Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Sustaining Maternal Empowerment: A Capacity Building Project
Agreement Number:
WP240080
Agreement Value:
$369,300.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Through this 20-month project, Maternal Minds will build its capacity to advance gender equality and address gaps for Muslim mothers residing in the Halton Region who are facing barriers in accessing culturally relevant mental health services. The project will include developing systematic organizational procedures and structured processes to ensure that community initiatives are well planned, efficiently executed, and supported by sustainable management practices. The project will also establish structural procedures, policies, assign responsibilities and accountability within the management team to increase organization's capacity for impact, which will involve creating frameworks through recruitment, group training, consultation, networking, collaboration, and collective education by adopting the GBA+ approach.
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:
Milton, Ontario, CA L9E 1Y7
Reference Number:
001-2024-2025-Q2-00107
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Maternal Mind Matters
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.