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Title:

Exploring the successes achieved and challenges faced by women members of Canadian SAR volunteer organizations.

Agreement Number:

24018

Agreement Value:

$72,227.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 28, 2024 - Sep 1, 2026

Description:

This project will identify areas of improvement to foster equity, inclusivity, and diversity within the field of search and rescue for Canadian SAR teams and organizations across Canada, with a target population of women. This will be completed by recruiting a team of researchers, receiving ethics application approval, developing a questionnaire, collecting participant data, analyzing participant data, and providing their findings to SAR organizations through reports, conferences, and webinars.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

The outcome of this project is to identify key areas regarding success, opportunities, and barriers that women face in their current roles and in paths to leadership in the search and rescue community, and how these barriers can be removed. This will result in a increase in the number of search and rescue volunteers and their retention, improve the volunteer experience in the search and rescue community, and increase the representation of women involved in Search and Rescue.

Location:

Abbotsford, British Columbia, CA V2S 7M7

Reference Number:

088-2024-2025-Q3-00059

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Academia

Recipient's Operating Name:

University of the Fraser Valley

Recipient's Legal Name:

University of the Fraser Valley

Federal Riding Name:

Abbotsford

Federal Riding Number:

59001

Program:

(SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund

Program Purpose:

SAR NIF provides annual funding for projects that will improve the National Search and Rescue Program. SAR NIF projects must address at least one of the National SAR Program Annual Priorities.