Grants and Contributions

Through this 20-month project, African Women Alliance of Waterloo Region will build its capacity to advance gender equality and address the multi-cultural and culturally sensitive gaps in communication among stakeholders such as mainstream organizations, the Waterloo Region Police Service, African cultural associations, volunteers, the government and the community. The project will include needs assessment, development and implementation of the multi-cultural strategy, developing a system for collecting and managing data for better decision-making, and design and dissemination of resources to address GBV within the African Community in Waterloo Region

Through this 19-month project, Coverdale Centre for Women will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address strategic planning and leadership development. The project will include strategic and operational planning to better guide board members and staff, and the development and implementation of staff training modules to address gaps in staff training and improve staff confidence in their roles, leading to improved organizational abilities to advocate and care for clients.

Through this 20-month project, Project Agape will build its capacity to advance gender equality and advocacy for survivors of gender-based violence. It will ensure their strategic direction meets the needs of their service users, and that their staff and organization have the necessary tools to deliver. The project will include: a community needs assessment and analysis, the development of a strategic plan, the development of training and materials for GBV support workers, and the development of a financial management plan. The success of these activities will be assessed and plans for their sustainability developed.

Through this 20-month project, the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Alberta (AECEA) will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the growing needs of early childhood educators, the majority of whom are women and many who are also racialized. To achieve these goals, AECEA will transition from an operating board to a governance model, fostering sound management and strong governance. The project activities include conducting an organizational assessment and a strategic planning session which will help the Board and staff to clarify strategic and organizational objectives and develop new management and governance strategies and structures. By the project’s conclusion, the organization will have reviewed its HR policies and procedures, and created comprehensive strategies for financial sustainability, memberships and community engagement, as well as communications, advocacy and data management.

Through this 32-month systemic change project, The Africa Centre will help advance the economic security and prosperity of Black women through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within the settlement sector for Black Newcomer women. This will be achieved by collecting stories about the settlement experiences of Black immigrant women to identify discrepancies and gaps in the settlement services sector; collaborating with settlement services agencies to understand and reform existing practices; and developing and sharing equitable and inclusive policy and process recommendations with key decision-makers in the settlement ecosystem. The Africa Centre will work with identified key stakeholders and an external evaluator to create and implement evaluation frameworks, apply evaluation findings and measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project. By the end of the project the organization will have achieved meaningful outcomes and system improvements in their continuing goal to provide Black Newcomer women with equitable opportunities for economic advancement in Alberta.

This project targets the development of an On-Site App, the first milestone of the company’s robust technology roadmap. By bridging essential technologies across the full life cycle of an event: planning, live event, and post-event stages, Streampoint aims to enhance engagement, streamline event planning, and maximize ROI for organizers.

Development of school messaging platform enhanced with AI-driven data quality control features.

The purpose of this agreement is to support the development of Canadian critical minerals value chains.

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada