The Circle Salt Spring Education Society

Published purpose

This 29-month project will develop and implement a mentorship program for boys and young men to address the root causes of gender-based violence. The Circle Salt Spring Education Society will achieve this by designing, implementing, and evaluating peer-mentorship, community mentor, and experiences-with-elders models to help boys and young men prevent and address gender-based violence in their communities. At the end of the project, the organization will have developed a promising practice that will engage men and boys to combat harmful gender norms, advance gender equality, and increase networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change. This project will involve annual multimedia storytelling activities to record and measure themes, topics, and core principles. A formalized curriculum will be developed to sustain the impact of the project model. Supplemental funding in January 2024 will be used to offset unexpected costs for insurance, facilities and communications.