Grants and Contributions:

Leadership and community action: Creating leadership pathways for young girls within Durham Region's priority neighbourhoods

WP230546

$330,385.00

Oct 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027

Through this 30-month project, Girls Incorporated of Durham will help advance women’s representation in leadership and decision-making roles through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers experienced by young girls primarily within the three high priority neighbourhoods across the Durham Region (Whitby, Oshawa, Ajax) where there is a need to provide girls opportunities, experiences, and role models to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers. Girls Incorporated of Durham will do this by forming the project team; conducting background research and community consultations and incorporating findings; approving and implementing the project plan (including facilitating policy changes); delivering leadership and community action programs (internship); evaluating the pilot and celebrating the participant’s experiences. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.

Ajax, Ontario, CA L1S 1P1

190-2024-2025-Q3-00039

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Girls Incorporated of Durham

Women's Program

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.