Elmwood Community Resource Centre
Elmwood Community Resource Centre presents : “Still I Rise: Scaling Gender Based Violence (GBV)
….support for South East Asian, South Asian, Black and Arab women in Manitoba.
Women at risk of GBV has increased by migration status, socio-economic status, sexual-orientation and religion. Manitoba has some of the highest rates of gender-based violence (Status of Women, 2020).
76% of 960 prairie individuals reporting intimate partner violence were Black and south Asian.
Still I Rise: Scaling Up GBV Support for South Asian, Black and Arab Women builds on successful strategies developed and used by Elmwood Community Resource Centre over 10+ years of supporting survivors of Gender Based Violence and their families. It will address the lack of awareness about the local legal system and structural barriers that prevent racialized women from accessing GBV services. This project aims to improve the GBV sector at all levels through knowledge mobilization and sharing of best practices.
Contact Elmwood Community Resource Centre at (204)982-1720 for more information. Or visit them at 545 Watt Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba.