Community Engagement to Address and Prevent Gender-Based Violence

The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality. This 3-month project will develop a framework and a consultation toolkit to support effective and coordinated roundtable sessions to ensure input received during the community engagement contributes effectively to learning more about the specific GBV needs of diverse communities using an intersectional lens. These roundtables will result in recommendations for clear, concrete actions to address and prevent GBV in communities across Canada. YWCA Canada will distribute funding directly to approximately 60 organizations (up to $40K each). The core organizations would include be members of the Blueprint Coalition and the GBV Advisory Council. In addition to these core members, YWCA Canada will recommend and include other organizations to address identified gaps and ensure representation across the country. Finally, YWCA Canada will prepare and submit an overall report summarizing community engagement reports and recommended actions.

Eligibility

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.