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Title:

Healing Our Sisters: Addressing Gender-Based Violence Against Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People

Agreement Number:

SO230015

Agreement Value:

$492,500.00

Agreement Date:

Aug 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 32-month project, The Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres Inc. will increase their ability to prevent and address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. This will be achieved by conducting outreach and awareness-raising campaigns in eleven communities throughout the province of Manitoba, where Manitoba’s Friendship Centres are located, by developing and delivering culturally appropriate training to staff and volunteers to enhance their understanding of gender-based violence, by developing and offering a public gathering where speakers, staff, and Centre delegates can learn from one another including survivors of gender-based violence, by establishing a network of educators and experts in their field that can provide support and services to Manitoba’s Friendship Centres, and by developing and implementing a comprehensive policy and procedural manual that will establish ongoing support for Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people. By the end of the project, MAFC will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.

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 R3B 0J7

Reference Number:

001-2023-2024-Q2-00053

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

The Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres Inc. (MAFC)

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.