Grants and Contributions:
Title:
NWT Youth Take Charge: Uniting the Voices of 2SLGBTQIPA+ Northerners & Indigenous People
Agreement Number:
SO220232
Agreement Value:
$384,760.00
Agreement Date:
Dec 1, 2023 - Oct 31, 2024
Description:
Through this 23-month project, the Northern Mosaic Network (NMN) will develop community-informed initiatives to overcome key issues facing 2SLGBTQIPA+ communities. This will be achieved by planning and implementing community-based approaches to remove intersectional barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQIPA+ communities. NMN will create a northern network of Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) clubs in local schools in the six remote regions of the Northwest Territories. Within this GSA network, a youth mentorship program will be implemented, which will help to inform the development of a youth advisory council, and the delivery of the Northern Mosaic Network’s 2SLGBTQIPA+ identity and sector-specific training and workshops.
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:
001-2022-2023-Q4-00043
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Change of end date
Amendment Date
Oct 1, 2024
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.
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