Cowater International Inc.

$9,500,000.00 CAD

≈ 121 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
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Recipient country
Pakistan
Fiscal year
2007-2008
Agreement period
January 4, 2008 – July 31, 2013
Project status
Closed
Reference
CA-3-A032843001

Published purpose

This project responds to a request from the Government of the North West Frontier Province to support the objectives set out in Pakistan's devolution plan to decentralize the delivery of social services. The project aims to strengthen the role of civil society in social service planning, delivery, and monitoring; increase commitment to gender responsiveness in social service delivery; strengthen the capacity of public servants to engage with citizens and support citizens' role in service delivery; and broaden the base of support for devolution. Activities are being implemented in partnership with the Sarhad Rural Support Program, a local Pakistan non-governmental organization.

In plain English AI-generated

This project supports Pakistan's devolution plan by strengthening civil society's role in social service planning and delivery, improving gender responsiveness, and building public servant capacity to engage citizens, implemented with a local NGO.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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