Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) – Philippines

Description

1) Objective

The CFLI is a program designed to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement. The program is directed at projects conceived and designed predominantly by local partners. Projects are selected and approved by the relevant Canadian embassy or high commission. The CFLI also serves to support positive bilateral relations between Canada and recipient countries and their civil societies, by deepening contacts and supporting local endeavours.

All projects must align with at least one of the following CFLI thematic priorities:

• Environment and climate action, potential areas include: climate change adaptation and mitigation, coastal biodiversity, watershed area preservation, and supporting sustainable practices of indigenous peoples.
• Peace and security, with a focus on conflict prevention and building peace in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), dispute resolution in the West Philippine Sea, and implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security and Youth Peace and Security agendas.
• Inclusive governance, including LGBTQ2 rights, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. This may also include freedom of information or combatting disinformation, in alignment with Canada’s chairing of the Freedom Online Coalition in 2022.
• Human dignity and gender equality, with a focus on the empowerment of women and girls, in particular supporting women’s political participation and combatting gender-based violence.

2) Eligibility

Eligible recipients include: (1) Local, national or community-based organization (non-governmental and not-for-profit); (2) Local municipal, regional or national government institution or agency of the recipient country; (3) Local academic institution; (4) Canadian organization (non-governmental or not-for-profit) that is working on local development activities; (5) International or regional organization (non-governmental or not-for-profit) that is working on local development activities; (6) Intergovernmental or multilateral institution, organization or agency working on local development activities.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Philippines.

4) Budget

The average CFLI contribution is $50,000 Canadian Dollars (CAD$100,000 is the maximum allocation amount for a project eligible under CFLI).

5) Application

The deadline for submission is May 3, 2022 at 23:59 (GMT+8). Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered. Proposals should be submitted electronically to the following email: manil.cfli@international.gc.ca.