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Title:

ANBU Group Therapy Model

Agreement Number:

GV21020

Agreement Value:

$486,097.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 20, 2023 - Mar 31, 2025

Description:

This 27-month project will develop and test a therapy model to address the lack of culturally and linguistically appropriate services for childhood sexual abuse survivors and their families within the Tamil diaspora in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). A.N.B.U. will achieve this by conducting a needs assessment, developing a culturally and linguistically sensitive model that builds on the existing Gatehouse model. This model will be tested and adapted with several cohorts, and finally, shared with the GBV sector through final in-person and virtual events. This project will engage adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, community partners within the Tamil diaspora, and partner with the Gatehouse, ensuring that project activities are trauma-informed and survivor-led. The model incorporates arts-based methods to engage participants and be part of the annual events showcasing their art work and healing journey. The impact of this therapeutic model will also be assessed through a third-party evaluation, including its potential to be adapted and replicated. By the end of the project, A.N.B.U. will have developed and strengthened their promising practice and have shared it with the wider GBV sector, to strengthen supports to Tamil GBV survivors and their families, in Canada.

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:

Pickering, Ontario, CA L1X 0G9

Reference Number:

001-2022-2023-Q4-00002

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Abuse Never Becomes Us (A.N.B.U)

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.