Canada announces a new COL project for empowering women and girls

The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Canadian Minister of International Development, announced a new partnership with COL. The CAD 6 million project, between fiscal years 2023 and 2025, aims to improve the realisation of human rights for women and girls from disadvantaged communities in selected areas of five Commonwealth member states: Bangladesh, Malawi, Mozambique, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

In thanking Minister Sajjan for this grant, Professor Asha Kanwar added, “We are grateful to the Government of Canada for promoting women’s empowerment, not just here but also in countries where girls grow old before their years. We share this priority, and by focusing on leading paradigm shifts, COL can become an effective instrument for Canada to reach the last person in the queue.”