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Disclosure of Grant and Contribution Awards

Recipient Name:	WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
Location:	Vancouver, British Columbia
Date:	2007-10-12
Value:	$198,000.00
Type:	Grant
Purpose:	Through mentoring, 120 British Columbia women (particularly Aboriginal and immigrant women) will increase their leadership skills. Through two year-long cycles of the Women’s Leadership Program, both the mentors and mentees will build the leadership skills that women need to affect their community. Activities include one-on-one mentorship, roundtable sessions with mentors and mentees, four skill-building workshops per year for mentees, leadership skill enhancement workshops for mentors, group mentorship, an Aboriginal forum, and a group mentorship speakers series. The women will invest their new skills in their communities, families and local businesses to secure personal and regional economic security for women.
Comments:	Multi-year project of 3 years (2007-2009).