ANNEX TO THE SFD 2010 GUIDELINES:
CIDA PRIORITIES
The information provided below was obtained from CIDA’s website: www.acdi-cida.gc.ca
Priority Themes
1) CIDA's Food Security Strategy
CIDA will work towards increasing food security in partner countries and regions where the Agency
focuses its international development programming and where food security is identified as a key priority.
These initiatives will be designed to increase the resilience of the poor by reducing their vulnerability to
immediate and long-term shocks that impact their food security. Emphasis will be placed on ensuring that
rural smallholder farmers can contribute to increasing food security.
Strategic Objective
The objective of the Strategy is to respond to immediate food needs while increasing access to quality,
nutritious food over the longer term. The strategy will also seek to improve the governance of the global
food system.
Priorities for Action
Sustainable Agricultural Development
 Double all investments related to sustainable agricultural development to 1.2 billion from 2007-2008
levels over three years.
 Increase rural smallholder farmers' access to agricultural technologies, knowledge, financial services,
markets, land, water, and other natural resources. As an example, CIDA will double its investment to
$75 million over three years to the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
 Support national and regional agriculture strategies and their implementation at all levels, such as the
Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme.
 Increase Canadian leadership and expertise on joint donor-government agriculture groups.
Food Assistance and Nutrition
 Support the efforts of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to meet the food-assistance needs of
vulnerable populations in developing countries.
 Explore innovative initiatives on food assistance and nutrition programming. For example, CIDA will
contribute $30 million to the UN WFP's Purchase for Progress program, which buys from local
farmers.
 Work with other countries on continued improvements to the Food Aid Convention, including showing
leadership by continuing to meet our commitments.
 Work with multilateral organizations and national governments to increase micronutrient
programming.
 Support national and regional strategies to incorporate nutrition considerations into broader food
security initiatives.
 Support and strengthen national and regional food reserves and food crisis alert and prevention
systems.
Research and Innovation
 CIDA will increase investment for research and innovation to broaden and deepen publicly available
research that focuses on food security issues. For example:
- CIDA will create, in partnership with the International Development Research Centre, the
$62 million, five-year Canadian International Food Security Research Fund.
- CIDA will contribute $32.5 million over three years in new funds to the Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research's Challenge Programs.
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Strengthen national and regional agricultural research systems, including enhanced extension
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Ensure that investments in research inform CIDA's and its development partners' future policies and
programs related to food security.
2) CIDA's Children and Youth Strategy
Minister Oda announcing CIDA's Children and Youth Strategy at SickKids Foundation in Toronto.
Children and youth is one of CIDA's priority themes.
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will work towards supporting children and youth
in partner countries and regions where the Agency focuses its international development programming.
The programming will be designed to:
 Increase child survival by scaling up proven interventions in child and maternal health
 Provide greater access to quality education
 Ensure that children and youth grow and learn in safe and secure environments
Strategic objective
The objective of the Children and Youth Strategy is to recognize children and youth as key agents of
change and to give them the tools they need to grow into healthy and productive citizens of tomorrow.
Priorities for action
Child survival, including maternal health
 Reduce maternal and neonatal deaths through better access to antenatal, obstetric and post-partum
care
 Improve child survival through the prompt, effective, and equitable delivery of child-specific health
services such as:
- Immunization
- Nutritional supplements
- Sustainable access to safe drinking water
- Improved sanitation and good hygiene practices
 As an example, CIDA is providing $150 million to the Micronutrient Initiative, which will help bring lifesaving vitamins and minerals to women and children.
 Work with developing country partners to prevent and treat high-burden, poverty-linked diseases that
primarily affect mothers and children, such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis
 Support partner country efforts to establish sustainable health systems that respond to the particular
needs of children and mothers. For example, CIDA will invest more than $2 million to a three-year
program with the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and SickKids Foundation to train specialists in
Ghana.
