We have made contributions to the Global Fund, to the World Food Programme, to the GAVI Alliance. Our contributions to maternal, newborn, and child health are unmatched by anybody. We have put money into the drought relief in east Africaé This year we stepped up to the plate with the Sahel crisis matching fund with a contribution of close to $56 million. Canadians have to know that Canada is intimately involved with Africa, that we care deeply.
I know, Mr. Siebert, that your organization has received funding from CIDA. You've been active in the Sahel region. I wonder if you could tell the committee about some of the projects that you have undertaken, what successes you have had, and how you see Mali and the Sahel area in general moving forward.