Eligibility

Who can apply?
What projects are eligible?
Choosing a Theme
Marketing and Distribution

Who can apply?

The GCI can accept project submissions from the following applicants: a) A representative of the Canadian formal education sector. For the purposes of these guidelines, the definition of "Canadian formal education sector" refers to Canadian school boards, faculties of education, teacher federations and education organizations.

b) A representative of a recognized Canadian non-governmental organization (NGO) or association with a mandate to work in international development. These organizations must have written confirmation of an established partnership with a representative of the Canadian formal education sector as defined in these guidelines that includes a strong, clear, and binding commitment to apply the proposed resource or activity. Proposals which do not demonstrate an established partnership will not be considered for funding.

Preference will be given to proposals backed by multiple partners, particularly when the partnership will enhance the project's content or financial viability, or will increase the potential reach of the proposed resource or activity. Potential partners include:

• schools and school boards;
• educational associations;
• teachers' federations;
• non-governmental organizations and associations working in international development; and
• private sector companies.

Examples of productive partnerships include a:

• school board partnering with a Canadian NGO to develop curriculum correlation and classroom documents focussing on children's rights;
• teachers' association or federation offering teachers' workshops exploring ways to bring international development issues to the classroom;
• school board partnering with a textbook publisher to develop teacher's kits on global health issues to support existing textbook resources;
• school board partnering with a development NGO to produce a resource on equality between women and men.

Who is not eligible?

The following applicants are not eligible for funding:

• individuals who are not Canadian citizens or do not have landed immigrant status;
• individuals or organizations who fail to demonstrate the capacity to implement a project consistent with the objectives of the GCI;
• individuals or groups who cannot demonstrate financial solvency or lack the ability to manage cash flow and meet the reporting requirements set out in the contribution agreement; and
• applicants who fail to prove a concrete, working partnership with a representative of the Canadian formal education sector (as defined in these guidelines) to apply the proposed resource.

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What projects are eligible?

In these guidelines, the term "resource" refers to anything created or improved to assist learning or teaching for students and educators. "Activity" refers to events that will expand students' knowledge of international development or enhance teachers' ability to deliver related resources and curricula.

Your proposal for developing resources can focus on feasibility research, production, promotion, marketing, and distribution of learning resources. Adapting, updating, or marketing existing resources with a view to broadening the distribution of a resource can also be considered. Professional development, training, and course activities for educators (i.e. pre- and in-service teachers) on how to deliver education from a global perspective are also eligible.

Supporting professional development for educators

The GCI will support professional development activities for educators in the formal education sector. Your project can link professional development to a specific eligible resource or can aim to help educators integrate relevant global education themes into their instruction. As with resources, all professional development activities must be consistent with the objectives of the GCI.

Examples of eligible professional development activities include:

• conducting training workshops for pre-service teachers;
• holding workshops and summer institutes for educators; and
• hosting educational conferences for educators on themes relevant to the objectives of the GCI.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for GCI funding, your proposal must:

• be consistent with CIDA's mandate and the objectives of the GCI;
• feature Canadian contributions to international development;
• effectively reach an audience of school age Canadian children-in Grades 1 to 12 in most of Canada and Primary I to Secondary V in Quebec-and/or pre- or in-service educators;
• support the development of high-quality, balanced educational resources that encourage critical thinking skills;
• indicate where this project or activity is linked to mandated curricula and demonstrate how it will achieve mandated learning outcomes;
• have written confirmation from one or more representatives from the formal-education sector that the resource will be applied.

Examples of eligible projects include:

• print materials such as teachers' kits (workbooks, lesson plans, texts), magazines, maps, and posters;
• audiovisual materials;
• displays, exhibitions, or performances;
• multimedia and Internet-based resources;
• classroom-based educational games;
• projects related to school twinning;
• adapting, translating, versioning, or distributing existing resources; and
• professional-development activities for educators (pre- and in-service).

