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Title:

Supporting Muslim GBV Survivors: The Culturally Integrative Family Safety Response Model (CIFSR)

Agreement Number:

GV21501

Agreement Value:

$499,672.00

Agreement Date:

Apr 27, 2022 - Sep 30, 2024

Description:

This 29-month project will further test the Culturally Integrative Family Safety Response model (CIFSR) to address the lack of culturally grounded supports for Muslim Gender-Based Violence (GBV) survivors and their families in Ottawa and Kitchener/Waterloo. The Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration (MRCSSI) will achieve this by conducting a comprehensive situational analysis in Ottawa and Kitchener/Waterloo, establishing and formalizing key partnerships, and testing and refining the CIFSR model in these communities. Learnings will be used to further refine the CIFSR model, and the updated model will be shared among GBV community agencies and policy makers. This project will engage with the Coalition of Muslim Women KW (CMW), Ottawa Muslim Community Services (OMCS), faith leaders, service providers, and Muslim GBV survivors, ensuring that key project activities are trauma-informed and survivor-led. The impact of this model will also be assessed through a third-party evaluation, including the analysis of its potential to be adapted and replicated. By the end of the project, MRCSSI will have strengthened their promising practice and have shared it with the wider GBV sector, to strengthen supports to Muslim 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:

London, Ontario, CA N6B 2M4

Reference Number:

001-2023-2024-Q4-00004

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration (MRCSSI)

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.