Foundation For International Training

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The Foundation for International Training (FIT), is a non-
profit, development services agency, registered under the
Canadian Federal Charter. It is based in Toronto, Canada. Its purpose is to further social and economic progress in developing countries and countries in transition, by strengthening human capabilities. FIT's mission is to foster and increase the capacities of local institutions in the public and private sectors, by strengthening human resources for development.

Since its inception in 1976, FIT has completed more than 600 projects in over 50 countries around the world financed by the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the World
Bank, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA and the governments themselves. It has worked with a variety of governmental, private sector and non-
governmental organisations in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the
Caribbean, Central & Eastern Europe, the Middle East and the
South Pacific. This broad experience has evolved into a dynamic capability for capacity building.

FIT is governed by a board of leading internationalists. Its programs are designed and administered by a staff of development specialists working from headquarters in Toronto. In most cases, activities in the field are carried out by local resource people working with development professionals drawn from FIT's multinational, computerized roster of over 400 technical and training specialists.

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