Canadian International Development Agency CIDA

Community Action, June 16, 2003

Save A Family Plan, London: 519-672-1115, to work with local community-based organizations in southern India to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development. $1.9 million

Canada World Youth, Montreal. To support exchange programs between Canadian and African youth, as well as youth exchanges between African countries, that will focus on addressing environmental issues. $12 million

Canadian HIV/AIDS coalition. (Care Canada, World Vision, Foster Parents Plan, and Save the Children). To further its support of African young people, with a focus on the social issues surrounding AIDS. $12 million

War Child Canada and Defence for Children International-Canada. To further support their work in promoting the human rights of children and in raising awareness of war-affected children. $6 million

Foster Parents Plan of Canada. For a three-year programor work with local communities in Ecuador, Honduras, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, and Uganda to improve the lives of children and youth, allocated as follows: $1.6 million for tion to improve the quality primary education in culturally appropriate curricula, including training and equipment for teachers, and community involvement; $1.7 million for HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention in Honduras to educate youth about sexually transmitted diseases and other aspects of sexual reproductive health; $1.6 million for primary education in Sierra Leone to provide learning materials designed to help war-affected children, as well as repair and strengthen the school system in areas where peace has been restored; $1 million for community development in Sri Lanka to improve schools and health facilities in disadvantaged plantation communities; $1 million for HIV/AIDS prevention in Uganda to provide services such as counselling, maternal care, and treatment for sexual and reproductive health. $7-million contribution.