Grants and Contributions

This 6-month project will bring together academics, practitioners of politics and those interested in politics, including activists and politicians, public servants, and members of the media, at a one-day international conference entitled Women in politics, Women in leadership, to examine the role and advancement of women in politics.

Capacity building activities will include the development of an advocacy strategy and tool kit, a knowledge transfer strategy, a comprehensive communications strategy, and a digital media strategy. OCTEVAW will also identify and develop revenue generation strategies to ensure its long-term sustainability.

The 2023 supplementary funds will be used to develop a sponsor engagement plan, develop a communications strategy to support fundraising efforts among FSWO membership, develop capacity, templates, policies and tools for online/social media fundraising, and develop capacity, templates, policies and tools for grant writing.

The objective of the Project is to convene women in the Canadian clean energy sector to engage in a national dialogue focused on the advancement of gender equality in the Canadian clean energy sector. This aligns with NRCan's mandate to identify opportunities to support workers and businesses in the natural resource sectors, and to advance gender equality and diversity in the clean energy sector.

This project (1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024) will enable access to a part of Inuit and Canadian documentary heritage and increase ICC Canada’s capacity for collection management and information sharing. The key activities of ‘Describing and Discovery’ are: arrangement and description of all archival records, with multi-level, Rules for Archival Description (RAD)-compliant descriptions to the fonds/series/sub-series level (file- and item-level for some); and the installation and customization of software to manage and search archival descriptions and digital objects in English and Inuktitut (syllabics and Roman orthography).

The project involves conducting 40 filmed oral history interviews with key figures from the Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese communities in Quebec, as well as with those responsible for the selection, reception, and settlement of refugees from these communities between 1975 and 1990. This project, which is part of the 50th anniversary of their arrival in Quebec, is urgent, considering the advanced age of the participants. Its purpose is to make their experiences visible and to commemorate them.

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) is experiencing safety and wellness issues which continue to overwhelm service providers and the community in responding effectively and efficiently. In support of the safety plan, the community will engage In the creation of an Elders Circle, youth group, language and culture land based camp and interagency forum. These activities will support community development and capacity building efforts to increase safety, gaps in service provision and intergenerational cultural disconnect.

The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .

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