Canadian International Development Agency, Ottawa.

Canadian International Development Agency, Ottawa 819-953-6238

Service d'assistance canadienne aux organismes and Canada 25: Young Leaders Forum (Toronto) Canada-Cameroon project to promote greater public involvement in local governance: to strengthen the capacity of two provincial associations of elected municipal officials and one non-governmental organization (active in every province in Cameroon) to increase public participation in community development activities and in the upcoming 2007 elections, and to support the strategic interests of marginalized groups such as women and youth. This will be done through a series of needs assessments workshops, train-the-trainers sessions and awareness-raising campaigns. The project involves 80 Canadian mayors and municipal councillors, and 25 young Canadians. CIDA contribution: $599,983

Voluntary Service Overseas Canada, Institute on Governance: Strengthening communities rights and empowerment, Bangladesh: to improve the lives of some of the most disadvantaged people in one of the poorest countries in the world, by building the capacity of local communities to participate in decision-making and ensure that poor people's voices inform and influence government policy at national and local levels. The project will provide training to communities on how to identify and exercise their basic rights, and to local governments on how to deliver effective programs. It is expected to benefit three communities with a total population of over 4.8 million. CIDA contribution. $562,337

United Nations Population Fund: To support a United Nations effort to assist the survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The project will work with other international agencies, non-government organizations and the DRC transitional government to address this systemic problem that plagues the region. $15M