Transition House Association of Nova Scotia

National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence a significant step towards gender equality

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Mercredi, novembre 9, 2022

The National Action Plan sets a framework for anyone facing GBV to have reliable and timely access to protection and services, no matter where they live.

Key Points: 
  • The National Action Plan sets a framework for anyone facing GBV to have reliable and timely access to protection and services, no matter where they live.
  • The work to end GBV and achieve gender equality in Canada is far from done.
  • Note: Gender-based violence is a priority for the Government of Qubec, which has invested significant funds to end violence against women.
  • Budget 2022 committed $539.3 million over five years, starting in 2022-23, to support provinces and territories in their efforts to implement the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence.

Easing COVID restrictions don't apply to abused women

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Lundi, juillet 5, 2021

Women are effectively trapped in their homes with their abusers, and the isolation has limited their ability to seek help.

Key Points: 
  • Women are effectively trapped in their homes with their abusers, and the isolation has limited their ability to seek help.
  • Interval House , Canada's first shelter for abused women and children, has partnered with creative agency UNION , to covertly get life-saving information to women in the most public place, the grocery store.
  • Canadians are beginning to breathe a sigh of relief that things are slowly opening up after a long winter of COVID-19 constraints, but abused women continue to be in lockdown.
  • As the first centre for abused women and children inCanada, Interval House is a leader in the campaign for women's empowerment, providing innovative, specialized services that help abused women and their children transform their lives and break the cycle of violence.