Collaborative Action Towards a Society Free of Gender-Based Violence

 Program Description

The project addresses the need for a customized multi-pronged approach to breaking down barriers that perpetuate gender based violence and inequality among immigrant women, including:

• Working with ethnocultural/religious communities to address attitudinal barriers, cultural beliefs and practices that may contribute to gender inequality
• Working with service providers in law enforcement, justice, health, education, etc. to enhance collaboration and overcome cultural, communication, financial, and attitudinal barriers impacting services for immigrant women fleeing gender-based violence

Program Details

• Development and implementation of prevention focused measures to address gender-based violence in collaboration with community leaders and service providers
• Creating linkages between ethnocultural communities, religious communities, and service providers to increase to strengthen the collaborative work around gender-based violence prevention

For more information, please email: familyservices@ciwa-online.com

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