Thank you for the question. If you don't mind, I will answer it in English.
When we talk about what aid Canada is providing, we're providing aid to countries that are independent, that have their own social movements and have a variety of perspectives within their own community. We're not saying that every single person in any of these countries wants access to these services. What we're saying is that there is a demand for it. There is an unmet need, whether it's for family planning, contraception or safe abortion, and those who want it should be able to have access to it.
I know the first question was about how we are influencing policy in these countries and how we are influencing culture. That is not our role; our role is to support civil society actors and local governments to make choices for their own communities.
What we do see, though, is that in every single country around the world, women get pregnant when they don't want to and look for a way to have an abortion. Whether it's illegal, safe or not safe, it's happening. It's a matter of asking, “How are we making this come out of the shadows?” It's about having safe services and medical options for women in every single country in the world, without exception.
I also want to add something on the issue of safe abortion. We know that it's a critical component of a life of dignity. We know the number of women who die in unsafe abortions every year. We've talked about Canada ramping up the investment in sexual and reproductive health and rights around the world, but, in the first reporting year of Canada's new commitment, less than $2 million went to supporting safe abortion services. You know what health care costs. You can imagine that, if you trickle that around the world, it's not a whole lot of money, so this is an area where we'd like to see Canada ramping up in particular, because most donors are not investing in that.
When we talk about safe abortion, it's also postabortion care. I've worked in countries, like Kenya, where the emergency rooms are flooded with women who have had unsafe abortions, so there is a huge weight on the public health care system and on hospitals. Also, these are women whose futures are compromised. They might not be able to have children later when they want or have health problems for the rest of their lives, so this is really an area where Canada can be investing.
I would say one more thing. It's also about supporting social movements and women's rights organizations that have an important role in norm, attitude and behaviour change. These organizations are talking to communities and changing mindsets around women's sexuality and around women's agency and choice. What we would also like to see at Oxfam is more Canadian funding going directly to civil society and women's rights organizations, not exclusively to large multilateral programs and government agencies.