The Internet offers powerful opportunities for youth to learn about global issues. While the GCI cannot fund Internet start-up projects, it is open to a range of educational enhancements to existing sites. Eligible projects may include:

• expanding appropriate on-line educational resources;
• organizing Internet twinning projects between students in Canada and developing nations;
• designing and producing interactive Internet-based games; and
• on-line global education research, reference tools, or learning activities for students and educators.

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Choosing a Theme

Good Governance
Health
Basic Education
Private Sector Development
Environmental Sustainability
Equality Between Women and Men

Good Governance

Democratization

• strengthening democratic institutions and practices (including electoral and legislative systems)
• citizen engagement (particularly by women)
• the role of civil society in the political process
• increasing support for transparency and media effectiveness in partner countries

Human Rights

• promoting and implementing human rights (including the rights of women and children, particularly those affected by conflict, gender-based violence and natural disasters)

Rule of Law

• legal/judicial reform with a focus on institutions
• strengthening the judiciary, the Bar and legal-aid systems

Public Sector Institution and Capacity-building

• building core institutions
• strengthening technical and managerial competencies such as accountability and ant i-corruption measures

Conflict Prevention, Peace-building and Security-sector Reform

• integrating conflict indicators and early warning systems
• demobilizing former combatants
• establishing truth and reconciliation commissions creating small-arms collection programs
• policing, transparency and oversight of security agencies

Health

• Prevention and control of high-burden, communicable, poverty-linked diseases
• Strengthening the capacity of health systems
• Improving infant and child health
• Strengthening sexual and reproductive health and reducing maternal mortality
• Improving food security

Basic Education

• Improving the quality, safety and relevance of basic education, including life-skills training
• Removing barriers that prevent closing the gender
• Providing education for prevention of HIV/AIDS
• Providing education for girls and boys in conflict, post-conflict and/or emergency situations

Private Sector Development

• Creating an enabling environment
• Promoting entrepreneurship
• Supporting connection to markets

Environmental Sustainability

• Reducing the impact of climate change
• Addressing land degradation
• Assisting freshwater supply and sanitation
• Addressing environmental impacts of urbanization
• Promoting global environmental agreements

Equality Between Women and Men

Canada has identified gender equality as a crosscutting theme in the sectoral areas of governance, private sector development, health, basic education and environmental sustainability. The results to be achieved in these sectoral areas are: more equal participation of women with men as decision makers in shaping the sustainable development of their societies; the enhanced ability of women and girls to realize their full human rights; and reduced inequalities between women and men in access to and control over the resources and benefits of development.

Some projects are not eligible

The following projects are not eligible for funding:

• projects lacking written commitments to apply the proposed resource from the appropriate educational authorities;
• projects proposed for school-based use with no apparent links to a prescribed course of study or mandated curriculum;
• projects that lack an international development focus;
• projects that do not identify a Canadian perspective/approach on international development;
• projects that focus on the activities of an organization for promotion or fundraising purposes;
• projects that do not present information in an objective and balanced way;
• projects targeted mainly to users or audiences outside Canada; and
• projects that focus primarily on countries where Canada is not active in providing development assistance.

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Marketing and Distribution

Your project's ability to effectively reach its intended audience is a primary consideration when evaluating projects. Proposals must provide a written commitment from the Canadian formal-education sector to use the proposed resource or participate in the proposed activity. When considering your project's ability to effectively reach its intended audience, consider ways to broaden the reach of your project in the future to other potential users such as schools, school boards, and faculties of education. Identify these in your proposal.

Your proposal must include a marketing and distribution plan that:

• identifies your marketing and distribution objectives;
• shows how you will promote the product or activity, and how the target audience will access it;
• identifies the total number of students and/or educators you are targeting;
• indicates the number of copies of the resource and promotional materials you will produce and distribute; and
• gives details of any expenses related to the costs of promoting, marketing, and distributing resources.

Proposals must demonstrate that the product will be available to their audience for a period of no less than three years. All products funded through the GCI will be included on CIDA's Global Classroom Resource Centre.