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Phase I: 2024-2025
Phase II: 2025-2026
The Circle of Women is a two-year program designed to develop and evaluate a promising approach to reducing and addressing gender-based violence. It focuses on the unique challenges newcomer women face in various areas of their lives, including employment, family, safety, social connections, legal issues, finances, and mental health.
This initiative is guided by a survivor-centered and trauma-informed framework. By equipping women with the necessary knowledge and skills, they are empowered to make informed decisions and access the support they need when they need it most.
Circle of Women seeks to promote a collaborative multi-stakeholder approach and directly engage with:
Immigrant and migrant women
Service-provider organizations (SPOs) and community partners
Employers
The Circle of Women project will be conducted across four regions in Nova Scotia, where it will organize events, peer support groups, workshops and information-sharing sessions:
Cape Breton
Halifax Regional Municipality
Annapolis Valley
Truro
Phase I
Service Providing Organizations (SPOs)
During Phase 1 of the Circle of Women project, we will focus on meeting with Service Providing Organizations (SPOs) and community organizations to discuss our promising practices and how these may facilitate service provision to newcomer women.
During this time, we will collect valuable feedback to help drive the development and creation of useful service tools. This period will also focus on understanding how our promising practices fit into the context of Nova Scotia and our communities.
Immigrant and Migrant Women
The Immigrant Migrant Women’s Peer Support Group will begin in June 2024, with programming scheduled for major cities in each program region.
These sessions will provide a platform for women to share experiences, gain support, and build skills in a safe and empowering environment.
Nova Scotia Employers
Circle of Women will meet with employers to learn how we can create safer workspaces for newcomer women. Understanding the workplace challenges they face will help us tailor our practices and resources to ensure safer and more inclusive environments.
Join Our Advisory Group
We invite you to join our advisory group and be a vital part of our community! This is open to:
Service Providing Organizations (SPOs) in the anti-violence sector
Service Providing Organizations (SPOs) in the settlement sector
Halifax Regional Police
Im/migrant women
Social workers
Legal experts
Nurses and health practitioners
Policymakers
Cultural Organizations
This is a flexible, monthly commitment that you can participate in from the comfort of your home, as all meetings will be virtual. By joining, you'll help us remain transparent and open to feedback, ensuring that our programs truly reflect the needs and voices of our community. Your insights and ideas are invaluable to us, and together, we can make a meaningful impact. Your voice matters—let's make it heard!
Follow this link to register
Project Details
The Enabling Accessibility Project is a two-year program based in HRM, focused on assessing the needs of racialized, im/migrant women with disabilities, who may be experiencing Gender Based Violence (GBV).
Our project intends to support the recommendations made in the report produced by the ‘Not Without Us’ Government Response Committee, which sought to identify, remove & prevent barriers for disabled women in Nova Scotia. They recommended similar research be explored in the im/migrant community.
The project seeks to achieve its goals through the design and implementation of an emerging promising practice that utilizes:
Long Term Educational Programming
Therapeutic Art Making and Creative Programming
Our educational and art making practices will be premised on:
Mutual Exchange
Relationship Building
Providing a safe space
Providing support to participants
For more details please contact the project coordinator at coordinatorimwah@gmail.com