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Title:

Power in Prevention: Combatting GBV through Group Mentorship

Agreement Number:

GV230314

Agreement Value:

$385,526.00

Agreement Date:

Oct 16, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 30-month project, Big Sisters of Lower Mainland will develop and implement an In-School Group Mentoring “Power in Prevention” program, to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address gaps in GBV programming by tailoring the project activities to underserved populations during their middle childhood and youth. To do so, the project will engage community partners, families, and youth with diverse lived experiences who will help to inform the adaptation of an existing In-School Group Mentoring program framework and develop an age appropriate, activity-based curriculum focused on identifying and strengthening participants’ GBV protective factors with the guidance and support of mentors. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice. Big Sisters of Lower Mainland will host youth and communication advisory councils, youth forums, lead a public education campaign, and develop a toolkit to share information on the promising practice with other organizations (including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada agencies) so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.

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:

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V5R 4H1

Reference Number:

001-2023-2024-Q3-00107

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland

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.