Family Violence Initiative

COMPENDIUM OF PROMISING PRACTICES TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AND INCREASE SAFETY OF ABORIGINAL WOMEN IN CANADA

INTERACTIONS WITHIN COMMUNITIES

Healthy Relationships: Women

Program Name:

Women's Right To Be Safe

Organization/Community:

Native Court Worker and Counselling Association of BC

Location:

North Vancouver, British Columbia

Website:

www.nccabc.ca

Goals and Objectives:

To provide personal safety information to Aboriginal women of all ages.

Target Group Description:

Women of all ages, children.

Program Description:

This publication focuses on prevention based knowledge, education, and awareness of potential harm. Through stories, role models, information and tips the publication addresses safety in the areas of cyber safety, young women, rights of children and community relationship building.

Program Successes/Impact:

The publication covers enough safety issues that all women can learn from it.

Key Lessons/ Challenges:

Managing the time constraints of the funding process. The challenge designing the publication to inform and not to "lecture".

Program in operation since:

2010.

Program:

Ongoing.