Access to quality education
 Improve access to basic education, particularly for girls
 Improve the quality of education and promote learning through activities such as training teachers
and developing curricula and educational materials
 As an example, CIDA is contributing $60 million to the Education for All-Fast Track Initiative, a global
partnership between donor and developing countries to increase the number of children in school
 Increase access to alternative and innovative learning opportunities for youth to increase literacy and
numeracy skills
 Strengthen education systems through support to country-led national plans and priorities for reforms
Safe and secure futures for children and youth
 Strengthen and implement national protection legislation and mechanisms to safeguard the human
rights and security of children and youth and to protect them, particularly girls, against violence and
exploitation
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Help ensure that schools are safe and free from violence and child-friendly spaces for learning
Support efforts to help youth-at-risk find alternatives to violence and crime and engage constructively
as full members of society
3) Stimulating Sustainable Economic Growth
Countries in Asia, Latin America, and in Africa, have shown, over and over again, that growing the
economy is the best way to help people lift themselves out of poverty permanently.
We will support initiatives that seek to increase the growth rate of an economy, particularly through the
private sector, which generates nine out of 10 jobs in developing countries.
Skills training, microcredit, and properly functioning commercial frameworks are all part of promoting
economic growth, as is ensuring that the environmental impact of this growth is minimized.
CIDA Cross-Cutting Themes
Equality between women and men
Applicants may want to consider gender dynamics in the following ways:
 Gender sensitive recruitment of interns;
 Gender pre-departure training;
 Gender information package for interns (CIDA’s policy, etc.);
 Address gender in the Post Internship report (i.e. describing what type of activities have been
undertaken by the intern to promote equality between women and men and their impact on
developing country partner organizations or the community).
For additional information consult CIDA’s Policy on Gender Equality.
Environmental sustainability
CIDA recognizes environmental sustainability as both a programming priority and an issue that needs to
be integrated as a crosscutting theme into all programming. As such, all applicants are required to
integrate environmental considerations into the planning/design of all initiatives, regardless of the sectoral
focus.
Consult CIDA's Policy for Environmental Sustainability
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/acdi-cida.nsf/eng/REN-218124547-P3B
CIDA’s Environmental Handbook for Community Development Initiatives
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/acdi-cida.nsf/eng/JUD-47134825-NVT
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Country programming priorities
Bangladesh (country of focus)
The objective of CIDA's program for Bangladesh is to create opportunities for children and youth and to
stimulate sustainable economic growth. Equality between women and men, environmental sustainability,
and good governance will be integrated into all programming. Continuous dialogue and consultation
among development partners (government, non-government, and donors) will guide investment choices.
CIDA's program for Bangladesh is directly aligned with the Government of Bangladesh's National
Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction for 2009-2011. Programming in Bangladesh will strengthen
the capacity of both national and local governments to plan, manage, and monitor health and education
delivery systems and to promote sustainable economic growth in keeping with the above thematic
focuses.
Children and youth
In education, CIDA will focus on:
 Improving the quality and delivery of education
 Increasing access and retention rates in primary schools
 Reducing gaps between girls and boys
In health, CIDA will focus on:
 Ensuring that healthcare and medicines are delivered efficiently
 Improving maternal and child health delivery systems
 Providing essential drugs and medicines
Economic growth
CIDA will focus on strengthening the enabling environment for the growth of employment-intensive
industries and for the promotion of international trade. This includes:
 Increasing access to skills for employment, particularly for youth
 Streamlining legal, fiscal, and regulatory frameworks for business development
 Improving public financial management
Barbados (country of focus)
Through CIDA, Canada supports the development agenda established by CARICOM to achieve regional
integration. While CARICOM promotes greater regional cooperation and harmonization, there is not yet a
comprehensive regional development plan for the member countries.
CIDA's long-term goal in the Caribbean region is to help build a more prosperous and integrated
Caribbean community, one that is able to generate sustainable economic growth, and eventually provide
opportunity and security to its citizens.
CIDA's support will be directed at creating an enabling and predictable environment for economic growth
through the increased capacity and accountability of public institutions and by fostering a more
competitive private sector. CIDA will also continue to advance rule of law and strengthen legal institutions
to counter rising crime and to maintain law, order, and personal security. CIDA's objectives for the
Caribbean region include assistance for improving the capacities of the governments to manage and
respond to natural disasters and to strengthen regional disaster coordination mechanisms.
Economic growth
CIDA's programming will focus on promoting sustainable economic growth, through:
 Strengthening the management of public financial resources, including debt management
 Increasing access to employment skills for youth
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Strengthening the productivity of small- and medium-sized enterprises and increasing participation in
regional and global markets
Promoting public-private partnerships that generate employment and attract investment for growth
Bolivia (country of focus)
CIDA's programming in Bolivia is closely aligned with the principles of Bolivia's national development plan
(NDP) (in Spanish), which promotes the Government of Bolivia's goals of constructing a new, equitable,
more just, and economically vigorous society by addressing the social, democratic, and economic
dimensions of development.
