Gender-based violence project gets million dollar boost from Province
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NORTHERN B.C.—The Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation has provided $1 million in funding for community-led supports of Indigenous women and girls through the Giving Voice Project.
Women, girls and gender-diverse people are targeted by gender-based violence at a disproportionate rate and Indigenous women are at an even high risk, being four time more likely to experience gender-based violence.
Under the Giving Voice, a funding initiative led by The Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation’s Advisory Council on Indigenous Women (MACIW), eight organization in Northern B.C. will receive as much as $30,000 each to provide community-driven healing projects. The goal is to inspire, change, and give voice to issues of violence in Indigenous women’s lives.
“Gender-based violence disproportionately affects Indigenous women and girls in communities across the province,” said Barb Ward-Burkitt, chair of MACIW. “This latest round of Giving Voice funding is supporting meaningful initiatives that foster healing and promote safety for Indigenous women and girls, and empower change at a community level.”
