Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council

Published purpose

Through this 36-month project, the Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council (YAWC) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on 2SLGBTQQIA+ Indigenous people in the Yukon and northern British Columbia. YAWC will undertake a series of operational improvements to ensure it can continue to provide sustainable, long-term programming and services to women, girls, and gender-diverse people in the Yukon and northern BC. This will include providing annual cultural support and resiliency training to address burn-out and potential re-traumatization of staff and volunteers. The organization will increase the efficiency of its systems and processes, to improve internal organization and human resources. YAWC will also develop a financial sustainability plan and a contract template toolkit. By the end of the project, YAWC will have strengthened its capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on 2SLGBTQQIA+ Indigenous people in the Yukon and northern British Columbia.