Grants and Contributions

Through this 27-month project, the Canadian Arab Institute (CAI) will conduct a community-driven and collaborative research project to help improve access to GBV prevention and intervention services for women within Canada’s fastest growing immigrant group, the Canadian-Arab community. The project will fill the knowledge gaps about their needs and lived experiences and the systemic prevalence and manifestations of GBV within the community. It will also assess the relationship between service providers and survivors through existing prevention, mitigation, intervention, and support mechanisms used and determine preferred approaches and adaptations needed for at-risk women and survivors, taking into account intersectional factors. At the end of the project, events will be hosted and knowledge products will be developed to disseminate the research results within the community and the GBV sector.

Through this 27-month project, the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity will improve capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. The project will address gaps in 2SLGBTQ+ youth leaders' access to convening space and knowledge and skills development mentorship and empowerment opportunities, to inform policy related to adequate trans affirming health care, comprehensive sexuality education, and public safety. The project will focus on strategic, operational, and financial planning; strengthening organizational capacity through hiring specialist positions and consultants; fostering networking and collaboration between organizations serving 2SLGBTQ+ youth; and raising awareness of 2SLBTQ+ youth issues through needs assessment made accessible to other organizations in and outside of the 2SLGBTQ+ sector.

Through this 26-month project, Southern Chiefs’ Organization Inc. (SCO), in partnership with GAGANNAAWENIMAANAANIG (formerly the Manitoba MMIWG2S+ Implementation Committee) will increase action to advance equality through systemic change and focus on efforts to end violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in Manitoba.

The project will focus on identifying immediate priorities from the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG2S+), with an emphasis on the landscape in Manitoba. SCO will then support an advisory group to guide the project, and partner with the Women’s Research Institute to create a process evaluation framework and seek out further partnerships. The organization will engage with women and girls with lived experience to develop solutions to systemic barriers and extend consultation sessions with governments, and other community members to identify gaps in services.

The additional time will support SCO to mitigate issues presented to the organization, gather knowledge that builds on the guidance of the National Action Plan, and allow the completion of the development of a public awareness campaign and communication strategy to introduce the new initiative. Finally, SCO will conduct a year-end evaluation report, as planned, and host a gathering, education awareness for MMIWG2S+ to share the findings of the implementation plan with community members and families affected by violence, to understand barriers for women and put in place solutions to influence change.

Through this 21-month project, Moose Hide Campaign Development Society will scale a Calling on men and boys and sharing traditional medicine promising practice to strengthen the GBV sector. The project will be scaled to three new regions: Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut, and Atlantic. It will address the need to reach a large number of people within key institutions in order to effectively change the attitudes and behaviors that lead to GBV. To do so, the project will engage men and boys, share traditional Indigenous medicine, cultural teachings, and experiences, and then apply an Indigenous impact measurement framework to assess the overall effectiveness and reach of the project. The Moose Hide Campaign Development Society will engage many institutional partners and publish the impacts of these collaborations to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate it or expand it.

Through this 27-month project, Diverse and Inclusive Salt Spring Island (DAISSI) will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. It will address the need to increase our own understanding of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion while building our membership, working towards financial sustainability, and creating a plan to secure a resource center space for 2SLGBTQI+ people. The project will include the creation of a Strategic Plan, Board needs assessment and training, the development of volunteer and communication programs to assist with growing DAISSI’s adult and youth membership, and engaging and partnering with other local and regional organizations (including local Indigenous and other Black, Indigenous and People of Colour organizations) and individuals on Salt Spring.

Through this 27-month project, Saskatchewan Towards Offering Partnership Solutions (STOPS) to Violence will develop and put in place a model and process based in Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address the current gap in formal gender-based violence services that exist in smaller rural and northern Saskatchewan communities. To do so, the project will include adapting an ABCD based process to strengthen informal community level supports; engagement with 6 rural and northern communities to pilot and test the process; investing in peer mentorship and leadership development for community members with lived experience; and supporting 24 months of community lead action to assess effectiveness and impacts. The project will work along the spectrum from prevention to intervention with elders, community members with lived experience and government agencies that have knowledge and expertise in the rural and northern context to support community members to organize, mobilize and influence change in their communities. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice. STOPS will develop practice documents and a knowledge dissemination plan to continue to share, adapt and scale information on the promising practice with other organizations so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.

Through this 27-month project, Lambda Scholarship Foundation Canada (LSFC) will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. It will grow its network to increase its ability to promote and support research and 2SLGBTQI+ students in overcoming systemic barriers to education due to intersecting oppressions.

To do so, it will expand its reach to equity deserving students across the country by hiring a Development Manager who will be responsible for conducting an environmental scan, designing an organizational sustainable funding strategy; sourcing and developing new collaborative community and post-secondary partnerships; and providing supervision and support to the strategic planning consultant.

Through this 27-month project, Carleton University will conduct research that will help improve GBV services for at-risk groups. It will assess the impact of ideologically motivated violent extremism (IMVE) on intimate partner violence (IPV), gender-based violence (GBV) and anti-2SLGBTQIA+ violence in rural Eastern Ontario. To do so, the project will collect and analyse online social media data; conduct semi-structured interviews; and survey community-based workers and those with lived experiences. The project team will use the knowledge gained through this research to identify policy and legal gaps at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels and make recommendations to improve anti-GBV policy. It will also develop educational tools for schools and community workers in Eastern Ontario communities that may be used as a model for other rural communities across the country, contributing to the prevention of IPV, GBV and anti-2SLGBTQIA+ violence in Canada. Carleton University will engage with academia, media, the United Way of Eastern Ontario, and the public to share information on the research findings.

Through this 28-month project, GRIS-Québec will strengthen the capacity and networks of 2SLGBTQIA+ community organizations to promote equality for 2SLGBTQIA+ people. It will foster collaboration between the organization and various professional sectors, and develop the necessary foundations for sound governance. The project will include actions to increase the organization’s professional expertise in governance and operations, improve the members’ space (online platform for volunteers and team members), and expand the organization’s network to build partnerships across multiple networks and sectors.

Through this 28-month project, FrancoQueer will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. It will address the needs to institutionalize a decolonial organizational culture that also stands in solidarity, to build FrancoQueer’s project management capacity, and to develop member engagement across Ontario. The project will include assessing and reviewing the human resources tools; developing and ensuring the sustainability of good project management practices; organizing local planning meetings throughout various Franco-Ontarian communities; developing tools for community engagement; and building solidarity between various equity movements, including with Anglophone organizations.