Head of Development Cooperation, Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Ms. Linda Enrichs, who spoke during the launch of the Livelihood and Nutrition Empowerment (LINE) and the Bauchi Opportunities for Responsive Maternal Neonatal and Child Health (BORN) Projects in Bauchi recently, said the five year LINE and BORN projects are being implemented in the state by development partners namely Oxfam and Plan International Nigeria respectively with funding from the Canadian Commission.
Enrichs, who represented the Canadian High Commissioner at the launch of the two projects, said the Canadian Commission is supporting the State with the funds to complement its efforts to address poverty by empowering farmers in the state under the LINE project.
She explained that an expected targeted of 10,000 farming households would benefit through a combination of crop, livestock and nutritional interventions, adding that over 80,000 people in the state would benefit from the process through holistic approach of the LINE project.
She said the BORN Project on the other hand is targeted at reducing child killer diseases as well as infants and maternal mortality rates through strengthening health and education institutions in the state.
She expressed joy that the relationship between the Canadian Commission and the Bauchi State government, which was stalled for five years due to insurgency in the north-east, has been renewed through the launch of LINE and BORN.
Enrichs noted that the two projects are in line with the goals of the Bauchi State government to prioritise health and agriculture, areas she said the Canadian commission also has focus.
