Embrave Agency to End Violence

Published purpose

This 30-month project will develop, pilot, deliver and expand the BraveSpaces Public Education curriculum to address the root causes of gender-based violence. Embrave Agency to End Violence will achieve this by developing the BraveSpaces Public Education curriculum with a focus on the institutions of criminal justice, policing systems, healthcare, psychiatry, clinical mental health, systems of work and labour, piloting workshops and education resources among internal staff and members of the Systems Integration Working Group of the Peel Committee Against Woman Abuse, delivering a public education program to community members and service providers, and expanding the curriculum. At the end of the project, the organization will have built systemic understanding of gender-based violence, standardized knowledge across the violence against women and social services sectors, reduced barriers, improved community access to information, education and learning, and created a shared knowledge base to coordinate and mobilize sector-wide initiatives, hereby advancing inclusive policies and practices, supported positive distribution of authority, voice, decision-making and resources, and developed networks and collaborations. The effectiveness of these initiatives will be documented throughout all stages of the project (community collaboration, curriculum design, and delivery) by an external project evaluator. Key partners include the Systems Integration Working Group of the Peel Committee Against Woman Abuse and the Indigenous Network which will serve as consulting partner to support the development of education modules and resources specific to Indigenous communities.