Thank you very much. Your comments were very interesting in many respects.
Oxfam is certainly known around the world for its actions and its expertise during humanitarian crises. As you may know, Oxfam Canada celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. From the beginning, we have worked on humanitarian issues, but we have also worked on long-term development. Oxfam Canada, like the Oxfam family, focuses on working with civil society organizations and other partners in the countries in which Oxfam operates.
With respect to gender equality, let us look at Nicaragua, South Africa or Pakistan, where Oxfam is working. We build connections with all kinds of civil society organizations: core community organizations; NGOs working on issues such as gender equality, humanitarian issues or food safety. We believe our role is not only to support them financially and help enhance their capacity, but also to serve as a facilitator.
To get back to Mr. Hawn's earlier question, we know that we act as a little hub. We work with a lot of different partners and we know that we can all benefit from these conversations. We need to talk to each other.
The issue of gender equality is a very sensitive one. Even here in Canada we haven't quite sorted out the issue. We need to respect that in the countries we're working in. The questions and the problems will be different. Things may be similar, but the problem will be different from country to country. We rely on our partners. We're not talking about a single partner, of course, but a group of partners with whom we work to analyze and better understand how this issue presents itself in the country or in the communities.
It's a conversation, an exchange. It's not up to us to dictate what must be done to address gender equality. We believe it's important and we talk to our partners to learn about how they see the problem, and together we decide.