Grants and Contributions:

Strengthening Women and 2SLGBTQQILA+ Advocacy and Strategic Action Plan Implementation

SO230377

$492,852.00

Oct 15, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Through this 32-month project, British Columbia Association of First Nations (BCAFN) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence against First Nations women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. This will be achieved by working with partners to identify opportunities to advocate for legislation that will result in improved responses to MMIWG2S+. The project will also support implementation of BCAFN’s Women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Strategic Action plan and enhance capacity for BCAFN’s Women’s and 2SLGBTQQIA+ representatives to engage First Nations and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, to be spokespersons, and to provide guidance to ensure that BCAFN’s advocacy is intersectional, inclusive, and strategic. BCAFN will develop evergreen Orientation kits for the 2SLGBTQQIA+ and Women representatives to ensure common understanding of key issues and positions and clarity regarding roles and responsibilities. Through this project BCAFN will continue to collaborate on issues of shared priority with the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and First Nations Summit as the First Nations Leadership Council, as well as a number of sector specific First Nations Organizations that First Nations in BC have established as advocacy and technical support bodies. By the end of the project, BCAFN will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against First Nations women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people across British Columbia.

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.

Prince George, British Columbia, CA V2K 5S3

001-2023-2024-Q3-00021

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Indigenous recipients

Assembly of First Nations BC Region

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.