Humanitarian projects to be implemented to finance from Canada Fund
Ambassador of Canada to Mongolia David Sproule signed the Contribution agreements with this year’s Canada Fund finalists.
Ambassador of Canada to Mongolia David Sproule signed the Contribution agreements with this year’s Canada Fund finalists. Some five Mongolian foundation and NGOs were chosen as finalists to implement projects for the target groups between 2019 and 2020. The General education school in Selenge most northern province and the General Hospital of Bulgan central province will also benefit from this year’s funding. This year, the projects are focused mainly on Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls; Inclusive governance, including diversity, democracy, human rights and the rule of law; Human dignity, covering health, education and nutrition; Growth that works for everyone, including women’s economic rights, decent jobs and entrepreneurship, investing in the poorest and most vulnerable, and safeguarding economic gains. Since 1997, funding of the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives for small projects in Mongolia has reached about CAD 7 million which focused on reducing poverty and strengthening good governance.
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