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Section 1: CIDA Key Contacts – day-to day level engagement ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Aid Effectiveness .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Children and Youth .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Climate ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
CSO Liaison ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Education ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Environmental Sustainability ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Food Security ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Gender ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Health ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Governance and Human Rights ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Humanitarian Issues ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Maternal Newborn and Child Health ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Multilateral Issues .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
The New Deal and Peacebuilding and Development ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15
ODA Accountability Act ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Sanitation and Water ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Sustainable Economic Growth ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Transparency (And IATI) ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Section 2: Organizational Charts ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
CIDA Secretariat ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Minister’s Office ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Geographic Programs Branch ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
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Strategic Policy and Performance Branch .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Multilateral and Global Programs Branch ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Partnerships With Canadians Branch................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Section 3: ‘Program Information’........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Funding through Partnerships With Canadians Branch ..................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Section 4: Index of Staff and Issues ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
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Section 1: CIDA Key Contacts – day-to day level engagement Staff entries are formatted as follows:
Firstname Lastname Position Title, Departmentname (Abbreviation) / hierarchy / within / CIDA View Org Chart 123 456 7890
Initiative: Role
Group: Role
etc
Aid Effectiveness
Caroline Leclerc Director General, Strategic Planning and Performance Reporting Directorate (YDG) / SPPB View Org Chart 819 994 6742
Working Party on Aid Effectiveness: Canadian Rep
Post-Busan Interim Group: Canadian Rep
ODA Accountability Act Report: Responsible
Performance Management: Responsible
Susan Greene Director, Strategic Planning (YDP) / YDG / SPPB View Org Chart 819 997 6731
Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness: Responsible
Post-Busan Working Group: Responsible
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Jennifer Lalonde Senior Analyst, Strategic Planning (YDP) / YDG / SPPB View Org Chart 819 997 1597
Aid Effectiveness: Team Leader
Children and Youth
Christopher Maclennan (N.B. Christopher Maclennan is going on leave for a year and will be replaced in this
position by Lilian Chatterjee, who will also remain in CSO Liaison) Director General, Thematic and Sectoral Policy Directorate (YTS) / SPPB View Org Chart
819 956 9105
Responsible for CIDA’s focus on a number of the cross cutting themes and the Growth Strategy: on Human Development and Gender
Equality, Economic Growth and environmental sustainability, Democratic Governance and Human Rights
Climate
Laura Smallwood Policy Analyst, Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability (YES) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart 819 997 0888
Responsible for liaising with C4D, CIDA’s lead on fast start financing package)
Environment and Climate Change
Environmental Sustainability and Responsible Investment
Laverne Barretto Advisor, Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability (YES) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart (819) 994-4113
Responsible for liaising with C4D, CIDA’s lead on integrating climate change in development programming (training, operations, etc.))
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Dany Drouin Negotiations, Climate Change International, Environment Canada 819-953-4455
Lead on public relations related to climate change and Environment Canada
Laurence Blandford 819 953 9525 Acting Director, Partnerships Division, Climate Change International, Environment Canada.
