Grant: International Development Assistance Program
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
$250,000.00
Enhancing Gender Equality through the Voluntary Principles - 2019-2022
FY 2019-20 · 2020-03-27
Summary
This project maintains Canada’s full membership in the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Association (VPA) and supports its work of gender-sensitive implementation of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs). The VPs are guidelines for public and private security forces and natural resource companies to ensure their operations do not have a negative impact on human rights for all, including women and marginalized groups. The project works to approach security and human rights risks with a gender lens, identifying the particular barriers that women, human rights defenders and vulnerable groups face when interacting with private and public security forces around natural resource sites. The VPA is a multi-stakeholder non-profit association made up of natural resource companies, governments and civil society that promotes outreach and implementation of the principles. Canada endorses the Voluntary Principles and is an active member of the VPA.
The VPA uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding, to enhance personal security, safety and human dignity for all around industrial natural resource sites in developing countries. Project activities include: (1) establishing gender-sensitive and gender-inclusive policies within work streams of the Voluntary Principles Initiative (VPI); (2) completing toolkit(s) designed to respond to human rights threats specific to women, human rights defenders and vulnerable groups, including sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV); and (3) providing support to the VPA and in-country working groups on gender-sensitive policy and programming support.
Department
Program
International Development Assistance Program
Location
Amsterdam | Amsterdam, NL
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2022-03-31
Agreement Number
7419008 P008114001
Agreement Start Date
2020-03-27
Agreement Title
Enhancing Gender Equality through the Voluntary Principles - 2019-2022
Agreement Title (French)
Améliorer l'égalité des genres avec les principes volontaires - 2019-2022
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$250,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This project maintains Canada’s full membership in the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Association (VPA) and supports its work of gender-sensitive implementation of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs). The VPs are guidelines for public and private security forces and natural resource companies to ensure their operations do not have a negative impact on human rights for all, including women and marginalized groups. The project works to approach security and human rights risks with a gender lens, identifying the particular barriers that women, human rights defenders and vulnerable groups face when interacting with private and public security forces around natural resource sites. The VPA is a multi-stakeholder non-profit association made up of natural resource companies, governments and civil society that promotes outreach and implementation of the principles. Canada endorses the Voluntary Principles and is an active member of the VPA.
The VPA uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding, to enhance personal security, safety and human dignity for all around industrial natural resource sites in developing countries. Project activities include: (1) establishing gender-sensitive and gender-inclusive policies within work streams of the Voluntary Principles Initiative (VPI); (2) completing toolkit(s) designed to respond to human rights threats specific to women, human rights defenders and vulnerable groups, including sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV); and (3) providing support to the VPA and in-country working groups on gender-sensitive policy and programming support.
Description (French)
Ce projet maintient Canada comme membre de l’Association des Principes volontaires pour la sécurité et les droits de la personne (APV) et appuie son travail sensible au genre de mise en œuvre de ces principes. Ces derniers sont des lignes directrices pour guider des forces de sécurité publiques et privées et des compagnies qui exploitent les ressources naturelles afin d’éviter que leurs opérations aient un impact négatif sur le respect des droits de la personne pour tous, y compris les femmes et les groupes marginalisés. Le projet vise à aborder les risques en matière de sécurité et de droits de la personne dans une perspective de genre, en identifiant les obstacles particuliers auxquels les femmes, les défenseurs des droits de la personne les groupes vulnérables sont confrontés lorsqu'ils interagissent avec les forces de sécurité privées et publiques autour des sites de ressources naturelles. L’APV est une association à but non lucratif multipartite, composée de compagnies qui exploitent des ressources naturelles, de gouvernements et de la société civile qui promeut la sensibilisation et la mise en œuvre des Principes. Le Canada endosse les principes volontaires et est un membre actif de l'APV.
L’Association utilise ces fonds, ainsi que le financement d’autres donateurs, pour améliorer la sécurité personnelle, la sûreté et la dignité humaine de tous autour des sites industriels d’exploitation des ressources naturelles dans les pays en voie de développement. Les activités du projet comprennent: 1) la mise en place de politiques sensibles au genre et inclusives dans les volets de travail de l'Initiative des principes volontaires (IPV); 2) compléter la [ou les] boîte[s] à outils conçues pour répondre aux menaces auxquelles font face les femmes, les défenseurs des droits de la personne et les groupes vulnérables, y compris la violence sexuelle et sexiste; 3) fournir un soutien à l'APV et aux groupes de travail nationaux en appui aux politiques et aux programmes sensibles au genre.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) reduced gender inequalities and increased protection of women, human rights defenders and vulnerable groups from human rights abuses around natural resource sites, including SGBV; and (2) increased capacity and accountability of the VPI for gender-sensitive implementation of the VPs, both globally and at the country level.
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats escomptés pour ce projet comprennent : 1) la réduction des inégalités entre les sexes et une meilleure protection des femmes, des défenseurs des droits de la personne et des groupes vulnérables contre les violations des droits de la personne autour des sites d’exploitation des ressources naturelles, y compris la violence sexuelle et sexiste; 2) une capacité et une responsabilisation accrues du VPI pour une mise en œuvre sensible au genre des PV, tant au niveau mondial, qu’au niveau national.
Organization Code
dfatd-maecd
Organization
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
Program Name
International Development Assistance Program
Program Name (French)
Programme d'aide au développement international
Program Purpose
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.
Program Purpose (French)
L’objectif princial du programme d’aide au développement international du Ministère est de réduire la pauvreté pour les populations qui vivent dans les pays où Affaires mondiales Canada se livre au développement international.
Recipient City
Amsterdam | Amsterdam
Recipient Country
NL
Recipient Legal Name
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
064-2019-2020-Q4-00143