Grants and Contributions

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change.

Through this 23-month project, Mokami Status of Women Council will strategically address significant organizational needs. This will be achieved through the development of a new strategic plan, the development and implementation of an evaluation plan to assess the impact and effectiveness of its programs, and consultations with stakeholders and funders to update the organization’s branding and to refresh its organizational identity to better serve the community. The project will also update HR policies, procedures, and systems to ensure greater streamlined and efficient processes.

Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: human resources management and implementation of best practice framework based on an intersectional feminist approach.

Through this 21-month systemic change project, National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) will scale the foundational work of their “Rebuilding Feminist Law Reform Capacity: Substantive Equality in the Law-Making Process” and "Adapting and Accelerating Intersectional Feminist Law Reform for a Post-COVID-19 Future" projects to advance women's economic security and prosperity as well as representation in leadership and decision-making roles in relation to law making and law reform.

This project aims to reduce gender-based violence (GBV) in Jamaica against women, girls, boys and other disadvantaged groups. Wo-Man Talk (WE-Talk) contributes to the fulfillment of human rights, increased gender justice and gender equality, and improved lives for women and girls, disadvantaged groups, families and communities. Project activities include: (1) establishing in-depth participatory research to identify social norms perpetuating GBV in Jamaica. The findings will inform behaviour change and advocacy campaigns; (2) developing a map and national directories of referrals and support services for survivors of GBV; (3) providing interactive training with male influencers to promote positive masculinities, and working with boys and young men to develop and reinforce gender- equitable attitudes and behaviours; (4) strengthening women’s rights and other advocacy organizations with training and tools to use evidence-based practices, case studies and accountability systems as they conduct oversight to help prevent and improve responses to GBV cases; and (5) creating an Innovation Fund to competitively award micro-grants to small organizations to advance gender-transformative activities that can reduce and respond to GBV.

Project activities include: (1) providing learning opportunities in project management to achieve the objectives of Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) and the sustainable development goals (SDGs); (2) organizing an annual conference for SMOs and educators to increase knowledge sharing on the FIAP and the SDGs; (3) publishing resources through the virtual resource library; and (4) establishing the SGDs Youth Champions Program, including public engagement training and activities.

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change.

Funding will support a project to investigate current and future sources of insecurity in outer space from a feminist lens and draw attention to hidden violence and different and disproportionate human impacts based on gender, race and status socio-economic activities below the conflict line in this emerging area.

To achieve this equality, it is vital to make the work of feminist associations visible, develop advocacy and implement awareness activities to sway public opinion and help build political will.

This 24-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change.