Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Awareness and Engagement in Rural Communities
Agreement Number:
SO240257
Agreement Value:
$228,511.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 27, 2025 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
Through this 25-month project, the Groupe régional d’intervention sociale de l’Estrie (GRIS Estrie) will address 2SLGBTQI+ communities’ needs and barriers to equality. To achieve this, the organization will collaborate with and engage frontline workers and sexually and gender-diverse people in the Haut-Saint-François region to determine their specific needs. Tools, training, and/or activities will be developed for this purpose and deployed among the project’s target populations. The rural experience in Haut-Saint-François will be documented and shared in a visual, accessible format to raise awareness and inspire other, similar initiatives in rural areas.
Organization:
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Expected Results:
Partnerships and collaborations are established and/or strengthened to support the LGBTQ2 movement LGBTQ2 organizations have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
Location:
Sherbrooke, Quebec, CA J1H 5X3
Reference Number:
190-2024-2025-Q4-00018
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Groupe régional d'intervention sociale de l'Estrie (GRIS Estrie)
Program:
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of ESSOGIE program is to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
Advancement towards a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors that include race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability are encouraged under the Program.