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Title:

A Voice for Breaking Down Barriers to Advancement for Women Leading Lone-Parent Families

Agreement Number:

WP230449

Agreement Value:

$210,233.00

Agreement Date:

Jul 29, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 20-month systemic change project, Mères avec pouvoir (MAP) will scale “Le HUB,” a sharing network helping to empower women and make their voices heard to advance their economic security and prosperity. The initial project aimed to build and strengthen partnerships to find housing solutions for single mothers through multidisciplinary work. The current project will break down barriers facing women who lead lone-parent families in balancing their studies or work with family life, and it will propose viable solutions. To achieve this, MAP will conduct a strategic analysis, develop an action plan and recommendations, engage various partners, and deploy a communications and stakeholder engagement strategy.

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:

Montréal, Quebec, CA H3N 1R4

Reference Number:

001-2024-2025-Q2-00121

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Mères avec pouvoir (MAP) Montréal

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.