Canada injects development and aid money into Central America 

Author Jahanzeb Hussain

The Canadian government announced it will provide $41.15 million in development and aid funding to Guatemala and Honduras during Minister Ahmed Hussen’s visit to the region this month.

Most of that money will go towards development initiatives, while humanitarian programs will receive the rest.

Two Canadian foundations, including the Tula Foundation and SOCODEVI, were singled out to receive funding.

It’s hoped the funding will help reduce Indigenous teenage pregnancy and mortality rates in Guatemala and provide financial help for women and youth working in the honey and coffee industries in Honduras.

Other initiatives will help the countries tackle climate change and work on justice, gender and youth issues.

Canada considers economic development a sustainable way to reduce irregular migration from and through Central America heading toward North America. Funding to help women and girls is central to Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy.

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  • Jahanzeb Hussain reports on global aid and international cooperation. He has over a decade of experience in journalism and research, spanning across multiple countries. He holds a research masters in anthropology from L'École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris. He currently lives in Montreal.

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