The overall goal of CIDA's program in Bolivia is to support a more equitable society in which poverty is
reduced and the quality of life of vulnerable and marginalized populations is improved. More specifically,
CIDA will focus on providing the means for a better future for children and youth and creating the
conditions for sustainable economic growth. CIDA will also continue to maintain support for key
democratic and oversight institutions, such as the National Electoral Court and the Auditor General's
Office, to help strengthen democratic processes, accountability, and transparency. Environmental
challenges will be addressed through an emphasis on corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Children and youth
CIDA will continue to improve maternal health and reduce child mortality by improving access to essential
health care, combating malnutrition, and increasing sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic
sanitation services.
Economic growth
CIDA will encourage sustainable economic growth by supporting training in market-driven skills for
employment programs (technical and vocational training) and promoting effective corporate social
responsibility programs for the sustainable well-being of communities through the empowering of women
as economic actors by increasing their access to markets, property, credit, and technology and through
strengthened sustainable development of the hydrocarbon sector.
Brazil
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) supports Brazil's efforts to achieve greater
equity particularly in the north-east region of the country. CIDA's Cooperation Strategy in Brazil 20052010 details how the Agency's actions are oriented towards two overarching goals:
 the equity challenges that Brazil faces; and
 the role that Canada's cooperation program can play in strengthening and diversifying the overall
Canada-Brazil relationship.
The strategy also outlines how, until 2010, the primary sectors for programming are governance, health,
and the world of work. Equality between women and men, ethnic equality and environmental
management will remain crosscutting themes for the program.
China
The two objectives of CIDA's current Country Development Programming Framework for China (20052010) are:
1. to promote human rights, democratic development, and good governance by focusing on the rule of
law and the implementation of international human rights conventions and environmental agreements.
This approach takes into account legal, judicial, governmental, and legislative institutions, as well as
standards and requirements of international instruments.
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2. to promote environmental sustainability in China through support for Chinese efforts to manage
environmental issues in the western regions of China by enhancing the capacity of the country's land
resource management systems.
Gender equality is integrated into all programs and activities. In addition, the program gives special
consideration to emerging issues, such as the threat of new infectious diseases, including SARS and
avian flu.
Cuba (country of focus)
CIDA's bilateral program aims to support two strategic areas: building modern and accountable
institutions and promoting local development. Strong emphasis is placed on programming in the island's
five poorest eastern provinces, where more than 50 percent of CIDA's bilateral country program is
currently concentrated.
In the area of sustainable economic growth, CIDA's program focuses on economic efficiency and reform,
as well as on environmental management, and industrial and agro-industrial modernization. Canadians
are providing training, knowledge and skills to Cubans to help them acquire the abilities required in a
modern global economy. This assistance has included the provision of information technologies to
improve and harmonize audit practices, methods, and procedures, as well as industrial training and
certification programs.
CIDA's support for local development focuses on decentralization and on stimulating civil society
partnerships.
Dominican Republic (country of focus)
CIDA's long-term goal in the Caribbean region is to help build a more prosperous and integrated
Caribbean community, one that is able to generate sustainable economic growth, and eventually provide
opportunity and security to its citizens.
CIDA's support will be directed at creating an enabling and predictable environment for economic growth
through the increased capacity and accountability of public institutions and by fostering a more
competitive private sector. CIDA will also continue to advance rule of law and strengthen legal institutions
to counter rising crime and to maintain law, order, and personal security. CIDA's objectives for the
Caribbean region include assistance for improving the capacities of the governments to manage and
respond to natural disasters and to strengthen regional disaster coordination mechanisms.
Economic growth
CIDA's programming will focus on promoting sustainable economic growth, through:
 Strengthening the management of public financial resources, including debt management
 Increasing access to employment skills for youth
 Strengthening the productivity of small- and medium-sized enterprises and increasing participation in
regional and global markets
 Promoting public-private partnerships that generate employment and attract investment for growth
Ethiopia (country of focus)
CIDA's programming will support the vision set out in Ethiopia's Plan for Accelerated Sustained
Development to Eradicate Poverty. This plan establishes the framework for national poverty reduction
programs for the 2006-2010 period. Ethiopia's budget allocation for the benefit of the poor is the highest
in Africa, and numerous human development indicators have shown systematic improvements over the
past five years.