Lead CDN negotiator on financing
CSO Liaison
Lillian Chaterjee Director General, Consultations and Outreach Directorate (YCO) / SPPB View Org Chart 819 994 0517
Responsible for general public outreach to civil society
Douglas Henderson Program Manager, Community Governance and Human Rights Section (CGHRS) / GD / PWCB View Org Chart 819 997 7907
Responsible for liaising with CCIC
Diane Harper Director, Strategic Planning and Coordination Section (SPCS) / SPOD / PWCB View Org Chart 819 956 8266 (Director of R. Lavergne and J Wood)
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Réal Lavergne(Réal’s Unit is being shut down, and Réal will be retiring) Manager, Aid Effectiveness and Country Programs Unit (AECPU) / SPCS / SPOD / PWCB View Org Chart 819 994 2837
Responsible for PWCB unit that is civil society focal point for CIDA, and manager of senior analyst responsible for civil society and aid effectiveness file including HLF-4, Post-Busan Working Group etc in relation to civil society)
Jacqueline Wood Senior Policy Analyst, Aid Effectiveness and Country Programs Unit (AECPU) / SPCS / SPOD / PWCB View Org Chart 819 994 0732
Member of the Task Team on Enabling Environment
François Montour Director General, Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability Directorate, PWCB View Org Chart 819 997 1530
Responsible for PWCB Economic Growth
Environment Food Security
Climate programming Director General over Frank below)
Frank Schneider Manager, Environmental Sustainability Section, Economic Grown and Environmental Sustainability Directorate, PWCB View Org Chart 819 994 5374
Responsible for PWCB partner programming in Environment
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Education
Nora Fyles Education Team Leader, Human Development and Gender Equality (YGE) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart 819 994 3774
Key point of liaison for CGCE for policy advice
sits on the Global Partnership for Education Financial Advisory Committee
David Stevenson Director General, Global Initiatives Directorate (GID) / MULTI View Org Chart
819 997 0919
Canadian representative to the Global Partnership for Education
Former Director of policy at World Food Program. GID has also played a leadership role on nutrition under the Food Security strategy
Christine Reissmann Director, Health and Education Programming and Institutions Division (HEPI) / GID / MULTI View Org Chart 819 934 1226
Canadian representative to the Global Fund for HIV Aids, TB and Malaria, Global Partnership for Education
Sara Nicholls Manager, Global Fund, TB and Education Unit (GLO-UNI) / HEPI / GID / MULTI View Org Chart 819 934 8494
Reports to Christine Reissmann
Ryan Legault-McGill
Analyst, Global Fund, TB and Education Unit (GLO-UNI) / HEPI / GID / MULTI View Org Chart 819 934 8495
Reports to Christine Reissmann
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Hélène Giroux Director General, Human Development Directorate (HDD) / PWCB View Org Chart 819 997 5043
Responsible for PWCB Health and Education programming, Director of Kate below
Kate Reekie Manager, Education Section (ES) / HDD / PWCB View Org Chart 819 997 0570
Responsible for PWCB partnership programming in Education
Environmental Sustainability
Carla Hogan Rufelds Director, Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability (YES) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart 819 997 1531
Responsible for leading on CIDA’s Environmental Sustainability Framework
François Montour Director General, Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability Directorate, PWCB View Org Chart 819 997 1530
Responsible for PWCB Economic Growth
Environment Food Security
Climate programming
Director General over Frank (below)
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Frank Schneider Manager, Environmental Sustainability Section, Economic Grown and Environmental Sustainability Directorate, PWCB View Org Chart 819 994 5374
Responsible for PWCB partner programming in Environment
Food Security
Anar Mamdani Acting Team Leader (Food Security), Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability (YES) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart 819 934 8374 (Responsible for following the Food Security Strategy and key contact for the Food Security Policy Group; see also David Stevenson under Education)
Nikita Eriksen-Hamel Development Officer, Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability (YES) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart
819 953 9199
Expert on agriculture, key person on agriculture and research pillar liaison with FSPG
Milica Nauman Manager, Food Aid Unit / IHA / MULTI View Org Chart 819 994 3933
see also Humanitarian issues
Bon E. Cummings Director, Business Operations Group (BOG) / PANGEO / GPB View Org Chart 819 997 0950
Was Bilateral’s rep on the inter-departmental WG on food security strategy
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Erin McLean Senior Nutrition Advisor, Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Division (MCHN) / GID / MULTI View Org Chart 819 953 4446
Jennifer Goosen is her Director.
Umesha De Silva Acting Policy Analyst, Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability (YES) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart 819 934 2423
Key organizer for the May 2011 workshop with CIDA and FSPG
Member of the FS Policy Team See also Frank Schneider, PWCB (under CSO Liaison) See also François Montour, PWCB (under CSO Liaison)
Gender
Heather Cameron Director, Human Development and Gender Equality (YGE) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart 819 997 0893
Health
Jennifer Goosen Director, Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Division (MCHN) / GID / MULTI View Org Chart 819 956 0476
Responsible for CIDA’s relationships with GFATM, GAVI, PMNCH, etc.)
