Fund for Innovation and Transformation

Testing innovative solutions

to advance gender equality and
empower women and girls.

Intake 5 is now closed. FIT would like to thank everyone who submitted a Concept Note. Only selected candidates will be invited to submit a full proposal at a later date.

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What is FIT

About Us

The Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT) is designed to support Canadian small and medium-sized organizations (SMOs) testing innovative solutions that advance gender equality in the Global South. FIT’s goal is to cultivate a working environment in which SMOs are empowered to experiment, fail, adapt and try again.

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Who We Fund

Eligibility Criteria

FIT encourages applications from Canadian small and medium-sized organizations (SMOs) who want to test innovative solutions to development challenges in the Global South.

Interested applicants should familiarize themselves with the eligibility criteria and submission requirements before applying.

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How We Work

Application Process

The FIT application process is organized into three steps: Eligibility, Concept Note and Proposal. At each step, applicants will be notified of their eligibility to continue to the next part of the process.

There will be five intakes in total and we intend to hold two Concept Note intakes per year. Dates will be announced as they are decided.

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Testing Innovation

FIT aims to support testing of a range of creative solutions
to development challenges, and provide organizations with
the opportunity to learn and grow as innovators.
Innovative solutions must create inclusive opportunities for
local communities from project conception to execution.
Testing innovation enables organizations to experiment,
learn best practices and assess an idea’s potential to scale.

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Human rights and Indigenous Women Empowerment through Audiovisual Activities in Brazil

The Wapikoni Mobile Corporation will test the expansion and adaptation of the “Learn by Creating”…

Social Justice & Human Rights

Improving maternal, newborn and child health outcomes by using innovative and community-centric approaches

OGOW Health will test a technological solution designed to improve access to high-quality, affordable care…

Health & Nutrition

Byuka Bakobwa (Wake Up Girls!)

L’AMIE will the testing an innovative solution which aims to foster more equitable access for…

Education

Holistic Gender-Based Violence Prevention & Response

Canadian Humanitarian, and its local Guatemalan partner, Asociación SERniña/REALgirl, will test the impact and effectiveness of a holistic, family-centered, gender…

Social Justice & Human Rights

Mobile technology: Mentoring and professional learning communities for women teachers in The Gambia

The Canadian Teachers’ Federation will work in partnership with The Gambia Teachers’ Union to test a technological solution…

Education

Building Bridges for Prevention: Women and Security Actors Prevent Child Recruitment and Use in South Sudan

The Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security from Dalhousie University will be testing a…

Social Justice & Human Rights

Improving WASH for health care facilities and women’s health: Testing the STREAMS approach in Malawi

Royal Roads University and its partner Transform International (Canada) will test an innovative solution to improving water,…

WASH (Water, sanitation and hygiene)

Equal Access to Justice for Women in Honduras

Sombrilla International Development Society will be testing the concept of a “mobile legal clinic” offering…

Social Justice & Human Rights

‘Leaving No One Behind’: Empowering Persons with Albinism, particularly Women and Adolescent Girls in Rural Regions of Sierra Leone

The University of the Fraser Valley & Albinism Royal Foundation will work on a project…

Social Justice & Human Rights

Empowering rural women in Burkina Faso

World Neighbours Canada Society will be testing an approach to facilitating an animal-fattening enterprise which…

Agriculture

Adolescent Girl Empowerment through Capacity Building and Water Innovation in Northern Mozambique

Waterlution and local partner Girl Move Academy will be testing to see how capacity building…

WASH (Water, sanitation and hygiene)

Creating Safe Spaces for Learning: My Body, My Health, and My Future (M3 virtual platform)

The Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) and Pure Water for the World…

Education

Improving resilience to increase nutritional outcomes for women and children in Benin

Lucky Iron Fish Enterprise will be testing new digital tools and other innovations like ‘talking…

Health & Nutrition

Promoting Community-Based Tabletop Simulation Development

Lessons Learned Simulations and Training will be testing workshops which train local humanitarian workers in…

Education

Women’s Empowerment, Agricultural Innovation, and Climate Change Adaptation

Lestari Sustainable Development Consultants will test the women-focused dissemination of newly developed drought-tolerant coffee varieties…

Change & Environment

Eradicating Child Marriage in Sierra Leone

CAUSE Canada will test an innovative approach to eradicate child marriage by educating men seeking…

Gender Equality

Women’s Empowerment via Menstrual Hygiene and Livelihood Integration

Women’s Global Health Innovations, in partnership with Village Health Teams (VHTs) will test an innovative…

Livelihoods

Meshkat Community: Shining a Light on Gender Equality in Jordan

PeaceGeeks will test a new method of peacebuilding in Jordan that centres around womenand girls,…

