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Title:

Prison to Community (P2C)

Agreement Number:

WP240146

Agreement Value:

$375,000.00

Agreement Date:

Sep 30, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 18 month project, Elizabeth Fry Society of Northern Alberta will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address their capacity to advocate for the elimination of the overincarceration of Indigenous women in prisons in and around Edmonton. The project will include community engagement, advocacy campaign, communication strategies as well as developing a toolkit and sharing the impacts that will strengthen their skills, knowledge and cultural competency so that they can be change-makers and leaders in addressing the crisis in our prisons and can effectively raise awareness, mobilize support, and drive meaningful change in the movement to decarcerate Indigenous women and promote restorative justice, healing, and empowerment of Indigenous women.

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:

Edmonton, Alberta, CA T5J 3L5

Reference Number:

190-2024-2025-Q3-00083

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Elizabeth Fry Society of Northern Alberta

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.