Grants and Contributions

Project activities include: (1) providing shelter, clothing and other essential non-food items; (2) providing adequate water, sanitation and health services, including in reproductive health; (3) providing opportunities for education and livelihoods support; (4) providing protection, including against sexual and gender-based violence, child protection and working with governments to register asylum seekers and refugees, and help issue identity documents; (5) working with governments to support refugee self-reliance and forge peaceful relations between refugees and local citizens; and (6) expanding opportunities for durable solutions for people of concern.

This will be achieved by strengthening collaboration among coalition members and care providers (especially family physicians); increasing access to evidence, data, information, and knowledge sources; developing a mentorship program for professionals in the health care system; amplifying sector capacity at large; advancing LGBTQ2 equality with an intersectional approach; providing health care professionals with the knowledge base needed to address trans, gender-diverse, and non-binary people’s health needs; and ensuring long-term sustainability through formalized support, mentorship and requisite learning.

At the end of the project, the organization will have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression; and established and strengthened partnerships and collaborations to support the LGBTQ2 movement.

Galvanizing mass action against gender based violence in Kano state.

This will be achieved by 1) work with feminist organizations based in cities across the country to develop collective strategies for advancing a feminist municipal recovery plan across municipalities, 2) conduct ongoing systemic change work to ensure gendered response to the COVID-19 pandemic at the municipal and provincial levels, 3) scale-up advocacy and liaise with provincial Members of Parliament and groups to develop province-specific approaches to policy change on affordable housing.

This 16 month project will strengthen the capacity and networks of the Queer Yukon Society to advance LGBTQ2 equality. This will be achieved by developing strategic programming, increasing managerial and board capacity, developing clear organizational governance structures, ensuring long-term financial sustainability, strengthening collaboration and building networks among rural and national organizations, as well as developing bilingual capacity within a pride centre. This project will specifically aim to engage Queer & Trans, Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour, Francophones, and LGBTQIA2S+ people living in Yukon's rural communities in the development of strategic programming.

At the end of the project, the organization will have increased its board and staff capacity, established solid territorial networks, joined and participated in Pan-Canadian networks, and developed a strategic plan, evaluation framework, and governance model that will lead to the creation of a community-driven and well-organized pride centre in the Yukon.

This 28-month project will strengthen the capacity and networks of Queer Yukon Society to advance LGBTQ2 equality. This will be achieved by developing strategic programming, increasing managerial and board capacity, developing clear organizational governance structures, ensuring long-term financial sustainability, strengthening collaboration, and building networks among rural and national organizations, as well as developing bilingual capacity within a pride centre. This project will specifically aim to engage Queer & Trans, Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour, Francophones, and LGBTQIA2S+ people living in Yukon's rural communities in the development of strategic programming.

At the end of the project, the organization will have increased its board and staff capacity, established solid territorial networks, joined, and participated in Pan-Canadian networks, developed a strategic, marketing and advocacy plans, evaluation framework, and governance model that will lead to the creation of a community driven and well-organized pride centre in the Yukon.

Supplemental funds will be used to review and update the strategic plan, roles and organization structure, and leadership development; advance community engagement and LGBTQ2 equity through an intersectional approach; and amplify organizational presence and impact in the community through the implementation of a marketing strategy, rebranding, and the development of an advocacy strategy.

Funding will support a study of a gender-informed, culturally-competent mentorship framework to support women in the Canadian Armed Forces throughout the lifespan of their military careers, by providing both career-oriented and psychosocial supports.

At the end of the project, the organization will have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sexual orientation, gender identity, expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) individuals; and established and strengthened partnerships and collaborations to support the LGBTQ2 movement.

Project activities include: (1) leveraging the United Nations (UN) platform to build international support for the strategy of the UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance; (2) shaping the international narrative of private finance towards the need for every financial decision to take climate change into account; (3) working with Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), UN entities, and permanent missions to develop a clear understanding of the barriers to low-carbon, climate resilient investment in developing countries; (4) working with MDBs, UN entities, and the Conference of Parties (COP) Presidency on a common approach to aligning financial flows with the Paris Agreement; (5) working with UN entities, governments, the private sector, and civil society to deliver on the mandate of the high-level event on Financing for Development in the era of COVID-19 and beyond; (6) identifying solutions and strengthening commitments to mobilize climate finance, particularly for those interventions that reduce poverty and inequalities, with an emphasis on gender-based inequalities.

Direct beneficiaries of this project include UN member states, stakeholders in the financial sector, MDBs and UN agencies and departments. The Special Envoy’s focus on these influential actors helps reorient public and private capital flows to mainstream climate action, address gender inequalities and respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This 16-month project will strengthen the capacity and networks of Essies Place to advance LGBTQ2 equality. This will be achieved by: increasing evidence and knowledge of LGBTQ2 challenges and barriers; partnership development, collaboration, networking; supporting the ability to create opportunities for members of LGBTQ2 communities to gather, connect, network, share knowledge, and exist safely in a collaborative space.

At the end of the project, the organization will have developed a “Quality of Life” report; produced a safe spaces & resources report; completed an environmental scan; and created a regional network for LGBTQ2 supports.