Gender Equality

Writing a Path out of Poverty: Testing a Cash Calculator with Extremely Poor Women in Northern Kenya

My Oral Village will conduct a field-test in Kenya of '4-Share,’ a cash calculator for…

Livelihoods

Learning Community and Incubator for Gender Equality Projects in Nicaragua

Mer et Monde will test the development of a local learning community and an incubator…

Gender Equality

It Takes a Village to Heal

Make Music Matter, in partnership with the Panzi Hospital and Foundation will be testing the…

Gender Equality

Farmer-led Tools, Dashboard Development, and the Future of Farming

Coady International Institute at St. Francis Xavier University will test tools with women farmers to…

Agriculture

Remote Ultrasound capacity building for Antenatal Access

In partnership with the University of Saskatchewan, Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) will…

Health & Nutrition

Preventing Cervial Cancer in India through Self-sampling (PCCIS)

Ryerson will test the introduction of a self-sampling method, supported by a sexual health literacy…

Health & Nutrition

Increasing poultry production in Zambia

OVO will test the distribution of solar chicken egg incubators with related training as a…

Agriculture

Kieni Fighters Resource Centre for Women and Girls

KIDS Initiative will test a new holistic prevention program, the Kieni Fighter Resource Centre for…

Health & Nutrition

Inclusive E-Learning for Ugandan Youth

Embrace International Foundation will test a new approach to self-directed e-learning through the use of…

Education

Midwifery Active Digitization Empowerment Initiative for Tanzania

CNIS will test the use of digital augmentation to improve and expand the delivery of…

Health & Nutrition

Girls Groundswell

Canada SOS will test an innovative approach to improving educational performance and retention among rural…

Education

A platform against violence on women journalists in Sudan

Alternatives will develop and test a new digital database, Harassmap, as a way to improve…

Gender Equality

Technology and Training for Quality and Equality

Change for Children Association PROJECT: Technology and Training for Quality and EqualityREGION: Latin AmericaTHEME: Education [addtoany] Impact Facts…

Education

News & Events

Job Opening: Financial Coordinator

The Financial Coordinator will assist with the accounting operations of MCIC, and in particular the FIT program in accordance with Global Affairs Canada standards. Deadline: October 25, 2021

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Job Opening: Communications Specialist

The Communications Specialist will be responsible for implementing communication strategies for the FIT program to internal and external stakeholders and to the public. This position will also support FIT’s Public Engagement activities. Deadline: Until position is filled.

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Testing innovative solutions

to advance gender equality and empower women and girls.

About Us

Eligibility Criteria

Application Process

Testing Innovation

Human rights and Indigenous Women Empowerment through Audiovisual Activities in Brazil

Improving maternal, newborn and child health outcomes by using innovative and community-centric approaches

Byuka Bakobwa (Wake Up Girls!)

Holistic Gender-Based Violence Prevention & Response

Mobile technology: Mentoring and professional learning communities for women teachers in The Gambia

Building Bridges for Prevention: Women and Security Actors Prevent Child Recruitment and Use in South Sudan

Improving WASH for health care facilities and women’s health: Testing the STREAMS approach in Malawi

Equal Access to Justice for Women in Honduras

‘Leaving No One Behind’: Empowering Persons with Albinism, particularly Women and Adolescent Girls in Rural Regions of Sierra Leone

Empowering rural women in Burkina Faso

Adolescent Girl Empowerment through Capacity Building and Water Innovation in Northern Mozambique

Creating Safe Spaces for Learning: My Body, My Health, and My Future (M3 virtual platform)

Improving resilience to increase nutritional outcomes for women and children in Benin

Promoting Community-Based Tabletop Simulation Development

Women’s Empowerment, Agricultural Innovation, and Climate Change Adaptation

Eradicating Child Marriage in Sierra Leone

Women’s Empowerment via Menstrual Hygiene and Livelihood Integration

Meshkat Community: Shining a Light on Gender Equality in Jordan

Writing a Path out of Poverty: Testing a Cash Calculator with Extremely Poor Women in Northern Kenya

Learning Community and Incubator for Gender Equality Projects in Nicaragua

It Takes a Village to Heal

Farmer-led Tools, Dashboard Development, and the Future of Farming

Remote Ultrasound capacity building for Antenatal Access

Preventing Cervial Cancer in India through Self-sampling (PCCIS)

Increasing poultry production in Zambia

Kieni Fighters Resource Centre for Women and Girls

Inclusive E-Learning for Ugandan Youth

Midwifery Active Digitization Empowerment Initiative for Tanzania

Girls Groundswell

A platform against violence on women journalists in Sudan

Technology and Training for Quality and Equality

Job Opening: Financial Coordinator

Job Opening: Communications Specialist

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