Funding for five organizations supporting Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people to prevent and address gender-based violence

July 28, 2023 – Gatineau, Quebec

In January 2022, Women and Gender Equality Canada launched a call for proposals to bolster the capacity of Indigenous women’s and 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations to provide gender-based violence (GBV) prevention programming in order to address the root causes of violence.

The following five organizations received funding:

Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre Inc. 
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Project name: Cedar Circle: Building Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre's Capacity to address Sexual Exploitation/Trafficking in Winnipeg
Funding amount: $400,000

Central Urban Metis Federation (1993) Inc.  
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Project name: Strengthening a Women-Led Indigenous Organization to Address and Prevent Gender Based Violence
Funding amount: $102,550

The Bonnyville Canadian Native Friendship Centre
Bonnyville, Alberta
Project name: Intergenerational GBV Engagement Project
Funding amount: $497,264

Opokaa'sin Early Intervention Society
Lethbridge, Alberta
Project name: Blackfoot Gender Justice and Relationality Project
Funding amount: $400,000

Edmonton Aboriginal Seniors Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Better Paths: Capacity Building for Indigenous Seniors to Address GBV
Funding amount: $299,387