Women's Studies Online (WMST)

Published purpose

Through this 36-month project, Women’s Studies will increase their organizational capacity to be able to provide Gender-based Violence prevention programming for Indigenous women and girls. This will be achieved through three project components: establishing and maintaining organizational leadership; increasing the ability to ensure ongoing funding and managing funds effectively; and researching, developing and implementing best practices for GBV decolonization. This project will allow for Women’s Studies to advance the grassroots voices and priorities of Indigenous women and girls to support real and meaningful systemic changes in Canada. Organizational capacity will be increased by strengthening and maintaining the leadership of the Board of Directors and staff through training and knowledge-building activities. These activities will inform the updated bylaws, policies and decision-making practices to ensure: their compliance with a decolonizing GBV+ analysis; the creation of a fundraising department and committee (including volunteers); and the review of best practices of Canadian women’s and Indigenous women’s GBV organizations in order to compile and implement best organizational practices for WMST as a decolonizing GBV organization.