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Title:

GBV and cultural responsiveness: a GBA+ approach to building a cross-organizational framework and action-plan

Agreement Number:

SO220031

Agreement Value:

$696,318.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 41-month project, CAAN Communities, Alliances & Networks will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. This will be achieved through capacity-building and engagement processes with staff, membership, and partners with the aim to implement a GBA Plus framework that centres GBV prevention as a core consideration in its governance and policy, community engagement, programming, and research. Key project activities include: conducting a needs assessment to collectively reflect on CAAN’s GBV-related work and identify recommendations and priority actions; conducting an internal review of current policies and protocols responding to GBV to identify needs, and developing and delivering a GBA Plus GBV inclusivity training and evaluation tools in response to the identified needs. The organization will also work on board governance policies to create the structural elements to support organizational GBV prevention.

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:

Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, CA S0G 1S0

Reference Number:

001-2022-2023-Q3-00013

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

CAAN Communities, Alliances & Networks

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.