Contribution: Women's Program
Info-Femmes Inc.
$248,710.00
Operation Cocon
FY 2021-22 · 2021-11-08
Summary
This 29-month project will support a feminist response to and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19 through systemic change. To achieve this, Info-Femmes Inc. plans to create an intimate partner and intrafamily violence (IPIV) issue table in Mercier-Est, Montreal. It will include all neighbourhood organizations and actors concerned by the fight against IPIV to encourage cooperation and information sharing as a means of promoting complementary action and generating changes in practices and policies. Actions and services available in the neighbourhood will be inventoried to compile a status report, identify gaps in services and determine practices to be developed, improved and harmonized. The partners will develop a protocol for preventing, screening, working with and following up on families experiencing IPIV, deployed by a multidisciplinary support and follow-up unit that will implement a practical response adapted to the risk and danger involved. Preventive training will be offered to address intimate partner violence adapted to different audiences and sectors. Various awareness tools will be created and disseminated to promote relationships of equality for both partners, and equip the public to recognize and prevent different forms of IPIV.
By the end of the project, the organization will have helped eliminate systemic barriers by promoting inclusive policies and practices; by encouraging a more effective and equitable division of resources; by increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change; by supporting a positive division of power, voice and decision-making authority; and by changing persistent and harmful gender norms and attitudes in support of women’s equality.
Department
Program
Women's Program
Recipient
Location
Montréal, Quebec, 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
QC21382
Agreement Start Date
2021-11-08
Agreement Title
Operation Cocon
Agreement Title (French)
Opération Cocon
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$248,710.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This 29-month project will support a feminist response to and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19 through systemic change. To achieve this, Info-Femmes Inc. plans to create an intimate partner and intrafamily violence (IPIV) issue table in Mercier-Est, Montreal. It will include all neighbourhood organizations and actors concerned by the fight against IPIV to encourage cooperation and information sharing as a means of promoting complementary action and generating changes in practices and policies. Actions and services available in the neighbourhood will be inventoried to compile a status report, identify gaps in services and determine practices to be developed, improved and harmonized. The partners will develop a protocol for preventing, screening, working with and following up on families experiencing IPIV, deployed by a multidisciplinary support and follow-up unit that will implement a practical response adapted to the risk and danger involved. Preventive training will be offered to address intimate partner violence adapted to different audiences and sectors. Various awareness tools will be created and disseminated to promote relationships of equality for both partners, and equip the public to recognize and prevent different forms of IPIV.
By the end of the project, the organization will have helped eliminate systemic barriers by promoting inclusive policies and practices; by encouraging a more effective and equitable division of resources; by increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change; by supporting a positive division of power, voice and decision-making authority; and by changing persistent and harmful gender norms and attitudes in support of women’s equality.
Description (French)
Ce projet de 29 mois favorisera une réponse et une relance féministes à la suite des répercussions actuelles de la COVID-19, grâce à des changements systémiques. Pour y parvenir, Info-Femmes Inc. prévoit créer une table de concertation en violence conjugale et intrafamiliale (VCI) dans Mercier-Est à Montréal. Elle réunira tous les organismes et acteur.rice.s du quartier concernés par la lutte contre la VCI afin d’encourager la coopération et l’échange d’informations pour favoriser la complémentarité des actions, et engendrer des changements de pratiques et de politiques. Un recensement des actions et services disponibles dans le quartier sera effectué afin d’établir un état des lieux, d’identifier les discontinuités de services, et les pratiques à développer, améliorer et harmoniser. Les partenaires développeront un protocole d’action de prévention, dépistage, intervention et suivi auprès des familles vivant la VCI qui sera déployé par une cellule multidisciplinaire de soutien et de suivi assurant la mise en place des mesures concrètes adaptées au degré de risque et de dangerosité. Des formations pour l’action préventive en contexte de violence conjugale adaptée à différents publics et secteurs seront offertes. Divers outils de sensibilisation seront créés et diffusés afin de promouvoir les rapports égalitaires dans le couple, et d’outiller le public pour reconnaître et prévenir les formes de VCI.
À la fin du projet, l’organisme aura contribué à l’élimination d’obstacles systémiques en promouvant des politiques et pratiques inclusives; en favorisant un partage plus efficace et équitable des ressources; en accroissant les réseaux et la collaboration pour accélérer le changement systémique; en soutenant une répartition positive du pouvoir, du droit de parole et du pouvoir décisionnel; en changeant les normes et attitudes de genre préjudiciables persistantes à l’appui de l’égalité des femmes.
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
Montréal
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Info-Femmes Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
H1L 1E5
Recipient Province or Territory
QC
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2021-2022-Q3-00145