Fund for Gender Equality
Fund for Gender Equality
A Just Recovery is a Feminist Recovery
Sammy K, Coordinator; Julie B, Executive Director and Katie, Volunteer, Safe Space.
London Community Foundation is grateful to be one of 21 community foundations across Canada taking part in the Fund for Gender Equality, a new collaboration between Community Foundations of Canada and the Equality Fund supported by the Government of Canada.
Over the next five years, this collaboration will make $8.2 million available to women-led and women serving organizations across Canada.
Through this initiative, LCF allocated $178,450 in funding to support local organizations at the heart of the women’s movement, whose core activities, leadership, mission, and vision are committed to advancing gender equality.
Women & Politics with Urban League of London, Creating a More Equitable London through Civic and Political Participation and Leadership ($34,000)
London Abused Women’s Centre, Survivors Speaking Out for Gender Equality ($34,000)
Brescia University College, Food Security and Gender: Closing the Gap ($38,450)
Next Chapter Career with Pathways Skill Development and Placement Centre Careers for Mid+ Women ($40,000)
Safe Space London with Anova: A Future Without Violence Capacity Development Coordinator ($25,954)
Deshkan Zii Bi Indigenous Women’s Association with CMHA Middlesex - My Sisters’ Place Ribbon Shirt Making Workshops ($6,046)
The phrase “nothing about us, without us” rings true here. The Fund for Gender Equality delivers double the impact. By funding majority women and gender-diverse staffed organizations, we are supporting meaningful work and the women and gender-diverse people the programming impacts. By investing in women and gender-diverse people, we are creating a better quality of life for all.
We are honoured to contribute to the dedicated efforts of these six projects toward advancing gender equality in our community. Along with the other 20 participating community foundations, LCF is committed to incorporating a gender equality lens into our impact investing practices and organizational policies. As the year progresses, we look forward to sharing more about this journey.
“As budgets get reallocated to public health and economic programs in the wake of the pandemic, these organizations are most at risk of losing funding. In tackling issues such as racism, wage inequality and gender-based violence, this investment is key to supporting women who have disproportionately been affected by the pandemic."
– Lori Runciman, LCF's Director of Grants