Grants and Contributions:

KAFS Capacity Development

SO230004

$412,500.00

Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2025

Through this 24-month project, Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in Kamloops, British Columbia. This will be achieved through succession planning; creating a professional development plan (including trauma informed care, GBA+ and GBV capacity strengthening), an internal data management systems improvement plan and updating current internal systems training. By the end of the project, Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. The supplemental funds received will be used to enhance the internal data management systems improvement plan and updating current internal systems training.

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.

Kamloops, British Columbia, CA V2B 8J7

001-2023-2024-Q1-00217

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Indigenous recipients

Increase of agreement value

Jan 30, 2024

Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society

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.