Global Affair Canada Commits CAD 20 million to Launch ‘Her Resilience, Our Planet’ Project in Tanzania

Photo: Edward Charles | CARE Tanzania

On Wednesday, May 15th, The Honorable Ahmed Hussen, MP, Canada’s Minister of International Development, announced that Global Affairs Canada has committed CAD 20 million to fund the ‘Her Resilience, Our Planet’ project in Tanzania.

The announcement took place at Koga Farm (Mango Growers) in Mkuranga district, Pwani region, attended by Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Hon. David Silinde; Pwani Regional Commissioner, Hon. Abubakari Kunenge; representatives from Global Affairs Canada; President and CEO of CARE Canada, Barbara Grantham; Chief Programs Officer, Mohammed Emrul Hasan; Senior Manager of Fundraising at CARE Tanzania, Christina John; and representatives from WWF and the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT).

The ‘Her Resilience, Our Planet’ project, funded by Global Affairs Canada, will be implemented over six years in five districts within two of SAGCOT’s geographic priority clusters: Ihemi cluster (Iringa, Kilolo, Mufindi, and Wanging’ombe districts) and Mbarali cluster (Mbarali district).

The project aims to increase the socio-economic empowerment of women and female youth in gender-responsive and ecosystem-sensitive agricultural sectors. It will enhance the climate resilience of food-insecure communities, particularly women and youth who depend on the Great Ruaha River ecosystems in Tanzania’s Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor.

Led by CARE Canada through CARE Tanzania, the project will be supported by WWF, SAGCOT, Conservation Farming Unit, Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP), and Shahidi Wa Maji as implementing partners.