Baltic Initiatives Program (BIP)
Project Name:
Baltic Initiatives Program (BIP)

Partners:
Various organizations in Canada and the Baltic States

Countries:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Funder:
CIDA

Sector:
Fund Management

Project Value:
$1,901,000

Duration:
March 1999 – September 2003

Goal:
To fund small-scale technical assistance and training programs that support the transition to a market economy and democratic development in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The BIP promotes people-to-people development through small-scale training projects. Through the BIP, FIT supports projects designed and delivered jointly by Canadian and Baltic partners that address critical social and economic needs in the region. Projects are funded through cost sharing between the BIP and Canadian and Baltic partners from the public, private and non-profit sectors. Through BIP, FIT has supported partnerships in the areas of health promotion, housing policy, human resource management, environment, institutional support and management, and good governance.

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