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<div lang="EN-CA" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail-m_7692147647934670065WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px">Dear all,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px">The Embassy of Canada in Vietnam is pleased to open its call for proposals for the 2018-2019 Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI). This year, the Vietnam CFLI will focus on: <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7692147647934670065MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:60.55pt"><u></u><span>1.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      <span> </span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US">Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls;</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7692147647934670065MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:60.55pt"><u></u><span>2.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      <span> </span></span></span><u></u>Inclusive governance, including diversity, democracy, human rights and the rule of law;<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7692147647934670065MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:60.55pt"><u></u><span>3.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">      <span> </span></span></span><u></u>Environment and climate change focusing on adaptation and mitigation, as well as on water management.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px">Organisations are invited to submit a proposal based on the<span> </span><b>attached documents on or before June 11, 2018.</b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px">The attached application form<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">,<span> </span></span>budget template should be used for proposals. Please fill in the project summary sheet if your application is Vietnamese language. Additional details are included in the attached Call for Proposals.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px">Regards,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><b><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:&quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96)"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></b></p></div></div>CFLI Vietnam </div>