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Contribution: Gender-Based Violence Program

La Maison de Marthe

$953,785.00

Promising approach for women on their way out of prostitution

FY 2019-20 · 2019-10-01

Summary
The project will test and enhance a model of support designed to address various complex needs of women who want to leave the sex industry.
Program
Gender-Based Violence Program
Location
Québec, Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
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
02019-10-012019-20$950,000.00
12019-10-012019-20$953,785.00

As published

Additional Information
Increase of agreement value
Additional Information (French)
Augmentation de la valeur de l'accord
Agreement End Date
2024-09-30
Agreement Number
GV18137-01
Agreement Start Date
2019-10-01
Agreement Title
Promising approach for women on their way out of prostitution
Agreement Title (French)
Avenue prometteuse pour les femmes en processus de sortie de la prostitution
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$953,785.00
Amendment Date
2024-04-11
Amendment Number
1
Description
The project will test and enhance a model of support designed to address various complex needs of women who want to leave the sex industry.
Description (French)
Ce projet vise à valider et améliorer un modèle d’accompagnement qui prend en compte les besoins complexes des femmes qui souhaitent sortir de la prostitution.
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
Québec
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
La Maison de Marthe
Recipient Postal Code
G1K 9A4
Recipient Province or Territory
QC
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2024-2025-Q1-00026