Canada funding project to empower LGBTQ communities

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From left are: Raiza Khan – Consultant Psychologist at EQUAL Guyana, Canadian High Commissioner Mark Berman, Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira, Anil Persaud – Managing Director of EQUAL Guyana and Scott Singh – Project Coordinator at EQUAL Guyana. (Canadian High Commission photo)
From left are: Raiza Khan – Consultant Psychologist at EQUAL Guyana, Canadian High Commissioner Mark Berman, Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira, Anil Persaud – Managing Director of EQUAL Guyana and Scott Singh – Project Coordinator at EQUAL Guyana. (Canadian High Commission photo)

The High Commission of Canada yesterday held a signing ceremony for a new project that seeks to empower LGBTQ communities here.

A release from the Canadian High Commission said that the project will be funded through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) and implemented by EQUAL Guyana. The value of the funding was not stated.

It said that EQUAL Guyana is a non-governmental human rights organisation whose aim is to engage, educate and empower LGBTQ communities and allies in Guyana to “create an atmosphere of acceptance and respect that can foster individual and community development”.