Canada International Development Agency (CIDA)
The Canada International Development Agency (CIDA) has been present in Cambodia since 1991 and started with a post conflict aid program. In 2000 a project support unit for CIDA called the Canadian Cooperation Office (CCO) was established. CIDA’s current focus is on health, food security and community development. Community -based projects and those in disadvantaged areas that are not receiving extensive development funding will be given priority.
Goals and Objectives: The aim of the Canada Fund is to provide small grants for locally initiated projects that will have significant positive impact on the beneficiaries.
Theme: CIDA has a particular interest in addressing basic human needs. Example projects are income generation, cow/ricebanks, small business start -up, literacy, primary education, non-formal education or vocational training, mother/child health, HIV/AIDS and nutrition, agriculture and food security, water wells, water filtration.
The Canada Fund would like proposed project to address one of the following aims: poverty reduction, sustainable development, gender equality or environment.
Who can Apply?
- Community Based Organisations (CBOs)
- Local/Cambodian NGOs (LNGOs/CNGOs)
- Partnerships (INGOs/LNGOs or Government agencies)
Selection Criteria: Registered organisations with an active governing body and sound financial management system can apply. Priority will be given to Cambodian organisations and small projects.
Application Information: CIDA prefers a dialogue with a potential partner before a proposal is submitted. Both invited and uninvited proposals are accepted.
Budget Information:
- Funds cannot be used for travel and seminars outside Cambodia, foreign consultants, research or organis ation start up costs.
- Salaries that are directly related to project are 100% funded.
- Overhead or core costs are funded; 10% of the total budget is acceptable for administration cost (30% max. for general salaries) and co-funding is accepted.
Proposal and Project Information:
- The funding period is maximum 1 year and projects can not be extended.
- There is a standard application form with guidelines which can be filled in either English or Khmer language.
- The review committee meeting is quarterly, so the maximum application processing time is 3 -4 months.
Contact Details:
- Contact : Dougald O’Reilly, Fund Coordinator
- Address: #50, Street 334, BKK1, Phnom Penh
- Phone : 023 215 496
- Fax : 023 720 774
- Website: www.cco-cambodia.org
- Email : canadafund@cco.org.kh
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