Grants and Contributions

Through this 15-month project Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan will strengthen the GBV sector to address gaps in supports by strengthening data collection on sexual violence in Saskatchewan. To enhance Saskatchewan-specific, community data collection to measure progress in sexual violence prevention efforts and capture the unique realities of Saskatchewan’s rural, remote, northern and Indigenous communities the organization will conduct key activities that include working with communities to identify meaningful indicators of change, establishing practical data collection tools and baseline data points as well as developing a publicly accessible online dashboard.

By the end of the project Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan Inc, will have partnered with community-based organizations, research institutions and government stakeholders to empower organizations, improve policy responses and enhance the accountability of sexual violence prevention efforts across the province.

This 12-month project will raise CRIAW’s visibility and increase the membership and donor base to support and enhance the organization’s long-term financial sustainability. CRIAW will develop a new 5-year strategic plan to increase their capacity in these areas and create and disseminate new strategic resources, materials and video content to expand recognition of their work.

Through this 24-month project, The Circle Salt Spring Education Society will scale the Pass It On Boys program to strengthen the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention sector. It will scale to a new community addressing the need for initiatives that support boys through safe spaces and social-emotional learning (SEL). To do so, it will implement a comprehensive, evidence-based curriculum, train and support local facilitators, and establish a sustainable program infrastructure with local leadership, partnerships, evaluation systems, and risk management. The Circle Salt Spring Education Society will document the scaling process and share insights to enable other organizations to implement or expand upon this promising practice in their communities.

Through this 24 - month project, HIV Edmonton will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by creating digital stories and complimentary collateral resources to combat stigma and discrimination experienced by those living with HIV and AIDS, led by the community. HIV Edmonton will partner with community organizations to provide presentations. The stories will also be shared through events held by HIV Edmonton and presented at a conference.

Through this 25-month project, Accompagnement des femmes immigrantes de l’Outaouais (AFIO) will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. The project will address systemic barriers impacting immigrant women to improve their financial literacy levels. AFIO intends to develop a collective action plan, taking into consideration the main barriers and best practices on financial literacy for immigrant women, and to actively promote this plan among key players in the financial literacy ecosystem. The main activity for this project is to create a financial support network that is tailored to immigrant women’s needs. The project will also include an awareness and advocacy component within the financial support network to deconstruct myths and biases around immigrant women’s financial literacy and to encourage the adoption of recommendations from the collective action plan. An external evaluation will measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project.

This 13-month project will allow the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) to support the capacity of national women’s organizations that focus on key areas such as justice, leadership, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and gender-based violence. This will be achieved through the further distribution of funds to selected national women’s organizations, taking into consideration those who advance equality for underrepresented women, to implement activities to reinforce their capacities. This project will allow the selected national women’s organizations to develop internal tools and resources that will enhance their capacities to expand on, enhance or improve the delivery of their respective missions and mandates. CRIAW will compile and analyze the results of these projects in order to develop a national overview of the capacity of national women’s organizations in Canada.

The supplemental funding will allow CRIAW to create and coordinate a solid knowledge sharing mechanism between selected national women’s organizations (FDF recipients) and allow a strong reporting component to be put in place.

This 25-month project aims to explore forensic DNA self-collection as an innovative solution to improve access to evidence collection after sexual assault in rural, remote, and underserved communities across Canada.

Aligned with Call to Justice 5.5 of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, the initiative will examine international innovations from Australia, the UK, and Kenya, as well as domestic practices involving ongoing self-collection methods. Stakeholder interviews across number of provinces and territories will gather insights from legal professionals, law enforcement, front-line organizations, First Nations leaders, and medical professionals. A survey targeting the general public, including survivors, will assess perceptions and feasibility of self-collection.

Key outputs include a draft forensic DNA self-collection protocol informed by literature, stakeholder feedback, and survey results. This protocol will be tested and refined through consultations and with healthcare providers.

The project will culminate in a public webinar to share findings and gather additional input, ensuring recommendations reflect diverse needs. The final report will synthesize findings, provide actionable recommendations, and contribute to advancing equitable and accessible evidence collection solutions for survivors of sexualized violence across Canada.

The supplemental funding will be used for in-person community engagement across the five identified regions of the project: Ontario, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Newfound and Labrador and Manitoba.

Through this 25-month project Workforce Warrior will create a four-pronged solutions-based system to address systemic barriers for women in the blue economy. The goal of the project is to create space and place within the ocean economy for Indigenous peoples, and more specifically women and gender-diverse individuals, to grow and thrive in meaningful careers in the blue economy. This will be achieved through the creation of an information portal and guidance mentors to support employers and employees on the employment journey. There will be synchronous monthly meetings with Elders/Knowledge Keepers on items of interest within the sector, and research compiled and shared on challenges for women within the blue economy, identification of systemic barriers, best practices for addressing systemic barriers, practical applications for sustainable change.

Through this 10-month project, Egale Canada will advance social, political, and economic equality for Canada’s 2SLGBTQI communities by addressing systemic barriers to inclusion and fostering advocacy capacity. This will be achieved by hosting the Pride 7 (P7) Summit, a platform for advocates, policymakers, and civil society leaders to develop actionable, evidence-based policy recommendations tailored to Canada’s domestic priorities.

Key activities include conducting pre-Summit consultations to equip Canadian organizations with tools and knowledge, hosting the Summit to align priorities and produce a comprehensive communiqué, and organizing post-Summit working meetings to operationalize recommendations and ensure their integration into ongoing Canadian advocacy initiatives. Monitoring and evaluation activities, including pre- and post-Summit surveys and focus groups, will assess knowledge gained, network growth, and the project’s overall impact.

This initiative, delivered in partnership with Dignity Network Canada and in collaboration with Égides, Oxfam Canada, Cooperation Canada, and other local organizations, policymakers, and partners, will strengthen Canadian 2SLGBTQI advocacy by providing practical tools and resources, fostering long-term collaboration, and addressing systemic barriers to equality.

Through this 49-month project, Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak (LFMO) will contribute to the empowerment of Métis women by creating leadership resources and fostering networks necessary to enhance their leadership capabilities.

The development of the Empowering Métis Women in Leadership Curriculum and resources, will address topics through an approach centered on the Métis Holistic Lifelong Learning Model that can begin the process of decolonizing leadership by exploring strengths and weaknesses, including how colonial education systems continue to influence individuals, families, and communities inside and outside of school or formalized learning environments. The development process will include engagement and consultation with subject matter experts, Traditional Knowledge holders and Métis women and gender-diverse folks to continually inform project outputs.

Once developed, the curriculum and resources will first be piloted and then implemented nationally, available for all Métis women and gender-diverse people. Through this work, LFMO will begin to set the stage for systemic change in which Métis women and gender-diverse people will experience equity and equality in leadership roles.