Join The MATCH International Women’s Fund and Nobel Women’s Initiative in celebrating the Canadian government’s historic funding announcement: $150 million over five years to women’s rights organizations! On Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, help us celebrate this good news and congratulate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Canadian government for walking the feminist talk and showing the world that Canada is back.
Sample Facebook/Instagram posts
Today, the Canadian government announced $150 million in funding for grassroots women making bold change—the largest single boost of funding from a government for women’s rights! Thank you, Justin Trudeau and Minister Bibeau for championing feminist international development and showing the world that Canada truly is a global leader. [Add what impact this funding will have on your work—or women you work with.]
#BREAKING: The Canadian government has just announced $150 million in funding for grassroots women making bold change—the largest single boost of funding from a government for women’s rights! #ThisisBOLD! The MATCH International Women’s Fund and Nobel Women’s Initiative called on @Justin Trudeau’s government to fund feminist international development—and today, they delivered. Canada really is back.
The MATCH International Women’s Fund and Nobel Women’s Initiative called on the Canadian government to fund grassroots women’s organizations—and in the largest single boost of funding from a government to women’s rights organizations EVER, they delivered! Thank you, @Justin Trudeau and @Marie Claude Bibeau for championing feminist international development and showing the world that Canada truly is a global leader. We are excited to continue working with the Canadian government to support women activists at the grassroots making bold change in their communities! #ThisIsBold.
$150 million is the largest single boost of funding from a government to women’s rights organizations—and today, we are proud to say that Canada has made that investment in grassroots women! Thank you, @Justin Trudeau and @Marie Claude Bibeau for championing feminist international development and showing the world that Canada truly is a global leader. We are excited to continue working with the Canadian government to support women activists at the grassroots making bold change in their communities!
#ThisIsBOLD: $150 million for grassroots women activists from the Canadian government. The MATCH International Women’s Fund and Nobel Women’s Initiative called on Justin Trudeau’s government to fund feminist international development—and today, they delivered! We are excited to continue working with Justin Trudeau, Minister Bibeau and the government to support women activists at the grassroots making bold change in their communities.
Sample Twitter posts
Join us in thanking Justin Trudeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie Marie Claude Bibeau and other Minister and Members of Parliament who have championed women’s rights and helped make this feminist fund possible!
You can also compose your own tweets using the hashtags #ThisIsBOLD and #HerVoiceHerChoice or #SaVoixSonChoix.
#ThisIsBOLD: $150M for grassroots women activists from the Canadian govt. Tx @JustinTrudeau @MinBibeau delivering feminist intl dev! #HerVoiceHerChoice
@JustinTrudeau We’re proud to have you as our #FeministPM! Thank you investing $150M for grassroots women changemakers. #ThisIsBOLD #HerVoiceHerChoice
@mclaudebibeau Proud to have you as feminist intl dev champion! #ThisIsBOLD: women leaders supporting women leaders making change. #HerVoiceHerChoice
@otherministers: Thank you for championing feminist intl dev & supporting grassroots women changemakers! #ThisIsBOLD #HerVoiceHerChoice
Ministers:
Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Foreign Affairs: @cafreeland
Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau, International Development and La Francophonie: @mclaudebibeau
Hon. Maryam Monsef, Status of Women: @MaryamMonsef
Hon. Karina Gould, Democratic Institutions: @karinagould
House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development:
Hon. Bob Nault, Chair: @BobNaultMP
Peter Fragiskatos, Member: @pfragiskatos
Michael Levitt, Member: @LevittMichael
Hon. John McKay, Member: @JohnMcKayLib
Raj Saini, Member: @RajSainiMP
Jati Sidhu, Member: @JatiSidhuMP
Members of Parliament:
Anita Vandenbeld, Chair of the Liberal Women’s Caucus: @anitavandenbeld
Scott Brison, President, Treasury Board: @scottbrison
Celina Caesar-Chavannes, PS International Development: @MPCelina
Pamela Goldsmith Jones, PS International Trade: @pgoldsmithjones