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Title:

BRIDGING THE GAPS - A feminist response to pandemic recovery in Restigouche & Avignon

Agreement Number:

NB21605

Agreement Value:

$390,728.00

Agreement Date:

Sep 13, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

This 31-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Restigouche CBDC inc. will seek to support an intersectional feminist response to COVID-19 that centers on the lived experiences of rural women from the Restigouche and Avignon regions, following the principles of GBA+. They will achieve this by creating an advisory board, developing a needs assessment report, an action plan and an evaluation plan, advancing inclusive policies and practices with new tools and resources, increasing networks and collaboration as well as sharing the knowledge to accelerate systemic changes to improve women’s economic security and prosperity post-COVID. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices and supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power to support women’s equality. This project will bring together the Restigouche and Avignon regions’ women and girls with lived experience, as well as local businesses, private sector and other sectors across these regions to document the challenges experienced due to the pandemic, and to lead the dissemination of key recommendations for policy and programs towards a recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.

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:

Campbellton, New Brunswick, CA E3N 1A6

Reference Number:

001-2021-2022-Q2-00036

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Restigouche CBDC inc.

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.