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Title:

It's My Life: A survivor-centered approach to end human trafficking

Agreement Number:

HT20302

Agreement Value:

$400,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 25, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

This 38-month project with the Elizabeth Fry (Unison) Society will develop and implement a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary service delivery approach to advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations, such as Indigenous women and girls and youth and survivors of human trafficking. This will be achieved by identifying staff and partners; developing and implementing prevention measures and tools; providing transition resources; and by providing healthy reintegration support to those who have survived the experience of human trafficking. At the end of the project, the organization will have identified project staff, Ad Hoc Committee and expert consultants; developed prevention measures and tools; developed a transitioning plan based on the needs of survivors of human trafficking; and developed a multi-level safe re-entry plan for survivors of human trafficking by partnering with community agencies. The project will include an external evaluation. The purpose of the external evaluation is to evaluate the promising practice(s) that were developed, tested and implemented during the course of this project. The evaluator will be external to the organization and will have experience and expertise in evaluation.

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:

Sydney, Nova Scotia, CA B1N 3K4

Reference Number:

001-2020-2021-Q4-00032

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Elizabeth Fry (Unison) Society

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.