Grants and Contributions:

Capacity building for ONWG

SO220022

$522,602.00

Nov 21, 2022 - Sep 30, 2027

Through this 58-month project, Orillia Native Women’s Group will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women and 2SLGTBQI+ people in Orillia. This will be achieved by improving its organizational capacity through developing a community consultation plan to address and prevent GBV; collaborating with strategic partners; creating and implementing a new strategic plan to prevent and address GBV; increasing financial sustainability; reviewing and updating policies and procedures; and creating communications tools to support more effective GBV programming. By the end of the project, Orillia Native Women’s Group will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQI+ people in Orillia. With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Orillia Native Women’s Group will increase their capacity for financial sustainability through grant-writing and fundraising training, engaging in regional partnership development work to establish cross-sector collaborations, and assess the feasibility of providing culturally specific housing supports for women and 2SLGTBQI+ people experiencing GBV. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality. With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Orillia Native Women’s Group will increase their capacity for financial sustainability through grant-writing and fundraising training, engaging in regional partnership development work to establish cross-sector collaborations, and assess the feasibility of providing culturally specific housing supports for women and 2SLGTBQI+ people experiencing GBV. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

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.

Orillia, Ontario, CA L3V 4T8

001-2022-2023-Q3-00041

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Aboriginal recipient

Increase of agreement value, Change of end date

May 28, 2026

Orillia Native Women's Group

Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program

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.