Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre

Published purpose

Through this 62-month project, Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre will increase its ability to prevent or address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. This will be achieved by strengthening the Inuit and Indigenous mechanisms of governance within the organization; improving and expanding skills to prevent violence within cross-sectoral program delivery and strengthening mechanisms for collaborative community programming with other organizations participating in the Inuusirvik Hub. By the end of the project, Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, as applicable with a focus on the community’s children and families in need. With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, the Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre will develop of a GBV-Focused strategic and sustainability plan, support leadership development and mentorship for GBV prevention capacity, create an organizational knowledge transfer and succession planning framework for GBV programming, develop a GBV-focused advocacy and policy positioning strategy, and strengthen financial governance and oversight for GBV programming. Through this, they will further advance gender equality.