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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A signing ceremony of the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) project took place at Embassy of Canada located on the 6th floor of Central Tower yesterday on August 15. The project was officially commenced as Canadian Ambassador Ed Jager along with the implementing NGOs and civil society organizations signed it.
The Canada Fund has been operating since 1997 in Mongolia, contributing significantly to the development of Mongolia’s economy, culture and society for the past 20 years. During this time, the Canada Fund has provided grants in over 240 soums of 21 aimags through over 400 projects worth CAD 6 million.
From over 750 project proposals sent to the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives for 2017-2018, 13 projects in Ulaanbaatar, Bulgan and Uvurkhangai has been selected to be granted CAD 175 thousand. The selected projects include projects, such as installment of medical equipments in the HIV/AIDS/STI diagnostic center of National Center for Communicable Diseases, “Opportunities of Hiring Intellectually Disabled People for Personal Assistance” project implementing by “Tugeemel Hugjil” /Universal Development/.
The CFLI program has been implemented in over a hundred developing countries to empower gender equality; to promote human development, specifically in the areas of health, nutrition and education; to champion human rights, inclusive and accountable governance, democracy, peaceful pluralism, and respect for diversity; to support inclusive and green economic growth; to promote action on the environment, including water and climate change; to promote peace and security.
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Published Date:2017-08-16