Ethiopia's priority needs as set out in its national development plan include:
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A sustained effort to address the root causes of food insecurity
A concerted effort to improve the coverage and quality of basic services
Investments to promote market-based agricultural development
Support to build accountable and effective public institutions at all levels and to increase civil society
capacity for engaging in poverty reduction policies and programming
Food security
CIDA is committed to supporting Ethiopia's efforts to achieve food security as a prerequisite to its
sustainable development. CIDA will continue to help address the root causes of chronic food insecurity in
Ethiopia and to protect the vulnerable through productive safety net programs and by increasing
agricultural productivity and farmers' incomes by means of improved production techniques and marketoriented approaches.
Children and youth
CIDA is committed to protecting and improving the lives of Ethiopia's children and youth-who are among
that country's most vulnerable citizens-by ensuring that children and youth living in rural areas are
reached by high impact health interventions.
To achieve sustainable results in the areas of food security and children and youth, CIDA will continue to
support the Government of Ethiopia's efforts to deliver services to the public effectively. Building on earlier
successes, CIDA will also assist Ethiopia in improving access to the justice system for the poorest and in
increasing public safety by helping to introduce alternative dispute resolution methods and community
policing in 20 districts to ensure the safety of these established programs.
Ghana (country of focus)
The current national plan, known as the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy, ended in 2009 and will
be replaced by a medium-term development framework in 2010.
CIDA's programming builds on efforts already being undertaken by the Government of Ghana to support
public sector reform, promote a stronger parliamentary role in terms of government oversight and
accountability, and enhance public participation in the development and assessment of government plans
and policies. CIDA will continue to have a strategic focus in the North―where poverty and food insecurity
are highest―and will continue to dialogue with the Government of Ghana, other donors, and various
Canadian and local civil society organizations for more effective aid delivery.
Children and youth
CIDA will support the Government of Ghana in playing a lead role in the design, development, and
implementation of a multi-donor program to support Ghana's new national water policy, which will have a
significant impact on the health and well-being of women, children, and youth.
In keeping with Ghana's decentralization plan to deliver basic services more efficiently at the local level,
CIDA will also provide increasing technical and financial assistance to local governments to help them
provide health and education services that benefit children and youth.
In addition, Canada, along with other donors, will contribute to the Government of Ghana's objective of:
 Providing more than 66 percent of rural communities and small towns with access to safe drinking
water by 2011
 Providing more than 500,000 households with access to safe drinking water in urban areas by 2011
Food security
CIDA will focus on improving food security in Ghana through:
 Continued investment in community-level food security initiatives in the North
 Complementary investments in agricultural research and in the strengthening of farmer-based
organizations
 Support to sustainable management of land and water resources
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CIDA will also continue to support the strengthening of Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture by
helping it be more effective in implementing the national food and agriculture sector development policy.
In addition, Canada, along with other donors, will contribute to the Government of Ghana's objective of:
 Strengthening more than 5,200 farm-based organizations to function smoothly and support
agricultural productivity
 Improving access by farmers (women and men) to improved technology, farming advice, and
agricultural supplies
Guyana (country of focus)
CIDA's long-term goal in the Caribbean region is to help build a more prosperous and integrated
Caribbean community, one that is able to generate sustainable economic growth, and eventually provide
opportunity and security to its citizens.
CIDA's support will be directed at creating an enabling and predictable environment for economic growth
through the increased capacity and accountability of public institutions and by fostering a more
competitive private sector. CIDA will also continue to advance rule of law and strengthen legal institutions
to counter rising crime and to maintain law, order, and personal security. CIDA's objectives for the
Caribbean region include assistance for improving the capacities of the governments to manage and
respond to natural disasters and to strengthen regional disaster coordination mechanisms.
