Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Intervention by and for sex workers: methodology, practices, and future work
Agreement Number:
GV230583
Agreement Value:
$391,028.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 14, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Through this 18-month project, Stella, l’amie de Maimie will conduct a research project that will help improve gender-based violence services for at-risk groups, in collaboration with a social work researcher. The project will document Stella’s intervention model and address intervention methodologies and practices tailored to the needs of sex workers and others who exchange sexual services to improve this community’s access to services for women who have experienced violence, services from which they are generally excluded. The project will feature feminist and nondirective harm reduction approaches developed by and for sex workers. These approaches will focus on empowerment; human rights; the links between direct services and collective advocacy; and issues related to the management, training, and retention of peer support workers. To achieve this goal, the project will document the current intervention and engagement model at Stella, l’amie de Maimie and develop a formal intervention framework, a training guide, and training tools. To share the research findings, Stella, l’amie de Maimie will offer workshops for various groups working with sex workers across 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:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H2K 3T1
Reference Number:
190-2024-2025-Q3-00055
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Stella, l'amie de Maimie
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.