Grants and Contributions:

Ending gender based violence as a result of the Pandemic

GV21676

$295,896.00

Sep 15, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

This 30-month project will put in place a promising practice that will be developed following a needs and gaps assessment in the shelter system in an effort to address the root causes of gender-based violence. South Asian Women’s Centre will achieve this by (1) establishing a project infrastructure that includes an external evaluation conducted throughout the project life cycle and an 8-member Advisory Committee of GBV representatives and survivors; (2) assessing needs and gaps in the shelter system by conducting individual interviews and focus groups; and (3) developing a strategy from which a promising practice will be piloted by selected agencies in the shelter system to support GBV survivors during COVID-19. At the end of the project, the organization will have developed a prevention strategy to support post pandemic service delivery to South Asian women in the shelter system. This strategy will be adopted, and a promising practice will be piloted by selected partners to create systemic change within their organizations to support women's equality by living in violence-free environments. This project will engage representatives from the GBV sector and GBV survivors during COVID-19 in each component of the project. The effectiveness of the strategy developed, and the promising practices piloted by selected agencies of the shelter system will be carefully documented through ongoing internal and external evaluation.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

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

Toronto, Ontario, CA M6H 4K3

001-2021-2022-Q2-00041

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

South Asian Women's Centre

Gender-Based Violence Program

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.