Backgrounder – The federal government engages men and boys to create safer communities, workplaces, and families
Backgrounder
Today, the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), announced close to $2 million in new funding for 18 organizations across Canada that are delivering initiatives to engage men and boys in preventing gender-based violence. This builds on a previous investment of over $14.3 million by the Government of Canada for these projects.
National
Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (Ottawa, Ontario)
Skilled Trades Workplaces: engaging and mobilizing men as allies to prevent and end GBV
Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (Ottawa, Ontario)
Engaging Men and Boys as Allies in Preventing GBV Through Community-Based Humane Education Programming
Mothers Matter Canada (MMC) (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Men Like Me: Refugee/newcomer men facilitate awareness, understanding and concrete action to prevent GBV
Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN) (Toronto, Ontario)
Increasing capacity to provide effective consent education: Focus on boys and Autistic youth
Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Agency and Action to Prevent GBV in STEM Workplaces
Victoria International Development Education Association – VIDEA (Victoria, British Columbia)
Community Wisdom – Systemic Change
White Ribbon (Toronto, Ontario)
White Ribbon’s Promising Practice: Social Marketing Campaigns to Change Harmful Social Norms
British Columbia
Black Buildup (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Countering Interpersonal Violence in Youth Sport: Bilingual Bystander Interventions
Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia)
He for She: Fostering Positive Masculinity Across Cultures
Alberta
Association for the Alberta Network of Immigrant Women (Calgary, Alberta)
Community-Based Primary Prevention Supports: Capacity-Building Groups for GBV Prevention for and by Ethnocultural Leaders
Canadian Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA) (Calgary, Alberta)
Uncovering Promising Futures
Ontario
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South-West Durham and Northumberland (Ajax, Ontario)
Switch Gears – Redefining Masculinity in Today's World
Future Black Female (St. Catharines, Ontario)
Black Youth United Against GBV and IPV
Interval House of Hamilton (Hamilton, Ontario)
GBV Prevention Training for Workplaces
Malton Women's Council (Mississauga, Ontario)
South Asian Women Empowerment and Equality of Rights Alliance (SAWEERA)
Réseau-Femmes du Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario (Sarnia, Ontario)
Key Bystanders
Quebec
Les 3 sex* (Montréal, Quebec )
Cyberheroes: Gender-based cyber violence prevention program
New Brunswick
Regroupement féministe du Nouveau-Brunswick Inc. (Moncton, New Brunswick)
Let’s cultivate a culture of consent in New Brunswick