Carrefour de solidarité internationale (CSI) is provided with $ 2 million by the Government of Canada. Spread over five years, this funding aims to support an initiative to fight poverty in Mali.
The project ” Djonkoli kènè : space for women and youth for entrepreneurship “is a collaboration of ITUC and the Malian Kilabo organization, which aims to help more than a hundred thousand people, especially women, lift themselves out of poverty. Financial support from the Canadian government will allow the establishment of a skills development program for Kilabo and local mediators.according to ITUC.
The grant received for the project represents, according to ITUCthe maximum amount earned by the organization for a project related only to Mali.
Help needed
For the Sherbrooke organization, the pandemic season represents a funding challenge. This contribution is coming to provide help. ang ITUC has, however, managed to hold its own in recent years thanks to changed and stable organizationsaid communications and fundraising officer for the organization, Camille Faure-Brac.
The latter recalls that the situation of insecurity in Mali also affects the work of the organization. He points out that, for security reasons, the ITUC There are no interns or teams on site at this time. However, Camille Faure-Brac mentioned that the organization enjoys the trust of its local partners to accomplish its mission.
Source: Radio-Canada
