Grants and Contributions

This 24-month project will support a feminist response and recovery to address the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Saskatoon Indian & Métis Friendship Centre will achieve this by advocating for decision-making in health care, child welfare, and justice to include Indigenous women. The project will address racial and gender-based disparities, discriminatory legislation, policies, and/or practices that prevent underrepresented women and girls from fully participating in the social, political and economic spheres. It will develop and implement community-based approaches and design and implement policies and practices to increase women’s leadership all sectors. The project will host a gathering of Indigenous women, partners, and stakeholders to facilitate and develop an action plan to be distributed to Indigenous services users, partners, and stakeholders. It will be available for the public at large to address policies that oppress Indigenous women.

At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power, and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women’s equality.

The objective of the EAF is to support community based projects across Canada that improve.accessibility, remove barriers, and enable Canadians with disabilities to participate in and contribute to their community.

AI technology will be used to automatically grade writing and speaking tasks. Machine learning processes will be used to determine the most relevant content at each stage of a student’s learning path.

Digital Human is an inclusive user management sub-system based on the foundation of RoboCoach and lessons learned from the last two years of the autism employment program, created to boost both the productivity and well-being of individuals with special needs who are working remotely, focusing initially on those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Kids Code Jeunesse will provide digital skills education to youth across Canada, with a particular focus on Black youth, Indigenous girls, rural/remote, and youth with autism.

By the end of the project, the organization aims to have helped remove systemic barriers by promoting inclusive policies and practices; by enhancing networks and collaboration to expedite systemic change; by supporting a positive distribution of power, the right to speak, and decision-making authority; and by addressing harmful norms and attitudes that persist on gender in support of women's equality.

The objectives of the Program are to; support the development and utilization of effective approaches to address social issues and challenges;.develop, exchange and apply knowledge, tools and resources that address social needs of individuals, families and communities; foster partnerships and networks to address existing and emerging social issues; recognize and support the ability of not-for-profit organizations to identify and address social development priorities; and, recognize and promote community engagement initiatives (e.g. volunteerism, corporate social responsibility, innovation, partnerships, coalitions) that mobilize community assets and develop capacities and resources for action..

The objective of the EAF is to support community based projects across Canada that improve accessibility, remove barriers, and enable Canadians with disabilities to participate in and contribute to their community.

The organization will consult various partners with whom they are already collaborating, namely French-speaking shelters, centers for assistance and the fight against sexual assault and external services in domestic violence.

The organization will consult various partners with whom they are already collaborating, namely French-speaking shelters, centers for assistance and the fight against sexual assault and external services in domestic violence.