Thanking Canada for their Contribution

On 22 August Canada announced its pledge of $930.4M CAD to the Global Fund, an increase of just over 15%! Please find below some tools you can use to show your support of Canada’s pledge.

GFAN Speaker Loyce Maturu was delighted to be able to personally attend Canada’s pledge announcement in Toronto and thank the Canadian Government on behalf of Peter Sands.

We have a template letter (et en français ici) that can be sent to your local or regional Canadian Embassy or you can create a pdf and send it via social media or directly to the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca.

Here are some sample social media posts that you can use:

Twitter:
Thank you @CanadaDev & @canadianpm for your contribution to the @GlobalFund – Thanks to your contribution more lives can be saved from #AIDS #TB and #Malaria. With your increased support we are one step closer to getting back on track to #EndtheEpidemics

Facebook:
Thank you @JustinPJTrudeau, @CanadaFP & @CanadaDevelopment for your contribution to @theglobalfund – Thanks to your contribution more lives can be saved from AIDS, TB and Malaria. With your increased support we are one step closer to getting back on track to #EndtheEpidemics

Consider including in your tweets:

The Prime Minister’s office: @JustinTrudeau & @canadianpm
The Minister of International Development @MaryamMonsef
The Minister of Foreign Affairs @cafreeland

Consider including these images (image 1 and image 2) or videos (video 1 and video 2) your tweets:

Here are some sample social media posts that you can use:

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