Grants and Contributions

This project is part of Canada’s Women’s Voice and Leadership Program, which supports local and regional women’s organizations and networks that are working to promote women’s rights, and advance women’s empowerment and gender equality in developing countries. This is done by supporting activities, building institutional capacity, and promoting network and alliance-building as women’s rights and feminist organizations are critical agents of change.

The Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas II (the Fund) aims to catalyze private sector investments in climate change mitigation and adaptation across the Latin America and Caribbean region, while promoting gender-responsive, sustainable economic development.

This 24-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Young Women's Christian Association of Cambridge (YWCA Cambridge) to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of a social enterprise model connected to the local food industry that will create opportunities to advance the economic security of women and gender non-conforming individuals who face barriers and discrimination in finding employment and meaningful connections, as well as provide sustainable funding for YWCA Cambridge.

The project will test and evaluate a comprehensive low-barrier, peer-support, survivor-centric and trauma-informed approach for criminalized (cis and trans) women survivors of gender-based violence in the Metro Vancouver region in British Columbia, in order to address barriers to accessing support services.

Project activities include: (1) treating acutely malnourished children; (2) providing psychosocial and protection information, programs and services; (3) upgrading water and sanitation facilities with solar lighting, locks and gender-specific signage; (4) providing multi-purpose cash grants to women-headed households, and pregnant and lactating women; (5) providing training and support to women leaders to promote the social and economic advancement and protection of women and girls; and (6) conducting information sessions with men and boys on the prevention of gender-based violence and child marriage, and on joint financial decision-making at the household level.

It is essential to ensure life-saving interventions as related to sexual and reproductive health services, and protection from and response to sexual and gender-based violence are provided.

With GAC’s support, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is contributing to meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of vulnerable women and girls in sexual and reproductive health, and preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence.

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: strategic and succession planning; partnership development, collaboration and networking; development of an advocacy strategy; implementation of result based management; organizational financial health; and sustainability plan.

This 48-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. The organization will develop and implement a detailed knowledge-transfer plan within the organization to ensure the delivery of continuous quality services and organizational sustainability.

This 16-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: development and implementation of a strategic plan, development and implementation of a marketing plan, including new logos, web refreshment, branding and promotional materials, as well as development and implementation of a community outreach and engagement plan.

This 48-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue advancing gender equality in its community. To achieve its objectives, the project will oversee the following capacity building activities: board governance training; partnership development; strategic planning to enhance financial health; Advocacy strategy; and GBA+ training.