Grants and Contributions:

Scaling GBV Support for South Asian, Black, and Arab Women in Manitoba

GV230290

$649,733.00

Sep 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Through this 30- month project, Elmwood Community Resource Centre and Area Association Inc. will scale the “Still I Rise” gender-based violence program (based on tree of life model) to strengthen the GBV sector. It will scale to better meet the needs of South Asian, Black and Arab women in Manitoba. It will address the root causes of GBV in a culturally sensitive way for Black, South Asian and Arab individuals who often are at high risk for GBV. To do so, the project will include working with Manitoba Association of Women’s Shelters (MAWS) to engage with at-risk and underserved populations and developing measurement tools and indicators grounded in culturally relevant practices. The organization will work to share the information from scaling this promising practice widely with partners and others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

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

Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA R2K 2S2

001-2023-2024-Q3-00090

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Elmwood Community Resource Centre and Area Association Inc.

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.