Cowater International Inc.
$11,500,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Pakistan
- Fiscal year
- 2001-2002
- Agreement period
- August 15, 2001 – September 30, 2009
- Project status
- Closed
- Reference
- CA-3-A030696001
Published purpose
Collaborating with the Punjab provincial government, this project works in two districts, Kasur and Lodhran, building the knowledge of communities and municipal government officials through training, joint citizen-official interchanges and communication materials designed for non-literate people. These tools ensure communities are aware of democratic principles and practices so they can be fully involved in the decision-making processes. At the same time, it ensures that government officials are equally aware of citizen rights and are transparent and accountable in their governing. The project also has a small fund component, the Punjab Initiative Fund, which selects small-scale innovative projects of communities, such as waste management to generate local income, which have the potential for replication in the province. It is implemented through a mixture of Canadian, Pakistani and international expertise.
In plain English AI-generated
This project, implemented by Cowater International in Pakistan, works with the Punjab provincial government to train communities and municipal officials on democratic principles, citizen rights, and accountability, and includes a small fund for community-led innovative projects.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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