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Contribution: Women's Program

British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres

$450,600.00

Our Spirits are not for Sale: The Prevention of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Aboriginal Youth

FY 2017-18 · 2017-08-09

Summary
The 36-month project seeks to develop collaborative and coordinated community-led responses to prevent and address the sexual exploitation and human trafficking of Indigenous girls and women. The organization will engage stakeholders, including communities, elders, Indigenous youth, school districts, law enforcement agencies and service providers, to collectively examine the underlying causes of vulnerability to sexual exploitation and human trafficking in communities across British Columbia. Community-led responses will be developed to address the need for education specifically designed, for and with, high-risk Indigenous youth with respect to understanding human trafficking and exploitation; sexual exploitive behaviors and vulnerability of Indigenous girls from rural and remote communities who are being lured through online social platforms. The organization will disseminate the information gathered from the community-led responses with its 25 member Friendship Centres in British Columbia and other partners across the province to incorporate into their regular programming.
Program
Women's Program
Location
Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria (Colombie-Britannique), Canada
Recipient Type
Other
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Additional Information
Multi-year project
Additional Information (French)
Projet pluriannuel
Agreement Number
AN16372
Agreement Start Date
2017-08-09
Agreement Title
Our Spirits are not for Sale: The Prevention of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Aboriginal Youth
Agreement Title (French)
Nos esprits ne sont pas en vente: la prévention du trafic d’êtres humains et l’exploitation sexuelle des jeunes autochtones
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$450,600.00
Amendment Number
0
Organization Code
swc-cfc
Organization
Status of Women Canada | Condition féminine Canada
Program Name
Women's Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de promotion de la femme
Program Purpose
The 36-month project seeks to develop collaborative and coordinated community-led responses to prevent and address the sexual exploitation and human trafficking of Indigenous girls and women. The organization will engage stakeholders, including communities, elders, Indigenous youth, school districts, law enforcement agencies and service providers, to collectively examine the underlying causes of vulnerability to sexual exploitation and human trafficking in communities across British Columbia. Community-led responses will be developed to address the need for education specifically designed, for and with, high-risk Indigenous youth with respect to understanding human trafficking and exploitation; sexual exploitive behaviors and vulnerability of Indigenous girls from rural and remote communities who are being lured through online social platforms. The organization will disseminate the information gathered from the community-led responses with its 25 member Friendship Centres in British Columbia and other partners across the province to incorporate into their regular programming.
Program Purpose (French)
Ce projet d’une durée de 36 mois vise à prévenir et contrer l’exploitation sexuelle et la traite des femmes et des filles autochtones grâce à des interventions collaboratives et concertées, dirigées par les communautés elles-mêmes. L’organisme mobilisera les parties prenantes – notamment les communautés, des aînées et aînés, des jeunes autochtones, des conseils scolaires, des organismes d’application de la loi ainsi que des prestataires de services. Ensemble, ceux-ci se pencheront sur les causes qui sous-tendent la vulnérabilité des femmes et des filles autochtones à l’exploitation sexuelle et à la traite en Colombie-Britannique. On mettra au point des solutions locales pour assurer l’accès des jeunes autochtones à risque à des programmes de sensibilisation pensés et animés par des jeunes, pour qu’elles et ils puissent mieux comprendre la traite et l’exploitation sexuelle des personnes, les comportements des exploiteurs et exploiteuses, ainsi que les facteurs qui rendent les filles autochtones des régions rurales et éloignées particulièrement vulnérables au leurre sur les plateformes de réseautage social. L’organisation communiquera les données recueillies sur les différents efforts communautaires aux 25 centres d’amitié membres de son réseau et à d’autres partenaires en Colombie-Britannique afin que ces efforts puissent être intégrés aux programmes courants.
Recipient Business Number
S-0023660
Recipient City
Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria (Colombie-Britannique)
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
Reference Number
GC-2017-Q2-002