Grants and Contributions

Combatting disinformation and stigmatization against women in politics in Guatemala through media literacy and fact-checking workshops, as a contribution to gender equality.

Strengthening health personnel and institutional coordination in the Macuelizo and Azacualpa municipalities in Honduras, for a more effective response in addressing sexual gender-based violence through training, meetings and sharing experience from other successful communities. 

Through this 17-month systemic change project, Black Women Film (BWF) will help advance the security, economic prosperity and representation of Black, non-binary and trans women producers in leadership and decision-making roles within the film and media industry, through systemic change. Specifically, the project will tackle the systemic barriers they face in order to improve their access to opportunities, and to safer and more inclusive working environments, at all stages of production. To achieve this, BWF will organize four mentored producer residencies in Halifax, Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver. The organization will lead a national participatory focus group study and evaluate the initiative throughout the project, using national charettes, video interviews and feedback gathering. An external evaluation will measure the impact of the systemic change project.

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Through this 30-month project, the African Canadian Civic Engagement Council will help advance women’s representation in leadership and decision-making roles through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers for racialized women and women of African descent within governance roles. This will be achieved through education and training, mentorship, outreach and policy advocacy, and partnership development. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the project.

Through this 29-month project, Support Network for Indigenous Women & Women of Colour will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by forming a Racial Equity Steering Committee for strategic planning, conducting a comprehensive organizational assessment, creating and disseminating resources, developing an online oral history collection from Indigenous LGBTQ+ individuals, and conducting evaluation and sustainability planning.

Through this 30-month project, Divergenres will address 2SLGBTQI+ communities’ needs and barriers to equality, specifically those of the trans and non-binary community. To achieve this, the organization will provide workshops to educate trans people on their rights and existing mechanisms to uphold those rights. It will also develop training for frontline workers and community organizations on trans rights and strategies for promoting them. This education work will be supported through the creation and dissemination of a guide and card game for trans people on their rights, as well as a handbook on trans rights for the relevant practitioners. Finally, Divergenres will select and train two groups in the greater Québec City area to support trans people through processes related to their rights.

This 14-month project aims to support the coordination and implementation of the “Women’s 7” (W7), one of several official engagement groups facilitating inputs and discussions with civil society and experts, while contributing to improved gender equality outcomes resulting from Canada’s G7 Presidency in 2025. This will be achieved through the engagement of feminist activists and subject matter experts from Canada, G7 countries and the Global South in the gender-based analysis of Canada’s G7 themes and priorities; the gender analysis of previous G7 policy documents and commitments; the development of policy recommendations; and the engagement of G7 officials and gender equality leaders, including Canada, G7 Countries, and the Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC). Key activities include the publication of research papers providing a gender-based analysis of Canada’s G7 priorities, the formation of thematic working groups who will provide recommendations on Canada’s G7 priorities, the development of policy documents including a communique, analysis and recommendations, the communication and outreach of W7 policy documentation, and the engagement with the GEAC.

Through this 19-month project, the Centre de femmes l’Éclaircie will build its capacity to advance women’s equality. It will revitalize its services and activities from an intersectional perspective. The project will include analyzing the Centre’s services and activities to ensure they meet the needs of women at the intersections of multiple forms of oppression, developing mechanisms and strategies to ensure intersectional feminism is integrated into and applied across all the organization’s services and activities, developing partnerships, and sharing new internal strategic resources both within the organization and with its community and partners.

Through this 17-month project, Providing Advocacy, Counselling & Education Society (PACE) will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address four urgent organizational needs and undertake a thorough strategic planning process.