The Embassy of Canada is sponsoring the Future Leader Summit (Cumbre de Futuras Líderes) from 21 to 23 March 2019 at the Renaissance Jaragua Hotel in Santo Domingo. Twenty women, 18 to 22 years old, were selected to represent Dominican women in the initiative. The event is co-sponsored by the UN Women agency and the Vice Presidency of the Dominican Republic. The women were selected for their interest in participating in the development of their community.
The Embassy of Canada says the program is part of the #ÉlporEllaRD campaign to foster activism among Dominican youths.
During the three days, the women will participate in meetings with government officers, multilateral organizations, non-governmental organization officers, in panels with influencers and will work to hone their skills to present community projects to the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) in 2020.
Ambassador Hemingway also announced that Elaine Féliz won their Gender Equality Leadership Award.
CFLI provides direct funding assistance to local non-governmental organizations and, in exceptional cases, international NGOs and government institutions, for small projects addressing gender equality and women empowerment, democratic governance, climate change and environment.
Also participating in the event was Minister of Women Janet Camilo and Minister of Youth Robianny Balcácer, among others.
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El Caribe
6 March 2019