Contribution: Women's Program
Cree Women of Eeyou Istchee Association
$66,750.00
Advocating for gender equality in Eeyou Istchee
FY 2019-20 · 2019-05-06
Summary
This 59-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: partnership development, collaboration and networking, advocacy and gender-based analysis plus.
A supplementary amount allocated will be used to facilitate the remote delivery of networking and collaborative work in the face of Covid-19 by reinforcing the organization’s digital communication abilities and tools.
The latest 12-month extension and supplement granted to the Cree Women of Eeyou Istchee Association will allow it to train its staff in order to implement and standardize across the organization the recommendations coming out of the Human Resource Assessment which CWEIA finalized in early 2023. Finally, CWEIA will also carry out a working session for its management team and selected members of its board of directors to improve their capacity to develop effective policies and procedures that affect the daily operations of the organization and improve its planning capacity to better advocate for indigenous women’s issues on Eeyou Istchee territory.
Department
Program
Women's Program
Location
Chisasibi, Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Other
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2024-03-31
Agreement Number
AN18541
Agreement Start Date
2019-05-06
Agreement Title
Advocating for gender equality in Eeyou Istchee
Agreement Title (French)
Plaidoyer pour l'égalité des sexes dans l’Eeyou Istchee
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$66,750.00
Amendment Date
2023-04-04
Amendment Number
3
Description
This 59-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: partnership development, collaboration and networking, advocacy and gender-based analysis plus.
A supplementary amount allocated will be used to facilitate the remote delivery of networking and collaborative work in the face of Covid-19 by reinforcing the organization’s digital communication abilities and tools.
The latest 12-month extension and supplement granted to the Cree Women of Eeyou Istchee Association will allow it to train its staff in order to implement and standardize across the organization the recommendations coming out of the Human Resource Assessment which CWEIA finalized in early 2023. Finally, CWEIA will also carry out a working session for its management team and selected members of its board of directors to improve their capacity to develop effective policies and procedures that affect the daily operations of the organization and improve its planning capacity to better advocate for indigenous women’s issues on Eeyou Istchee territory.
Description (French)
Ce projet d’une durée de 59 mois répondra aux besoins de l’Association en matière de capacité organisationnelle. Il lui permettra de continuer à promouvoir un changement social et systémique en faveur de l’égalité des sexes.
La capacité organisationnelle sera renforcée grâce aux activités de création de partenariats, de collaboration et de réseautage, ainsi que de plaidoyer et d’analyse comparative entre les sexes Plus.
L’allocation du montant supplémentaire facilitera la mise en œuvre à distance du travail de réseautage et de collaboration dans le contexte de la COVID 19. Pour ce faire, on renforcera les capacités et les outils de communication numériques de l’organisme.
La dernière prolongation d’une durée de 12 mois et le montant supplémentaire qui ont été consentis à l’Association des femmes cries d’Eeyou Istchee lui permettront de former son personnel pour mettre en œuvre et uniformiser dans l’ensemble de l’organisme les recommandations issues de l’évaluation des ressources humaines que l’Association a effectuée au début de l’année 2023. Enfin, l’Association organisera également une séance de travail pour son équipe de direction et certaines et certains membres de son conseil d’administration afin d’améliorer leur capacité à élaborer des politiques et des procédures efficaces touchant les opérations quotidiennes de l’organisme et d’améliorer ainsi sa capacité de planification en vue de mieux défendre les questions relatives aux femmes autochtones sur le territoire d’Eeyou Istchee.
Expected Results
Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.
Expected Results (French)
Les femmes et les parties prenantes peuvent obtenir de l’aide pour traiter des enjeux liés à l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes.
Organization Code
wage
Organization
Women and Gender Equality Canada | Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada
Program Name
Women's Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de promotions de la femme
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.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme de promotion de la femme a pour but de promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada et il travaille pour ce faire à réduire ou éliminer les obstacles systémiques qui freinent le progrès des femmes. Le Programme soutient la visée du gouvernement du Canada de promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada. Il cadre avec les priorités du gouvernement du Canada en matière de prospérité économique et ses engagements internationaux en matière d’égalité entre les sexes.
Recipient City
Chisasibi
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Cree Women of Eeyou Istchee Association
Recipient Postal Code
J0M 1E0
Recipient Province or Territory
QC
Recipient Type
A
Reference Number
001-2023-2024-Q1-00013