Grants and Contributions

Through this 19-month systemic change project, Rise Women’s Legal Centre will scale Rural, Remote, and Northern Lawyer Practices to advance women’s economic prosperity. The project will scale GV21609 to directly influence and change lawyer’s practices to address barriers to economic participation due to unequal access to family law amongst women experiencing violence in rural, remote, and Northern communities. To do so, the project will develop and deliver personalized, targeted trainings and supports to lawyers, strengthen sectoral collaborations to cultivate knowledge-sharing opportunities, and produce a publicly available podcast to enhance supports for lawyers’ needs in the context of rural, remote, and Northern practices.

Through this 19-month project, Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society will build its capacity to advance gender equity. It will address gaps in organizational strategy and sustainability to build internal capacity and improve outcomes for women served. The project will include developing a strategic plan, a framework for measurement and improvement of impact, and a communications strategy to share the roadmap for the organization with stakeholders.

Through this 19-month project, Fire Service Women BC Society will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the gaps in leadership opportunities and supports for the advancement of women in the fire services field. The project will include the development of a strategic plan and financial sustainability framework, strengthening of the organization's governance capacity, and updating of governing bylaws and policy guidebook to support the organization's ability address the unique needs of women in fire services

Through this 19-month project, Street Haven at the Crossroads will help advance women's economic security and prosperity through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers that marginalized women face in securing meaningful employment within non-traditional workplaces. The project will 1) implement focus groups and mentorship opportunities to connect marginalized women with organizations that seek to improve their hiring and inclusion practices; 2) review existing policies and procedures within participating businesses through a gender-based lens; and 3) create educational templates and materials to support the development of updated policies and procedures to enable women to thrive in non-traditional sectors. Occupational specific training will be offered to the women based on employer feedback from the focus groups. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 19-month project, Sagesse Domestic Violence Prevention Society will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address creating a culture of belonging by focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion within their organizational structures, processes and systems. The project will include the creation and implementation of a developmental and responsive organizational roadmap to curate belonging that respects their values and innovative and developmental culture and will build the skills and capacity of BIPOC staff and volunteers as well as board members leadership and accountability to support the organization’s goals.

Through this 24-month project, Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre Inc (Ma Mawi) will develop and implement a promising practice to engage men and boys in preventing sex exploitation and sex trafficking against women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons. This will be achieved by developing and testing strategies on how to best reach newcomers and youth men and boys; conducting research on the role of online platforms in technology facilitated gender-based violence; and building partnerships with the corporate sector in Manitoba to develop and assess ethical business practices to prevent exploitation amongst employees.

The project will engage with key stakeholders and agencies in the police, technology, education, and business sectors as well as with non-profit organizations and survivors to inform the activities and expand networking opportunities to exchange best practices focused on intimate partner violence, sexual exploitation, and trafficking. The project will also be guided by various advisory groups including a survivor’s advisory group; an advisory group of men who are former sex buyers; and a group of Indigenous organizations and service agencies.

Ma Mawi will evaluate their activities to measure and assess the project impact as well as to develop reports on the promising practice to be shared with key partners, government agencies and funders in Manitoba so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.

Additional funding will be used to increase the impact of the project by expanding the education, awareness and the dissemination of research results activities while also expanding their relationships in the corporate sector to develop promising practices that promote the prevention of sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Through this 19-month project, Connexion Emploi ressources femmes will build its capacity to advance women’s equality. It will address the organization’s current challenges so it can better meet its current clients’ needs and diversify its funding sources. The project will include developing a strategic plan; revising internal documents, policies, and directives; introducing new methods of collaboration, management, and technology use; and adapting practices specifically for working with marginalized women.

Through this 19-month project, Western MB Regional Women’s Resource Centre, Inc. will build its capacity to advance gender equality by addressing the fundamental human rights of women and girls experiencing gender-based violence in Southwestern MB. Key activities include the recruitment of members and collaboration with partners in rural communities and outlying areas to identify gaps and barriers, increasing knowledge sharing, improving programs and services, creating new resource materials and information packages for distribution, training staff and board members, and finally researching and developing an advocacy framework and delivering a conference to share the findings.

Through this 19-month project, Kenora Sexual Assault Centre will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address needs for greater fundraising capacity and long-term financial health. The project will include the creation of a fundraising strategic plan, the conducting of donor research, the development of grant-writing capacities and fundraising materials, and the training of volunteers to contribute to fundraising efforts.

Through this 31-month project, Mosaïque interculturelle will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers that prevent Black francophone women from evolving in their careers within the arts sector. The project will undertake 1) documentary research on the role of female artists, writers, editors and art professionals; 2) consultations with Black women from the arts sector to hear their experiences and perspectives; 3) an advocacy campaign targeting artistic and governmental organizations for the inclusive participation of Black women within the arts sector and related professions. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.