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Micheline Gilbert Acting Senior Analyst, Nutrition and Immunization Unit, / MCHN / GID / MULTI View Org Chart 819 953 6536
Erin McLean Senior Nutrition Advisor, Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Division (MCHN) / GID / MULTI View Org Chart 819 953 6536
Main contact on nutrition issues.
Implementing nutrition strategy across CIDA
Responsible for nutrition policy development (2011) see also David Stevenson under Education)
Natalie St. Lawrence Special Advisor, Human Development and Gender Equality Division (YGE) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart 819 956 2483
Key contact on issues relating to gender and health, in particular MNCH
Hélène Giroux Director General, Human Development Directorate (HDD) / PWCB View Org Chart 819 997 5043
Responsible for PWCB programming in Health and Education, Director General of Marise below)
Marise Grenier Program Manager, Health Section (HS) / HDD / PWCB View Org Chart 819 997 0560
Responsible for PWCB partner programming in Health)
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Governance and Human Rights
Patricia Pena Director, Democratic Governance and Human Rights (YGH) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart 819 956 9111
Responsible for policy directions on Democratic Governance and Human Rights
Marie Nyiramana Director, Governance Directorate(GD) / PWCB View Org Chart 819 953 6895
Responsible for PWCB programming in Governance and Human Rights, Director of Douglas and Steve below
Douglas Henderson Program Manager, Community Governance and Human Rights Section (CGHRS) / GD / PWCB View Org Chart 819 997 7907
Responsible for PWCB partner programming in Community Governance and Human Rights
Steve Jaltema Acting Program Manager, Public Institutions and Elections Section (PIES) / GD / PWCB View Org Chart 819 953 8262
Responsible for PWCB partner programming in Public Institutions and Elections
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Humanitarian Issues
Leslie Norton Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance Directorate (IHA) / MULTI View Org Chart 819 997 2750 Head of humanitarian issues at CIDA
Milica Naumann Manager, Food Aid Unit, /IHA / MULTI View Org Chart 819 994 3933 Head of food aid unit; Canadian negotiator for Food Aid Convention
Serge Koskinen Manager, Natural Disaster Response Unit, Humanitarian Assistance Division / IHA / MULTI View Org Chart 819 953 5649
CIDA representative to PAGER
Jessica Birks Senior Policy Advisor, Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Response Division, DFAIT 613 992 3964
DFAIT representative to PAGER
Chris Demerse Senior Program Officer, Food Aid Unit / IHA / MULTI View Org Chart 819 934 8499
Main liaison for Foodgrains Bank for our contract with CIDA for food aid funding
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Maternal Newborn and Child Health
Heather Cameron Director, Human Development and Gender Equality (YGE) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart 819 997 0893
Main contact for Muskoka Initiative design and implementation
Benjamen Yung Senior Policy Analyst, Human Development and Gender Equality (YGE) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart 819 997 4871
(Formerly? Key contact and ‘pen’ for WHO Accountability Commission and CIDA positions on accountability in MNCH
(Formerly of?) Strategic Integration Directorate (YSA)
Multilateral Issues
Iain MacGillivray Senior Agricultural Specialist, UN, Commonwealth and Francophonie Division View Org Chart 819 997 7690
Canada’s rep on steering committee of Global Agriculture and Food Security Program
Nick Leswick Director, International Finance and Development Division, Finance Canada 613 943 0279
Canada’s IDA Deputy/ liaison with the World Bank
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Rebecah Young Chief, Development Institutions, Development Policy, Finance Canada 613 943 0279
Formerly? Senior Economist, Development Policy, International Finance and Development Division
She deals with the portion of ODA that goes through Finance Canada, such as loans for climate change work in developing countries, and the Private Sector Window of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program
Ioanna Sahas Martin Director, International Strategy and Donor Relations (YDC) / YAD / SPPB View Org Chart 819 953 4683
This shop is responsible for engagement with OECD, prep for DAC meetings, lead on the periodic OECD Peer Review, etc. They coordinate various policy shops for responses on DAC agenda items.
