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Title:

Action Now Atlantic

Agreement Number:

GV21813

Agreement Value:

$288,408.00

Agreement Date:

Sep 13, 2021 - Sep 30, 2023

Description:

This 24-month project will develop and implement a consent campaign and a network of youth advocates comprised of women and men to address the root causes of gender-based violence on university campuses. We Worthy Women will achieve this by engaging with students and universities to identify barriers and needs, by working with male students and faculty to become champions in ending sexual and gender-based violence, and by developing a network of youth advocates to collaborate during and beyond the project. At the end of the project, the organization will have developed a promising practice which will strengthen a culture of consent on Atlantic Canadian university campuses, increase the number of men involved in ending sexual violence on campus, and create a cross-provincial network of students to mobilize resources and drive real change. Partners involved come from diverse areas of expertise and will advise and support We Worthy Women at all stages of the project. Collective Action, an activism platform, will be utilized to assist the organization in sharing information collected from the consent campaign, and in calling for action and support from institutions around sexual violence prevention at Atlantic Canadian universities.

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:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA B3H 3X9

Reference Number:

001-2021-2022-Q2-00047

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

We Worthy Women

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.