11399527 CANADA SOCIETY (O/A Future Black Female)

Published purpose

Through this  42-month project, 11399527 Canada Society (O/A Future Black Female) will develop and put in place the Black Youth United Against GBV & IPV pilot project to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address knowledge and awareness gaps about the intersectional identities that shape Black women’s and girls’ experiences of GBV and IPV through culturally relevant and responsive youth-led workshops. To do so, the project will recruit, train, and mobilize Black youth, including boys and men, as facilitators of discussions about GBV and IPV. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice. Future Black Female will facilitate community roundtable discussions; present at conferences and create resources and materials to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it. The first supplemental funding will be used to integrate intersectional GBA+ perspectives that reflect the experiences of Black youth (including boys and men) newcomers and refugees, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ communities, and people living with HIV/AIDS. It will support peer-led, community-based research to collect data, which will be translated into an updated GBV/IPV handbook and capacity-building tools. These tools will further support culturally relevant GBV/IPV programming and system-level change.   With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Future Black Female will 1) Map out the GBV/IPV Sector and Engage Black-led (B3) and Grassroots Settlement Agencies; 2) Develop Afrocentric and Culturally Grounded Integration Resources; 3) Train and Build the Capacity of Mainstream Service Providers (including Campus Sexual Assault Centres); and 4) Evaluate the Project to Mobilize Learning and Knowledge Across GBV/IPV Sector. Through this, they will further advance Gender Equality.