Donor and Research Partnerships
IDRC joins forces with Canadian and international funders to increase the resources going toward research that addresses the needs of developing countries. These include the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the UK Department for International Development, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
IDRC teams up with other Canadian agencies to create opportunities for researchers from Canada and the developing world to collaborate on research of common interest and global importance. These efforts encourage fresh approaches and innovative solutions in a variety of areas: they include the International Research Chairs Initiative, the Global Health Research Initiative, the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund, and the International Research Initiative on Adaptation to Climate Change.
A number of private foundations have also chosen to partner with IDRC, notably the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation, among others.
To coordinate its activities, IDRC has its head office in Ottawa and regional offices in Cairo, Dakar, Delhi, Montevideo, Nairobi, and Singapore.
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