South Asian Women's Centre

Published purpose

This 30-month project will put in place a promising practice that will be developed following a needs and gaps assessment in the shelter system in an effort to address the root causes of gender-based violence. South Asian Women’s Centre will achieve this by (1) establishing a project infrastructure that includes an external evaluation conducted throughout the project life cycle and an 8-member Advisory Committee of GBV representatives and survivors; (2) assessing needs and gaps in the shelter system by conducting individual interviews and focus groups; and (3) developing a strategy from which a promising practice will be piloted by selected agencies in the shelter system to support GBV survivors during COVID-19. At the end of the project, the organization will have developed a prevention strategy to support post pandemic service delivery to South Asian women in the shelter system. This strategy will be adopted, and a promising practice will be piloted by selected partners to create systemic change within their organizations to support women's equality by living in violence-free environments. This project will engage representatives from the GBV sector and GBV survivors during COVID-19 in each component of the project. The effectiveness of the strategy developed, and the promising practices piloted by selected agencies of the shelter system will be carefully documented through ongoing internal and external evaluation.