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Grant: Gender-Based Violence Program

Malton Women Council

$314,159.00

South Asian Women Empowerment and Equality of Rights Alliance (SAWEERA)

FY 2021-22 · 2021-10-01

Summary
This 30-month project will develop and implement culturally sensitive prevention focused initiatives to combat gender-based violence, engage men and boys as allies to combat harmful gender norms and attitudes, and engage women with lived experience to influence pandemic recovery responses. This will be achieved through a series of focused group discussions, development of educational videos, and conducting skills building workshops on relevant topics. All activities will engage men and boys. Trained Community Animators will support, educate, and empower South Asian women at risk of or experiencing domestic violence. At the end of the project, the organization will have changed norms and attitudes engaging men and women to prevent gender-based violence for South Asian women and supported positive distribution of authority and voices. The findings, learnings, and successes of the project will be shared at a conference to be organized at the end of the project. The effectiveness of these initiatives will be documented through an external project evaluation. Key project partners include Punjabi Community Health Services, Shades of Brown Girls, Peel Children’s Aid Society, Red FM, Prime Asia, e-Awaaz. Supplemental funding will be used to expand the engagement of South Asian men and women from Mississauga and Brampton (Peel Region), to also reach Milton (Halton Region), and North York (Toronto Region).
Program
Gender-Based Violence Program
Location
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Amendments

Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.

AmendmentDateFiscal YearTotal
02021-10-012021-22$253,170.00
12021-10-012021-22$314,159.00

As published

Additional Information
Increase of agreement value
Additional Information (French)
Augmentation de la valeur de l'accord
Agreement End Date
2024-03-31
Agreement Number
GV21460
Agreement Start Date
2021-10-01
Agreement Title
South Asian Women Empowerment and Equality of Rights Alliance (SAWEERA)
Agreement Title (French)
Alliance pour l'autonomisation et l'égalité des droits des Femmes de l'Asie du Sud
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$314,159.00
Amendment Date
2022-12-22
Amendment Number
1
Description
This 30-month project will develop and implement culturally sensitive prevention focused initiatives to combat gender-based violence, engage men and boys as allies to combat harmful gender norms and attitudes, and engage women with lived experience to influence pandemic recovery responses. This will be achieved through a series of focused group discussions, development of educational videos, and conducting skills building workshops on relevant topics. All activities will engage men and boys. Trained Community Animators will support, educate, and empower South Asian women at risk of or experiencing domestic violence. At the end of the project, the organization will have changed norms and attitudes engaging men and women to prevent gender-based violence for South Asian women and supported positive distribution of authority and voices. The findings, learnings, and successes of the project will be shared at a conference to be organized at the end of the project. The effectiveness of these initiatives will be documented through an external project evaluation. Key project partners include Punjabi Community Health Services, Shades of Brown Girls, Peel Children’s Aid Society, Red FM, Prime Asia, e-Awaaz. Supplemental funding will be used to expand the engagement of South Asian men and women from Mississauga and Brampton (Peel Region), to also reach Milton (Halton Region), and North York (Toronto Region).
Description (French)
Ce projet d’une durée de 30 mois produira et mettra en œuvre des plans de prévention adaptés à la culture qui serviront à contrer la violence fondée sur le sexe, à en appeler aux hommes et aux garçons comme alliés dans l’élimination des normes et attitudes néfastes relatives aux genres ainsi qu’à mobiliser les femmes ayant des expériences vécues pour influencer les mesures de reprise postpandémique. Le projet passera par la réalisation de discussions ciblées en groupes, la production de vidéos instructives et la tenue d’ateliers d’acquisition de compétences sur divers sujets utiles. Toutes les activités feront appel aux hommes et aux garçons. Des animatrices et animateurs communautaires dûment formés soutiendront et sensibiliseront des femmes sud-asiatiques à risque ou aux prises avec la violence familiale et leur donneront des moyens d’action. Au terme du projet, l’organisme aura changé les normes et les attitudes, en faisant appel à hommes comme aux femmes, pour prévenir la violence fondée sur le sexe que subissent les femmes sud-asiatiques. Il aura également appuyé la répartition positive du pouvoir et la pluralité des points de vue. Les constatations, les apprentissages et les réussites seront communiqués à l’occasion d’une conférence qui sera organisée vers la fin du projet. L’efficacité des initiatives sera mesurée à l’aide d’un processus d’évaluation externe. Les principaux partenaires sont Punjabi Community Health Services, Shades of Brown Girls, Peel Children’s Aid Society, Red FM, Prime Asia et e-Awaaz. Un financement supplémentaire servira à élargir l’engagement des hommes et des femmes de l’Asie du Sud de Mississauga et de Brampton (région de Peel), afin d’atteindre également Milton (région de Halton) et North York (région de Toronto).
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
Mississauga
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Malton Women Council
Recipient Postal Code
L4T 2R5
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2021-2022-Q2-00025