The HALO Trust
$3,500,000.00 CAD
≈ 45 Canadians' average pay for a year
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Sri Lanka
- Fiscal year
- 2023-2024
- Agreement period
- March 27, 2024 – December 31, 2026
- Reference
- CA-3-P013295001
Published purpose
This project aims to increase access to resettlement, livelihood opportunities, and enhance stability and security in mine-cleared areas of Northern Sri Lanka for war-affected women, men, girls and boys. Project activities include: (1) clearing landmines and other explosive remnants of war and releasing land back to land owners and internally displaced people; (2) delivering targeted and mainstreamed capacity-building trainings for women and men HALO staff to increase their opportunities for post-mine action employment; and (3) increasing awareness among women and men HALO staff of the importance and value of gender equality.
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Imported July 30, 2026 from Global Affairs Canada IATI data