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Canada's aid to Eswatini

$45,143,408 reported from 2005-06 to 2024-25 across 167 projects and 115 recipient organizations.

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Total, all years

$45.1M

2005-06 to 2024-25

Latest year

$2.8M

2024-25

Projects

167

with money reported

Recipient organizations

115

all years

What this money equals at home

Based on $45.1M given abroad as grants on this page. Not counted: $94 in repayable loans.

139

family doctors paid for a year

Average gross clinical payment to a family physician, 2023-24. Includes the doctor's office costs. CIHI, A profile of physicians in Canada

535

registered nurses paid for a year

Median wage of $43.27 an hour (2023-24) for 1,950 hours (37.5 hours a week). Wages only, no benefits. Job Bank, Government of Canada

0.02

new 548-bed hospitals

The new St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver: $2.174 billion for up to 548 beds (2021 budget). Government of British Columbia, March 8, 2021

175

affordable homes built

Rapid Housing Initiative: $4 billion for more than 15,500 permanent affordable homes, about $258,000 each. CMHC, Rapid Housing Initiative

2,028

homeless people housed with support for a year

Housing First for people with high needs: $22,257 per person per year. Measured in 2014 dollars, so today's number of people would be lower. Mental Health Commission of Canada, At Home/Chez Soi final report

2.1 days

of Veterans Affairs Canada's entire budget

Total planned spending of Veterans Affairs Canada for 2025-26: $7.83 billion. Veterans Affairs Canada, 2025-26 Departmental Plan

These comparisons use average Canadian costs to show the scale of the money. They are not a costed plan.

Spending by fiscal year

2005-06$9.6M
2006-07$1.0M
2007-08$934K
2008-09$641K
2009-10$446K
2010-11$773K
2011-12$1.3M
2012-13$1.1M
2013-14$1.2M
2014-15$1.1M
2015-16$565K
2016-17$4.0M
2017-18$2.1M
2018-19$2.7M
2019-20$1.5M
2020-21$2.0M
2021-22$3.0M
2022-23$5.0M
2023-24$3.2M
2024-25$2.8M

Read firstFiles before 2016-17 cover only CIDA and DFATD development programs. From 2016-17 they cover every federal department and the provinces, which is why totals jump. Amounts are nominal Canadian dollars per fiscal year (April to March). Aid type was not recorded before 2010-11. Negative amounts are repayments.

By cause

Population & reproductive health$15.1M33.4%
Health$9.7M21.5%
Emergency response$5.6M12.4%
Government & civil society$4.8M10.7%
Other social services$1.9M4.1%
Multisector$1.7M3.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$1.5M3.4%
Unallocated$903K2.0%
Environment$834K1.8%
Industry, mining & construction$773K1.7%
Education$727K1.6%
Banking & finance$471K1.0%
Trade & tourism$439K1.0%
Disaster prevention$259K0.6%
Water & sanitation$169K0.4%
8 others$304K0.7%

By department

Global Affairs Canada$45.1M99.8%
Finance Canada$62K0.1%
International Development Research Centre$16K0.0%
Canadian Space Agency$5200.0%

By aid type

Core contributions to multilaterals & global funds$16.5M36.5%
Not recorded$12.7M28.1%
Project-type interventions$6.7M14.9%
Canadian personnel$5.8M12.9%
Earmarked funds via implementing partners$3.4M7.6%
Other technical assistance$34K0.1%

