Grants and Contributions

Through this 28-month project, Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by 1) creating and delivering educational workshops and resources aimed at service providers to better meet the needs of trans newcomer racialized individuals by addressing prejudice and reducing barriers to services; 2) engaging the 2SLGBTQI+ community to address transphobia; 3) foster leadership in racialized trans communities; 4) organizing capstone forums to address systemic barriers facing transphobia and racism within queer community including service gaps and how to address them; and 5) evaluating program activities.

Through this 28-month project, Rainbow Faith and Freedom will address needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities, with a focus on religious-based homophobia and transphobia in senior care service delivery. This will be achieved through consultations with stakeholders, and research to understand the discrimination, its impacts, and how it can be resolved and prevented. An awareness campaign will inform the public of the issues and share possible solutions. Educational materials and training will be created to help senior care professionals and their clients to advocate and guide senior care institutions and organizations to be inclusive and affirming of 2SLGBTQ+ people, their families, and their allies.

Through this 16-month project, Innovyeng Entrepreneuriat Féminin Inc. will build its capacity to advance gender equality for Francophone immigrant women and young entrepreneurs. The project will align the organization’s services with women’s needs and build Innovyeng’s capacity, visibility, and regional and national partnerships within the women’s movement. The project’s main activities include organizing consultation sessions with women and collecting data to understand their concerns, needs, and priorities; developing a detailed action plan to address these; and developing and implementing a five-year strategic plan.

Through this 16-month project, Build a Dream will build its capacity to advance gender equality for women on a national scale. It will address gaps in strategic planning for national expansion, barriers to effective partnerships, needs for diversified funding, challenges in leveraging technology for operational efficiency, and the pressing issues faced by women in achieving equality. The project will include: developing and implementing a strategic plan for national growth; building and enhancing regional and national partnerships to amplify impact; securing diverse funding sources to ensure financial stability; and, engaging directly with women to understand and address challenges to equality by subsequently refining and adjusting program design.

Through this 28-month project, ARC Foundation will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by conducting community consultations on 2SLGBTQ+ hate, implementing SOGI-inclusive education responsively and relevantly in various political and social climates, and creating tools to counter misinformation and disinformation.

Through this 16-month project, Alberta Association of Midwives will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the lack of awareness and knowledge of the Midwifery profession. The project will include improved access to midwifery care
for specific underserved women (BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+, living with disabilities, rural, northern, low income, newcomer and OLMC communities) through engagement with organizations that work with these populations, increase engagement with other health professions by mapping and identifying priority interprofessional relationships and building connections with leaders of education programs and associations and by developing a strategic fundraising and grant writing strategy to secure future diverse funding streams.

Through this 28-month project, It Gets Better Canada will work to address the unique challenges of 2SLGBTQI+ youth in Canada, focusing on enhancing mental health, combatting online hate, and improving digital literacy. It will work with a technology company and youth advisors to stop the spread of hate online and misinformation against 2SLGBTQI+ people. The project will identify sources of online hate and work with youth to amplify the resources to bring about change. With the support of experts and youth-led talent, it will develop an online educational platform in support of combatting online hate and digital literacy. It will connect and engage with communities across the country through school workshops and Pride activities to test the resources and online access. This project will be developed with an intersectional approach incorporating Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus). GBA Plus approach will be used to enhance the responsiveness and inclusivity of the project at all stages of development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Through this 28-month project, FrancoQueer will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by (1) undertaking a community-based research on the root causes of hate towards 2SLGBTQIA+ people, the methods used to spread it, and the needs of service providers in targeted sectors (health, education, media) to address it; (2) developing the skills of service providers offering services in French in Ontario to ensure the delivery of inclusive services to francophone 2SLGBTQIA+ folks; (3) demystifying misinformation and prejudice among the general public and strengthening the capacity of francophone 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Ontario to assert their rights; and (4) conducting a project evaluation.

Through this 17-month project, the 'Mouvement pour l’autonomie dans l’enfantement' will build its capacity to advance women’s equality. More specifically, the organization will develop its in-house expertise to ensure sound management of its funding as well as its financial sustainability. To achieve this, the project will develop a new strategic plan, a guidance document, and strategies for action based on Gender-Based Analysis Plus, and will formulate strategies to support strong community work by the organization. By the end of the project, the organization will have built its capacity to advance women’s equality.

Through this 17-month project, the Truro Pride Society will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQIA+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQIA+ equality. It will address needs and reduce barriers specific to realities of rural Pride organizations in Atlantic Canada. The project will include the creation of rural Pride organizations networks, collecting data to inform project activities based on needs, engaging with various sectors and stakeholders, and by updating an online navigational tool to better represent rural 2SLGBTQIA+ needs and resources. At the end of the project, the Truro Pride Society will bring together the rural Pride networks for a regional Pride Symposium to provide training and education, share best practices, and provide in-person networking and collaboration activities.