Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada

Published purpose

Through this 45-month project, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada will increase its ability to prevent or address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. This will be achieved by addressing GBV against Inuit women, girls, and LGBTQQIA+ people in three targeted areas. These areas are strategic planning and evaluating results, human resources management, and driving change though an Inuit specific GBA+ advocacy strategy development to end violence against Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQQIA+ people in Canada. Since signing of the Canada-Pauktuutit MOU in 2017, Pauktuutit has experienced an increase in demand for input and participation. This growth has led to substantial changes for Pauktuutit - positive changes that assert Inuit women’s role and rights in the government initiatives and policies. However, this growth has not occurred without challenges. This project will help Pauktuutit address these challenges and support their ability to create organizational stability by providing the mechanisms to create a strategic plan, with a short-term and medium-term strategy, to support their growth as well as the necessary tools for talent recruitment, onboarding, skills development and a retention strategy. Reviewing and adapting HR resources to include Inuit specific GBA+ framework for culturally appropriate resources that will support organizational stability and growth. Pauktuutit will also create an advocacy strategy to guide how the organization learns, including improving ability to provide programs that prevent violence, leadership, technology, project management, financial management, employee tools, mentorship. The project activities will ensure equitable access to programs, supports, governance, forums for change and up-stream investments that will create opportunities for Inuit women. This project will produce gender and Inuit specific solutions and subsequently, the required mechanisms. Furthermore, this project will provide a better understanding of the current capacity and supports available to Inuit women across the country, in addition to advocating for a more equitable representation of Inuit women provincially, territorially, and nationally.