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Oxfam Canada receives federal funding to promote the economic empowerment of Indigenous women and youth in Northern Guatemala
(Ottawa) – Thanks to a contribution of $7 million from the Government of Canada, more than six thousand Indigenous women and youth in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala will improve their economic independence, through enhanced access and control of economic resources, and enhanced participation and leadership in decision-making related to local economic development. Over a five-year period,…
Oxfam Canada receives federal funding to strengthen women’s rights organizations in Pakistan
(Ottawa) – Thanks to a contribution of $8 million from the Government of Canada, women’s rights organizations throughout Pakistan will have increased access to resources and support for their work to advance gender equality and women’s rights. Over a five-year period, the Oxfam Canada Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL) Pakistan project will partner with a…
Oxfam Canada Executive Director Julie Delahanty Announces Departure
Oxfam Canada’s Executive Director Julie Delahanty announced today that she is stepping down to pursue new challenges and allow for new leadership to emerge. “I have the best job in the world, so obviously making the decision wasn’t easy,” said Delahanty. “During my time at Oxfam, I’ve met so many women, men and children whose…
Canada’s new guidelines to support human rights defenders a step in the right direction
With human rights defenders increasingly under attack around the world, civil society organizations today welcomed the Government of Canada’s new guidelines aimed at strengthening its approach to ensuring the safety and security of these courageous activists as part of its feminist foreign policy. Human rights defenders are often criminalized, targeted with smear campaigns, discredited, threatened, arbitrarily arrested,…