Ontario International Development Agency (OIDA) is a non governmental organization (NGO) registered in Ontario, Canada. OIDA does not represent
any political or religious groups. OIDA provides humanitarian programs to develop skills and alleviate poverty, chronic unemployment, and hunger in
rural communities in South Asian and West African countries. OIDA is actively involved in the creation of a conducive and sustainable environment
through programs and projects, fostering socio economic development by promoting ethnic harmony, ensuring the provision of equal opportunities to
all.
OIDA
funds
applied
research
by
researchers
from
South
Asian
and
West
African
countries
on
the
problems
they
identify
as
crucial
to
their
communities.
It
also
helps
to
obtain
technical
support
to
those
researchers
from
Canadian
universities
and
colleges,
institutions
and
Non
governmental
organizations
associated
with
it.
OIDA
builds
local
capacity
in
developing
countries
to
undertake
projects
and
create
innovations,
believing
that
people
from
developing,
especially
South
Asian
and
West
African
countries,
must
take
the
lead
in
producing
and
applying
knowledge
for
the
benefit
of
their
own
communities.
OIDA
also
fosters
alliances
and
knowledge sharing between scientific, academic, and development communities in Canada and developing countries, and supports its development projects.
International Development Policy and Mandate
The
purpose
of
development
assistance
is
to
support
sustainable
development
in
developing
countries,
in
order
to
reduce
poverty
and
to
contribute
to
a
more
secure, equitable, and prosperous world.
Development cooperation policy and programs will:
•
Advance
Canadian
values
of
global
citizenship,
equity,
and
environmental
sustainability,
as
well
as
Canadian
interests
regarding
security,
prosperity,
and
governance;
•
Deliver
visible,
durable
impact
on
the
world's
key
development
challenges
as
identified
in
the
Millennium
Development
Goals
(MDGs)
Focus
on
reducing
poverty through an effective and focused approach which will match Canadian niches with developing countries' needs in coordination with other partners;
•
Recognize and promote sustainable solutions to address the critical linkages between environmental degradation, poverty, and social inequity; and
•
Mobilize Canadians to build our society's capacity to contribute effectively to global poverty reduction.
Ontario Corporation #: 1673435
Agency Founded in 2001
