Grants and Contributions

To maintain a sustainable and responsible development of Canada's natural resources by creating more gender inclusive mining workplaces.

The project’s objective is to strengthen sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls in Morocco, as well as to combat all forms of discrimination against women and girls, including gender based violence. This project seeks to influence changes in policies, laws, services for women and girls and existing systems, as well as to change discriminatory and unjust social beliefs and practices. The project activities include: (1) developing a national strategy for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and creating training modules for middle and secondary school students; (2) conducting a study and organizing awareness and advocacy campaigns for SRHR and gender equality (GE) at the national and regional levels; (3) entering into a partnership with religious authorities and establishing a training plan in SRHR and GE for religious counsellors and Ulemas.

This project, also known as the Health, Empowerment and Rights (HER) project, addresses systemic barriers to the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and to ending sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) among vulnerable and marginalized populations in Myanmar, such as women, children, youth as well as ethnic and religious minorities.

This 24-months project will support organizational capacity building activities to advance efforts to identify and address issues affecting Somali-Canadian mothers who have been impacted by gun violence in the North Etobicoke community of Toronto. Funding will allow the organization to establish itself as a women-centric organization and increase its capacity in: outreach operations; establishing policies and procedures related to governance; undertaking community needs assessment and asset mapping processes; developing strategic and sustainability plans; and, implementing a collaboration plan with local stakeholders and service providers.

The additional funding will be directed at enhancing the organisation`s sustainability plan and providing support to the design of its fundraising strategy.

This 12-month project will raise awareness with men and boys, alongside women and girls, towards action in eliminating gender-based violence. In partnership with women’s organizations, the CFL and Edmonton Junior Football, the organization will create meaningful participatory experiences at the week-long 2018 Grey Cup festival held in Edmonton, Alberta that draw attention to gender based violence, trafficking, sexual exploitation and their association with sporting events. These include a Breakfast with The Guys initiative, in which youth and sport role models are engaged in a discussion around domestic violence and their roles in addressing gendered violence; as well as train the trainer activities aimed at junior football players, allowing them to support the continuation of training to additional junior players throughout the year.

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.

This project aims to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls by supporting local organizations that advance women’s rights in Haiti. It is building the capacity of local women’s rights organizations to provide services to their constituents; help women to know and claim their rights; advocate for gender equality; and empower women and girls. The project reflects growing international evidence of the critical role that local women’s rights and feminist organizations play in advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

Project activities include: (1) providing hygiene awareness sessions and distributing gender- sensitive hygiene kits; (2) repairing or constructing communal latrine facilities; (3) providing emergency shelter and non-food items to disaster-affected households; and (4) providing cash-for-work activities and unconditional funding grants.

Activities include: (1) increasing access to safe drinking water and hygiene needs; (2) constructing gender-segregated latrines and bathing spaces; (3) enhancing protection services and psycho-social support for vulnerable children; and (4) raising awareness on menstrual hygiene and gender-based violence, and providing dignity kits to support vulnerable adolescent girls and women.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased equitable access to safe gender-responsive water and sanitation services and facilities for disaster-impacted populations; (2) improved knowledge and capacity in hygiene among disaster-impacted populations; and (3) protection services strengthened to prevent and respond to child protection concerns in a safe, accessible and gender-responsive manner.

Contribution to reduce gender-based inequalities in rural territories by supporting evidence-based decision making through research on rural women’s condition and piloting locally-led initiatives.