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Title:

Spirit Path Project

Agreement Number:

SO230005

Agreement Value:

$400,000.00

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 36-month project, Lower Fraser Valley Aboriginal Society (LFVAS) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence against Indigenous women and girls with a focus on Indigenous people living on a low income and/or with disabilities in the Lower Fraser Valley. This will be achieved by strategic planning, analyzing gaps in GBV programming, developing a succession plan to ensure GBV knowledge transfer and conducting a Feasibility Study for a future urban Indigenous women’s health and wellness centre that will include GBV programming. LFVAS will also develop partnerships to inform GBV program development, incorporate GBV training into their organizational manuals and conduct community engagement sessions to build knowledge and evidence to end GBV. By the end of the project, LFVAS will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women and girls, with a focus on Indigenous people living on a low income and/or with disabilities in the Lower Fraser Valley.

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:

Langley, British Columbia, CA V3A 0B6

Reference Number:

001-2023-2024-Q1-00218

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

Lower Fraser Valley Aboriginal Society

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.