Positive Living North: No Kheyoh T’sih’en T’sehena Society

Published purpose

Through this 37 month systemic change project, Positive Living North: No khe̅yoh t’sih’en t’sehena Society (PLN) will help advance northern, rural, and remote women’s representation in leadership and decision-making roles through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within the Canada's political, social, and economic governance by conducting a needs assessment, training ten women peers who will go back to their communities to train other women (train the trainer programs), implementing knowledge mobilization strategies such as information sharing sessions, a conference, a final publication including calls for action advocacy paper. A project coordinator will be networking and engaging with the grassroots communities in implementing these activities. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project and produce the detailed report in each phase of the project. This project aims to empower Indigenous and marginalized women with the essential leadership skills by incorporating GBA plus to increase the representation and participation of women in political and public spheres. Eventually, this project would foster gender-sensitive policies and practices in the province of British Columbia through an intersectional lens.