Grants and Contributions

Through this 29-month project, Nova Vita Women’s Shelter Incorporated will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address barriers within the social service and justice sectors related to the current policies and practices of removing women and children from their homes, communities, schools, and workplaces due to high conflict and intimate partner violence. The project will achieve this by developing and putting in place a cross-sectoral, community-based Safe at Home (SAH) model in Brantford, Ontario. This will entail 1) gathering input from individuals with lived experience and community stakeholders to inform the design of the SAH model; 2) developing an operational framework for the model; 3) training sectoral partners on the SAH model and monitoring their uptake of the same; and 4) refining the model based on monitoring results. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project.

Through this 29-month project, Pink Triangle Press (PTP) will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by providing reliable, trustworthy and accurate health information for 2SLGBTQI+ people. PTP will accomplish this through newsletters targeted to specific cohorts and a 2SLGBTQI+ health “Pink Paper”, all created by journalists supported by health professionals and stakeholder groups and through interactive social media conversations supporting the newsletters. Digital distribution of content in both English and French will provide equal access to rural, remote and urban Canadians. PTP will partner with organizations and stakeholder groups within the health and 2SLGBTQI+ advocacy spaces on content creation and distribution.

Through this 29-month project, the Community-Based Research Centre Society will advance equal access for 2S/LGBTQIA+ people to sexual, reproductive, and gender-affirming (SRGA) health care by addressing provider skills gaps, healthcare discrimination, and complicated access pathways. To achieve this objective, CBRC will employ a community incubator approach, wherein diverse 2S/LGBTQIA+ community members and the providers who serve them will collaborate within national and regional incubators to identify SRGA care needs, and design, deliver, and monitor community-led SRGA health responses. Ultimately, incubator members will directly contribute to the development and delivery of provider-facing 2S/LGBTQIA+ SRGA competency-building workshops, and community-facing 2S/LGBTQIA+ SRGA system navigation and self-advocacy resources. In addition, CBRC will develop and deliver a webinar and a best practice guide to share learnings, project resources, and best practices to support further adaptation and scaling

Through this 17-month project, The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (The SOGC) will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the needs and barriers to equality for women in relation to their reproductive and sexual health. This project will aim to use evidence-based information about the sexual and reproductive health, and obstetrics and gynaecology needs of healthcare providers and patients, with special consideration for underserved groups. The SOGC will improve key competencies to develop expertise and better serve communities. This project will include knowledge and tool development, a review and updates of existing policies, and development of strategic and operational plans. The objective of this project is to build the long-term capacity of the SOGC to reduce inequities for women’s obstetrical, gynaecological, and sexual and reproductive health.

Through this 17-month project, the Femme Moderne Influente association will build its capacity to advance gender equality.
Project activities will build the organization's capacity to improve its service delivery to Black immigrant women in Edmonton who are francophones. The project will involve assessing the organization's needs; developing the governance infrastructure; implementing operational policies, a financial management system, and a marketing plan; and evaluating the organization's strategic plan.

Through this 11-month project The Dragonfly Counseling and Support Centre will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the organization’s need for a strategic plan which will improve the operational efficiency of their organization along with strengthening their relationships with their clients, community, and stakeholders. The 5-year Strategic Plan aims to increase community access to the organization and empower women who will seek their counselling services. Key activities include expanding on their gender justice and Indigenous principles, the development of a comprehensive strategic plan and communications strategy ensuring alignment between the organization’s Community and Agency goals for sustainable growth that will improve their capacity to support their commitment to ending the cycle of sexual abuse and assault in North Central East Alberta.

Through this 17-month project, Hum-WE will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the need to: 1) fill gaps in leadership skills and qualities within the organization to increase long-term viability; 2) create a solid plan to increase funding for their transitional shelter facility for domestic abuse victims ensuring privacy and safety; 3) build connections and collaborations with other organizations, government agencies, and stakeholders to pool resources, share knowledge, and coordinate services. As such, the project will include a capacity building needs assessment; skill development workshops; the development of a funding strategy; collaboration with organizations identified as having shared values and goals, particularly those focusing on women's empowerment and domestic violence, and the development and use of a robust project monitoring and evaluation framework.

Through this 17-month systemic change project, Black Women Film (BWF) will help advance the security, economic prosperity and representation of Black, non-binary and trans women producers in leadership and decision-making roles within the film and media industry, through systemic change. Specifically, the project will tackle the systemic barriers they face in order to improve their access to opportunities, and to safer and more inclusive working environments, at all stages of production. To achieve this, BWF will organize four mentored producer residencies in Halifax, Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver. The organization will lead a national participatory focus group study and evaluate the initiative throughout the project, using national charettes, video interviews and feedback gathering. An external evaluation will measure the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 30-month project, the African Canadian Civic Engagement Council will help advance women’s representation in leadership and decision-making roles through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers for racialized women and women of African descent within governance roles. This will be achieved through education and training, mentorship, outreach and policy advocacy, and partnership development. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the project.

Through this 29-month project, Support Network for Indigenous Women & Women of Colour will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by forming a Racial Equity Steering Committee for strategic planning, conducting a comprehensive organizational assessment, creating and disseminating resources, developing an online oral history collection from Indigenous LGBTQ+ individuals, and conducting evaluation and sustainability planning.