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CIDA, the Canadian International Development Agency, is a federal agency, which is responsible for most of Canada's International Development Cooperation. CIDA supports projects in more than 100 countries. CIDA provides assistance to developin countries through the following four programmes:
1. Bilateral programme
2. Multilateral programme
3.Partnership prgramme
The main purpose of Canadian Official Development Assistance is to:
To achieve these goals, the Canadian development programme concentrates on the follwing six priorities:
| Basic human needs | support of primary health care, basic education, family planning, nutrition, water and sanitation, and shelter |
| Women in development | support the full participation of women as equal partners in the sustainable development of their societies |
| Infrastructure services | to help developing countries deliver environmentally sound infrastructure services, for instance rural electricity, roads, telecommunications, clean water and sanitation, with an emphasis on poorer groups and building local capacity |
| Human right, democratic development and good governance | to increase respect for human rights, including children's rights, to promote democracy and better governance, to strenghen the components of civil society, such as civic organiyations and trade unions, and to ensure the safety of the individual |
| Private sector development | to promote sustained and equitable economic growth by supporting private sector development in developing countries |
| The environment | to help developing countries to protect thier environment and to contribute to addressing global and regional issues |
Funding is mainly provided through goods and services contracts or contribution agreements. Bilateral assistance may also include food aid and lines of credit.
The Industrial Cooperation Programme, INC:
Through the INC prgramme CIDA provides financial support to facilitate the formation of collaborative venture between Canadian firms and counterparts in developing countries. To be eligible for funding, projects must encourage social and economic development in the developing country.
Bilateral programmes are concentrated on
the following regions:
Mulilateral Partnerships:
CIDA works in partnership with developing countries and Canadian institutions. The
following organizations or institutions are eligible to apply:
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Who is eligible to apply
How to Contact CIDA
CIDA Headquarters:
Hull, Quebec, K1 A 0 G 4
Tel.: 819-997-5006
FAX: 819-953-6088l
Webpage: http//:www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index.htmRegional in Tunisia: