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Contribution: Department for Women and Gender Equality

PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise

$622,793.00

Empower-F: PARO Capacity Building for Furure and for the Women's Movement

FY 2019-20 · 2019-07-02

Summary
This 45-months 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: research and exploration; strategic and succession plan development and implementation; knowledge and best practices sharing to improve the organization’s continuity, stability and capacity, as well as contributing to strengthen the women’s movement and advancing gender equality.
Program
Department for Women and Gender Equality
Location
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2023-03-31
Agreement Number
ON18782
Agreement Start Date
2019-07-02
Agreement Title
Empower-F: PARO Capacity Building for Furure and for the Women's Movement
Agreement Title (French)
Empower-F : PARO Développer la capacité du PARO pour l'avenir et pour le Mouvement des femmes
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$622,793.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This 45-months 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: research and exploration; strategic and succession plan development and implementation; knowledge and best practices sharing to improve the organization’s continuity, stability and capacity, as well as contributing to strengthen the women’s movement and advancing gender equality.
Description (French)
Ce projet d'une durée de 45 mois portera sur les besoins en matière de capacité organisationnelle afin de permettre à l'organisation de continuer à promouvoir le changement social et systémique vers l'égalité des genres. La capacité organisationnelle sera renforcée grâce aux activités suivantes : recherche et exploration; élaboration et mise en œuvre de plans stratégiques et de plans de relève; échange de connaissances et de pratiques exemplaires pour améliorer la continuité, la stabilité et la capacité de l'organisation, et contribuer à renforcer le mouvement des femmes et à promouvoir l'égalité des genres.
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
Department for Women and Gender Equality
Program Name (French)
Ministère des Femmes et de l’Égalité des genres
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
Thunder Bay
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise
Recipient Postal Code
P7C 3N9
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Reference Number
GC-2019-2020-Q2-021