From 2019 to 2022, I was the Canadian Project Director of the Building Extractive Sector Governance in Colombia “Comunica” Project ($20.8M CAD)funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by Alinea International. Comunica provided Canadian and international technical assistance to Colombian government agencies responsible for management of the natural resources and extractive sectors. The project team helped strengthen the capacities of government entities to enable the Colombian extractive sector to contribute to more environmentally sustainable and equitable economic growth. Comunica worked directly with more than 4,700 national, regional and local government leaders and officials, community members, business representatives and civil society. Indirectly, the project reached another 7,500 community members through partnerships and capacity development work with local and regional governments, hospitals, schools and training organizations.

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