Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Innovative practices to support the empowerment of
women victims of sexual exploitation
Agreement Number:
HT20324
Agreement Value:
$371,880.00
Agreement Date:
Jun 20, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
As part of this 33-month project, the Maison ISA CALACS will develop and implement specialized, innovative and territory-specific intervention practices that will advance knowledge and improve support to empower women victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation.
This goal will be achieved by piloting promising holistic interventions for psychological, physical and sexual trauma recovery. By the end of the project, the organization will have put into practice promising interventions for a better overall response to the needs of sexually exploited women. The project will include an external evaluation that will monitor the success and scalability of 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:
Saguenay, Quebec, CA G7H 4J1
Reference Number:
001-2021-2022-Q1-00019
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
La Maison ISA, Cenre d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel
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.