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Title:

Engaging Men & Boys in Domestic Violence Primary Prevention

Agreement Number:

GV21965

Agreement Value:

$450,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jun 1, 2022 - Nov 30, 2024

Description:

In this 24-month project, Alberta and Women and Gender Equality Canada will co-invest in the development of strategies to engage men and boys to prevent domestic violence in the Province of Alberta. This will be achieved through scaling existing initiatives for funded organizations; facilitating community engagement; and identifying emerging opportunities. By the end of this project, Alberta will have a prevention strategy developed that will advance the role of men and boys as key participants in gender equity and gender-based violence prevention in the Province of Alberta and Canada. The project partners include the Government of Alberta’s Ministry of Culture and Status of Women and Ministry of Community and Social Services, as well as the non-profit organizations Sagesse, Next Gen Men and Men&. The project steward and fiscal agent, Sagesse Domestic Violence Prevention Society, will conduct a robust evaluation and final report to ensure that project objectives are achieved, which will include identifying what it looks like to engage men and boys in preventing domestic violence in the Province of Alberta.

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 T5J 4R7

Reference Number:

001-2022-2023-Q4-00008

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Government

Recipient's Legal Name:

Alberta Ministry of Culture and Status of 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.