Contribution: Women's Program
Workforce Warriors Inc.
$440,615.00
Changing the Workplace to Support Wellness of Indigenous Women
FY 2021-22 · 2022-01-01
Summary
This 27-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Workforce Warriors Inc. will achieve this by educating employers and organizations on the importance of supporting Indigenous women and 2Spirit’s wellness in the workplace. Working with an Indigenous wellness leader, they will develop a national educational training program and the tools employers need to establish a culturally appropriate wellness infrastructure within their organization to support Indigenous women and 2Spirit’s safe and secure participation, reintegration and retention in the workplace. Workforce Warriors will utilize its national network of Indigenous organizations and community leaders to train employers, which will help support the development, implementation, national testing, and evaluation of the program and foster its sustainability onward.
At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power, and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes of the system, all to support women’s equality.
The additional funds will be used to revise and adapt the educational material to adopt a new delivery approach more reflective of the content and cultural practices, including the development of a video.
Department
Program
Women's Program
Recipient
Location
Rusagonis, New Brunswick, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Amendments
Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.
| Amendment | Date | Fiscal Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2022-01-01 | 2021-22 | $353,499.00 |
| 1 | 2022-01-01 | 2021-22 | $353,499.00 |
| 2 | 2022-01-01 | 2021-22 | $440,615.00 |
As published
Additional Information
Increase of agreement value + Change of end date
Additional Information (French)
Augmentation de la valeur de l'accord + Changement de la date de fin
Agreement End Date
2024-03-31
Agreement Number
NA21866
Agreement Start Date
2022-01-01
Agreement Title
Changing the Workplace to Support Wellness of Indigenous Women
Agreement Title (French)
Changer les milieux de travail pour favoriser le mieux-être des femmes autochtones
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$440,615.00
Amendment Date
2023-09-13
Amendment Number
2
Description
This 27-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Workforce Warriors Inc. will achieve this by educating employers and organizations on the importance of supporting Indigenous women and 2Spirit’s wellness in the workplace. Working with an Indigenous wellness leader, they will develop a national educational training program and the tools employers need to establish a culturally appropriate wellness infrastructure within their organization to support Indigenous women and 2Spirit’s safe and secure participation, reintegration and retention in the workplace. Workforce Warriors will utilize its national network of Indigenous organizations and community leaders to train employers, which will help support the development, implementation, national testing, and evaluation of the program and foster its sustainability onward.
At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power, and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes of the system, all to support women’s equality.
The additional funds will be used to revise and adapt the educational material to adopt a new delivery approach more reflective of the content and cultural practices, including the development of a video.
Description (French)
Ce projet de 27 mois soutiendra une réponse féministe et un rétablissement suite aux conséquences actuelles de la COVID-19, grâce à un changement systémique. Workforce Warriors inc. atteindra cet objectif en sensibilisant les employeurs et les organismes au caractère essentiel du soutien au bien-être des femmes autochtones et des personnes bispirituelles sur le lieu de travail. En collaboration avec un leader autochtone du bien-être, cet organisme élaborera un programme national de formation et les outils dont les employeurs ont besoin pour mettre en place une infrastructure du bien-être adaptée à la culture au sein de leur organisme afin de soutenir la participation, la réintégration et le maintien en poste des femmes et des personnes bispirituelles autochtones dans des conditions sûres et sécuritaires sur le lieu de travail. Workforce Warriors utilisera son réseau national d'organismes autochtones et de dirigeants communautaires pour former les employeurs, ce qui contribuera à soutenir la conception, la mise en œuvre, la mise à l'essai et l'évaluation du programme à l'échelle nationale, et favorisera sa durabilité à l'avenir.
À la fin du projet, l'organisme aura contribué à éliminer les obstacles systémiques en permettant l’adoption de politiques et de pratiques inclusives, en encourageant un partage plus équitable et plus efficace des ressources, en renforçant les réseaux et la collaboration pour accélérer le changement systémique, en soutenant une répartition positive des pouvoirs, des voix et du pouvoir décisionnel, et en s'attaquant aux normes et attitudes sexospécifiques néfastes et persistantes du système pour appuyer l'égalité des femmes.
Les fonds supplémentaires seront utilisés pour réviser et adapter les documents pédagogiques, afin d'adopter une nouvelle approche qui reflète davantage le contenu et les pratiques culturelles, notamment en créant une vidéo.
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
Rusagonis
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Workforce Warriors Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
E3B 7Z1
Recipient Province or Territory
NB
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2021-2022-Q3-00094