A look at the aboriginal projects approved by Status of Women Canada
Posted Nov 21, 2014 04:03:30 PM.
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OTTAWA – Status of Women Canada recently provided statistics on the number of projects it has approved that focus on aboriginal women and girls. Those figures show only a small percentage of the projects had anything to do with aboriginals.
Here’s the agency’s breakdown:
Fall 2011 — Projects for “Women living in rural and remote communities”
Number of approved aboriginal-focused projects: 12
Total number of approved projects: 55
Percentage of aboriginal-focused projects approved: 22 per cent
Winter 2012 — Projects for “Engaging young people to prevent violence against women on post-secondary campuses”
Number of approved aboriginal-focused projects: 0
Total number of approved projects: 22
Percentage of aboriginal-focused projects approved: 0 per cent
Spring 2012 — Projects for “Increasing girls’ and young women’s economic prosperity and engagement in leadership roles”
Number of approved aboriginal-focused projects: 8
Total number of approved projects: 35
Percentage of aboriginal-focused projects approved: 23 per cent
Fall 2012 — Projects for “Engaging communities to end violence against women and girls”
Number of approved aboriginal-focused projects: 3
Total number of approved projects: 27
Percentage of aboriginal-focused projects approved: 11 per cent
Spring 2013 — Projects for “Increasing economic opportunities for women”
Number of approved aboriginal-focused projects: 6
Total number of approved projects: 35
Percentage of aboriginal-focused projects approved: 17 per cent
Fall 2013 — Projects for “Responding to cyber and sexual violence against women and girls”
Number of approved aboriginal-focused projects: 2
Total number of approved projects: 36
Percentage of aboriginal-focused projects approved: 6 per cent
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(Source: Status of Women Canada)
