Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Key Bystanders
Agreement Number:
GV230369
Agreement Value:
$408,214.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Through this 24-month project, Réseau Femmes du Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario will develop and implement an approach to educate and raise awareness among young girls who have witnessed parental domestic violence, in order to strengthen the GBV sector. This project will address gaps in the availability of prevention and intervention resources for high-risk youth, particularly local, French-language resources adapted to official language minority communities in southwestern Ontario. To achieve this, the project will include interactive workshop modules carefully developed with experts and implemented within participating francophone schools, for young girls aged 13 to 18, and with the participation of young boys as allies. An external evaluation will measure and assess the impact of this promising practice. Réseau-Femmes du Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario will organize a public event and develop a final report to share the results of the promising practice with the community, local organizations and other stakeholders, 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:
Sarnia, Ontario, CA N7S 6K2
Reference Number:
001-2023-2024-Q4-00050
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Réseau-Femmes du Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario (RFSOO)
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.