Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Sisters Inside: Building Capacity to support access to justice and equality for criminalized women/Sisters Inside :
Agreement Number:
NA18707
Agreement Value:
$687,450.00
Agreement Date:
May 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, together with its member societies, to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Activities will include research to shape the creation of strategic approaches to justice for criminalized women, particularly a reintegration toolkit with pre-release handbook and a pro-bono network of lawyers to support access to justice at earlier stages. Training will be undertaken with member societies and a range of federal, provincial and local stakeholders and processes standardized for access to justice across the organization. The value of the collected evidence base and recommended policy, program, and service options will be tested through fundraising.
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:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1R 6H4
Reference Number:
GC-2019-2020-Q2-014
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient's Legal Name:
The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
Program:
Department for Women and Gender Equality
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.