Funding Organization: Global Affairs Canada
Funding focus: Focus on reducing discrimination and gender-based barriers that women face in trade. Promote gender-responsive trade policies: Support the review and implementation of policies that are more inclusive for women in trade. Develop inclusive value chains: Support women traders to leverage regional market opportunities, improve livelihoods, and build capacity. Strengthen women’s associations: Empower women traders’ associations to advocate for their rights and ensure their voices are heard in decision-making spaces
Eligibility Criteria: This six-year project (2024-2030) is designed to empower women traders across Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, and Nigeria by removing gender-based barriers to trade.
Grant Limit: CA$20 million
Deadline: 20/11/2025 at 11h00
