Government of Canada; Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Country Resources Child and Youth General Policies, Laws, Strategies & Plans, Service Standards Canada Policy document

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The objectives of this strategy are to “support young women and young men to become healthy, educated, and productive citizens of tomorrow by:

- encouraging efforts to improve child and maternal health through ensuring children have the best possible start to life, beginning with healthy mothers;
- improving the equitable access of children and youth to quality education and learning opportunities, with a special emphasis on girls; and
- helping ensure the rights and protection of children and youth, particularly girls, from violence, exploitation, and abuse.

In pursuing those objectives, this Children and Youth Strategy will ensure equality between women and men, environmental sustainability, and governance and human rights are integrated across all CIDA programming and that CIDA programming is aligned with CIDA’s strategies on sustainable economic growth and food security.

CIDA will work to ensure children and youth in situations of emergency, conflict, post-conflict, and fragility have access to relevant and appropriate services and opportunities.”

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