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Disclosure of Grant and Contribution Awards

Recipient Name: Girls Action Foundation
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Date: 2010-03-15
Value: $407,262.00
Type: Grant
Purpose: This three-year project will promote the leadership and empowerment of young women and girls by engaging them in improving their economic security, contributing to ending violence and increasing their leadership and democratic participation. The participants will build skills through a series of workshops and activities aimed at addressing priority challenges in their communities. By engaging youth on women’s issues, fostering meaningful dialogue and collaboration, and building the capacity of young women and girls to be leaders among their peers, families and communities, this project aims to empower and improve the situation of women and girls in their communities.
Comments: Multi-year project of 36 months