The two countries established a network of contacts between parliamentary, governmental, and non-governmental organizations, as well as strategic and security ties.
It is governed by a 16 member board of directors that links federal, provincial and territorial governments with non-governmental health-related groups.
Through microfinance institutions such as credit unions, financial non-governmental organizations and even commercial banks poor people can obtain small loans and safeguard their savings.
At first, they had to set up a non-governmental organization (NGO) in which the assistance would be donations from different international organizations.
The network of forestknowledge.net comprises forest research institutes, forest administrations, forest owner associations and other non-governmental organisations offering access to expert knowledge.