Jean Touchette Senior Policy Analyst, International Strategy and Donor Relations (YDC) / YAD / SPPB View Org Chart 819 994 7039
CIDA lead on G20 strategy/organization
Johanne Dupont Senior Policy Analyst, International Strategy and Donor Relations (YDC) / YAD / SPPB View Org Chart 819 997 0916
CIDA lead on G8 strategy/organization
The New Deal and Peacebuilding and Development
Tobias Nussbaum Director General, Strategic Policy Directorate (YAD) / SPPB View Org Chart
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819 953 3139
Oversees Policy Research, Development, International Strategy and Donor Relations, Strategic Initiatives, Economic Analysis and Environment, and co-chair of the International Network on Conflict and Fragility
Will likely be the point person on the New Deal
Michael Koros Team Leader, Policy Development (YSP) / YAD / SPPB View Org Chart
Formerly? Team Leader, Conflict and Fragility, Policy Development, Strategic Policy Directorate, SPPB
ODA Accountability Act
Caroline Leclerc Director General, Strategic Planning and Performance Reporting Directorate (YDG) / SPPB View Org Chart
Working Party on Aid Effectiveness: Canadian Rep
Post-Busan Interim Group: Canadian Rep
ODA Accountability Act Report: Responsible
Sanitation and Water
Minh Tien Nguyen International Development Project Advisor, Environmental Sustainability Section (ESS) / EGESD / PWCB View Org Chart 819 953 9024
Key liaison to SWAN and WASH-Canada on issues related to water and sanitation See also Frank Schneider, PWCB (under CSO Liaison)
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See also François Montour, PWCB (under CSO Liaison)
Sustainable Economic Growth
Christopher Maclennan Director General, Thematic and Sectoral Policy Directorate (YTS) / SPPB View Org Chart
819 956 9105
Responsible for CIDA’s focus on a number of the cross cutting themes and the Growth Strategy: on Human Development and Gender
Equality, Economic Growth and environmental sustainability, Democratic Governance and Human Rights
Patricia Pena Director, Democratic Governance and Human Rights (YGH) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart 819 956 9111
Responsible for policy directions on Democratic Governance and Human Rights
Mark Banzet Team Leader, Democratic Governance and Human Rights (YGH) / YTS / SPPB View Org Chart 819 953 3148
Formerly? Acting Team Leader – Sustainable Economic Growth, (YES) / YTS / SPPB
Responsible for drafting the SEG strategy
Bonaventure Bowa Economic Policy Advisor, Democratic and Human Rights (YGH) / YTS . SPPB View Org Chart 819 997 0892
Formerly? Analyst, Sustainable Economic Growth / YES / YTS / SPPB
Works with Marc and Patricia on the SEG strategy
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Tobias Nussbaum Director General, Strategic Policy Directorate (YAD) / SPPB View Org Chart 819 953 3139
Oversees Policy Research, Development, International Strategy and Donor Relations, Strategic Initiatives, Economic Analysis and Environment, and co-chair of the International Network on Conflict and Fragility)
Will likely be the point person on the New Deal
François Montour Director General, Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability Directorate, PWCB View Org Chart 819 997 1530
Responsible for PWCB Economic Growth
Environment Food Security
Climate programming
Deals with the SEG strategy in the context of funding proposals by CSOs
Director General of Michelle below)
Michelle Veilleux Program Manager, Economic Growth Section (EGS) / EGESD / PWCB View Org Chart 819 997 0592
Fauzya Moore Senior Economic Policy Advisor, Economic Analysis (YED) / YAD / SPPB View Org Chart 819 994 6861
Deals with trade and development issues at policy level
Sharon Peake Senior Policy Officer, Policy Development (YSP) / YAD / SPPB View Org Chart 819 934 5658
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Formerly? Policy Research Analyst
Her director is Marc-Yves Bertin
Works on Policy Coherence for Development
Nancy Odeh Policy Analyst, Policy Development (YSP) / YAD / SPPB View Org Chart 819 934 6373
Formerly? Junior Analyst
Her director is Marc-Yves Bertin
Works on issues relating to emerging donors and Canada’s engagement
Transparency (And IATI)
Yohanna Loucheur Team Leader, Policy Development (YSP) / YAD / SPPB View Org Chart 819 994 5419
Sits as an observer on the IATI process
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Section 2: Organizational Charts
CIDA Secretariat
Ministers Office
Chief of Staff
Neil Desai
Senior Policy Advisor, Food Security and
Africa
Idee Inyangudor
Policy Advisor, Sustainable Economic
Growth and Asia
Shuvaloy Majumdar
Policy Advisor, Children and Youth and the
Americas
Alayna Johnson
Minister of International Cooperation
Beverley Oda
President / Senior Executive VP
Margaret Biggs
Geographic Programs Branch
SVP David Morrison
Strategic Policy and Performance Branch
VP Vincent Rigby
Business Modernization Initiative
VP
Multilateral and Global Programs Branch
VP Diane Jacovella
Partnerships with Canadians Branch
VP Darren Schemmer
Human Resources Branch
DG Darlene De Gravina
Communications Branch
DG Andre Frenette
Chief Financial Officer
VP Sue Stimpson
Chief Information Officer
Jacques Mailloux
Executive Director & General Counsel, Legal
Services
Winston Fogarty
Corporate Sectretary
Nicole Martel
Chief Audit Executive
Jorge da Silva
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Geographic Programs Branch
Senior Vice President
David Morrison
8 other geographic and operational
groups
Pan-Geographic Programs
PANGEO
A/Vice President
Nadia Kostiuk
Business Operations Group
BOG
Director
Bon Cummings
4 other groups
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Strategic Policy and Performance Branch
SPPB
Vice President
Vincent Rigby
Consultations and Outreach Directorate
YCO
Director General
Lillian Chatterjee
Strategic Policy Directorate
YAD
Director General
Tobias Nussbaum
Policy Development
YSP
Director of Policy
Marc-Yves Bertin
International Strategy and Donor Relations
YDC
Director
Ioanna Sahas Martin
Economic Analysis
YED
Director
Hossein Rostami
3 other groups
Stragetic Integration Directorate
YSA
Strategic Planning and Performance Reporting
Directorate
YDG
Director General
(OECD; ODA Accntblty; Busan; Aid Effectiveness)
Caroline Leclerc
Strategic Planning
YDP
Director
Busan; Aid Effectiveness
Susan Greene
Thematic and Sectoral Policy Directorate
YTS
Director General
Responsible: 3 strategies
Christopher MacLennan
Economic Growth and Environmental Sustaoinability
YES
Director
Carla Hogen-Rufelds
Human Development and Gender Equality
YGE
Director
Heather Cameron
Democratic Governance and Human Rights
YGH
Director
Patricia Pena
3 other groups
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Multilateral and Global Programs Branch
Vice President
Diane Jacovella
Vice President's Office
MVP
International Humanitarian
Assistance Directorate
IHA
Director General
Leslie Norton
Food Aid Unit Humanitarian
Assistance Division
Director
Stephen Salewicz
Natural Disaster Response Unit
Complex Humanitarian Situations Unit
Disaster Preparedness Unit
Strategic Analysis and Planning Unit
Multilateral Development
Institutions Directorate
MDI
Director General
Paul Samson
Global Initiatives Directorate
GID
Director
David Stevenson
Strategic Anayisis and Operations Unit
Health and Education Institutions
Programming Division
HEPI
Director
Christine Reissmann
Global Fund, TB and Education Unit
GLO-UNI
Aids and Health Institutions Unit
Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition
Division
Director
Jennifer Goosen
Strategic Planning, Integration and Management Directorate
MPM
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Partnerships With Canadians Branch
PWCB
Vice President
Darren Schemmer
Economic Growth and Environmental
Sustainability Directorate
EGESD
Director General
Francois Montour
Economic Growth Section
EGS
Program Manager
Michelle Veilleux
Environmental Sustainability Section
ESS
International Development Program
Manager
Frank Schneider
3 other groups
VPO
Human Development Directorate
HDD
Director General
Helene Giroux
Health Section
HS
Program Manager
Marise Grenier
Education Section
ES
International Development Project
Manager
Kate Reekie
Strategic Planning and Operations Directorate
SPOD
Director General
Strategic Planning and Coordination Section
SPCS
Director
Diane Harper
Thematic Planning and Analysis Unit
TPAU
Aid Effectiveness and Country Programs Unit
AECPU
Reporting, Data Analysis and Correspondence Unit
RDACU
Governance Directorate
GD
Director General
Marie Nyiramana
Community Governance and Human Rights Section
CGHRS
Program Manager
Douglas Henderson
Public Institutions and Elections Section
PIES
A/Program Manager
Steve Jaltema
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Section 3: ‘Program Information’
Funding through Partnerships With Canadians Branch
Small Projects
Envelope
(up to $30 mn
annually)
Build skills and
knowledge of
individuals and
smaller organizations
for up to two
projects, min
$100,000, maximum
$2 million over five
years).
