Contribution: Women's Program
Elizabeth Fry Society of Northern Alberta
$375,000.00
Prison to Community (P2C)
FY 2024-25 · 2024-09-30
Summary
Through this 18 month project, Elizabeth Fry Society of Northern Alberta will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address their capacity to advocate for the elimination of the overincarceration of Indigenous women in prisons in and around Edmonton. The project will include community engagement, advocacy campaign, communication strategies as well as developing a toolkit and sharing the impacts that will strengthen their skills, knowledge and cultural competency so that they can be change-makers and leaders in addressing the crisis in our prisons and can effectively raise awareness, mobilize support, and drive meaningful change in the movement to decarcerate Indigenous women and promote restorative justice, healing, and empowerment of Indigenous women.
Department
Program
Women's Program
Location
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2026-03-31
Agreement Number
WP240146
Agreement Start Date
2024-09-30
Agreement Title
Prison to Community (P2C)
Agreement Title (French)
De la prison à la communauté
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$375,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
Through this 18 month project, Elizabeth Fry Society of Northern Alberta will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address their capacity to advocate for the elimination of the overincarceration of Indigenous women in prisons in and around Edmonton. The project will include community engagement, advocacy campaign, communication strategies as well as developing a toolkit and sharing the impacts that will strengthen their skills, knowledge and cultural competency so that they can be change-makers and leaders in addressing the crisis in our prisons and can effectively raise awareness, mobilize support, and drive meaningful change in the movement to decarcerate Indigenous women and promote restorative justice, healing, and empowerment of Indigenous women.
Description (French)
Grâce à ce projet d’une durée de 18 mois, Elizabeth Fry Society of Northern Alberta renforcera sa capacité à faire progresser l’égalité des genres. Le projet abordera sa capacité de promouvoir l’élimination de la surincarcération des femmes autochtones dans les prisons d’Edmonton et autour d’Edmonton. Le projet comprendra la mobilisation communautaire, une campagne de plaidoyer, des stratégies de communication, de même que l’élaboration d’une trousse d’outils et le partage des répercussions qui renforceront leurs compétences, leurs connaissances et leurs compétences culturelles, leur permettant ainsi d’initier et de mener le changement afin d’affronter la situation de crise dans nos prisons, d’efficacement sensibiliser, mobiliser le soutien, et encourager un changement significatif dans le mouvement qui vise à désincarcérer les femmes autochtones, et promouvoir la justice réparatrice, la guérison, et l’autonomisation des femmes autochtones.
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
Edmonton
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Elizabeth Fry Society of Northern Alberta
Recipient Postal Code
T5J 3L5
Recipient Province or Territory
AB
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
190-2024-2025-Q3-00083