Contribution: Women's Program
Conseil de la coopération de l'Ontario
$450,305.00
Seeking better access to financing for women social entrepreneurs
EF 2021-22 · 2021-10-01
Résumé
This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19 through systemic change. The Cooperation Council of Ontario (CCO) will achieve this by examining the experiences of women social entrepreneurs when it comes to accessing funding for their projects and focusing on a key concern, such as why women/binary people have difficulty accessing funding. For those who manage to secure funding for their social entrepreneurship projects, the challenges they face in securing it will need to be identified as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic affects women's ability to secure funding for their social entrepreneurship projects in a chaotic environment. Following analysis of the data, the project will develop theoretical and practical knowledge and recommendations to advance the discussion at the decision-making level in financial institutions and government and work with stakeholders (financial organizations, policymakers) to translate these recommendations into action.
At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by encouraging more effective and equitable sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women's equality.
Their partners in this project are the Franco-Ontarian Foundation, the Northern Policy Institute, several women social entrepreneurs, and CCO members and partners.
Ministère
Programme
Women's Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Tel que publié
Agreement End Date
2024-03-31
Agreement Number
ON21228
Agreement Start Date
2021-10-01
Agreement Title
Seeking better access to financing for women social entrepreneurs
Agreement Title (French)
À la recherche d'un meilleur accès au financement pour des femmes entrepreneures sociales
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$450,305.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19 through systemic change. The Cooperation Council of Ontario (CCO) will achieve this by examining the experiences of women social entrepreneurs when it comes to accessing funding for their projects and focusing on a key concern, such as why women/binary people have difficulty accessing funding. For those who manage to secure funding for their social entrepreneurship projects, the challenges they face in securing it will need to be identified as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic affects women's ability to secure funding for their social entrepreneurship projects in a chaotic environment. Following analysis of the data, the project will develop theoretical and practical knowledge and recommendations to advance the discussion at the decision-making level in financial institutions and government and work with stakeholders (financial organizations, policymakers) to translate these recommendations into action.
At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by encouraging more effective and equitable sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women's equality.
Their partners in this project are the Franco-Ontarian Foundation, the Northern Policy Institute, several women social entrepreneurs, and CCO members and partners.
Description (French)
Ce projet de 30 mois favorisera une réponse et une relance féministes à la suite des répercussions actuelles de la COVID-19, grâce à des changements systémiques. Pour y parvenir, le Conseil de la coopération de l'Ontario (CCO) prévoit étudier le vécu des femmes entrepreneures sociales inhérent à l’accès au financement pour leurs projets. Pour ce faire, le projet de recherche identifie une préoccupation centrale qui consiste à comprendre pourquoi les femmes/personnes binaires ont de la difficulté à accéder au financement. Pour celles qui arrivent à décrocher un financement pour leur projet d’entrepreneuriat social, quels sont les défis auxquels elles sont confrontées pour le sécuriser. Dans un contexte de chaos, comment la pandémie de Covid-19 impacte la capacité des femmes à sécuriser le financement pour leur projet d’entrepreneuriat social. Après l'analyse des données, le projet développera des connaissances théoriques et pratiques ainsi que des recommandations pour avancer la discussion au niveau décisionnel dans les institutions financières et au gouvernement, et travaillera avec les parties prenantes (organisations financières, preneurs de décisions politiques) pour la mise en action de ces recommandations.
À la fin du projet, l’organisme aura contribué à l’élimination d’obstacles systémiques en favorisant un partage plus efficace et équitable des ressources, en accroissant les réseaux et la collaboration pour accélérer le changement systémique, et en changeant les normes et attitudes de genre préjudiciables persistantes.
Dans ce travail, leurs partenaires sont la Fondation franco-ontarienne, l'Institut des politiques du Nord, de nombreuses femmes entrepreneures sociales et les membres et partenaires du CCO
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
Ottawa
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Conseil de la coopération de l'Ontario
Recipient Postal Code
K1K 2Z8
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2021-2022-Q3-00117