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Contribution: Gender-Based Violence Program

Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland

$589,920.00

Power in Prevention: Combatting GBV through Group Mentorship

FY 2023-24 · 2023-10-16

Summary
Through this 42-month project, Big Sisters of Lower Mainland will develop and implement an In-School Group Mentoring “Power in Prevention” program, to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address gaps in GBV programming by tailoring the project activities to underserved populations during their middle childhood and youth. To do so, the project will engage community partners, families, and youth with diverse lived experiences who will help to inform the adaptation of an existing In-School Group Mentoring program framework and develop an age appropriate, activity-based curriculum focused on identifying and strengthening participants’ GBV protective factors with the guidance and support of mentors. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice. Big Sisters of Lower Mainland will host youth and communication advisory councils, youth forums, lead a public education campaign, and develop a toolkit to share information on the promising practice with other organizations (including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada agencies) so that they may replicate it or expand upon it. With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland will participate in GBV prevention knowledge-sharing forums and improve and expand GBV prevention curriculum and group mentoring.
Program
Gender-Based Violence Program
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, 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
02023-10-162023-24$385,526.00
12023-10-162023-24$589,920.00

As published

Additional Information
Increase of agreement value, Change of end date
Additional Information (French)
Augmentation de la valeur de l'accord, changement de la date de fin
Agreement End Date
2027-03-31
Agreement Number
GV230314
Agreement Start Date
2023-10-16
Agreement Title
Power in Prevention: Combatting GBV through Group Mentorship
Agreement Title (French)
La force de la prévention : Lutter contre la VFS grâce au mentorat de groupe
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$589,920.00
Amendment Date
2026-05-08
Amendment Number
1
Description
Through this 42-month project, Big Sisters of Lower Mainland will develop and implement an In-School Group Mentoring “Power in Prevention” program, to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address gaps in GBV programming by tailoring the project activities to underserved populations during their middle childhood and youth. To do so, the project will engage community partners, families, and youth with diverse lived experiences who will help to inform the adaptation of an existing In-School Group Mentoring program framework and develop an age appropriate, activity-based curriculum focused on identifying and strengthening participants’ GBV protective factors with the guidance and support of mentors. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice. Big Sisters of Lower Mainland will host youth and communication advisory councils, youth forums, lead a public education campaign, and develop a toolkit to share information on the promising practice with other organizations (including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada agencies) so that they may replicate it or expand upon it. With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland will participate in GBV prevention knowledge-sharing forums and improve and expand GBV prevention curriculum and group mentoring.
Description (French)
Dans le cadre de ce projet de 42 mois, Big Sisters of Lower Mainland élaborera et mettra en œuvre un programme de mentorat de groupe à l'école intitulée « Power in Prevention », afin de renforcer le secteur de la violence fondée sur le sexe. Il comblera les lacunes des programmes de lutte contre la violence fondée sur le sexe en adaptant les activités du projet aux populations mal desservies pendant l'enfance et la jeunesse. Pour ce faire, le projet mobilisera des partenaires communautaires, des familles et des jeunes ayant des expériences diversifiées pour éclairer l'adaptation d'un cadre de programme de mentorat de groupe déjà en place à l'école et développer un programme d'activités adapté à l'âge, axé sur l'identification et le renforcement des facteurs de protection des participantes et participants contre la violence fondée sur le sexe, avec les conseils et le soutien de mentors. Un évaluateur externe mesurera et évaluera l'impact de cette pratique prometteuse. Big Sisters of Lower Mainland organisera des conseils consultatifs pour les jeunes et la communication ainsi que des forums pour les jeunes, mènera une campagne d'éducation publique et développera une boîte à outils pour partager l'information sur cette pratique prometteuse avec d'autres organisations (y compris les agences des Grands Frères Grandes Sœurs du Canada) afin qu'elles puissent la reproduire ou l'élargir. Grâce aux fonds supplémentaires et à la prolongation accordés au début de 2026, Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland participera à des forums d’échange de connaissances sur la prévention de la VFS, et améliorera et élargira son contenu de formation, ainsi que ses activités de mentorat de groupe en matière de prévention de la VFS.42
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
Vancouver
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland
Recipient Postal Code
V5R 4H1
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2023-2024-Q3-00107
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