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Title:

LIFTS - Leadership Impact For Transformative Systems

Agreement Number:

WP230496

Agreement Value:

$458,500.00

Agreement Date:

Jun 17, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

Through this 33 -month systemic change project, Moving Forward Family Services will help advance representation in leadership and decision-making roles for Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers such as the lack of capacity in small to medium-sized public sector organizations to recruit, retain and promote BIPOC women in(to) leadership positions and limited mentorship opportunities for BIPOC women by collaborating with BIPOC women and public sector leaders to understand experiences and identify harmful systems, developing and implementing workshops and mentoring sessions for stakeholder groups and co-creating strategies for policy improvements. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

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:

Surrey, British Columbia, CA V3W 2V3

Reference Number:

001-2024-2025-Q2-00230

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Moving Forward Family Services

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.