Contribution: Gender-Based Violence Program
South Asian Women's Centre
$295,896.00
Ending gender based violence as a result of the Pandemic
FY 2021-22 · 2021-09-15
Summary
This 30-month project will put in place a promising practice that will be developed following a needs and gaps assessment in the shelter system in an effort to address the root causes of gender-based violence. South Asian Women’s Centre will achieve this by (1) establishing a project infrastructure that includes an external evaluation conducted throughout the project life cycle and an 8-member Advisory Committee of GBV representatives and survivors; (2) assessing needs and gaps in the shelter system by conducting individual interviews and focus groups; and (3) developing a strategy from which a promising practice will be piloted by selected agencies in the shelter system to support GBV survivors during COVID-19.
At the end of the project, the organization will have developed a prevention strategy to support post pandemic service delivery to South Asian women in the shelter system. This strategy will be adopted, and a promising practice will be piloted by selected partners to create systemic change within their organizations to support women's equality by living in violence-free environments.
This project will engage representatives from the GBV sector and GBV survivors during COVID-19 in each component of the project. The effectiveness of the strategy developed, and the promising practices piloted by selected agencies of the shelter system will be carefully documented through ongoing internal and external evaluation.
Department
Program
Gender-Based Violence Program
Recipient
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2024-03-31
Agreement Number
GV21676
Agreement Start Date
2021-09-15
Agreement Title
Ending gender based violence as a result of the Pandemic
Agreement Title (French)
Mettre fin à la violence fondée sur le sexe suite à la pandémie
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$295,896.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This 30-month project will put in place a promising practice that will be developed following a needs and gaps assessment in the shelter system in an effort to address the root causes of gender-based violence. South Asian Women’s Centre will achieve this by (1) establishing a project infrastructure that includes an external evaluation conducted throughout the project life cycle and an 8-member Advisory Committee of GBV representatives and survivors; (2) assessing needs and gaps in the shelter system by conducting individual interviews and focus groups; and (3) developing a strategy from which a promising practice will be piloted by selected agencies in the shelter system to support GBV survivors during COVID-19.
At the end of the project, the organization will have developed a prevention strategy to support post pandemic service delivery to South Asian women in the shelter system. This strategy will be adopted, and a promising practice will be piloted by selected partners to create systemic change within their organizations to support women's equality by living in violence-free environments.
This project will engage representatives from the GBV sector and GBV survivors during COVID-19 in each component of the project. The effectiveness of the strategy developed, and the promising practices piloted by selected agencies of the shelter system will be carefully documented through ongoing internal and external evaluation.
Description (French)
Ce projet de 30 mois, permettra d’élaborer et de mettre en œuvre une pratique prometteuse qui sera élaborée à la suite d'une évaluation des besoins et des lacunes du système de refuges et d'hébergement pour remédier aux causes profondes de la violence fondée sur le sexe. Le South Asian Women's Centre atteindra cet objectif en (1) établissant une infrastructure de projet qui comprend une évaluation externe menée tout au long du cycle de vie du projet et un comité consultatif de 8 membres composé de représentants de la VBS et de survivants ; (2) évaluant les besoins et les lacunes dans le système de refuges et d’hébergement en menant des entretiens individuels et des groupes de discussion ; et (3) développant une stratégie à partir de laquelle une pratique prometteuse sera mise à l'essai par des agences sélectionnées dans le système de refuges et d’hébergement pour soutenir les survivants de la VBS pendant COVID-19.
A la fin du projet, l'organisation aura développé une stratégie de prévention pour soutenir la prestation de services post-pandémique aux femmes sud-asiatiques dans le système de refuges et d’hébergement. Cette stratégie sera adoptée, et une pratique prometteuse sera pilotée par des partenaires sélectionnés pour créer un changement systémique au sein de leurs organisations afin de soutenir l'égalité des femmes en vivant dans des environnements sans violence.
Ce projet impliquera des représentants du secteur de la VBS et des survivants de la VBS pendant COVID-19 dans chaque composante du projet. L'efficacité de la stratégie développée et des pratiques prometteuses pilotées par les agences sélectionnées du système de refuges et d’hébergement sera soigneusement documentée par une évaluation interne et externe continue.
Expected Results
Promising practices are incorporated by the GBV sector into new or enhanced supports for target populations.
Expected Results (French)
Intégration, par le secteur, des pratiques prometteuses aux mesures de soutien nouvelles ou améliorées qu’il offre aux populations ciblées.
Organization Code
wage
Organization
Women and Gender Equality Canada | Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada
Program Name
Gender-Based Violence Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de financement de la lutte contre la violence fondée sur le sexe
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.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme de financement de la lutte contre la violence fondée sur le sexe (le Programme) vise à renforcer la lutte contre la violence fondée sur le sexe (VFS) et, en particulier, à remédier au manque de soutien pour deux catégories de survivantes et survivants, soit : 1) les femmes autochtones et leurs communautés; et 2) les populations sous-desservies au Canada (notamment les femmes handicapées, les femmes réfugiées, immigrantes ou en situation irrégulière, les personnes allosexuelles et les femmes des minorités ethnoculturelles). Il s’agit d’un programme de subventions et contributions pour les organismes canadiens qui mènent des projets visant à améliorer les mesures d’aide offertes et à créer des solutions durables et complètes à l’échelle nationale, régionale et locale.
Recipient City
Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
South Asian Women's Centre
Recipient Postal Code
M6H 4K3
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2021-2022-Q2-00041