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Title:

2Spirits Building from Within (Part II)

Agreement Number:

SO220030

Agreement Value:

$491,608.00

Agreement Date:

May 15, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 35-month project, 2Spirit Manitoba Inc. will increase its capacity to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQIA+ community members. This will be achieved by developing more inclusive policies and procedures, collaborating with Rainbow Resource Centre to ready the organization for youth focused GBV programs, by creating a strategic plan through community consultation and advisory group engagement, by creating GBV focused tools and resources, including a “safer spaces” guide for gender diverse and trans Indigenous community members, by creating a tool for 2SIQ inclusion at Trans Day of Remembrance events and by developing educational workshop content. By the end of this project, 2Spirit Manitoba Inc. will have strengthened their internal capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQIA+ people with a focus on creating resources for 2SIQ community members and allies within Manitoba.

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 R3C 1K4

Reference Number:

001-2023-2024-Q1-00196

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

2Spirit Manitoba 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.