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Title:
Researching barriers to gender-based violence services for Canadian Muslims through community-driven knowledge mobilisation
Agreement Number:
GV230346
Agreement Value:
$391,791.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Through this 30-month project, the Muslim Advisory Council of Canada, in partnership with the Center for Community Based Research, will conduct research on collaborative ways to overcome intersectional barriers and obstacles faced by Muslim women in the Halton region in disclosing GBV and seeking support from formal services and informal networks as family, friends, and community leaders. Centering voices from the Muslim communities, service providers, and people with lived experiences, the project will assess their needs through focus groups, a community survey, a community forum, and a literature review. Promising and culturally informed interventions will be evaluated through cases study, a series of focus groups and interviews on targeted cases. Then, knowledge products on effective interventions, such as a technical research report, an equity-oriented gender-based screening framework, and training tools and toolkits, will be developed and shared to build the community’s capacity. At the end of the project, a knowledge mobilization summit on the research findings will be held with stakeholders and the community.
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:
Oakville, Ontario, CA L6H 1M3
Reference Number:
001-2023-2024-Q3-00067
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Muslim Advisory Council of Canada
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.