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Title:

Kermode MMIWG Commemoration and Empowerment Project

Agreement Number:

AN190026

Agreement Value:

$199,857.00

Agreement Date:

Aug 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2021

Description:

This 20-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include: coordination of an awareness raising relay run and community feast, development of MMIWG protocol and train-the-trainer manual for front-line workers engaging with MMIWG families, and the installation of commemorative plaques in nine communities along Highway 16.

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:

Terrace, British Columbia, CA V8G 1W1

Reference Number:

GC-2019-2020-Q2-092

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient's Legal Name:

Kermode Friendship Society

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.