RCFNS announces $200,000 in funding to 10 local organizations at the heart of the women’s movement
Rural Communities Foundation of Nova Scotia is proud to announce $200,000 locally to support 10 organizations at the heart of the women’s movement, whose core activities, leadership, mission, and vision are committed to advancing gender equality.
The Fund for Gender Equality is a collaboration between Community Foundations of Canada and the Equality Fund which is supported by the Government of Canada. From 2021-2022, 18 community foundations across the country granted over $3.4M to women and gender-diverse led and serving organizations.
Women have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, and we believe that as we plan for recovery, it must be a feminist recovery. To create communities of true belonging, we need to advance gender equality across the country. Only 1% of global gender-focused granting goes to women-led organizations. We’re changing that.
By participating in the Fund for Gender Equality, we are joining other participating foundations who are committed to changing philanthropy from the inside out. We, along with our cohort of 21 community foundations working through the Fund, will be prioritizing feminist practices and policies in our organizations. Collectively, we are contributing an additional $3.4M of our capital funds to gender-lens investments.
The 2023 Fund For Gender Equality recipients are:
SuperNOVA at Dalhousie University Received $15,000 for the Project “Girls Count”
King's Theatre Society Received $15,000 for the project “Non-Gender Washroom Project”
Pictou County Roots for Youth Received $10,000 for the project “Fem Stars”
Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation Received $15,000 for the project "GO Crew"
Halifax Refugee Clinic Association Received $15,000 for the project "From Healing to Recovery: Supporting Refugee Claimant Women in Nova Scotia to Reach Their Full potential”
South Shore Sexual Health Received $20,000 for the project "Framework for Anti-Oppression Renewal”
Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design received $40,000 for the project "Culture Exchange: Women's Leadership Equity Program”
The Lotus Centre - Women's Resource Centre received $35,000 for the project "Partnership for GBV Innovation and Change”
Cape Breton Centre for Sexual Health Received $20,000 for the project "Personal Care for EveryBODY”
Potlotek FIrst Nation Received $15,000 for the project "Apoqn'multiek Epi’jik”
To learn more about the national Fund, click here: https://communityfoundations.ca/initiatives/national-efforts-to-advance-gender-equality/
The Fund for Gender Equality is supported by a collaboration between Community Foundations of Canada and the Equality Fund, with support from the Government of Canada.
