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Title:

GBV Awareness and Training Workshops

Agreement Number:

SO230010

Agreement Value:

$615,000.00

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2025

Description:

Through this 24-month project, Northwest Territories / Nunavut Council of Friendship Centres will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people. This will be achieved by collaborating with its member Friendship Centres in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut to increase GBV awareness, prevention, and response skills of member organizations through workshops and training designed in consultation with local women’s and 2SLGBTQI+ groups. Impact will be sustained through the development and implementation of a GBV training manual at Friendship Centres.

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:

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, CA X1A 1N5

Reference Number:

001-2023-2024-Q1-00219

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

Northwest Territories / Nunavut Council of Friendship Centres

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.