Grants and Contributions

This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality.

Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities:
develop and implement new financial systems, provide training support to Salal’s finance team; develop and implement new human resources systems and materials; support the development of a new strategic plan and corresponding fundraising strategy and the marketing and communications required to facilitate the organization’s rebranding.

This 48-month project will diversify Rise’s funding and create a sustainable fund development plan. This objective will be achieved by hiring an experienced fund development expert who will (1) develop and implement an annual fundraising plan; (2) cultivate donors and spearhead a fundraising plan; (2) cultivate donors and spearhead fund-raising campaigns; (3) build organizational capacity to write grants; and (4) develop a social enterprise. These activities will help to provide a stable revenue stream for Rise and extend its services. By supporting Rise in its fund development goals, legal staff will be able to focus on improving legal services to women throughout B.C.

The additional funding will be used to address additional capacity building activities and improving capacity to service increased traffic to virtual services with the rise of family violence since the onset of COVID-19.

Supplemental funds will be used to further develop RISE’s capacity through an HR assessment, compensation review, and governance policy manual assessment

This 48-month project will strengthen organizational capacity to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change in support of gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: strategic and succession planning, collaboration, and networking.

This 48-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: HR management, results-based management, partnership development and advocacy.

This 48-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: board governance, organizational financial health, partnership development, collaboration, networking and strategic planning.

This 36-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: strategic planning, results-based management, partnership development, board governance, diversification of funding sources and HR management.

This 12-month project will improve the engagement of Canadian stakeholders on gender-based violence issues through the application of GBA+.

P008559001: January 2020 – In 2020, there are an estimated 4.1 million Iraqis in need of humanitarian assistance, of which 1.77 million are in acute need. Out of the 6 million displaced people during the conflict against Daesh, more than 1.4 million people remain internally displaced. Those directly affected by the conflict against Daesh, particularly those who were displaced and whose lives and livelihoods were uprooted and destroyed, continue to require humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs.

With GAC’s support, Oxfam-Québec is providing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and protection assistance to vulnerable internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and host communities in Iraq. Project activities include: (1) rehabilitating water supply systems and water treatment plants; (2) providing sanitation facilities and solid and medical waste management systems in health centres; (3) delivering hygiene promotion activities; (4) providing emergency cash-for-protection grants or multi-purpose cash assistance to vulnerable women-headed households; (5) providing psychosocial support activities; and (6) providing training to community-based structures, including women and youth groups, on protection monitoring, case identification, and referrals.

P008559002: January 2020 – In 2020, there are an estimated 4.1 million Iraqis in need of humanitarian assistance, of which 1.77 million are in acute need. Out of the 6 million displaced people during the conflict against Daesh, more than 1.4 million people remain internally displaced. Those directly affected by the conflict against Daesh, particularly those who were displaced and whose lives and livelihoods were uprooted and destroyed, continue to require humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs.

With GAC’s support, Oxfam-Québec is providing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and protection assistance to vulnerable internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and host communities in Iraq. Project activities include: (1) rehabilitating water supply systems and water treatment plants; (2) providing sanitation facilities and solid and medical waste management systems in health centres; (3) delivering hygiene promotion activities; (4) providing emergency cash-for-protection grants or multi-purpose cash assistance to vulnerable women-headed households; (5) providing psychosocial support activities; and (6) providing training to community-based structures, including women and youth groups, on protection monitoring, case identification, and referrals.

The project aims to contribute to the guarantee of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for migrants and refugees from Venezuela and host communities in Colombia and Ecuador, with a gender sensitive approach. Project activities include: (1) improving knowledge and agency of women and girls, migrants and refugees to exercise their SRHR; (2) empowering national/local authorities and civil society organizations in the promotion of comprehensive gender responsive SRHR services; (3) strengthening coordination mechanisms for comprehensive gender responsive SRHR rights and response to women and girls and migrants from Venezuela and host communities; and (4) increasing capacity and assistance on gender-based violence prevention and gender sensitive responses from national/local authorities and services providers.

The project aims to improve the economic prosperity of people working in waste management in India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, particularly women and marginalized groups. The project also seeks to prevent plastic waste from entering the oceans. Project activities include: (1) supporting the growth of innovative businesses in the waste management sector; (2) building the capacity of waste pickers and women’s organizations involved in waste management; and (3) strengthening municipal government waste management policies and plans. The project works to support the entire waste management economy, such as informal waste pickers, businesses, community organizations, and local governments.