Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Building Capacity for Urban Indigenous Women in Leadership
Agreement Number:
AN18658
Agreement Value:
$600,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
This 36-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the National Association of Friendship Centres and its members to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. A series of activities will be undertaken to build national, provincial/territorial and local capacity. This will include training and research to guide the creation of resource manuals that share best practices on leadership, board governance, Indigenous-specific gender-based analysis, partnership development, collaboration and networking. In particular, these activities will target the Indigenous women leaders that make up 70 per cent of friendship centres directors in Canada. They will also work to maintain supports through the development of an Urban Indigenous women’s leadership network.
Organization:
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Expected Results:
Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K2P 0L9
Reference Number:
001-2020-2021-Q1-00002
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
National Association of Friendship Centre
Program:
Women's Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.