Economic growth
CIDA's programming will focus on promoting sustainable economic growth, through:
 Strengthening the management of public financial resources, including debt management
 Increasing access to employment skills for youth
 Strengthening the productivity of small- and medium-sized enterprises and increasing participation in
regional and global markets
 Promoting public-private partnerships that generate employment and attract investment for growth
Honduras (country of focus)
CIDA's programming objectives in Honduras are aligned with the Honduran government's national
development plan (in Spanish) and its Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for 2001-2015, where
their stated priorities are education, health, and poverty alleviation.
Canada's expertise has been sought by the Honduran government to address specific needs in health,
education, and agriculture. CIDA is working in a consultative manner with the government and with local
and Canadian partners to develop its aid program in Honduras.
Children and youth
CIDA's focus is on child and maternal health and basic education. Its approach is to support the
Government of Honduras' national health plan to reduce death rates by improving the prevention of
illness and disease for children and mothers. CIDA also proposes to strengthen the national health
information system to improve the governance of the health system.
As well, assistance will be provided to improve the quality of basic education. CIDA proposes to work at
the district level, as well as continue its support at the national level to the joint-donor Education For All
initiative led up by UNESCO.
Food security
CIDA will focus on supporting improved rural agricultural productivity, working with producers to move
them from subsistence to market-ready production. CIDA proposes to provide immediate support in
regions experiencing extreme food insecurity. This assistance to vulnerable south-western watersheds
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will help subsistence farmers increase agricultural productivity and enable year-round harvests, using
sustainable natural resource management practices. CIDA will also address food security by promoting
improved nutrition through support to the school meals program, run by the United Nations World Food
Programme.
India
CIDA no longer has a bilateral program with India. However it maintains a Canada Fund for Local
Initiatives. Priorities are: gender equality, human rights and good governance.
Kenya
CIDA is committed to Kenya's development priorities of good governance, primary education, gender
equality and HIV/AIDS prevention, as identified in the country's Poverty Reduction Strategy (2003-2007).
These priorities are consistent with the goals in the New Partnership for Africa's Development and the
Millennium Development Goals.
Malawi
CIDA's programming is aimed to assist Malawi to create a healthy, educated and productive human
resource base. The Malawi Country Program Delivery Strategy (1998-2008) outlines the country-specific
programming in the areas of: education; health; gender equality; and governance.
Mali (country of focus)
CIDA's program for Mali is directly aligned with the Government of Mali's second Poverty Reduction
Strategy Paper (PRSP II) for 2007-2011 and the international donors' Country Assistance Strategy (CAS)
for the Republic of Mali for 2008-2011. The PRSP II identifies the strengthening of the social sector, food
security/agriculture, and structural reforms as Mali's priorities.
CIDA's continued support of the public sector will help ensure fair and effective access to judicial services
for citizens and businesses, the accountability of public officials, and adherence to contractual obligations.
This will improve the business climate for investments and increase economic opportunities for the poor.
CIDA will also strengthen the capacities of civil society organizations to monitor reforms and ensure
national policies focus on poverty reduction.
Children and youth
CIDA will help Mali to decrease the mortality rate for children under the age of five through improved
maternal and child health services. Under the Africa Health Systems Initiative-CIDA's multi-country
program-the Agency will continue strengthening Mali's health systems to achieve concrete progress
toward the Millennium Development Goals. CIDA will also put an emphasis on basic education with a
view to increasing gross enrolment rate at primary school and providing quality education.
Canada, along with other donors, will contribute to the Government of Mali's objective of:
 Increasing to 64 percent the instances of health centres being made available for populations within a
5 km radius of where they live
 Increasing from 58 percent to 65 percent the rate of assisted childbirth cases by 2011
 Decreasing the mortality rate to 150 per 1,000 for children under the age of 5 by 2011
 Increasing the number of textbooks per student in the second cycle of primary school from 2.9 in
2008 to 4 by 2011
 Training some 14,000 community school teachers by 2015
 Increasing the gross enrolment rates at the primary school level from 80 percent in 2008 to
100 percent by 2015
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Food security
CIDA will support irrigation and agricultural development projects and promote the use of new methods
and techniques to increase food security and economic growth. In this way, subsistence farmers will
increase production, both for their own consumption and for selling in local markets. This effort will help
make progress toward food security and price stability in urban centres. CIDA will also help to increase
access to credit. This, in turn, will help boost Mali's exports to neighbouring countries, where there is a
growing demand, helping increase regional food security.
