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Title:

Connecting the NWT to 2SLGBTQIA+ Identity in the Past, Present & Future

Agreement Number:

SO240226

Agreement Value:

$703,283.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 2, 2025 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

Through this 27-month project, Northern Mosaic Network will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by developing a set of system navigation tools, developing and implementing specialized training for healthcare systems, creating discussion guides, creating a 2SLGBTQIA+ archive, and recording and disseminating a 2SLGBTQIA+ podcast series. By the end of the project, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in urban, rural and remote areas of Northwest Territories will have access to resources. By providing multiple formats of educational opportunities, Northern Mosaic Network will create a reality where informing oneself about the 2SLGBTQIA+ community is both personalized and accessible.

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:

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, CA X1A 1T6

Reference Number:

190-2024-2025-Q4-00033

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Northern Mosaic Network

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.