Uzima Women Relief Group International

Published purpose

Through this 24-month project, Uzima Women Relief Group International will build its capacity to advance gender equality for Black women in Toronto. It will address the need to ensure long-term financial health by strengthening financial management structures and skills, improving financial and activity reporting and increasing fundraising capacity. The project will include (1) the creation of a 3-year financial plan for the organization as well as (2) the creation of tools, resources, and processes to improve financial and activity reporting through training, workshops, seminars, in addition to (3) the development of a repository of project fundraising resources and the organization of two strategic retreats to improve and strengthen financial sustainability. With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Uzima Women Relief Group International will 1) improve gender responsive practice by completing an internal application plan; 2) build advocacy readiness by drafting an advocacy strategy framework and creating internal advocacy guidelines; 3) expand research and evaluation capacity by producing a comprehensive needs assessment report; 4) strengthen partnerships by developing a partnership engagement strategy; and 5) enhance digital systems by producing internal digital use guidelines and optimizing project tracking tools. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.