Grants and Contributions

Through this 32-month systemic change project, The Africa Centre will help advance the economic security and prosperity of Black women through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within the settlement sector for Black Newcomer women. This will be achieved by collecting stories about the settlement experiences of Black immigrant women to identify discrepancies and gaps in the settlement services sector; collaborating with settlement services agencies to understand and reform existing practices; and developing and sharing equitable and inclusive policy and process recommendations with key decision-makers in the settlement ecosystem. The Africa Centre will work with identified key stakeholders and an external evaluator to create and implement evaluation frameworks, apply evaluation findings and measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project. By the end of the project the organization will have achieved meaningful outcomes and system improvements in their continuing goal to provide Black Newcomer women with equitable opportunities for economic advancement in Alberta.

Through this 20-month project, Nightwood Theatre will build its capacity to advance gender equality. The project will address industry-specific needs in their staff and organization to ensure they are well-positioned to support Feminist theatre in the GTA. The project will develop stronger leadership in its executive and department-specific trainings across the organization. Knowledge and skills on IT, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), and communications will be built in all staff, and a stronger organizational culture developed. Lastly, the organization will build their skills and resources to support their ongoing financial sustainability. Through the process, the organization will develop training resources so that the knowledge is maintained within the organization and future employees benefit as well

Through this 20-month project, Women’s Equity Lab will build its capacity to advance gender equality by addressing the barriers to investment for Canadian women. The project will increase the capacity of the organization’s management team and will conduct a review of the accessibility and impact of their processes, policies, and guiding documents, among other resources. This will include conducting a strategic planning review, the implementation of new technologies and tools for better monitoring, collaboration and engagement, and training in the principles of angel investing for member investors at the core of the organization. Technologies and tools new to the organization will be further utilized to create a national database of women-led and women-focused companies and better manage the organization’s finances. The organization will implement a national communication strategy for all member groups. Women’s Equity Lab will improve and increase engagement and collaboration with underrepresented groups including OLMCs, 2SLGBTQI+ communities, newcomers, Black, and racialized groups. They will do so by building an accessible and bilingual website, participating in conferences catered to underrepresented groups who may seek investment opportunities for their companies or to become member investors, as well as seeking out other direct engagement opportunities for feedback on organizational messaging and strategies.

Through this 32-month systemic change project, the Réseau des Chercheurs Africaines (RECAF) will help advance women's economic security and prosperity and representation in leadership and decision-making roles through systemic change. The project will address the need to support Black Francophone partner organizations in Ontario in integrating a gender lens in their operations and functioning. Specifically, the project will address the systemic barriers experienced by Francophone women in the community-based sector by conducting a series of systemic change learning circles with partner organizations, guiding them through a gender-based organizational audit, supporting them in integrating GBA+ strategies into their internal operations, and establishing a long-term follow-up plan to ensure the sustainability of the changes initiated. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 25 -month systemic change project, TRANSFORMATION INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIP & INNOVATION will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. The project will address systemic barriers faced by diverse women to assume leadership roles in the film industry in Ontario, by challenging gender stereotypes and biases and advocating for the required policy changes. Specifically, the organization will engage and consult with diverse women film directors and the film industry to lead a needs assessment. Based on the needs identified, they will develop a collection of resources, disseminate these resources and engage with representatives from the film business and relevant policy makers to raise their awareness and advocate for the required policy changes to increase the representation of diverse women in leadership roles in this industry. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 20-month project, York Region Centre for Community Safety (YRCCS) will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the need for financial resilience and diversified funding sources to enable YRCCS to retain staff and fulfill its mission to support individuals affected by violence and abuse. The project will include the development of a fundraising plan including the creation of a fundraising package and fundraising campaign for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Awareness Month.

Through this 32-month systemic change project, L’Union culturelle des Franco-Ontariennes will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers experienced by francophone women within Ontario's agricultural sector. This will be done by conducting consultations on their experiences and the barriers they face; by creating a digital platform and mentoring system to promote Francophone women's leadership and decision-making power; and by training lenders in the region in GBA+ to reduce barriers to obtaining financing for Francophone women. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 33-month systemic change project, Mothers Matter Center will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within the existing system of traditional methods of skills and experience recognition, which can be inefficient and create inequalities, and enables testing an innovative, equitable and inclusive alternate model. The project will do this by piloting a barrier-free path for newcomer and low-income women to receive an Early Childhood Education (ECE) Diploma and to become employed as an early childhood educator (level II) through a partnership with Red River College Polytech (RRC), Vametric, and Home Visitors (HV) at various HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Pre-School Youngsters) partner sites across Canada. The HVs will receive on-the-job training working as paraprofessionals in the HIPPY program, employer-provided and MMC-provided professional development training. MMC will facilitate the external evaluation and document the model. Based on evaluation findings and recommendations, MMC will develop resources for scale-up and dissemination.

Through this 20-month project, YWCA Halifax will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the need for up-to-date and transformative human resource policies and procedures that are reflective of the YWCA's commitment to equity and inclusion. The project will include jurisdictional scans, legislative reviews, staff interviews and surveys, and a deep dive into current policies and procedures. The outcome will be new HR policies and practices that meet the needs of the organization and its people.

Through this 20-month project, the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) Canada will strengthen its capacity to advance gender equality in Canadian anti-trafficking responses. It will develop and implement policies and robust processes in the areas of human resources and governance, elaborate strategic planning, create and implement a communications strategy, and initiate advocacy planning in collaboration with key stakeholders. As a result, GAATW Canada will be able to provide collaborative leadership to build and coordinate a national coalition promoting gender equality in anti-trafficking policy and practice through advocacy and education efforts.