Grants and Contributions

Through this 29-month project, Diversité 02 will strengthen its organizational capacity and those of the network of 2SLGBTQIA+ community organizations to promote equality for 2SLGBTQI+ people. It will address partnership issues, the lack of safe spaces and specialized services in the region, and the need to have a tailored action plan that addresses the current needs of the community, taking into account territorial differences. The project will include strengthening regional and national partnerships, developing a strategic action plan, and meeting with 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in the region to seek their input on issues, needs, and barriers. The project will ensure the sustainability of supportive and safe community resources in a rapidly developing environment given this reality.

Through this 28-month project, Interval House will develop and put in place a Financial Literacy Pilot Program to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address the need to provide financial literacy knowledge to at-risk, vulnerable, and economically challenged women survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). To do so, the project will include consulting with an Advisory Committee and low-income women who have experienced IPV to design the curriculum of the program and delivering the Financial Literacy Pilot Program. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice and provide recommendations for future programming. Interval House will develop and implement a Community Engagement Plan to share information on the promising practice and the findings of the Final Report with others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.

Through this 15-month project, the Mouvement contre le viol et l’inceste / Collectif de femmes de Montréal (MCVI) will help prevent and address human trafficking. To do so, the MCVI will enhance its interventions to accommodate the specific needs of migrant women who have crossed the Darién Gap (a region linking Panama and Colombia). The widespread violence and forms of trafficking associated with this journey make these women’s trauma more complex, requiring tailored interventions. In addition, these women are at an increased risk of trafficking (for sexual exploitation and/or labour) after they arrive in Canada.

To achieve the project’s goal, the MCVI will enhance its promising practice for identifying and supporting trafficking survivors to reflect the complexity of the trauma these women experience. This will be done by organizing support groups and one-on-one meetings with survivors to adapt its approach and tools for intervention.

Through this 29-month project, YWCA Canada will scale its ‘Violence Against Women Staff Support Network’ to strengthen the GBV sector. It will scale the network to include gender-based violence service workers and, will address workers wellness, capacity, connectiveness, and retention. To do so, the project will include a national, bilingual, free, online hub for GBV support workers to access training, resources, tools, and community and peer-support. YWCA Canada will develop and launch a knowledge mobilization strategy to strengthen sector capacity and, to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.

Through this 28-month project, the Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration (MRCSSI) will conduct research that will help improve GBV services for at-risk groups. It will address the necessity of exploring the unique risk factors, needs, and experiences of immigrant and refugee women survivors of gender-based and family violence who come from collectivist backgrounds. To do so, the project will include collaborating with project partners to establish project governance and tools, engaging with the community, conducting data collection, analyzing data, and producing a report on the findings and recommendations. MRCSSI will develop a webinar and training materials, prepare slides and info-graphs to be presented at conferences, and publish their findings on the MRCSSI website to share information on the research findings.

Through this 29-month project, Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW), Vivic Research and partners will conduct research that will help improve GBV services for at-risk groups. The project will aim to better understand non-legal approaches to support racialized, newcomer, refugee survivors of gender-based violence. To do so, the project will conduct a targeted literature review and environmental scan; host community engagement sessions including one on one interviews with community stakeholders and engage gender-based violence advocates in research project. OCTEVAW and its partners including Vivic Research will host knowledge dissemination activities to share information on the research findings

Through this 29-month project, Nunavut Inuit Women’s Association will increase its ability to prevent or address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. This will be achieved by undertaking activities that can help advocate bringing awareness and reduce gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on Inuit women (Arnait) and gender diverse Inuit in Nunavut who are in leadership roles within their communities.

This project will be achieved by strengthening the organization’s board governance by developing a modular training course on leadership, governance, advocacy, and management; by developing staff capacity to create an evidence-based report through a GBA+ lens analysis of existing government's communications, policies and public tools; and by promoting a network opportunity through an Arnait leadership summit (including gender diverse peoples).

This 16-month project with The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver will produce and test a gender responsive training program for front line case workers working with vulnerable women going through challenging transitions following victimization or criminalization. This project will articulate a practice-oriented conceptual framework to help front-line workers recognize the effects of stigma, understand how stigma is perceived and internalized, and identify the strategies vulnerable women use to manage and cope with stigma. The overall goal is to increase women's self-control, self-efficacy, resiliency, autonomy, and agency while providing more opportunities to take control of their lives by reducing the social exclusion and stigma they encounter. This educational tool will be trauma and stigma informed while appreciating the need to be gender-responsive and culturally appropriate.

This will be achieved by conducting background research and interviews with women, men and youth facing serious forms of social stigma and potential discrimination; development of a gender responsive training program and manual; testing and validation of the gender responsive training program and publication of the training program (both print and online version).

Through this 29-month project, Euphorie dans le genre – Fierté trans will strengthen the capacity and networks of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations to promote equality for 2SLGBTQI+ people. The project will address the need to provide organizational leadership so the organization can use its resources effectively to achieve shared priorities. It will help promote Euphorie’s sustainability by bolstering the organization’s institutional memory to strengthen its capacity and expertise in the area of mobilization. This project will also target the need to consolidate the structure and develop internal practices and processes to promote organizational and staff sustainability. It will help foster financial stability as well as stability for long-term planning. To achieve these goals, the project will include developing a three- to five-year strategic plan; creating tools, guides, and workshops to mobilize members and partners; improving practices and administrative tools; and diversifying funding. By the end of the project, Euphorie will have an internal structure that is better equipped to accomplish its mission of advocacy and community mobilization.

Through this 29-month project, ACT Alberta will scale their response services for survivors of human trafficking to rural, northern, and Indigenous communities in Alberta. The project will address the lack of response services available in geographically isolated regions, improve connection to culturally appropriate supports, and invest in specialized case management for survivors of forced labour and other forms of trafficking. Additionally, it will mobilize men and boys as allies to prevent and respond to human trafficking by scaling their preventative education programs in male-dominated industries. To do so, the project will include extensive outreach, education, and partnership development in priority regions to expand referral networks, share resources with regional service providers, and improve awareness of ACT’s services for survivors. This will include growing labour-specific referral networks, investing in expert advisory services, piloting a peer support group for survivors, and scaling tailored education programs for transportation and front-line industries. ACT Alberta will develop program briefs to be shared through the GBV Knowledge Centre, and disseminated through ACT’s stakeholder meetings so that others may replicate or expand upon the promising practices.

Additional funding received will expand the project into a greater number of rural areas.