Student for Consent Culture Canada

Published purpose

This 16-month project entitled Post-Secondary Sexual Violence Prevention & Education Toolkit will help advance women and gender-diverse individuals’ recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19 through systemic change and education. The project will contribute to prevent and address gender-based violence experienced and perpetrated at post-secondary institutions by creating an Education Toolkit for use by students and advocates on campuses across the country. The first module of the Education Toolkit will specifically address the increased prevalence and severity of online sexual violence. Moreover, the toolkit will emphasize the effectiveness of peer-to-peer education. The organization will hold consultations through online sessions and a survey to determine gaps in knowledge and the needs of campus communities in order to help design a facilitation guide, workshop template, and toolkit modules. The organization will then engage the student communities through piloting a training session and conducting a survey to evaluate the efficacy, relevance, and delivery of the toolkit. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources; increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change; and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women’s equality.