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Title:

Increasing Infinity Women’s Capacity to address GBV

Agreement Number:

SO220038

Agreement Value:

$499,154.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 39-month project, Infinity Women Secretariat Inc. (IWS) will increase its capacity to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQIA+ people with a focus on Red River Métis community in Manitoba. Through this 39-month project, Infinity Women Secretariat Inc. (IWS) will increase its capacity to prevent and address Gender-Based Violence (GBV) throughout the Red River Métis community. This will be achieved by engaging with public policy experts to identify research gaps, conduct annual GBA+ socio-economic surveys, develop a Métis-specific GBA+ toolkit and GBA+ policies for the national Métis government, Affiliates and organizations, along with the development of the MMIWG2S+ Implementation Action Plan, while evaluating and improving IWS internal capacity. This project will partner with the Manitoba Métis Federation, to support their GBA+ capacity of their policy, research, evaluation, and consultations. By the end of this project, Infinity Women Secretariat Inc. will have strengthened its capacity to prevent and address GBV against Métis women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals, with a focus on developing more inclusive policies and programs within the Red River Métis community.

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:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA R3B 0J7

Reference Number:

001-2022-2023-Q3-00026

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

Infinity Women Secretariat Inc.

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.