Grants and Contributions:
Title:
She is Wise: Passing on our Wisdom
Agreement Number:
AN18480
Agreement Value:
$99,995.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
This 57-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through strengthening capacity of Indigenous women and organizations across the province of Ontario by providing culturally-sensitive training and resources grounded by the wisdom of Indigenous women’s perspectives and knowledge. ONWA will build its leadership through diversifying its funding case, building training and program delivery capacity.
The 2023 supplemental funding will be used to build organizational capacity to affect change through membership goal setting and community planning, board governance development and membership succession planning as well as social media engagement.
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:
Fort William First Nation, Ontario, CA P7J 1K3
Reference Number:
001-2023-2024-Q1-00009
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Amendment Date
May 2, 2023
Recipient's Legal Name:
Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA)
Program:
Women's Program
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.
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