Backgrounder: New funding will help support a vibrant gender equality movement across Canada
Backgrounder
Project: Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan
Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan (SASS) will receive $395,000 in Government of Canada funding for their three-year project to improve access to support services for survivors of sexual assault. Through this project, the organization will work with partner agencies across the province to research, develop and pilot promising practices. These practices will be tailored to address the unique needs of Saskatchewan, with a particular focus on rural areas of the province and Indigenous populations. The results of the project will be shared widely among stakeholders to strengthen the coordination of services for sexual assault survivors.
Organization
SASS is a provincial umbrella organization dedicated to supporting agencies throughout the province that provide services to women and men who have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime.
Call for proposals: Funding to Advance Gender Equality in Canada
In October 2016, Status of Women Canada invited organizations to propose projects that advance gender equality across Canada. As of June 2017, some 50 projects have been approved for over $18 million in Funding to Advance Gender Equality.
Over the course of 36-months, the projects will address systemic barriers in Status of Women Canada’s three areas of focus: increasing women’s economic security and prosperity, encouraging women and girls in leadership and decision-making roles, and ending violence against women and girls.
The Canadian Women’s Foundation will convene a strong, independent, pan-Canadian network of women leaders to support feminist action for gender equality at the national level. These leaders have been chosen for their remarkable efforts at the local level to advance gender equality with women, girls and gender non-conforming people. By creating a network of visionary women, we will broaden the reach of their efforts beyond their communities – inspiring others from across the country to add their voices and contribute their ideas towards achieving real progress.