Grants and Contributions:

Strategic Empowerment to Reduce Gender-based Violence

SO220037

$468,685.00

Oct 25, 2022 - Mar 31, 2026

Through this 40-month project, the Aboriginal Peoples’ Alliance Northern Ontario (APANO) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, across rural and urban communities in northern Ontario. This will be achieved through the implementation of their strategic plan; the development of internal policies and procedures to support safe and inclusive GBV programming; the strengthening of healthy workplace culture and skills; the development of an APANO Database to support efficient and targeted programming; the development and implementation of a results evaluation plan (centred on effectiveness of response and sustainability); and the development of internal research capacity. This project will engage urban and rural indigenous people across Northern Ontario, through work with local branch offices of APANO. By the end of the project, APANO will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in Northern Ontario. Supplemental funding will be used to create a GBV advocacy campaign; engage with the community to develop a referral network and culturally-responsive programming; and increase organizational funding capacity.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

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.

Cochrane, Ontario, CA P0L 1C0

001-2023-2024-Q1-00197

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Indigenous recipients

Apr 13, 2023

Aboriginal Peoples Alliance (Northern Ontario) (APANO)

Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program

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.