Grants and Contributions

Through this 17-month project, Maama Watali will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the lack of culturally appropriate supports for black/racialized women who have experienced GBV and the need for second stage housing for this population. The project will include the development and implementation of governance and financial management training for board and staff; the development of a communications and engagement plan with the community to promote the project & extend partnerships; and the development and beginning implementation of a 5-year strategic plan.

Through this 17-month project, Shifra Homes Inc. will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the need to improve organizational capacity in human resources, fundraising and client management, towards increasing the access to vital services for marginalized women in Burlington. The project will include: 1) a review of human resources policies and procedures; 2) the development and implementation of strategies to reduce barriers and support staff retention; 3) staff training and development of resources to improve teamwork, reduce stress and increase the organization capacity; 4) improvement of data management system for clients and donors; and 5) update of case management processes.

Through this 17-month project, Taking Charge! Inc. will build its capacity to advance gender equality by conducting an internal review of organizational policies. It will address the need for processes pertaining to governance, financial management and continuous learning. The project will include research, workplan development, engaging with elders for content development and support, updating program content and curriculum to integrate Indigenous cultural knowledge, hosting focus groups to gather information and identify gaps, developing and publishing curriculum documents/tools, and training facilitators on the content. Finally, the organization will build an advocacy strategy by assessing the needs, incorporating the feedback from focus groups to develop an awareness campaign and engaging with a marketing agency to develop images for the campaign.

Through this 17-month project, South Central Committee on Family Violence Inc., known as Genesis House, will build its capacity to advance gender equality by conducting an analysis of policies and programs across the Southern health region that reflect a trauma and violence-informed approach to the delivery of services. Key activities include conducting an environmental scan and a literature review for best practices regarding low barrier service delivery, recruiting and interviewing participants, staff members and organizational staff with lived experiences to identify gaps and recommendations for improved policies, developing a new policy book and training manual, training staff and board members, creating and implementing a new development plan for the organization, and finally, evaluating achievements and outcomes of the project.

Through this 17-month project BC Native Women’s Association will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address gaps in systems and processes; enhance governance; foster dynamic partnerships; and further engage BCNWA’s membership. The project will include improving IT systems and processes, improving board and executive efficiency and effectiveness, developing new policies on governance, planning for new sources of funding, creating and implementing communications and engagement plans.

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.