Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Metro Vancouver

Published purpose

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Young Women’s Christian Association will achieve this by conducting an environmental scan of municipalities across Metro Vancouver for GBA Plus policy, developing targeted government and public outreach and engagement strategies for the use of GBA Plus, convening two advisory councils to help inform the widespread use of GBA Plus and equity strategies in the region, and by hosting a public engagement event during Gender Equality Week in September 2022, called Reimagining our Cities. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, enhancing public awareness of GBA Plus and supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power. This project will result in 21 municipalities informed of the benefit of GBA Plus integration on policy, program and spending, development of two online toolkits to advance GBA Plus across Metro Vancouver communities, hosting two public events including one engaging 500-1000 community members and one to share the results of the project and progress amongst municipal governments.