Black Buildup

Published purpose

Through this 30-month project, Black Buildup will develop and put in place the Coaching Boys Into Men (CBIM) bystander intervention promising practice to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address the behaviours and attitudes that lead to GBV among young men and women, with a focus on Francophile Black men and boys. To do so, the project will include delivering workshops and interventions to youth in sport, and engaging the community through parents, coaches, sport administrators, and spectators to be active partners. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice. Black Buildup will collect baseline data, develop a toolkit, and mobilize knowledge to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it. Supplemental funding will allow Black Buildup to expand the CBIM to reach more sports clubs, and engage CBIM youth through alumni engagement, community engagement forums, as well as through a CBIM Tournament. Supplemental funds will also be used to enhance the project’s knowledge mobilization, including two national webinars, as well as enhance the longitudinal evaluation to better quantify impact on youth. Additionally, supplemental funds will be used to conduct an intensive 3-day Train-the-Trainer certification program.