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Title:
Capacity building for administrators and culturally appropriate training for volunteers as a community awareness-raising tool
Agreement Number:
SO21959
Agreement Value:
$40,000.00
Agreement Date:
May 5, 2022 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
This 12-month project is a phase 2 of the "Un nouveau départ" project. It will strengthen the capacity of Arc-en-Ciel des Jeunes Ethnoculturels Francophones to advance LGBTQ2 equality. This will be achieved by developing resources and training for their administrators (community leadership; fundraising; performance measurement; advocacy; risk management; …) and for their volunteers in order to strengthen the organization’s capacity in terms of advocacy and community education on LGBTQ2 issues (diversity and inclusion, human rights and freedoms, running an anonymous support line…). If necessary, the resources for volunteers will be tested and adjusted in order to be used to train future cohorts. At the end of the project, the organization will have increased the knowledge and capacity of its administrators regarding good governance principles and of its volunteers regarding advocacy and community education on LGBTQ+ issues.
Organization:
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Expected Results:

Partnerships and collaborations are established and/or strengthened to support the LGBTQ2 movement LGBTQ2 organizations have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M1B 2S8
Reference Number:
001-2022-2023-Q1-00005
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Arc-En-Ciel des Jeunes Ethnoculturels Francophones
Program:
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Program Purpose:

The purpose of ESSOGIE program is to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Advancement towards a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors that include race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability are encouraged under the Program.