Grants and Contributions

Through this 40-month project, the Aboriginal Women’s Association of PEI (AWAPEI) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. This will be achieved by implementing the organization’s strategic plan, by improving AWAPEI’s and its membership’s ability to address GBV, and by strengthening the organizational governance, communication, financial management and project management capacity.

By the end of the project, AWAPEI will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in Prince Edward Island.

Through this 29-month project, Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child and Family Services will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people in Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child and Family Service’s catchment area. Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child and Family Service’s catchment area spans 35,000 square kilometres: from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in the east to Beausoleil First Nation in the west, and as far as north as Bancroft. Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child and Family Service will achieve their project by: recruiting and hiring full-time Anti-Human Trafficking Liaison Workers; conducting internal and external environmental scans and engaging with Indigenous communities to determine needs, address barriers, and align services; creating a regional human trafficking resource guide; developing and providing training internally to staff and externally to social service organizations to develop organizational capacity; and producing a written report and advocacy strategy to share findings with the community and to relevant government officials.

By the end of the project, Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child and Family Services will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people.

Through this 40-month project, Orillia Native Women’s Group will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women and 2SLGTBQI+ people in Orillia. This will be achieved by improving its organizational capacity through developing a community consultation plan to address and prevent GBV; collaborating with strategic partners; creating and implementing a new strategic plan to prevent and address GBV; increasing financial sustainability; reviewing and updating policies and procedures; and creating communications tools to support more effective GBV programming.

By the end of the project, Orillia Native Women’s Group will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQI+ people in Orillia.

Through this 28-month project, the Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan (AFCS) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people, with a focus on Indigenous women and 2SGLBTQIA+ people in Northern Saskatchewan. This will be achieved by developing materials for community engagement, awareness campaigns, and education workshops; engaging with partners, Indigenous women, 2SGLBTQQIA+ people, and the public on their experiences and priorities related to GBV to inform the development of a Safe Space Strategy; and implementation of the Strategy at the provincial level and across Friendship Centres in Saskatchewan

This project will engage with communities, service providers, experts, policy makers, Friendship Centres, and above all Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons across Saskatchewan, to share knowledge and create and implement a province wide Safe Space Strategy within their network.

By the end of the project, AFCS will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on preventing and challenging Indigenous gender-based violence and ensuring that Friendship Centres are welcoming safe and equal spaces.

Through this 40-month project, Prince Albert Metis Women’s Association will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on Indigenous 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals in north central Saskatchewan. This will be achieved by increasing the structural, collaborative and knowledge capacity of the organization by building a collaborative network, strengthening partnerships, creating resources, educating staff in GBV prevention and effective program development to align their organization to better support the detection, prevention and/or intervention of gender-based violence in their communities.

This project will engage with Elders, various partners such Catholic Family Services, Saskatchewan Health Authority, West Flat Community Centre and a community of women and 2SLGBGTQQIA+ individuals with lived experience in gender-based violence to work through consultation that will guide and support the education of staff and program development.

By the end of the project, Prince Albert Metis Women’s Association will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on Indigenous women/girls and 2SLGBGTQIA+ individuals in North Central Saskatchewan.

Through this 41-month project, the Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan (AFCS) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people, with a focus on Indigenous women and 2SGLBTQIA+ people in Northern Saskatchewan. This will be achieved by developing materials for community engagement, awareness campaigns, and education workshops; engaging with partners, Indigenous women, 2SGLBTQQIA+ people, and the public on their experiences and priorities related to GBV to inform the development of a Safe Space Strategy; and implementation of the Strategy at the provincial level and across Friendship Centres in Saskatchewan

This project will engage with communities, service providers, experts, policy-makers, Friendship Centres, and above all Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons across Saskatchewan, to share knowledge and create and implement a province-wide Safe Space Strategy within their network.

By the end of the project, AFCS will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on preventing and challenging Indigenous gender-based violence and ensuring that Friendship Centres are welcoming safe and equal spaces.

The additional funds will be used to increase the number of annual meetings across Friendship Centres in Saskatchewan and to give the organization the ability to host a three-day community safety planning conference. As well the additional funds allow for the organization to extend the project for an additional year to further support Friendship Centre staff in implementing the Safe Space Strategy and engage with the community while assessing the success of the strategy and its implementation.

This 41-month project will develop, pilot, and deliver a new gender-based analysis plus (GBA+) certificate training and outreach program focusing on the role of men and boys that is evidence-based, practical, and supports the engaged sectors (engaging men and boys, social services, and social justice) in unpacking intersectional analysis and reframing it in a positive, strength-based manner to advance equities. White ribbon will achieve this by coordinating national organizations into a community of practice to scale up their GBA+ phase one project, creating practical training and tools for implementation. These practical applications will increase local agencies and board of directors’ knowledge and skills in using GBA+ and intersectional analysis and provide concrete actions towards decolonization. White Ribbon will call Canadian men in - to strengthen the capacity of local agencies and board of directors within WAGE’s regional areas: Pacific, Prairies, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic. The GBA+ program’s effectiveness will be evaluated by a third-party researcher.

This federal–provincial agreement is to support eligible organizations providing existing crisis hotlines responding to gender-based violence (GBV) that are experiencing a rise in demand for service provision due to the COVID-19 pandemic by agreeing on the term of payments for federal funding intended for these eligible organizations.

Through this 41-month project, NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in rural communities in Labrador with a focus on increasing health and wellness opportunities. This will be achieved by engaging the communities, creating a gender diverse advisory team and by developing and implementing a strategy to advance community wellness and holistic well-being. The project will reinforce NCC's ability to identify and participate in relevant legislation, policy, and programs that impact opportunities to reduce victimization amongst its population.

By the end of the project, NCC will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGTBQQIA+ people, with a strong focus on community health and wellness.

Through this 12-month project, 3 Mothers Medicine Cooperative will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on trans, Two-Spirit, nonbinary people who are part of the urbanized Indigenous community in British Columbia. This will be achieved by establishing a new registered non-profit cooperative, developing core organizational competencies, and building networks and partnerships.

This project will partner with Rainbow Health Cooperative to act as the external fiscal agent until 3 Mothers Medicine Cooperative is formally registered and have developed their financial management capacity.

By the end of the project, 3 Mothers Medicine Cooperative will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on urbanized Indigenous community in British Columbia