Armagh

Published purpose

This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19 through systemic change. Armagh will achieve this by increasing equal access to its programs and services and community education and awareness about gender-based violence in Peel Region; sharing recommended sustainable changes and adaptations following an environmental scan with service providers; creating, distributing and marketing a resource matrix through a service mapping initiative of violence against women services to meet the needs of specific populations; and developing and disseminating education materials through community engagement, presentations and awareness social media and marketing campaigns. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, supporting positive distribution of resources, developing networks and collaborations, and changing norms and attitudes about gender-based violence in Peel Region to support women’s equality. The effectiveness of these initiatives will be documented through a program evaluation and report on successes. This project will engage men and boys and women and girls with lived experience to influence pandemic recovery responses and build relationships between equality seeking organizations and other stakeholders to collaborate across sectors to advance gender equality.