Peru (country of focus)
The overall goal of CIDA's programming in Peru is to reduce inequality in educational and economic
opportunities for excluded populations in Peru.
Peru provides a framework for donor alignment through its National Policy on International Technical
Cooperation (NPITC) for 2006-2011 (Spanish only), which ties together the national, sectoral, and
regional policies that make up the country's development plan. Following an assessment of Peru's key
development objectives of human development, economic growth and sustainability, and governance,
Canada is responding to Peru's priority needs as expressed in its NPITC.
Children and youth
CIDA's focus is to strengthen the quality and efficiency of basic education, including intercultural
education, for Peruvian girls and boys in rural areas and among indigenous populations by enhancing the
managerial and technical capacity in education at national, regional, and local levels.
Economic growth
CIDA seeks to increase the participation of vulnerable populations in economic development through
market-driven skills for employment programs and effective corporate social responsibility initiatives for
the sustainable well-being of communities. CIDA will also support the Government of Peru's
decentralization reform by strengthening the capacity of regional governments to plan and deliver
equitable and inclusive public services to their citizens and to sustainably develop the extractive and
natural resources sector (especially mining).
Philippines
Canada is currently contributing to poverty reduction in the Philippines through equitable, sustainable
development. The objectives of CIDA's strategy in the Philippines are to:
 foster efficient, responsive, transparent and accountable governance at all levels; and
 support the development of sustainable small and medium-sized enterprises that create more, better,
and decent jobs for both men and women.
Rwanda
In May 2005, CIDA approved a new Country Development Programming Framework (2005-2011) for
Rwanda. In accordance with the Government of Rwanda's established priorities, CIDA plans to focus its
support on rural development, specifically rural development and local governance.
The key objectives of this framework are:
 to diversify the rural economy;
 to augment agricultural production and productivity; and
 to build the capacities of local governments and rural associations to develop and implement concrete
local development plans.
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Senegal (country of focus)
CIDA's objective in Senegal is to contribute to reducing household poverty by 50 percent by 2015. This
objective is aligned directly with Senegal's PRSP II goal.
Children and youth
CIDA will contribute to:
 Improving the quality of education
 Improving management of and access to basic education, especially for girls
 Building skills for employment for youth through formal education, literacy programs, and vocational
and technical training to enhance their employability
Food security
CIDA will contribute to Senegal's food security by scaling up its programming in agriculture and agri-food
to support economic development in the region of Casamance and the region of Niayes. This will:
 Improve the productivity of small-scale farmers
 Increase product diversification and commercialization
 Contribute to economic growth
CIDA will also support the Government of Senegal's decentralization efforts, including local governments'
ability to deliver services. At the same time, it will continue to work toward the availability, in rural areas, of
microfinance institutions to provide more access to financial products and services.
Sierra Leone
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) does not maintain a significant assistance
program in Sierra Leone and there are no long term projects planned in this country. However, through
CIDA's Pan-Africa Program CIDA is working with Sierra Leone organizations that wish to strengthen their
organizational structures and skills.
South Africa
CIDA's South Africa Country Development Programming Framework reflects a consensus between CIDA
and the South Africa National Treasury on the rationale and opportunities for CIDA to support capacity
building that strengthens service delivery to South Africa's most disadvantaged citizens. Partnerships with
civil society, non-governmental organizations, academia, and the private sector are also increasing the
capacity of local institutions and organizations to engage in constructive discussion and advocacy with
the government.
Strengthening service delivery will be delivered in four key sectors:
HIV/AIDS -- Stabilizing and reducing the incidence and impact of HIV/AIDS by concentrating on
prevention; treatment, care, and support; legal and human rights; and monitoring, research, and
evaluation.
Governance -- Improving access to social services by supporting the creation of democratic principles,
good governance, and legal reform policies, and strengthening South Africa's ability to deliver services to
poor and vulnerable populations.
Rural Development -- Improving access to technical and organizational services for small-scale farmers
by providing expertise and education, as rural areas were particularly disadvantaged under apartheid
planning.
Regional cooperation -- Supporting South African initiatives that contribute to regional stability and
cooperation by supporting demand-driven and mutually beneficial transfers of expertise between South
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Africa and neighbouring countries, to prevent political instability, conflict, extreme poverty, humanitarian
crises, and massive migration movements.
