Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Sharing Our Power
Agreement Number:
WP240042
Agreement Value:
$489,817.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Through this 20-month project, VIDEA will build its capacity to advance gender equality by addressing the systemic exclusion of Indigenous women, gender-diverse and 2SLGBTQI+ people, including those with disabilities and living in the North of Canada, from fully participating in the national women’s movement. The project will include the following activities: building knowledge, capacity and connections between partners and communities; engaging VIDEA’s diverse staff and wider community of emerging leaders, non-traditional partner organizations, and overseas partners who are leaders in African women’s movements; and, developing and widely disseminating decolonized, intersectional policies, tools and resources for organizations to better support diverse staff, engage diverse communities and foster a more inclusive, representative, diverse and viable women’s movement.
Organization:
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Expected Results:
Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.
Location:
Victoria, British Columbia, CA V8T 2Y6
Reference Number:
001-2024-2025-Q2-00098
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Victoria International Development Education Association O/A VIDEA
Program:
Women's Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.