Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation - Institutional Support - 2012-13

This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC). The Commonwealth Secretariat uses these funds along with other donor funding to achieve its mandate. The Commonwealth Secretariat’s mandate is to work as a trusted partner for all Commonwealth people as: a force for peace democracy equality equity respect and good governance; a catalyst for global consensus-building; and a source of assistance for sustainable development and poverty eradication. Canada’s support to the Commonwealth Secretariat contributes to achieving progress in democracy rule of law human rights public sector development economic development environmentally sustainable development and human development in developing countries across the Commonwealth.

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (i) improved democratic practices rule of law and respect for human rights by Commonwealth country governments; and (ii) strengthened development and implementation of pro-poor economic growth and sustainable development policies and programs which integrate gender equality human rights and youth considerations.