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Title:

NS Indigenous Human Trafficking Prevention Strategy

Agreement Number:

HT20350

Agreement Value:

$368,376.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 8, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

This 38-month project with the Nova Scotia Native Women's Association will develop and implement the Nova Scotia Indigenous Human Trafficking Prevention Strategy, a promising practice that will advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking in Nova Scotia. This will be achieved by creating a prevention advisory committee; by creating and implementing prevention program activities, workshops and services; by creating a more comprehensive circle of support for organizations and individuals; and by evaluating the efficacy of coordinated access as a meaningful community-based tool to combat human trafficking. At the end of the project, the organization will have the capacity to provide trauma-informed programs and services for victims and survivors, created and delivered in a culturally relevant manner, utilizing Mi’kmaw language and practices as the foundation. The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.

Organization:

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Expected Results:

Promising practices are incorporated by the GBV sector into new or enhanced supports for target populations.

Location:

Truro, Nova Scotia, CA B2N 5E8

Reference Number:

001-2020-2021-Q4-00042

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

Nova Scotia Native Women's Association

Program:

Gender-Based Violence Program

Program Purpose:

The purpose of the GBV Program is to strengthen the GBV sector to address gaps in supports for two groups of survivors: 1) Indigenous women and their communities, and 2) underserved populations (including women living with a disability, non-status/refugee /immigrant women, LGBTQ2S, gender non-conforming people and ethno-cultural women) in Canada. The Program provides grant and contribution funding to Canadian organizations to improve supports to help create long-term, comprehensive solutions at the national, regional, and local levels.