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Title:

Gender-based Violence Research and Development Coordinator

Agreement Number:

GV21798

Agreement Value:

$284,293.00

Agreement Date:

Oct 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

This 30-month project will support Durham Region’s hospitals to address systemic barriers and improve policies and protocols to provide Human Traffic victims and survivors with appropriate, non-discriminatory and trauma informed healthcare, to address the root causes of gender-based violence. Victims Services of Durham Region will achieve this by establishing a human trafficking survivor advisory panel and gather data from survivors about their experiences in Durham hospitals. A toolkit outlining promising practices and recommendations to hospitals policies and protocols will be developed and training will be provided to hospital staff to improve trauma-informed practices. By the end of the project, the organization will have developed promising practices that increased networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and advanced inclusive policies and practices. This project will engage with the Durham Human Trafficking Coalition and women and/or girls with lived experience to inform policy improvement. The organization will partner with the Lakeridge Health to develop and improve hospital protocols and facilitate training to hospital staff. The project will include ongoing evaluation, with the knowledge and tools created disseminated among community partners and the Human Trafficking Coalition.

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:

Whitby, Ontario, CA L1N 0B8

Reference Number:

001-2021-2022-Q2-00046

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Victim Services of Durham Region

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.