Ulaanbaatar
Canada Fund finalists selected
Society
Ulaanbaatar
/MONTSAME/ On May 27, Ambassador of Canada to Mongolia David Sproule, signed
the Contribution agreements with this year’s Canada Fund finalists. Among the
finalists were Zorig Foundation, Lantuun Dokhio NGO, Deaf Education NGO,
Business Council of Mongolia, and Bulgan One Generation Club NGO which will
implement projects for the target groups between 2019 and 2020. The General
education school of Saikhan soum in Selenge aimag and the General Hospital of
Bulgan aimag will also benefit from this year’s funding.
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.
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.
