Grants and Contributions:
Title:
South Asian Women Empowerment and Equality of Rights Alliance (SAWEERA)
Agreement Number:
GV240265
Agreement Value:
$352,789.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
Through this 24-month project, Malton Women Council will scale a promising practice for engaging South Asian men and boys as allies to prevent GBV, and to strengthen the GBV sector. It will scale this promising practice to improve and adapt the already successfully piloted model, to reach additional communities in Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon. By doing so, it will address the need for culturally responsive and trauma informed approaches to engage men and boys as allies within South Asian communities in the Peel region. The project will include: 1) engagement of community members to identify specific needs within the reached communities; 2) adaptation of the original adopted model to reflect the needs of the additional communities to be reached; 3) mobilization and capacity building of South Asian men and boys as allies in additional communities in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon, to prevent and address GBV, while combating harmful gender norms; 4) development of a social media campaign aimed at challenging gender norms and promoting healthy models of masculinity; 5) development and dissemination of educational resources for engaging men and boys as allies to combat GBV within the reached communities; and 6) evaluation of the results of the adapted model implemented. Malton Women Council will disseminate the improved and adapted culturally responsive model and resources during a forum among community stakeholders and through social media.
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:
Mississauga, Ontario, CA L4T 0A4
Reference Number:
190-2024-2025-Q4-00044
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Malton Women Council
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.