Tanzania (country of focus)
CIDA will support the achievement of development outcomes outlined in the Tanzania's Poverty
Reduction Strategy Paper for 2005-2010 with which CIDA themes closely align.
In this strategy Tanzania's aims include:
 Improving economic growth and reducing income poverty
 Improving the quality of life and social well-being of Tanzanians
 Promoting good governance and accountability
CIDA is committed to tightening its focus and scaling up its impact in three sectors, in line with the
strategy. These sectors include health, governance, and private sector development-all identified by
Tanzania and Canada as central to poverty reduction efforts. CIDA will continue to consolidate gains
made in the education sector.
Children and youth
CIDA's focus on maternal and child health is critical to improving the quality of life and well-being of
Tanzanians. It will do so specifically by supporting delivery of health services to children and to pregnant
women. To achieve results in this area, CIDA will provide support to Tanzania's health systems, increase
the population's access to qualified health care workers, and promote measures to prevent the spread of
HIV/AIDS among youth while mitigating its impact on children and their families. At the same time, CIDA
will continue consolidating gains in education through existing programming.
Economic growth
CIDA will contribute to sustainable economic growth through its financial support to Tanzania's national
budget, specifically to support core reform programs, continued investments in the social sectors,
increased agricultural productivity, and improved rural infrastructure. This will be advanced through the
restructuring of the business-enabling environment by expanding access to credit and financial services
to small businesses, by engaging women and youth in agricultural development and other small-scale
productive activities, and by improving compliance with environmental laws and legislation. CIDA's
support to the national budget will assist the government to deliver on its renewed commitment to food
security and economic growth and to respond to ongoing and emerging priority issues such as the global
economic crisis at both national and local levels.
Uganda
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is supporting primary education and peacebuilding efforts in Uganda through various channels, including multilateral institutions, regional initiatives,
partnerships with Ugandan advocacy groups, as well as bilateral or country-to-country assistance.
Ukraine (country of focus)
Canada is working with the Government of Ukraine to assist with the reforms needed to realize the
country's full economic potential and build a sound public institutional and legal environment for closer
integration with Europe. In Ukraine, CIDA will focus on two priority themes: sustainable economic growth
and food security.
Economic growth
CIDA will focus on improving the business-enabling environment, restoring confidence in financial
institutions, and increasing the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises by diversifying
skills and increasing access to credit. CIDA will also support economic growth through interventions
aimed at strengthening public institutions built on the rule of law and accountability. Increased attention
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will be paid to judicial and civil service reforms and local governance, as well as commercial and other
courts involved in resolving commercial and business-related matters.
Food security
CIDA is supporting food security, placing an emphasis on sustainable agricultural programming and
thereby adding to Ukraine's already strong position to contribute to redressing the global food security
crisis. CIDA's involvement in agriculture is strongly encouraged by the Ukrainian government as a means
to address rural poverty, particularly since there are few donors working in that area. Attention will be
given to increasing net exports of grains and select commodities while promoting the use of
environmentally friendly practices and norms.
Vietnam (country of focus)
CIDA's current programming responds to the Government of Vietnam's poverty reduction priorities and
focuses on improving the enabling environment for investment and on supporting rural enterprise
development and agricultural productivity. Vietnam's development goals are set out in the Five-Year
Socio-Economic Development Plan 2006-2010, in which reforms and targets for economic growth and
poverty reduction are outlined for four main areas, namely:
 Business development
 Modern governance
 Social inclusion
 Natural resources
Food security
CIDA will focus on increasing agricultural productivity, especially at the provincial level, by supporting
technical assistance and other services to farmers and government agencies in order to improve
production and harvesting techniques, food safety, and quality.
Economic growth
CIDA will focus on supporting legal and policy reforms, as well as institutional changes needed for
market-driven growth, and on strengthening rural small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME)
development. CIDA will also focus on enhancing skills for employment by improving access to and
management of the technical and vocational education system.
Zambia
The Zambia bilateral program seeks to build government capacity to effectively manage and deliver
quality basic health services that are as affordable and accessible to families as possible. CIDA's
programming will improve child health in Zambia by increasing the number and quality of front-line health
workers and ensuring that more health services reach underserved regions of the country. Gender
equality remains a priority within the Government of Zambia's National Development Plan, and continues
to be an important crosscutting issue for CIDA's programming.
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