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Contribution: Women's Program

Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health Society

$699,391.00

Communicating Equality to Prevent Gender-based Violence

FY 2021-22 · 2021-11-17

Summary
This 28-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (CEWH) Society will achieve this by bringing together experts in communications, violence prevention, masculinities and Indigenous knowledge to co-develop bilingual training and communications products to advance an intersectional gender transformative (GT) approach to violence prevention and build a resource rich legacy website. The organization will seek consensus among partners on GT messaging for violence against women (VAW) and gender-based violence (GBV) and work to build the capacity of various stakeholders to communicate effectively about and act on the drivers of VAW and GBV. The resources produced will be applicable to organizations, medias, men and boys, women and girls, and gender diverse communities to critically address negative and unhealthy aspects of masculinity and femininity that may perpetuate VAW and GBV. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and all to support women’s equality. As part of the project, the organization will engage a variety of partners across the country, namely Argyle Communications, Informed Opinions, Galvanizing Equity, Trauma at the Root: Exploring Paths to Healing, Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health, and medias, as well as OurWatch, located in Australia.
Program
Women's Program
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, 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
NA21196
Agreement Start Date
2021-11-17
Agreement Title
Communicating Equality to Prevent Gender-based Violence
Agreement Title (French)
Communiquer sur l'égalité pour prévenir la violence fondée sur le sexe
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$699,391.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This 28-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (CEWH) Society will achieve this by bringing together experts in communications, violence prevention, masculinities and Indigenous knowledge to co-develop bilingual training and communications products to advance an intersectional gender transformative (GT) approach to violence prevention and build a resource rich legacy website. The organization will seek consensus among partners on GT messaging for violence against women (VAW) and gender-based violence (GBV) and work to build the capacity of various stakeholders to communicate effectively about and act on the drivers of VAW and GBV. The resources produced will be applicable to organizations, medias, men and boys, women and girls, and gender diverse communities to critically address negative and unhealthy aspects of masculinity and femininity that may perpetuate VAW and GBV. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and all to support women’s equality. As part of the project, the organization will engage a variety of partners across the country, namely Argyle Communications, Informed Opinions, Galvanizing Equity, Trauma at the Root: Exploring Paths to Healing, Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health, and medias, as well as OurWatch, located in Australia.
Description (French)
Ce projet d’une durée de 28 mois soutiendra une mesure de réponse et de relance féministes contribuant à atténuer les répercussions actuelles de la pandémie de COVID-19 grâce à un changement systémique. Le Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (CEWH) s’attellera dans ce but à réunir des spécialistes des communications, de la prévention de la violence, de la masculinité et du savoir autochtone afin de codévelopper des produits de formation et de communication bilingues qui permettront de prévenir la violence à l’aide d’une approche sexotransformatrice intersectionnelle et de constituer un site Web riche en ressources. L’organisme cherchera à dégager un consensus parmi ses partenaires au sujet des messages sexotransformateurs relatifs à la violence faite aux femmes et à la violence fondée sur le sexe, et il s’efforcera de renforcer la capacité des divers intervenants à communiquer efficacement et à agir sur les catalyseurs de la violence faite aux femmes et de la violence fondée sur le sexe. Les ressources produites conviendront aux organismes, aux médias, aux hommes et aux garçons, aux femmes et aux filles ainsi qu’aux personnes de diverses identités de genre. Elles permettront de porter un regard critique sur les aspects négatifs et malsains de la masculinité et de la fémininité susceptibles de perpétuer la violence faite aux femmes et la violence fondée sur le sexe. Au terme du projet, l’organisme aura contribué à lever des obstacles systémiques en faisant adopter des politiques et des pratiques inclusives, en favorisant une répartition plus équitable et plus efficace des ressources, en renforçant les réseaux et en multipliant les collaborations pour accélérer la réalisation de changements systémiques, et en s’attaquant aux normes néfastes et persistantes relatives aux genres, le tout à l’appui de l’égalité des femmes. Dans le cadre de ce projet, l’organisme mobilisera un éventail de partenaires de tout le pays – Argyle Communications, Femmes Expertes, Galvanizing Equity, Trauma at the Root: Exploring Paths to Healing, Partenariat canadien pour la santé des femmes et des enfants, les médias – ainsi qu’Our Watch, en Australie.
Expected Results
Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.
Expected Results (French)
Les femmes et les parties prenantes peuvent obtenir de l’aide pour traiter des enjeux liés à l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes.
Organization Code
wage
Organization
Women and Gender Equality Canada | Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada
Program Name
Women's Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de promotions de la femme
Program Purpose
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.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme de promotion de la femme a pour but de promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada et il travaille pour ce faire à réduire ou éliminer les obstacles systémiques qui freinent le progrès des femmes. Le Programme soutient la visée du gouvernement du Canada de promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada. Il cadre avec les priorités du gouvernement du Canada en matière de prospérité économique et ses engagements internationaux en matière d’égalité entre les sexes.
Recipient City
Vancouver
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health Society
Recipient Postal Code
V6H 3N1
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2021-2022-Q3-00070
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