Canada announces projects in Colombia to support most vulnerable populations Format Backgrounder Canada has announced $29.5 million in development assistance for 6 projects to support high-quality education, peace and economic prosperity in Colombia caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the crisis in Venezuela. Innovative approaches to ensuring vulnerable children and adolescents receive high-quality education: $20 million over 8 years This project is a public- and private-sector fund that will create a marketplace for affordable education solutions that can be expanded to serve the most vulnerable in Colombia. It will strengthen the education ecosystem and improve education public policy, using a results-based payment approach to achieve greater impact. Canada’s contribution will leverage co-financing investments from 4 of Colombia’s leading private sector foundations. Colombia’s Ministry of Education is a partner key to the sustainability of the marketplace.