Partners for
Development
Program
$220 mn annually
Global Citizens for
Development
Program
$30 mn annually
Large Projects
Envelope
(up to $95 mn
annually)
To support long-
term strategic
partnerships based
around a program
identifying locally
identified
development
priorities carried out
in collaboration
with other groups,
$2 mn for up to five
years).
Knowledge
Partners
Envelope
(up to $20 mn
annually)
To support research
and contribute to
knowledge sharing
and policy
development. Will
have more flexible
cost-sharing
arrangements.
Volunteer
Cooperation
Envelope
(up to $50 mn
annually)
To support
sending skilled and
qualified
volunteers to
share skills and
build capacity in
partner countries.
No changes here.
University
Partners
Envelope
(up to $25 mn
annually)
Currently under
development
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Section 4: Index of Staff and Issues Accountability, 3, 16 Aid Effectiveness, 3, 4, 16 Anar Mamdani, 9 Benjamen Yung, 14 Bon E. Cummings, 9 Bonaventure Bowa, 17 Busan, 3, 16 C4D, 4 Carla Hogan Rufelds, 8 Caroline Leclerc, 3, 16 Chris Demerse, 13 Christine Reissmann, 7 Christopher Maclennan, 4, 16 Climate Change, 4 Dany Drouin, 5 David Stevenson, 7 Diane Harper, 5 Douglas Henderson, 5, 12 Environmental Sustainability, 4 Erin Maclean, 9 Erin McLean, 11 Fauzya Moore, 18 François Montour, 6, 8, 18 Frank Schneider, 6, 8 Heather Cameron, 10, 13 Hélène Giroux, 7, 11 Iain MacGillivray, 14 Ioanna Saha Martin, 15 Jacqueline Wood, 6 Jean Touchette, 15 Jennifer Goosen, 10 Jennifer Lalonde, 4 Jessica Birks, 13 Johanne Dupont, 15
Kate Reekie, 8 Laura Smallwood, 4 Laurence Blandford, 5 Laverne Barretto, 4 Leslie Norton, 12 Lillian Chaterjee, 5 Marie Nyiramana, 12 Marise Grenier, 11 Mark Banzet, 17 Michael Koros, 15 Micheline Gilbert, 10 Michelle Veilleux, 18 Milica Nauman, 9 Milica Naumann, 13 Minh-Tien Nguyen, 16 Nancy Odeh, 18 Natalie St. Lawrence, 11 Nick Leswick, 14 Nikita Eriksen-Hamel, 9 Nora Fyles, 6 Patricia Pena, 12, 17 Réal Lavergne, 6 Rebecah Young, 14 Responsible Investment, 4 Ryan Legault-McGill, 7 Sara Nicholls, 7 Serge Koskinen, 13 Sharon Peake, 18 Steve Jaltema, 12 Susan Greene, 3 Tobias Nussbaum, 15, 17 Umesha Da Silva, 10 Yohanna Loucheur, 19
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