Grants and Contributions

Through this 24-month project, Northreach Society will address the needs and barriers to equality faced by 2SLGBTQ+ youth, aged 13-29, in Grande Prairie, Alberta. This will be achieved by developing and conducting a city-wide needs assessment which includes planning, gathering and analyzing data, as well as making decisions. 2SLGBTQ+ youth and community stakeholders will be engaged throughout the project by way of surveys, focus groups and interviews. By the end of the project, Northreach Society will have identified solutions and will implement a toolkit including findings and resources to be shared with stakeholders in the community and used to develop programs and services to advance equality.

The project will include: 1) engagement of community members to identify specific needs within the reached communities; 2) adaptation of the original adopted model to reflect the needs of the additional communities to be reached; 3) mobilization and capacity building of South Asian men and boys as allies in additional communities in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon, to prevent and address GBV, while combating harmful gender norms; 4) development of a social media campaign aimed at challenging gender norms and promoting healthy models of masculinity; 5) development and dissemination of educational resources for engaging men and boys as allies to combat GBV within the reached communities; and 6) evaluation of the results of the adapted model implemented.

Through this 24-month project, THS Society of Transition Houses will scale a PEACE for Canadian Children and Youth to strengthen the GBV sector. It will scale to new and existing women’s shelter organizations throughout the territory of Nunavut. It will address the need to break the isolation experienced by shelter workers in remote northern communities resulting from geographical and connectivity challenges and help them establish a network of knowledge sharing and peer support. To do so, the project will include a needs assessment, remote and in person capacity building opportunities for learning and knowledge sharing, mentoring and peer support to develop a community of practice and an evaluation to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.

It will address barriers faced by youth with complex needs and disabilities by delivering modified SMASH programs to combat harmful gender norms and advance gender equality across the North, using inclusive lesson plans and implementing enhanced workshop facilitation of and on-the land Peer Leader Retreats.

Through this 24-month project, Andrew Fleck Children’s Services will develop and put in place promising practices related to Early Childhood Education for children living in a shelter with their mothers after fleeing domestic violence, in particular children who may have experienced abuse directly and/or witnessed abuse in their homes before seeking safety. It will address gaps in equitable early learning opportunities for children by supporting Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) as they provide trauma-informed, play-based early learning experiences.

To do so, the project will create two toolkits for early childhood educators – one on trauma-informed practices and one to support their own well-being. They will also document best practices in setting up licensed child-care in a shelter. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice. Andrew Fleck Children’s Services will reach out widely to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it

Through this 15-month project Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan will strengthen the GBV sector to address gaps in supports by strengthening data collection on sexual violence in Saskatchewan. To enhance Saskatchewan-specific, community data collection to measure progress in sexual violence prevention efforts and capture the unique realities of Saskatchewan’s rural, remote, northern and Indigenous communities the organization will conduct key activities that include working with communities to identify meaningful indicators of change, establishing practical data collection tools and baseline data points as well as developing a publicly accessible online dashboard.

By the end of the project Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan Inc, will have partnered with community-based organizations, research institutions and government stakeholders to empower organizations, improve policy responses and enhance the accountability of sexual violence prevention efforts across the province.

Also, the project will improve the enabling environment for women by working with the government, civil society, and farmer cooperatives to support inclusive and gender-responsive agri-food systems.

Project activities include: (1) designing and deploying more accessible and adapted financial services, markets and information for women and youth led farmer cooperatives and businesses; (2) providing support to micro, small and medium women-led businesses to address shared value chain productivity constraints; (3) improving leadership abilities of women and youth in cooperatives and agribusinesses; and (4) supporting sector-specific government agents and civil society actors, such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

UNFPA promotes human rights and gender equality.
WHO focuses on health matters of global action against health emergencies and threats.
UN Women supports the advancement of gender equality and women’s empowerment both within the UN system and internationally.

This project aims to address key gender inequality and human rights issues, particularly: harmful social norms regarding gender and sexuality; lack of adequate information on or access to comprehensive SRH services particularly for safe abortion; lack of decision-making power by girls and women regarding their health and sexuality; as well as limited capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) including women’s rights organizations and youth-led organizations to effectively advocate for SRHR at local, national, regional and international levels.

Project activities include: (1) Journalists and content-creators trained on inclusive governance principles, countering gendered- information manipulation, gender-transformative reporting, and on digital, physical, and psycho-social security strategies; (2) Journalists and content-creators trained on content monetization strategies, grant writing, digitalization, and revenue diversification; (3) Local grassroots women rights movements, CSOs, CBOs & activists trained on media relations, digital & media campaigns, communication planning, and digital, physical, & psycho-social security strategies; (4) Civil servants, government officials, and political aspirants trained on gender-sensitive communication strategies, and GBA+ analysis in data collection, policy-formulation, budgeting and service delivery; and (5) Thematic Roundtable discussions between media, government officials, and women’s rights CSOs and CBOs on gender equality, women representation and civic engagement.