Aboriginal Women's Organizing Network Society

Published purpose

Through this 32-month project, Aboriginal Women’s Organizing Network Society (AWON) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people with a focus on those in the sex trade and Indigenous mothers in child welfare matters in Vancouver, BC. This will be achieved by conducting a literature and legal review; consulting, gathering, and strategizing with Indigenous mothers and those wanting to exit from the sex trade, and with Indigenous and women’s organizations; building network(s) and partnership(s); developing a funding strategy for organizational stability; developing policies and guides on employee/volunteer development; and sharing resources. By the end of the project, AWON will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people with a focus on Indigenous women and girls in the sex trade and Indigenous mothers in child welfare matters.