Through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), the High Commission of Canada is pleased to contribute CAD69,000 in funding to two Saint Lucian non-governmental organizations to protect and promote the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons. Following an open call for proposals, the Canadian High Commission selected Sacred Sports Foundation Inc. and the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE) as two of its eight Eastern Caribbean CFLI projects for 2022-2023. Canada will provide CAD25,000 to the Sacred Sports Foundation, a 2021 CFLI recipient, to implement phase two of its ‘This is ME and YOU’ project creating sustainable safe