Top 25 recipient organizations

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria$12.0M26.7%
Canadian Crossroads International$7.1M15.7%
World Bank$5.1M11.3%
WFP - World Food Programme$4.5M9.9%
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund$3.9M8.7%
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation$3.3M7.4%
GEF - Global Environment Facility$1.2M2.6%
CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation$1.2M2.6%
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations$774K1.7%
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme$767K1.7%
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade$549K1.2%
Bulembu International$490K1.1%
UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund$357K0.8%
Uncoded$292K0.6%
(not specified)$223K0.5%
Commonwealth Games Association of Canada$223K0.5%
IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development$196K0.4%
Grand Challenges Canada$193K0.4%
COL - Commonwealth of Learning$160K0.4%
Red Cross Int'l Aid Trust of Canada C/O Int'l Federation of Red Cross$153K0.3%
WHO - World Health Organization$152K0.3%
ILO - International Labour Organization$136K0.3%
University of Manitoba Department of Medical Microbiology$123K0.3%
Clinton Health Access Initiative$115K0.3%
Green Climate Fund$88K0.2%
90 others$1.9M4.2%

Top 25 projects

all years, by total amount

#	Project	Amount
1	(no title in the data) M010846003 · 2005-06 Main recipient: World Bank	$5.1M $5,100,000
2	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Institutional Support 2017-2019 P002028001 ↗ · 2017-18 to 2019-20 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$3.8M $3,811,495
3	United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund COVAX Delivery Grant P011763001 ↗ · 2022-23 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$3.4M $3,400,000
4	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Institutional support 2023 to 2025 P012277001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$3.4M $3,376,031
5	(no title in the data) M013431001 ↗ · 2011-12 to 2014-15 Main recipient: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation	$3.3M $3,333,000
6	Fonds mondial de lutte contre le sida, la tuberculose et le paludisme-Appui Institutionnel 2020-2022 P005247001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2022-23 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$2.9M $2,914,223
7	Canadian Crossroads International - Volunteer Cooperation 2020-2028 P007307001 ↗ · 2020-21 to 2024-25 Main recipient: Canadian Crossroads International	$2.8M $2,751,700
8	(no title in the data) M012087002 · 2005-06 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$2.5M $2,550,000
9	Institutional Support to Global Fund P000656 · 2016-17 Main recipient: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria	$1.9M $1,931,384
10	(no title in the data) S064525PRG ↗ · 2009-10 to 2015-16 Main recipient: Canadian Crossroads International	$1.4M $1,441,718
11	(no title in the data) S062446PRG · 2005-06 to 2008-09 Main recipient: Canadian Crossroads International	$1.4M $1,352,093
12	Skills for Change: Engaging Volunteers for Development Results P000807001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: Canadian Crossroads International	$894K $893,878
13	El Niño Crisis - Global Support to the Food and Agriculture Organization 2016 P002116001 · 2016-17 Main recipient: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	$693K $693,250
14	(no title in the data) M012087001 · 2005-06 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$612K $612,000
15	World Food Programme - Long Term Institutional Support - 2021 à 2022 et de 2024 à 2025 P005248001 ↗ · 2021-22 to 2024-25 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$502K $501,932
16	(no title in the data) S064849001 ↗ · 2010-11 to 2012-13 Main recipient: Bulembu International	$490K $489,530
17	Seventh Replenishment (2018-2022) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P002441001 ↗ · 2018-19 to 2021-22 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$487K $487,432
18	(no title in the data) D001072001 ↗ · 2015-16 Main recipient: Canadian Crossroads International	$434K $433,761
19	World Food Programme - Long-Term Institutional Support 2016-2021 P001301001 ↗ · 2016-17 to 2020-21 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$389K $388,639
20	El Niño Crisis - Global Response - UNICEF 2016 P002119001 · 2016-17 Main recipient: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund	$379K $379,050
21	Eighth Replenishment (2022-2026) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) P010870001 ↗ · 2023-24 to 2024-25 Main recipient: GEF - Global Environment Facility	$352K $352,006
22	El Niño Crisis - Global Response - World Food Program 2016 P002118001 · 2016-17 Main recipient: WFP - World Food Programme	$306K $305,610
23	(no title in the data) M010939005 · 2005-06 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$295K $295,100
24	(no title in the data) M012646001 · 2007-08 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$295K $295,100
25	(no title in the data) M013000001 · 2008-09 Main recipient: CFTC - Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation	$289K $288,600