and implemented by local organizations in Mauritania. In providing funding for small projects that offer direct social, economic, or technical assistance to local populations, the CFLI contributes to the overall goal of reducing poverty.

The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has a bilateral program in Algeria that focuses on two sectors: development of the private sector through vocational training, and support for civil society. It subscribes to the priorities defined by Algeria and directly targets the development of local capabilities.

Cooperation between Algeria and Canada in vocational training reflects a decade of working together in partnership to support the development of the private sector. It was on the basis of this relationship that the Algerian authorities sought Canadian expertise to assist them in their reform of vocational training. This reform has profound economic and social implications, and is a key factor in Algeria’s transition to an open-market economy. Algeria has opted for a skills-based approach, and Canada’s leadership in this area is recognized worldwide.

Through the Civil Society Support Fund, CIDA is one of the few funding agencies active in promoting human rights, more particularly, the rights of women and children. The fund seeks to develop the capabilities of the association movement as an engine of social change at a crucial point in Algeria’s democratic transition. This project is also supported by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, which supports small projects submitted by Algerian civil society, mainly in education and health care.

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