Grants and Contributions

Through this 18-month project, Ancestral Hands Foundation will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the governance and operational needs experienced by this evolving Black-led, Black-focused, and Black-serving women’s organization.

Through this 18-month project, Solidarité des femmes et familles interconnectées francophones du Niagara (SOFIFRAN) will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address emerging issues facing francophone immigrant women in the Niagara region. The project will include research, an external assessment and community consultations to better understand the issues faced by French-speaking immigrant women in the region, and to identify priority actions to address them using a Gender Base Analysis Plus (GBA+) approach. The project will also include the development of a strategic plan, partnerships and training for the SOFIFRAN team in mental health, digital tools and computer software.

The AFFC will equip itself with an action plan and a training plan focused on strengthening organizational capacity on inclusive diversity management, gender equality, and creating sexism-free environments.

Through this 21-month systemic change project, The Re-Seasoning Coalition (TRSC) will help advance the economic security and prosperity, and representation in leadership and decision-making roles for Black women in the foodservice industry. To do so, the project will conduct race-based research; develop an e-learning program (ELP) for industry leaders to learn about equity, anti-Black racism, and how to improve processes of promotion, recruitment, and retention of Black women; and promote the ELP at industry conferences and through partner networks. TRSC will also publish a content series that challenges stereotypes and highlights Black women in foodservice, host conferences for knowledge sharing, and connect Black women to industry leaders, recruiters, and mentors to build opportunities for advancement. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project.

Political participation of displaced women with disabilities in Akobo County in the forthcoming 2024 South Sudan general elections through leadership development and mentorship workshops.

Through this 18-month project, Cowichan Women Against Violence Society will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the organization's need for a new strategic direction that will creatively support the equity, health, safety and security of its clients.

Through this 30-month project, Saskatchewan Queer Mental Health Collective (SQMHC) will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities in urban and rural Saskatchewan by improving capacity for mental health practitioners providing mental health care to 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by discovering and documenting the inclusive mental health services landscape through community mapping and by creating educational materials, toolkits, workshops and networking opportunities/mentorship for mental health providers, and providing access to a Clinical Advisor and Elder-in-Residence to support providers across the province. SQMHC will also develop a case support framework and sustainability plans to ensure future improvements to the educational components and for maintaining professional mentorship support. This project will result in the creation of a comprehensive provider directory, increased awareness and competency among mainstream providers of queer and trans inclusive services, and improved access to inclusive mental health care for underserved queer, trans and Two Spirit communities across Saskatchewan.

The objective of this Project is to assist in the protection of our natural resources through the scaling up of forest and landscape restoration, enabling inclusive landscape governance and equipping the next generation of forest leaders.

Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within gender norms and attitudes, and authority, voices at the table, and decision-making power by focusing on the role of male allyship for gender equality.

Over a 18-month period, Women in Urbanism Canada (WIUC) will undertake this project to increase its capacity to advance gender equity in Canadian cities. This will be achieved through strategic planning and development across the areas of governance, human resources, finances, and communications.