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Gender Equality Week: New policy makes a difference for women in Mongolia mining
In Mongolia, nearly 60,000 people work in the mining and extractive industry. Women make up less than 15 per cent of this total, according to a Gender Impact Assessment completed in 2018 by the Mongolian government, with support from SESMIM. Funded by Global Affairs...
Gender Equality Week: Alinea empowers women in Ghana
In rural northern Ghana, women ask their husbands for consent to work in jobs where they earn money. They also require approval from their husbands to travel outside of their homes and spend time in other communities. Alinea’s newest project to empower women is...
Alinea leads feasibility study for teaching hospital in Bangladesh
Many families in Bangladesh face unreliable healthcare. Neither public nor private providers meet the demand for affordable, quality health services. As a result, those that can afford it turn to outbound medical tourism, while those that cannot have no choice but to...
Five-year project in Mongolia concludes with major contributions to oil and gas sector management
Sustainable growth of Mongolia’s oil and gas sector has been a focus for Alinea International over the past five years. Funded by Global Affairs Canada, the Strengthening Extractive Sector Management in Mongolia project was designed to build capacity in the Mongolian...
Alinea Provides Natural Disaster Response Expertise in the Caribbean
Natural Disasters resulting from extreme weather conditions are becoming more frequent and are impacting locations in the Caribbean and beyond. In response, the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) developed a Rapid Response Programme for the reinstatement of...
Alinea to Manage DFID’s £ 95.8M Governance Fund in Eastern Europe
DFID’s Good Governance Fund (GGF) is building resilience in seven Eastern European countries by providing support for domestic reform agendas, which will reduce corruption; promote transparent and accountable institutions; and build open, inclusive economies and...
Empowering Ghanaian Women in Non-Traditional Trades
In partnership with Corporate, Professional and Industry Training (CPI Training) Alinea is embarking on a new, CAD8.5M, 5-year project working to enhance economic empowerment, well-being and inclusive growth for women in Ghana. The Global Affairs Funded “Empowering...
CDSF Hosts Ethiopia’s First Agriculture Digital Learning Symposium
On December 5th, 2019, Alinea's Capacity Development Support Facility (CDSF) project team, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Agricultural Growth Program (AGP), hosted the first ever...
Alinea Launches Education Project in Burkina Faso
Alinea and the Centre d'étude et de coopération internationale (CECI) are pleased to announce the launch of the Equity Support through Institutional and Technical Reforms Project to strengthen the Basic Education Strategic Development Program (PARITÉ). PARITÉ will...
Alinea Continues Reform Initiatives in Ukraine
Alinea is pleased to announce the funding of a new project in Ukraine. Support for Ukraine’s Reforms for Governance (SURG) will improve the quality of life of Ukraine’s citizens, particularly women and girls, through inclusive, citizen-centred and gender responsive...