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Results that cross borders

IDRC’s Canadian Partnerships program supports institutions working to find effective solutions to common problems. From investigating the impact of volunteer-abroad programs on students and the communities they visit, to the role of sports in development, or the benefits of hand-held computers for health practitioners in the field, IDRC-funded researchers are finding answers.

The results of the broad range of work supported by the Canadian Partnerships program can be found in the reviews, working papers, policy briefs, and workshop reports below.

IDRC funds the research component of the International Forum of the Social and Solidarity Economy (FIESS)

In organizing the FIESS, the Montréal-based organization, Chantier de l’économie sociale, aimed to contribute to strengthening partnerships and dialogue between civil society, public authorities, and other organizations working for the establishment...

Bhutan reorganizes its education system

In 2009, Bhutan's prime minister, the Honourable Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley, committed to an unprecedented reorganization of the country's education system based on Gross National Happiness (GNH) principles. Thanks to strong collaboration from...

A feminist approach to North-South relations: the Inter Pares case

Inter Pares. a Canadian non-governmental organization, prides itself on how well it has succeeded in integrating a feminist approach in all its activities. For most of the organization's 35-year history, feminist analysis and principles have played...

Colombia’s controversial disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration process

Colombia has been implementing its disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration process since 2005. The goal: allow some 30,000 ex-combatants to regain a place in society by significantly reducing their prison sentences. Although the "Justice...