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Title:

Elevate Leadership

Agreement Number:

SO220222

Agreement Value:

$400,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 18, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

Through this 15-month project, Elevate Equity will develop community-informed initiatives to overcome key issues facing LGBTQ2 communities, with a focus on BIPOC trans and nonbinary communities in the Greater Toronto Area. This will be achieved by delivering a series of leadership retreats for racialized trans and nonbinary leaders and developing a digital tool to provide organizational supports for trans and nonbinary BIPOC serving organizations. Project evaluation will be ongoing through project activities, and feedback implemented throughout to ensure it meets community needs By the end of this project, Elevate Equity will have supported a community-informed project to address key issues facing 2SLGBTQ+ communities and advance equality for 2SLGBTQ+ people, with a focus on Black, Indigenous trans and nonbinary young people of colour.

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 M6G 2L2

Reference Number:

001-2022-2023-Q4-00031

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Elevate Equity

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.