Grant: Gender-Based Violence Program
London Abused Women's Centre
$99,723.00
Giving Voice to Non-State Torture
FY 2023-24 · 2023-11-01
Summary
Through this 17-month project, the London Abused Women’s Centre (LAWC) will scale Journey to Justice, a human trafficking survivor engagement model, and implement supports for survivors of Non-State Torture in seeking justice, and in adapting relevant training for staff and service providers to contribute to preventing and addressing human trafficking. It will address the need for increased support and recognize the specific needs of women who have experienced Non-State Torture (NST).
To do so, the project will 1) scale the survivor engagement in developing and implementing training for those who are survivors of NST through the creation of a Survivors Advisory Committee; 2) adapt the Journey to Justice guide to address the specific needs and perspectives of survivors of NST; 3) scale and offer supports to NST survivors of sex-trafficking, and/or those at risk, to seek justice, as defined by the survivors; 4) provide training to staff and service providers on specific supports for NST survivors of sex-trafficking and/or those at risk. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice.
LAWC will share the adapted Journey to Justice guide on the LAWC webpage and social media accounts. LAWC will distribute the guide to regional networks of service providers within London and the neighbouring Middlesex, Elgin and Oxford Counties to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.
Department
Program
Gender-Based Violence Program
Recipient
Location
London, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2025-03-31
Agreement Number
HT230390
Agreement Start Date
2023-11-01
Agreement Title
Giving Voice to Non-State Torture
Agreement Title (French)
Donner une voix à la torture non étatique
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$99,723.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
Through this 17-month project, the London Abused Women’s Centre (LAWC) will scale Journey to Justice, a human trafficking survivor engagement model, and implement supports for survivors of Non-State Torture in seeking justice, and in adapting relevant training for staff and service providers to contribute to preventing and addressing human trafficking. It will address the need for increased support and recognize the specific needs of women who have experienced Non-State Torture (NST).
To do so, the project will 1) scale the survivor engagement in developing and implementing training for those who are survivors of NST through the creation of a Survivors Advisory Committee; 2) adapt the Journey to Justice guide to address the specific needs and perspectives of survivors of NST; 3) scale and offer supports to NST survivors of sex-trafficking, and/or those at risk, to seek justice, as defined by the survivors; 4) provide training to staff and service providers on specific supports for NST survivors of sex-trafficking and/or those at risk. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice.
LAWC will share the adapted Journey to Justice guide on the LAWC webpage and social media accounts. LAWC will distribute the guide to regional networks of service providers within London and the neighbouring Middlesex, Elgin and Oxford Counties to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.
Description (French)
Dans le cadre de ce projet de 17 mois, le London Abused Women’s Centre (LAWC) mettra à l’échelle Journey to Justice, un modèle de mobilisation des survivantes et survivants de la traite de personnes, mettra en œuvre des mesures de soutien afin d’aider les personnes survivantes de la torture non étatique à demander justice et adaptera la formation pertinente du personnel et des prestataires de services pour contribuer à la prévention et à la lutte contre la traite des personnes. Le projet répondra au besoin d’un soutien accru et tiendra compte des besoins particuliers des femmes qui ont subi la torture non étatique (TNE).
Plus particulièrement, le projet comprendra les volets suivants : 1) accroître la participation des personnes survivantes à l’élaboration et à la mise en œuvre de formation à l’intention des survivantes et survivants de la TNE par la création d’un comité consultatif composé de survivantes et survivants; 2) adapter le guide Journey to Justice (Le parcours vers la justice) pour qu’il corresponde aux besoins et aux points de vue particuliers des personnes survivantes de la TNE; 3) élargir le soutien offert aux personnes survivantes de la TNE de la traite sexuelle ou aux personnes à risque pour les aider à obtenir justice, selon leur propre définition de « justice »; 4) offrir de la formation au personnel et aux fournisseurs de services sur les soutiens particuliers offerts aux personnes survivantes de la TNE de la traite sexuelle ou aux personnes à risque. Une ou un spécialiste externe de l’évaluation mesurera et analysera l’incidence des pratiques prometteuses.
Le LAWC diffusera la version adaptée du guide Journey to Justice sur sa page Web et ses comptes de médias sociaux. Il distribuera le guide dans les réseaux régionaux de prestataires de services de London et des comtés voisins de Middlesex, d’Elgin et d’Oxford pour transmettre de l’information sur les pratiques prometteuses à d’autres personnes afin qu’elles puissent les reproduire ou les améliorer.
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
London
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
London Abused Women's Centre
Recipient Postal Code
N5W 6A8
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2023-2024-Q3-00069