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Title:

WiseGuyz: Healthy Relationships and Masculinities Program for Youth

Agreement Number:

GV21643

Agreement Value:

$197,500.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 20, 2022 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

This 29-month project will implement and evaluate the WiseGuyz program and sexual violence prevention education for boys and men in the Edmonton area to address the root causes of gender-based violence. The Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton (SACE) will achieve this by working with junior high schools in the Edmonton area to identify needs related to sexual violence prevention; engaging grade nine junior high boys between ages 13-15 in sexual violence prevention education programs; and facilitating sexual violence prevention education more broadly within the community. At the end of the project, the organization will have adapted and expanded a promising practice that resulted in addressing harmful gender norms and disrupting traditional masculinity scripts that many men and boys inherit via social and cultural influences.

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:

Edmonton, Alberta, CA T5V 1A3

Reference Number:

001-2021-2022-Q4-00061

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton

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.