Deadline: 16-May-23

The Embassy of Canada to Ethiopia is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI).

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.

Two CFLI funding envelopes

• The Embassy of Canada to Ethiopia has two CFLI funding envelopes, one focussed on its countries of accreditation, and another on the African Union and Pan African issues.
  • Thematic Priorities for Ethiopia and Djibouti
    • All projects must align with at least 1 of the following CFLI thematic priorities:
      • Inclusive governance, including diversity and 2SLGBTQI+, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
      • Peace and security, with a focus on conflict prevention and building peace.
      • Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
  • Thematic priorities for African Union and Pan African Issues
    • All projects must align with at least 1 of the following CFLI thematic priorities:
      • Peace and security, with a focus on conflict prevention and building peace.
      • Growth that works for everyone, including women’s economic rights, decent jobs and entrepreneurship, investing in the poorest and most vulnerable, and safeguarding economic gains (with specific focus on the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the 2023 AU Theme of the Year).

Funding Information

• The average CFLI contribution is $40,000 to $60,000 Canadian Dollars (CAD$100,000 is the maximum allocation amount for a project eligible under CFLI).

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible recipients include:
  • Local non-governmental, community and not-for-profit organizations,
  • Local academic institutions working on local projects,
  • International non-governmental organizations working on local development activities,
  • Intergovernmental, multilateral and regional institutions, organizations and agencies working on local development activities,
  • Municipal, regional or national government institutions or agencies of the recipient country working on local projects, and
  • Canadian non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations that are working on local development activities.
  • The majority of CFLI funding is to be directed toward local civil society organizations (including non-governmental organizations) and other institutions working at the local level. Other entities, such as international, intergovernmental, multilateral and regional organizations may be eligible for funding, provided they are working with local partners and on local projects that are consistent with the objectives of the CFLI. Similarly, municipal, regional and national government institutions may receive funding, provided that their projects are essentially local in nature. The CFLI is always looking to fund innovative projects that deliver measurable results.
• A GBA will require applicants to:
  • consider how women, girls, men, and boys are affected differently by the problem their project is aiming to address, ensuring, at the same time, that the project does not cause harm
  • consult women and/or girls in the development of their project proposal
  • ensure that the views of those women and/or girls inform the project’s design
• Note that consultations can include, but are not limited to, speaking to women and girls from the local community, women and other individuals who work for civil society organizations that have worked in the local community and female and male decision and change makers who have knowledge of the local community.
• Inadequate completion of a GBA may affect the consideration of your proposal.

Ineligible

• The following costs are not eligible for CFLI funding:
  • nuclear technologies and facilities,
  • assistance to military or paramilitary organizations,
  • gifts,
  • luxury goods,
  • direct fiscal support to a government,
  • seed funding and/or microfinance,
  • core funding or recurrent costs of an organization
  • expenses incurred prior to the signing of the contribution agreement, or after it expires

For more information, visit CFLI.