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Contribution: Women's Program

Plan International Canada Inc.

$1,500,000.00

The Power Within

FY 2020-21 · 2021-01-01

Summary
This 36-month cost-sharing project will give young people, especially girls and gender diverse youth, the enhanced skills, gendered knowledge, and resiliency they need to develop strong body confidence and self-esteem. In doing so, it will allow young women to better position themselves for leadership roles, by teaching them critical analysis to participate more confidently in present and future opportunities that help to shape leaders. Activities will include: intersectional research; the development and delivery of a comprehensive curriculum with a marginalized or vulnerable population group; the adaptation of existing Dove Self-Esteem Project materials through an intersectional lens and for the Canadian context; and the creation of a digital community for youth with supplementary resources for young people, teachers, parents and others. Other activities supported by Plan International Canada and Unilever Canada will include digital public awareness campaigns and the broad-scale delivery of Dove Self-Esteem Project programming, tailored to diverse experiences, to youth of all genders in three Regions of Canada. Beyond individual change, the project will also challenge norms and representations that affect body confidence and self-esteem to create more supportive environments at the community and systemic levels through outreach with community stakeholders and the launch of a multi-sectoral task force with industry. The task force will be jointly supported to undertake research and to develop a sustainability and action plan that supports the body confidence, self-esteem and leadership of young women and gender-diverse youth. WAGE funding is matched by a combined $1.4M from Unilever Canada Inc. and $100K from Plan International Canada Inc.
Program
Women's Program
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2023-12-31
Agreement Number
NA190173
Agreement Start Date
2021-01-01
Agreement Title
The Power Within
Agreement Title (French)
Le pouvoir intérieur
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$1,500,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This 36-month cost-sharing project will give young people, especially girls and gender diverse youth, the enhanced skills, gendered knowledge, and resiliency they need to develop strong body confidence and self-esteem. In doing so, it will allow young women to better position themselves for leadership roles, by teaching them critical analysis to participate more confidently in present and future opportunities that help to shape leaders. Activities will include: intersectional research; the development and delivery of a comprehensive curriculum with a marginalized or vulnerable population group; the adaptation of existing Dove Self-Esteem Project materials through an intersectional lens and for the Canadian context; and the creation of a digital community for youth with supplementary resources for young people, teachers, parents and others. Other activities supported by Plan International Canada and Unilever Canada will include digital public awareness campaigns and the broad-scale delivery of Dove Self-Esteem Project programming, tailored to diverse experiences, to youth of all genders in three Regions of Canada. Beyond individual change, the project will also challenge norms and representations that affect body confidence and self-esteem to create more supportive environments at the community and systemic levels through outreach with community stakeholders and the launch of a multi-sectoral task force with industry. The task force will be jointly supported to undertake research and to develop a sustainability and action plan that supports the body confidence, self-esteem and leadership of young women and gender-diverse youth. WAGE funding is matched by a combined $1.4M from Unilever Canada Inc. and $100K from Plan International Canada Inc.
Description (French)
Ce projet de partage des coûts d’une durée de 36 mois permettra aux jeunes, en particulier les filles et les jeunes de diverses identités de genre, d’acquérir les compétences, les connaissances sexospécifiques et la résilience dont elles et ils ont besoin pour développer une confiance et une estime de soi solides. Ce faisant, il permettra à de jeunes femmes de mieux se positionner pour occuper des postes de direction en leur apprenant à faire des analyses critiques afin de participer avec plus de confiance aux possibilités actuelles et futures qui contribuent à l’émergence de chefs de file. Les activités soutenues par FEGC sont notamment les suivantes : la recherche intersectionnelle; l’élaboration et la prestation d’un programme d’études complet avec un groupe de personnes marginalisées ou vulnérables; l’adaptation des documents existants du projet Dove sur l’estime de soi dans une optique intersectionnelle et dans le contexte canadien; et la création d’une communauté numérique pour les jeunes offrant des ressources supplémentaires pour les jeunes, les enseignants, les parents et d’autres personnes. Parmi les autres activités soutenues par Plan international Canada et Unilever Canada, mentionnons les campagnes numériques de sensibilisation du public et l’exécution à grande échelle des programmes du projet Dove sur l’estime de soi, adaptés aux expériences diverses, destinés aux jeunes de tous les genres dans trois régions du Canada. Au-delà des changements individuels, le projet remettra également en question les normes et les représentations qui influent sur la confiance en soi et l’estime de soi afin de créer des milieux plus favorables à l’échelle communautaire et systémique grâce à la sensibilisation des parties prenantes communautaires et au lancement d’un groupe de travail multisectoriel avec l’industrie. Le groupe de travail sera appuyé conjointement pour la réalisation de projets de recherche et l’élaboration d’un plan de durabilité et d’action qui appuie la confiance en soi, l’estime de soi et les qualités de chef de file des jeunes femmes et des jeunes de diverses identités de genre. Le financement de FEGC est doublé grâce à la contribution combinée de 1,4 million de dollars d’Unilever Canada Inc. et de 100 000 dollars de Plan International Canada Inc.
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
Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Plan International Canada Inc.
Recipient Operating Name
Plan International
Recipient Postal Code
M4P 0B3
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2020-2021-Q3-00108
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